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

Name: Dr. Michelle Allgood   Title: Assistant Professor   Department: School of Public Administration   Describe your research in about 200 words. My research focuses on public management, workplace coping and employee well-being, and equity and access issues, especially for members of the disability community. My research focuses primarily on local governments and alleviating the […] Read More

Name: Dr. Paula Corbin Swalin   Title: Senior Lecturer II, Voice   Department: Music   Describe your research in about 200 words. Research interests include Latin American and Iberian Art Song, Vocal Health and Singing Voice Health, Aesthetics of the Aging Singing Voice, and appropriate terminology relating to singing voice in the 21st century.   […] Read More

Name: Dr. Elliott Schwebach   Title: Lecturer   Department: Political Science   Describe your research in about 200 words. I am a political theorist who takes a “Fanonian” approach to political and social life (guided by the work and legacy of Frantz Fanon). I focus primarily upon the political and psychological legacies of colonial oppression […] Read More

Name:Myla Vicenti Carpio Title:Associate Professor Department:Native American Studies Describe your research in about 200 words.My initial research in Indigenous urban studies has maintained a focus on community sustainability in defending indigeneity, place, and culture as a material form of resilience. I have two ongoing research projects in progress; a co-authored book manuscript with Dr. Karen Leong exploring the […] Read More

Name:Erik Ehn Title:Professor of Practice Department:Theatre and Dance Describe your research in about 200 words.Playwriting, and the continuum between contemplation, creativity, and compassionate social change. What’s the most interesting thing you have learned from a student?There’s so much more.

Name: Dr. Wenbin Wan   Title: Assistant Professor   Department: Mechanical Engineering   Describe your research in about 200 words. My research interests are in control and optimization, machine learning, and cyber-physical systems (CPS). Recent decades have witnessed the exponential growth of CPS and their safety-critical applications, which have great potential to transform the way […] Read More

Name: Sara Abbaspour   Title: Assistant Professor of Photography   Department: Art   Describe your research in about 200 words. As an artist who works primarily with lens based media, I draw on influences from my background in Urban Studies. While embracing a herstorical approach, my photographs often seem timeless and placeless. The works encompass […] Read More

Name: Dr. Xin Chen   Title: Assistant Professor   Department: Computer Science   Describe your research in about 200 words. I am primarily interested in developing formal methods for safe autonomous systems. We developed a series of safety verification techniques for Cyber-Physical Systems with learning-enabled components, and a group of real-time recovery approaches for linear, […] Read More

Name:Jacob Kader Title:Lecturer Department:Film and Digital Arts Describe your research in about 200 words.I am a writer, director and producer of stories that span film, theater and digital spaces. My work explores hybrid and hyphenated identities, the development of water in the West, political conflicts, early 90’s punk music, and hobos. With 20+ years of film production experience, […] Read More

Name: Dr. Sara Curran Ice Title: Assistant Professor of Design Department: Theater and Dance Describe your research in about 200 words. Research and Creative Activities are a large part of everything I do, from creating costume designs for specific productions to working through problems to find solutions, through developing curriculum and best practices for a […] Read More

Name:Dr. Jennifer Givhan Title:Visiting Professor of Creative Writing Department:Creative Writing Describe your research in about 200 words.As a Latina and Indigenous writer from a small desert community on the California/Mexico border, one major goal for my writing is to try to speak the multivalent voices of the women I grew up with—the mothers, daughters, childless women, aunties, and […] Read More

Name: Dr. Jake Greenberg   Title: Lecturer III   Department: University College   Describe your research in about 200 words. I am broadly interested in equity, student retention, and graduation rates, and what factors impact these most. My background is in the STEM field and after teaching upper-level chemistry courses for several years, I was […] Read More