Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., University of Michigan | MSE and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin | Postdoctoral Training, Northwestern University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Peterson's expertise is in neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics of human movement and rehabilitation design.
Home-Based Rehabilitation Neuromodulation Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement Neuroplasticity
Rachita Sowle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Research interests include theoretical computer science, algorithms, graph theory, and computational geometry.
Algorithm Design and Analysis Problem Solving Algorithm Design & Analysis: complexity analysis approximation algorithm design and analysis Graph Theory Computational Geometry
Daniel Cranston, Ph.D
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Cranston teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses and conducts research.
Changqing Luo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Luo’s research focuses on cybersecurity, big data, and complex networks.
Security and privacy (e.g., mobile networks, cyber-physical systems, distributed systems, Internet of Things) Complex networks (e.g., optimization, resource management, cross-layer design) Big data (e.g., large-scale data computing and analytics, smart health)
Irfan Ahmed, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Ahmed's research interests are broadly in cybersecurity, currently focusing on digital forensics, malware, and cyber-physical systems.
Cyber-physical Systems Security Cybersecurity Education System Security Digital Forensics Malware
Claire Sparks, M.S.
Instructor · VCU College of Engineering
Provide high quality instruction for undergraduate students.
Ethan Zuckerman
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication and Information · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ethan Zuckerman's work focuses on building alternatives to the commercial internet.
Social Media Governance Technology and Social Change Digital Public Infrastructure Online Community Governance Social Media
Rodrigo Spínola, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Spínola conducts research in the areas of software engineering, empirical soft. engineering, and technical debt in software projects.
Software Quality Technical Debt Software Engineering Software Evolution Empirical Software Engineering
Rima Taher
Senior University Lecturer · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Taher focuses on structural technology, stability of structures, architectural cognizance and engineering standards
Hurricanes Structural Engineering Engineering & Technical Design Structural Design Engineering
Chris Jackson
Instructor in International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
International Relations Comparative Politics Peace Foreign Policy Negotiations
Francine Berman
Stuart Rice Honorary Chair and Research Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Francine Berman is a data scientist whose work focuses on the social and environmental impacts of information technology.
Gender and whistleblowing Social impacts of Technology Internet of Things Data Stewardship and Cyberinfrastructure Public Interest Technology
Ahmet Sonmez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Computer Science teaching faculty member.
Fernando Guerra
Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Public Opinion California Politics Los Angeles Politics Local Governance Reform
John Parrish
Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Chief of Staff to the President, and Vice President for Institutional Strategy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Ethics of War Political Theory Political Ethics Political Rhetoric History of Political Thought
Harold Schott
Professor of Large Animal Science · Michigan State University
Clinical interests include all types of urinary tract disease in horses, and his research focuses on fluid and electrolyte physiology.
Horses Pleuropheumonia Fluid Equine urinary tract disorders
Laura Reese
Director and Professor · Michigan State University
Laura Reese is an expert in animal welfare policy, animals in the city, animal sheltering, local economic development
Local Economic Development Animals in the City Animal Welfare Policy Animal Sheltering
Monique Mitchell Turner
Chair of the Department of Communication · Michigan State University
Monique Mitchell Turner is trained in persuasion and employs that expertise in health and risk communication.
Risk Perception Persuasion Cognitive Processing Social Influence Emotion
Cang Ye, Ph.D.
Professor · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Ye's research interests include Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, 3D Computer Vision, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems.
Jen Owen
Associate Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife · Michigan State University
Wildlife expert, focusing on the role of wild birds in the maintenance, transmission and spread of pathogens
Behavioral Ecology of Migratory Birds Ecology of Zoonotic Diseases