Research Areas
Research Areas
Areas of Faculty Research Expertise
Explore the departmental research pages linked below or scroll further to see areas of faculty research expertise listed on this page.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Cancer Biology | Tumor Progression | Metastasis | Intravasation
Biophysical Chemistry | Antimicrobials | Peptide-lipid interactions
Epigenetics | Genomics | Histone modifications
Bioinformatics | Cancer Epigenetics | Chromatin Interaction
Brewing Science
Microbiology | Bacterial cell biology| Biofilms | Bacterial genetics | Prokayrotic development
Phylogeny and evolution of mammals | Vertebrate morphology | Vertebrate paleontology
Neuroscience | Electrophysiology | Bioacoustics
Stem cell differentiation | Replication and transcription of DNA viruses
Pharmacology | Neuroscience | Biochemistry
Discipline Based Education Research | Evolution and development of the lateral line system | Urea cycle function and evolution
Virology | Cell biology | Molecular and structural biology
Host-parasite interactions | Gut microbiome | Social insects
Molecular mechanisms underlying the behavioral effects of chronic stress| how gene expression and molecular mechanisms are affected by disease state and drug treatment| bioinformatics | regulatory factors in gene expression | neuroscience
Plant Cell Culture | Plant Anatomy and Morphology | Plant Diversity and Evolution
Cell Biology | Genetics | Neuroscience | Pharmacology
Ecological modeling | Individual to community responses to environmental stressors | Life history strategies of marine invertebrates | Biocontrol of crop pests
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Biophysical Chemistry | Antimicrobials | Peptide-lipid interactions
Analytical Chemistry | Liquid Chromatography | Microfluidics
Quantum Chemistry | Electron Transport | Electronic Devices
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry | Organoboron Chemistry | Alternate Energy Materials
Pharmacology | Neuroscience | Biochemistry
Computational Chemistry | Aromatic Foldamer | Computer Aided Molecular Design | Protein-Protein Interaction
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | Polymer and Biomolecular Science | Catalysis | Renewable Energy Storage
Drug Discovery | Reaction Invention | Organic Synthesis
Analytical Chemistry | Electrochemistry | Chromatography
Chemical Biology | Organic Synthesis | Medicinal Chemistry
Organic Chemistry | Natural Products | Carbohydrates | Method Development
Inorganic Chemistry | Materials Chemistry | Medicinal Chemistry
Physical Chemistry | Biophysical Chemistry | Spectroscopy
Computer-aided Drug Design | Molecular Dynamics Simulation | Molecular Modeling
Electrochemistry | Electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices | Spectroscopy | Surface Characterization | Nanomaterials Characterization | Conductive polymers
Computational toxicology, Nanoinformatics, Computer-aided drug discovery, Machine learning modeling of chemical and biological data
Computer Science
Digital Health | Machine Learning | Virtual Reality | Algorithm Design and Analysis | Cloud Computing
Compilers | Algorithms | Data Locality | Formal Languages | CS Education
Data Mining | Web and Text Mining | Computation Linguistics | Sentiment Analysis | Intellectual Property | Science Policy
Data Mining | Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning | Pattern Recognition
Data Mining | Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence | Bioinformatics/Computational Biology | Databases | Parallel and Distributed Computing
Educational Robotics | Computer Science Education | Effective Systems for Learning at Scale (MOOCs) | Artificial Intelligence | Robotics | Human-Computer Interaction | Intelligent Software Agents
Computer Networks | Simulation and Modeling | Algorithm Design and Analysis | Mobile Computing | Internet of Things
Data Visualization | Serious Game | VR/AR-based Simulation
Artificial Intelligence | Logic Programming | Inductive Inference | Natural Language Processing | Computer Science Education
Mathematics
Multiple testing procedures and their applications in biomedical research | Statistical methods for genetic mapping of human traits | Genetic risk factors contributing to development of complex human diseases
Analytic and Elementary Number Theory | Generalized Bernoulli and Euler Numbers and Polynomials
Mathematics Education | Teacher Development
Mathematics Education
Geophysical fluid dynamics | Transport and dispersion analysis | Applied dynamical systems | State estimation and predictability | Sea ice and polar oceanography | Mathematical, numerical and statistical modeling
Medical Decision Making | Statistics in Medicine & Health | Statistical Education
Data Analysis | Mathematics Education | Applied Mathematics
Topology | Algebraic Topology | Knot Theory | Manifolds and Cell Complexes
K-12 Mathematics Education Curriculum & Instruction
Experimental Mathematics | Coding Theory | Frames
Inverse Problems & Optimization | Modeling & Simulation | Numerical Analysis
Statistical Genetics | Biostatistics | Genetic Epidemiology
Finite group theory | Computational number theory
Data Mining and Statistical Learning | Robust Estimation | Bayesian Statistics
Physics & Astronomy
Optics and photonics | Laser spectroscopy | Photonics education and workforce development
Synchrotron X-ray Studies | Neutron Scattering | Hydrogen Storage
Thin Solid Films | Electrochromic | Electrochemical | Sensors
Elementary Particle Physics Theory | Foundations of Quantum Physics
Active Galaxies | Cosmology | Galaxy Photometry | Diversity in Science
Thin Film Synthesis | Materials Characterization | Materials Processing
Protein-based Biomaterials | Polymer Physics | Tissue Engineering | Controlled Drug Release and Delivery | Biosensor and Nanomedicine
Planetary Science | Infrared Observational Astronomy | Computational Physics
Ultracold plasmas | Fiber-coupled confocal microscopy | Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Cold Atom | Condensed Matter | Quantum Optics
Magnetic Materials | Thermal Materials | Strongly Correlated Systems
NMR Spectroscopy | Reverse Micelle Technology | Protein Biophysics
Physics Education Research
Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance | Magnetic Hyperthermia | Electronic Cigarettes
Psychology
Inclusive & Effective Pedagogy and Determinants of Success in College Students
Visual Attention | Change Detection | Working Memory
Sexual Victimization | Perpetration, Sexual Risk Taking, Perceptions of Sexual Aggression, Substance Abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Readiness to Change Processes
Social influences on health and health behavior | Digital health | Women’s health | Physical activity | Eating behavior, eating disorders, weight control, and body image | Chronic illness
Prevention Science | Perinatal Mental Health | Depression in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood | Developmental Origins of Health and Disease | Pediatric Asthma | Integrative Mental Health Care
Organizational Behavior | Employee Relations
Clinical child development and assessment
Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders | Individual differences | Health and lifestyle
Data Visualization | Statistical Cognition | Exploratory Data Analysis
Emotional health in autistic adults | Autism assessment and diagnosis
Health Psychology | Integrative Medicine | Mindfulness & Stress
Depression and Anxiety | Self-Help | Stepped-Care |Depression & Health |Etiology
Neuroscience | Electrophysiology | Bioacoustics
Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood | Romantic Relationships | Dating Violence Prevention | Sexual Risk Prevention
Afrocentric psychology | Health inequities | Qualitative methodology | Mixed-methods research | Intersectionality | Cultural resilience and protective factors
Motivation | Learning | Biases & Stereotypes | Social-Developmental Approaches | Self & Identity | Individual Differences | Interventions | Social Cognition | Meaning & Mental Representation
Technology | Health | Behavior Analysis | Behavioral Economics | Substance Use Disorders
Severe Behavior | Autism Spectrum Disorder | Behavior Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis | Autism Spectrum Disorder | Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention | Parent-Implemented Interventions | Telehealth Service Delivery | Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Human Factors | Cognitive Psychology | Clinical Informatics
