Name: Dr. Leilei Cui Title: Assistant Professor Department: Mechanical Engineering   Describe your research in about 200 words. My research lies at the intersection of reinforcement learning and control theory, with applications in robotics. On one hand, reinforcement learning offers a data-driven approach to robot motion control, reducing the need for laborious modeling and controller […] Read More

Name: Dr. Candi Running Bear Title: Assistant Professor Department: Special Education   Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on improving support for young Native American children with disabilities, especially those with or at risk for autism. I work closely with families, educators, and tribal communities to make sure the services offered […] Read More

Name:Lauren McQuistionTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Architecture Describe your research in about 200 words.I am a designer, educator, and researcher whose work focuses on the built environment. My scholarship examines the spatial history of museum institutions and their role in shaping cultural identity through the visual and spatial regimes of art and architecture in the 20th and 21st centuries. My […] Read More

Name:Dr. Mario Del Angel GuevaraTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Chicana and Chicano Studies Describe your research in about 200 words.My research focuses on the contributions and lives of curanderos in southern, central and northern Mexico and specializes in the Fidencista healing movement, a movement of curanderos who follow the teachings of El Niño Fidencio in Nuevo León, Mexico. What’s the most […] Read More

Name: Eric J. Garcia Title: Assistant Professor Department: Painting and Drawing   Describe your research in about 200 words. As a tenth-generation Nuevomexicano and U.S. veteran, I have an intimate relationship with research on militarism in these lands. Investigating the multiple empires that conquered New Mexico and the residue that blankets these lands with war […] Read More

Name:Dr. Karin HendricksonTitle:Assistant Professor of Orchestral StudiesDepartment:Music Describe your research in about 200 words.Performance training; creativity; leadership; culture keeping. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student?If you give them a platform of belief, they can achieve a lot.

Name:Dr. Zhu WangTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Computer Science Describe your research in about 200 words.My research interests span several areas, including Extended Reality (XR), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), robotics, and AI. Specifically, I have been working on XR-based human balance assessment and rehabilitation with emerging technologies (e.g., motion analysis, eye tracking, and force sensing); XR-based multi-participant collaboration and communication; interactions […] Read More

Name:Matthew MurrellTitle:Assistant ProfessorDepartment:Law Describe your research in about 200 words.My research focuses on emerging technology and the law. As science fiction becomes reality, advances in the quantum realm, cyborg technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and computing will challenge existing legal frameworks. Artificial intelligence is a great example: it’s already created significant legal changes in copyright, elections, transportation, […] Read More

Name: Rambod Vala   Title: Assistant Professor   Department: Art   Describe your research in about 200 words. My research sits at the intersection of art and design, grounded in a practice that moves fluidly between typography, spatial storytelling, and collaborative inquiry. I am drawn to narrative structures that weave together realism and fantasy, politics […] Read More

Name: Dr. Rahul Krishnamurthy Title: Assistant Professor Department: Speech and Hearing Sciences   Describe your research in about 200 words. I am a speech-language pathologist trained in neuroscience and neurostimulation methods. My research explores how the central nervous system adapts to exercises and neurostimulation targeted at speech, voice, and swallowing—key upper aerodigestive functions. What’s the […] Read More

Name: Dr. Tara Bautista Title: Assistant Professor Department: Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences   Describe your research in about 200 words. I’m the principal investigator for the Stress and Health Equity lab. My research acknowledges that stressors are not evenly distributed throughout society, and this creates health disparities among underserved populations. I assess social vulnerabilities […] Read More