Charmion B. Rush

Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special Education

Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.

Teacher Development Special Education Inclusion Disproportionate Representation Culture Relevant Pedagogy Implicit Bias Literacy Practices Teacher Education

Jennifer S. Schiff

Professor

Jennifer Schiff's research is in comparative water policy around the globe, with a concentration on policies targeting water scarcity.

International Studies Politics of Ethnic Conflict Model United Nations International Political Economy Global Issues International Environmental Politics Politics of Asia Simulations in Diplomacy

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Benjamin Steere

Associate Professor

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.

Indigenous archaeology Household Anthropology Cherokee Archaeology Archaeology of Eastern North America Household Archaeology Regional Settlement Pattern Studies

Diane M. Styers

Associate Professor

Diane Styers's current research focuses on analyzing ecosystem structure and function and examining changes over space and time.

Human Ecology Mapping Multi-Sensor Integration LiDAR Data Analysis Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) Forest Ecology

Vicki Szabo

Associate Professor, Darth Vader Chair of Ancient and Medieval History

Vicki Szabo's research focuses on medieval environmental history, the medieval North Atlantic and the history of whaling.

Medieval History Viking Age Environmental History Medieval North Atlantic World Ancient History

Martin Tanaka

Professor

Martin Tanaka's research interests include biomedical devices, computational modeling and neuromuscular control.

Design For Manufacturing Computational Modeling Material Properties and Behavior Innovation in Engineering Design Product Design and Development Innovative Biomedical Devices Neuromuscular Control Industry-Academic Partnerships

David C. Virtue

Professor

David C. Virtue is the Taft B. Botner Distinguished Professor of Middle Grades Education in the School of Teaching and Learning.

Comparative Analysis Anthropology of Curriculum Policy Middle Level Teacher Preparation Curriculum Design Middle Grades Education

Beth Wall-Bassett

Associate Professor

Food Insecurity Service-Learning

David Walton

Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Global Black Studies Program

David Walton's current research projects focus on the Black Power Movement of Detroit and Detroit's underground economy of the 1980s-1990s.

African Studies Black Radical THought History of Hip-Hop Black Power Movement African American Studies