College of Arts and Sciences

Sean Dougherty

Dr. Dougherty’s research interests include the definition, classification, and measurement of psychological disorders; virtue and eudaimonia; psychotherapy development; ethical use of Artificial Intelligence; and improved teaching methods and curricula.

Sarah Brown

Dr. Brown’s research interests include suicide risk, intervention, and prevention research. Dr. Brown's research aims to understand and prevent the progression from suicidal thoughts to suicidal behaviors by developing mechanistic interventions for suicidal behaviors.

He Zhao

Dr. Zhao’s research interest focuses on the study of exotic quantum phenomena and novel quantum properties of the quantum materials.

Yanzhu Chen

Dr. Chen’s research interests include quantum information processing in realistic environments, applications of quantum computing, and the interplay of quantum computing, symmetry, and topology in condensed matter physics.

Neil Van Leeuwen

Dr. Van Leeuwen’s teaching interests include general philosophy courses, specialized courses at the intersections of philosophy and other disciplines in the cognitive sciences such as psychology, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Olga Lenczewska

Dr. Lenczewska’s research interests include Kant's practical philosophy, the intellectual history of the Enlightenment, and contemporary moral and political philosophy, including its applications to issues in public policy and feminist theory.