Name:Kaitlin Bryson Title:Lecturer III Department:Art and Art History Describe your research in about 200 words.I am an ecological/bio artist concerned with environmental and social justice. I primarily work with fungi, plants, microbes, and biodegradable materials to engage more-than-human audiences, while also facilitating human communities through social practice and environmental stewardship. My practice is research-based and most often collaborative, […] Read More

Name:Dr. Ahmed Hasan Title:Lecturer III and Research Professor Department:Mechanical Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words.Experience in the interaction of inorganic contaminants with mineral surfaces, colloidal transport of radioactive and metal contaminants and their applications to remediation, physicochemical characterization of soil and mineral surfaces, development of geochemical codes, and radionuclide migration. Experience includes the backend of nuclear […] Read More

Name:Dr. Kenneth Oravetz Title:Lecturer of Critical Text Analysis Department:Academic Communities, University College Describe your research in about 200 words.My research interests are twofold. I am interested in both literary approaches to experimental graphic novels and in innovative reading and writing pedagogy. My literary research turns to formal experimentations in contemporary independent comics to develop new frameworks for comics […] Read More

Name: Dr. Luotao Lin   Title: Assistant Professor   Department: Individual, Family, & Community Education   Describe your research in about 200 words. I have focused my research on nutrition epidemiology including discovering temporal dietary and lifestyle patterns and their relationship with health outcomes like obesity, improving food security among low-resource populations, and providing precise […] Read More

Name: Dr. Stephanie Bunt   Title: Assistant Professor   Department: Architecture   Describe your research in about 200 words. My work examines cross-disciplinary building design processes in emerging digital tools and identifies opportunities for improvement in the multi-objective education of future designers. Focusing on computational design techniques, such as design space exploration and optimization, my […] Read More

Name:Gwyneth Doland Title:Professor of Practice Department:Communication and Journalism  Describe your research in about 200 words.As Professor of Practice I’m devoted to creating a pathway for our students to graduate and succeed as journalists who help support a vibrant democracy. I teach multimedia writing and other skills courses, while running a successful fellowship and internship program that places students […] Read More

Name:Dr. Karen J. Leong Title:Associate Professor Department:History Describe your research in about 200 words.I research 20th century U.S. social and cultural history, with a focus on nationalism, borders, and citizenship as articulated through popular culture, immigration policy, and social formations at the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and other social factors. My scholarship seeks to demonstrate […] Read More

Name:Mariana Sabino Salazar Title:Lecturer III Department:Latin American and Iberian Institute Describe your research in about 200 words.My work delves into the representation of diasporic and immigrant populations in Latin American popular culture from a trans-Atlantic perspective. For the last twelve years, my research has focused on Romani Latin American history and the Gypsy stereotype in film, music, and […] Read More

Name:Dr. Madura Pathirage Title:Assistant Professor Department:Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering Describe your research in about 200 words.As climate concerns grow, concrete, which is the most used man-made product in the world, is well-positioned to help society meet tomorrow’s challenges. While solutions that can adapt to the effects of climate change are already a reality […] Read More

Name: Dr. Christoph Wagner   Title: Assistant Professor of Cello   Department: Music   Describe your research in about 200 words. Internationally performing cellist, pedagogue and lecturer. Special research interests in musicians’ wellbeing and peak performance, as well as music and the brain.   What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? […] Read More

Name:Bryan Hertweck Title:Lecturer II Department:Marketing, Information, and Decision Sciences Describe your research in about 200 words.As a lecturer, I won’t be expected to research, but my previous research was centered on simulations of electronic markets. I focused on how various automated shopping and pricing strategies affected the evolution of markets. I also examined the use of neural networks […] Read More

Name: Juli Hendren   Title: Lecturer II   Department: Theatre & Dance Describe your research in about 200 words. My research swims in the water of somatic awareness, physical play, and global connection through storytelling.   What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student? That every day I am with students, I […] Read More