Dr. Santos’s primary research interests focus on the intersection of entrepreneurship and adversity, in particular under the conditions of poverty. Other research interests include social entrepreneurship, gender, entrepreneurship education, and individual and team level processes in entrepreneurship.

The Mousa Laboratory studies antibody responses, both structurally and functionally, to natural infection and vaccination to develop new antibody therapeutics and epitope-focused vaccines.

Dr. Lee’s research focuses on developing creative climates through environmental and educational supports.

Dr. Kim’s research focuses on exploring how the physical environment influences the health and well-being of older adults.

Mr. Castaneda’s research includes a foundation in brand strategy and identity design focusing on developing visual identities by incorporating multi-cultural and interdisciplinary design processes and practices. Mr. Castaneda continues to collaborate with artists, architects, educators and philosophers located across the globe.

Ms. Love’s research centers on the dispersive social fields of the black Atlantic. Her current research investigates the displacements and refiguration of bodily gestures across varying elemental and ecological registers as techniques of memory, encodings of turbulent geographies, and castings of alternative time horizons.

Dr. Garcia’s research applies Chicana Feminist Epistemologies (knowledges and experiences) including Borderlands theories to art making and teaching.

Dr. Suzuki’s research interest in is astrophysics.

Dr. Dengah is a cognitive and medical anthropologist studying the role that cultural norms play in the creation of psychosocial stress. Dr. Dengah’s research has included Brazilians, video gamers, and various religious communities.

Dr. Pesta’s research and teaching interests include juvenile justice, delinquency and education, and translational criminology.