2025-26

Hua (Elaine) Luo

My research focuses on adolescents’ psychosocial development and resilience within the context of proximal and distal influences in their socio-ecological systems. I also aim to strengthen collaboration among families, schools, and communities to promote positive youth development and support youth in navigating challenges with resilience.

Bingjie (Becky) Liu-Lastres

My research goal is to promote safe travel and ensure the health and well-being of tourists, organizations, and other key stakeholders within the tourism and hospitality industries. My expertise includes risk and crisis communication, tourist safety and security, and the role of social media in tourism. I am dedicated to advancing knowledge and practice in my field, contributing to safer and more resilient tourism practices.
 

Seul Lee

My research explores information bias, mis/disinformation, algorithmic subjectivity, and the role of digital literacy in understanding how online information is shaped. I have also worked on projects addressing social media and online hate speech among K–12 students in the U.S.

Delaney La Rosa

My teaching centers on the ethical deployment and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, higher education, and research, with additional emphasis on ethics and health informatics. My research explores the impact of generative AI-supported research on academic outcomes, the use of transformative pedagogy to advance inclusive practices in both face-to-face and online classrooms, and the evaluation of curricula for inclusivity.

Yusaku Horiuchi

My research focuses on applying experimental designs and statistical methods to a wide range of empirical questions in political science. I will teach graduate and undergraduate-level courses on experiments and data science.