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Zahrasasdat Alavi
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Assistant Professor
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Image Processing
- Machine Learning
- Control System
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition
Sarah Brown Blake
School of Nursing
Assistant Professor
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Health equity
- Anti-racist pedagogy
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Climate justice in nursing education, DEI in nursing practice
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course sharing/collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
Keiko Goto
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Food and culture
- International nutrition
- Mindful eating
- Food behaviors
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Mindful eating among American and Italian students
- Factors associated with perceived and actual health/nutrition among women in Fiji
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course sharing/collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
Darin Haerle
Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Juvenile rehabilitation
- Incarceration experiences
- Adult probation
- Student success programs
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Intensive rehabilitation program outcomes for juvenile homicide offenders, Outcomes of a second-year student success program
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course sharing/collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Garrett Liles
College of Agriculture
Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Soil - Carbon - management - science communications Soil Health - Carbon Cycle - Forestry - Sustainability - Education
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course sharing/collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Matthew Looper
Art and Art History Department
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Mesoamerican art history
Recent Publications/Projects:
Maya Hieroglyphic Database Project (www.mayadatabase.org)
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
Amy Magnus
Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Assistant Professor
Civic Engagement
Faculty Fellow and Rural Partnerships Liaison
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Rural justice
- Social inequality
- Access to justice
- Scholar activism
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Rural vulnerability, inequality, social services, and activism
- Chico State students' experiences with the criminal justice system and its impact on their education at Chico State
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Jennifer Malkowski
Communications Arts and Sciences Department
Associate Professor | Graduate Studies Faculty Fellow | Faculty, University Honors Program
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Public health
- Medical professionalism
- Risk communication
- Pharmaceutical advertisements
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Edited book collection focused on Covid and Social Justice
- Ongoing health communication collaboration with Enloe Medical Center
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course sharing/collaborations
Shane Mayor
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
Assistant Professor
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Atmospheric Science
- Micrometeorology
- Turbulence
- Lidar
Recent Publications/Projects:
The Role of Ambient Turbulence in Canopy Waves Generation by Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Kathleen Meehan
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Professor
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Nanoparticle synthesis
- Optoelectronic device design
- Optical characterization
- Engineering pedagogy
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Agrivoltaics
- Metal oxide nanoparticle synthesis and characterization
- Hands-on engineering pedagogy
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Asa Simon Mittman
Art and Art History Department
Professor
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Medieval Art History
- Maps
- Monsters
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Monstrosity, Disability, and Posthumanism
- Medieval Antisemitic Mapping
- The History of Racism
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Susan Roll
Office of Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies Associate Dean and Graduate Coordinator for IDST
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Housing/homelessness
- Poverty
- Community-based Participatory Research
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Housing Research Group
- Interdisciplinary teaching
- Rapid-ReHousing Statewide Evaluation
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
Charley Turner
Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
MPA Graduate Coordinator
Specific Areas of Interest:
- American Political Institutions
- Teaching and Learning
Recent Publications/Projects:
- American Government textbook
- Research methods survey
- Affordable textbook analysis
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/Consulting with Grad Students
Matt Thomas
Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Faculty
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Urban Politics
- Criminal Justice Policy
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Efficacy of Home Visits in Community Supervision
- Book on the Reconstruction of New Orleans
- Outcomes of Peer Mentoring for Undergraduates
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/Consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Jessica Toombs
College of Agriculture
Faculty
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Teacher Self-Efficacy
- Teacher Development
- Mentoring
- Product Labeling
- Organizational Behavior
- Leadership
- Behavioral Finance
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Teacher Work-Life Balance, Agricultural Education Teacher Certification Pathway
- Authentic Leadership and Malevolent Creativity
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/Consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)
Jennifer Wilking
Political Science and Criminal Justice Department
Chair
Specific Areas of Interest:
- Housing
- Homelessness
- Comparative Politics
Recent Publications/Projects:
- Community-based Participatory research
- Political Behavior
- Survey research
Interested In:
- Serving on Grad Student Committees
- Course Sharing/Collaborations
- Mentoring/Consulting with Grad Students
- Working with the Office of Grad Studies on programs and initiatives (e.g. Research Competition)