Research Faculty, Staff and Post-Docs
Anthropology
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Kendall House
Lecturer
Research Interest:
- Qualitative social research/ethnographic research
- User experience research
- Community studies
- Work culture
Research Interest:
- Qualitative social research/ethnographic research
- User experience research
- Community studies
- Work culture
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Pei-Lin Yu
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Climate Change and Local/Traditional Ecological Knowledge
- Cultural Heritage as a Resiliency Strategy for Natural Hazards
- Indigenous and Local Community-forward strategies for risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, and protection and mitigation
Department of Anthropology, Math Building 137AResearch Interest:
- Climate Change and Local/Traditional Ecological Knowledge
- Cultural Heritage as a Resiliency Strategy for Natural Hazards
- Indigenous and Local Community-forward strategies for risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, and protection and mitigation
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Shelly Volsche
Lecturer
Research Interest:
- Human-Animal Interactions
- One Health
- Humane Education
Research Interest:
- Human-Animal Interactions
- One Health
- Humane Education
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Sarah Whitaker
Post-doc
Research Interest:
- Climate change
- Health and well-being
- Decision-making under uncertainty
- Flooding
- Socio-ecological systems
Research Interest:
- Climate change
- Health and well-being
- Decision-making under uncertainty
- Flooding
- Socio-ecological systems
Biology
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Roger Rosentreter
Adjunct Graduate faculty
Civil Engineering
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Bhaskar Chittoori
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Sustainability and resiliency assessments
- Risk perception
- Resiliency measures
- Measuring uncertainty
Civil Engineering, ERB 4139Research Interest:
- Sustainability and resiliency assessments
- Risk perception
- Resiliency measures
- Measuring uncertainty
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Mojtaba Sadegh
Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering, ERB 4147 -
Nick Hudyma
Professor
Research Interest:
- Assessment, characterization, prediction, and understanding rock related geologic hazards
- Laboratory characterization of rock
- Imaging techniques in geotechnical and geological engineering
Research Interest:
- Assessment, characterization, prediction, and understanding rock related geologic hazards
- Laboratory characterization of rock
- Imaging techniques in geotechnical and geological engineering
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Yang Lu
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Data science-enabled resilient system modeling
- Critical infrastructure network interdependency quantification
- Emergency preparedness
- Natural disaster risk analysis
Research Interest:
- Data science-enabled resilient system modeling
- Critical infrastructure network interdependency quantification
- Emergency preparedness
- Natural disaster risk analysis
Communication
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Kelly Rossetto
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Family Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Stress and Coping in Relationships
- Supportive Communication
Research Interest:
- Family Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Stress and Coping in Relationships
- Supportive Communication
Economics
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Lee Parton
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change policy evaluation
- Non-market valuation
- Land use policy
- Recreation
Research Interest:
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change policy evaluation
- Non-market valuation
- Land use policy
- Recreation
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Eklas Hossain
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Power and Energy Systems
- Climate Change
- Energy Storage
- Renewable Energy and Distributed Energy Resources
- Carbon Capture Technology
Research Interest:
- Power and Energy Systems
- Climate Change
- Energy Storage
- Renewable Energy and Distributed Energy Resources
- Carbon Capture Technology
Environmental Studies
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Jared Talley
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
- Environmental Philosophy
- Environmental Policy & Governance
- Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Place and Experience
- Embodied Imagination
Research Interest:
- Environmental Philosophy
- Environmental Policy & Governance
- Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Place and Experience
- Embodied Imagination
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Dr. Emily Wakild
Faculty
Research Interest:
- Latin America
- Environmental History
Environmental Studies and HistoryResearch Interest:
- Latin America
- Environmental History
Geosciences
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Brittany Brand
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Volcanology
- Effective hazard and risk communication strategies
- Risk Perception
- Preparedness Behavior
Research Interest:
- Volcanology
- Effective hazard and risk communication strategies
- Risk Perception
- Preparedness Behavior
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David Wilkins
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Agricultural climate risk and crop adaptation
Research Interest:
- Agricultural climate risk and crop adaptation
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Pamella Aishlin Cedillo, LPG
Principal Research Associate
Research Interest:
- Hydrology
- Sensor engineering
- STEM education
Department of Geosciences, ERB 4159Research Interest:
- Hydrology
- Sensor engineering
- STEM education
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Susan Hamblin
Geosciences Department Office Manager
Research Interest:
- Nursing
- International Relations
- Trauma Training
- Emergency Preparedness
Research Interest:
- Nursing
- International Relations
- Trauma Training
- Emergency Preparedness
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Jennifer Pierce
Associate Professor
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Kyle Peterson
Research Associate
Research Interest:
- Sustainability
- Community Resilience
- Mental Health
- Creative Writing / Science Communications
Research Interest:
- Sustainability
- Community Resilience
- Mental Health
- Creative Writing / Science Communications
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Zachary Provant
