Simon DeDeo
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Simon DeDeo conducts empirical investigations, and builds mathematical theories, of both historical and contemporary phenomena.
Theoretical Physics Social and Decision Sciences Artificial Intelligence Astrophysics Applied Mathematics
George Loewenstein
University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
George Loewenstein helped to found the fields of behavioral economics and neuroeconomics.
Neuroeconomics Behavioral Economics
Kevin Stein
Director MAPC Program/Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in the rhetoric of attack, apology, and responses to apology as well as political campaign communication.
Antapologia Strategies Political Campaign Messages Film Rhetoric of Defense Apologia
Brandon Street
Director of Career & Professional Development Center · Southern Utah University
Specializing in professional development training, job search strategies, and successful employment outcomes
Career Coaching Career Placement Goal Setting Graduate School Preparation Coaching Interview Preparation Job Search Strategies
Garrett Strosser
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in empirical social psychology research on topics such as morality, political psychology, and cultural psychology.
Morality and Values Stigma Against Mentally Ill Statistics in Psychology Social Norms Political Psychology
Camille Thomas
Assistant Provost and Professor of Kinesiology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in coaching psychology, exercise prescription and the pathophysiology of cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Weight Management Exercise Science Plyometric Training Biomechanics of Exercise Methods of Sports Conditioning and Nutrition
Shobha Gurung
Professor of Sociology · Southern Utah University
Specializes in gender and labor, comparative family and community, migration, globalization, and transnationalism, and civic engagement.
Global Civic Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Gender and Labor Studies Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Community Gender and Society
Nikki Koontz
Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in branding, integrated marketing and communication planning, and crisis communication
Higher Education Marketing Crisis & Emergency Management Crisis Communication Strategic Marketing and Communications Reputation Management
Derek Livingston
Director of New Play Development & Artistic Associate · Utah Shakespeare Festival
Accomplished theatre professional with nearly three decades experience producing, directing, and providing artistic oversight in theatre.
Production and Set Design Film Production Stage Management Fund Development and Fundraising Artistic Management
Jayson Matlock
Director of Financial Aid And Scholarships · Southern Utah University
Specializing in scholarships and financial aid, financial wellness and literacy, and college student support
FAFSA Financial Aid Administration Recruiting in Higher Education Scholarships and Financial Aid Higher Education Leadership
Kyle William Bishop
Chair and Professor of English Department · Southern Utah University
Specializing in British Gothic literature, film and television studies, cinematic adaptation, and pop culture
Video Games Visual Literacy Saxophone American Studies Music
Keith M. Bradshaw
Associate Dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts, Professor of Music · Southern Utah University
Specializing in vocal and instrumental instruction, international preforming, and music theory pedagogy
Vocal and Instrumental Instruction Music Theory Pedagogy Musical Arrangements Music Education Aural Skills
Julie McCown
Associate Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in early American natural history, post-humanism, and digital humanities theory
Artifical Intelligence Ecocriticism Race and Nature in Early American Literature Early American Novels Composition
John Meisner
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education/Director COEHD Accreditation · Southern Utah University
Specializing in content area literacy, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and second language and curriculum development
Data Driven Instruction in Education LGBTQ+ Suicide in Utah Educator Preparation Education Second Language and Curriculum Development
Michelle Orihel
Associate Professor of History · Southern Utah University
Specializing in history lessons in pop culture, gender history in the United States, and the English revolution
Women in U.S. History Women in Colonial America Gender History in the United States Political Associations Journalism History
Michael Mower
Executive Director of SUU Aviation / Chief Flight Instructor / FAA Designated Pilot Examiner · Southern Utah University
Specializes in pilot training, FAA regulations, advanced/aerobatic helicopter flight, aviation safety, search and rescue, and lobbying
Aviation Education Helicopter Flight Helicopter Aerobatic Flight FAA Regulations Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC)
Adam Frank
Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular author · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
Extraterrestrial Life Space Discoveries Life on Other Planets Civilizations and climate change Theoretical Astrophysics
Sharon Austin
Professor · University of Florida
Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.
Southern Politics African American Politics Urban Politics
Gretchen Helmke
The Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.
Bright Line Watch Latin American Politics Democratic Political Institutions Rule of Law Institutional crises in Latin America
James Costa
Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station · Western Carolina University
Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.
Charles Darwin Conservation Ecology Insect Behavior Evolutionary Biology