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Richard J. Addante, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | School of Psychology
Dr. Addante researches the cognitive neuroscience of memory, brain states and metacognition, and analog missions for space exploration.
Space Psychology Metacognition Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience Human Memory Amnesia
Richard Aronson, Ph.D.
Department Head | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Aronson's research combines paleontology and ecology to reconstruct the response of marine communities to environmental changes.
Marine Biology Coral-Reef Ecology Ecology Paleobiology Antarctica
Albert Bleakley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Dr. Bleakley's research interests include disaster response, leadership in engineering organizations and construction safety.
Construction Safety Construction Industry Organizations Construction Contracting Infrastructure Public Policy Leadership International Construction Construction Management Disaster Response Construction Materials
Meredith Carroll, Ph.D.
Professor | College of Aeronautics
Dr. Carroll's research focuses on decision-making in complex systems, human-machine teaming, performance assessment and adaptive training.
Training Fidelity Analysis Adaptive Training Individual Differences Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Cybersecurity Learner Engagement Decision Making Stress and Resilience Human Machine Teaming Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Cognitive and Affective State Behavioral and Physiological Assessment Return on Training Investment
Felipa Chavez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | School of Psychology
Dr. Chavez pursues a program of research reflecting issues of family dysfunction as seen through parent-child interactions.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Comorbid Parental Psychopathology Family Dysfunction Psychology Child Psychopathology Marital Conflict
Toby S. Daly-Engel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Daly-Engel's research uses genomics, field ecology and modelling to study shark populations.
Molecular Ecology Shark Behavior Marine Biology Field Ecology Genomics
Thomas Eskridge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor | Computer Engineering and Sciences
Dr. Eskridge works to develop tools and techniques to support the capture, organization and retrieval of knowledge.
User Interfaces Artificial Intelligence Philosophy Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction
Spencer Fire, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Fire's research program combines an interest in the very smallest and the very largest organisms in the sea.
Wildlife Toxicology Marine Mammals Harmful Algal Blooms Marine Biotoxins Red Tide
David Harris, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences
Dr. Harris' dissertation research investigated the Baldwin Effect using a sample of 200,000 quasar spectra.
Economics of Mars Colonization Physics Education Research Space Technology
Kelli Hunsucker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
Dr. Hunsucker investigates biofouling prevention methods for marine growth and eco-engineering techniques for ecosystem enhancement.
Marine Education Oceanography UVC Biofilms Biofouling Benthic Ecology Ecological Engineering Environmental Science