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Interest:
- Disaster risk reduction
- Hazard mitigation
- Climate change adaptation
- Risk and vulnerability mapping
- Community resilience
Research Interest:
- Disaster risk reduction
- Hazard mitigation
- Climate change adaptation
- Risk and vulnerability mapping
- Community resilience
Mathematics
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Donna Calhoun
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Computational modeling of flooding
- Volcanic ash dispersion
- Other natural hazards
Research Interest:
- Computational modeling of flooding
- Volcanic ash dispersion
- Other natural hazards
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Grady Wright
Professor
Research Interest:
- Computational mathematics
- Computational geosciences
Department of Mathematics, MB 140BResearch Interest:
- Computational mathematics
- Computational geosciences
Human-Environments Systems
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Kelly Hopping
Assistant Professor
Department of Human-Environment Systems -
Vicken Hillis
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
- Environmental behavior and decision making
- Climate change adaptation
- Social learning
- Social networks
Human-Environment Systems, ERB 4133Research Interest:
- Environmental behavior and decision making
- Climate change adaptation
- Social learning
- Social networks
Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives
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Megan Gambs
Project Manager
Research Interest:
- Science Communication
- Science Education
- Graphic Design
- (Child & Adult) Curriculum Development
- Adult Education
Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives, Boulder Hall 104Research Interest:
- Science Communication
- Science Education
- Graphic Design
- (Child & Adult) Curriculum Development
- Adult Education
Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering
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John Gardner
Professor
Research Interest:
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Smart Grid
- Automation and Control
- Systems Modeling
Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, 905 Yanke Family Research ParkResearch Interest:
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Smart Grid
- Automation and Control
- Systems Modeling
School of Nursing
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Seann Sweeney
Project Coordinator
Research Interest:
- Manage several business process enhancements and curriculum change projects which include working with stakeholders on project charters, determining performance measures, establishing project teams, creating timelines, task lists, and reporting on milestones.
- Lead the School of Nursing’s sustainability initiatives.
Research Interest:
- Manage several business process enhancements and curriculum change projects which include working with stakeholders on project charters, determining performance measures, establishing project teams, creating timelines, task lists, and reporting on milestones.
- Lead the School of Nursing’s sustainability initiatives.
School of Public and Population Health
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Cynthia Curl
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
- Agricultural Health
School of Public and Population HealthResearch Interest:
- Agricultural Health
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Carly Hyland
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Research Interest:
- Science Communication
- Risk perception
- Agricultural health
School of Public and Population HealthResearch Interest:
- Science Communication
- Risk perception
- Agricultural health
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Mac McCullough
Professor
Research Interest:
- Public health
- Health care
- Population health
School of Public and Population HealthResearch Interest:
- Public health
- Health care
- Population health
School of Public Service
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Saleh Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
- Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- Climate Risk Management and Resilience Planning
- Land Use Change and Growth Management
- Bridging between Science, Policy, and Decision-Making
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
School of Public Service, ERB 4137Research Interest:
- Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- Climate Risk Management and Resilience Planning
- Land Use Change and Growth Management
- Bridging between Science, Policy, and Decision-Making
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Vanessa Fry
Interim Director, Assistant Research Faculty
Research Interest:
- Diffusion of Innovation
- Economic Development
- Housing and Homelessness
- Market Failures and the Regulatory Environment
- Multi-sector solutions
Idaho Policy Institute, School of Public ServiceResearch Interest:
- Diffusion of Innovation
- Economic Development
- Housing and Homelessness
- Market Failures and the Regulatory Environment
- Multi-sector solutions
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Eric Lindquist
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Public policy
- Policy sciences
- Emerging technologies
- Natural hazard and disaster policy
Research Interest:
- Public policy
- Policy sciences
- Emerging technologies
- Natural hazard and disaster policy
School of Social Work
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Royce Hutson
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Countering/Preventing Violent Extremism
- Disaster Needs/Asset Assessments
- Disaster Survey Methodology
On leave: US Department of State, Bureau of CounterterrorismResearch Interest:
- Countering/Preventing Violent Extremism
- Disaster Needs/Asset Assessments
- Disaster Survey Methodology
Sociology
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Rebecca Som Castellano
Associate Professor
Research Interest:
- Agrifood System Change
- Stratification and Inequality
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Land Use Change
Research Interest:
- Agrifood System Change
- Stratification and Inequality
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Land Use Change
Urban Studies & Community Development
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Jillian Moroney
Assistant Professor
Research Interest:
- Urban growth and development
Urban Studies and Community Development, ERB 5131Research Interest:
- Urban growth and development
University Advancement
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Jim Ogle
Retired; Former Director of Development, School of the Arts
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Melanie Bannister
Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences