2019-2020:
"Comparative Planetology: Geology, Chemistry, and Physics in Current and Future NASA Mission Science"
Conveners: Rita Economos, Volkan Otugan, Tomče Runčevski, Matthew Siegler, Lorenzo Tavazzani, Christina McConville, and Mackenzie White
"Latinx, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies at SMU"
Conveners: Matt Hornback, Lourdes Molina, and Kristina Nielsen
"Text Analytics and Sentiment Analysis"
Conveners: Tom Fomby, Jo Guldi, Tim McDonough, Aren Cambre, and Eric Godat
The following 2019-2020 Research Clusters were continued through 2018-2019.
"Biopsychosocial Research Cluster"
Conveners: Thomas Ritz (tritz@smu.edu) and Pia Vogel (pvogel@smu.edu)
"Cognitive Science"
Conveners: Justin Fisher (fisher@smu.edu) and Alan Brown (abrown@smu.edu)
"GIS at SMU"
Conveners: Klaus Desmet, Economics; Mark McCoy, Anthropology; Jessie Zarazaga, Lyle School of Engineering
"Health Simulation and Virtual Reality"
Conveners: Eric G Bing, Professor of Global Health; Anthony Cuevas, Simmons School of Education and Human Development; Ernest Jouriles, Psychology; Elizabeth Stringer, SMU Guildhall
"Machine Learning and Control Theory"
Conveners: Minh-Binh Tran, Mathematics; Alejandro Aceves, Mathematics ; Chul Moon, Statistics
"Mapping Human Rights Sites in Dallas"
Dr. Rick Halperin, Director, Embrey Human Rights Program; Edward Gray, DLS candidate, Simmons School; Jennifer McNabb, DLS candidate, Simmons School
Conveners: Bonnie Wheeler, English; Shira Lander, Religious Studies/Director of Jewish Studies; Danielle Joyner, Art History, Meadows
"Native American and Indigenous Studies at SMU"Conveners: Kacy Hollenback, Anthropology; Mike Adler, Anthropology; Neil Foley, History
"New Feminist Discourses and Social Change"
Conveners: Crista deLuzio, History; Susann Scholz, Theology; Bonnie Wheeler, English
"Preparing for the Second Century of Historical Inquiry about the Hilltop"
Conveners: Ashley Tull, Simmons School of Education and Human Development; Joan Gosnell, University Archivist, Central University Libraries; Timothy Binkley, Archivist, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology
Conveners: Kennth Daley, Philosophy; Robert Howell, Philosophy; Sukumaran Nair, Computer Science and Engineering
“Telling our Stories: Women of Color and the Power of Narratives”
Conveners: Karen Thomas, SMU Meadows School of the Arts; Candice Bledsoe, SMU Simmons School of Education
2018-2019:
"Center for Applied Remote Sensing"
Conveners: Jonathan Dehn, CEE, Lyle School of Engineering; Zhong Lu, Earth Sciences, Dedman College of Humaninities and Sciences; Dinesh Rajan, EE, Lyle School of Engineering; Joseph Camp, EE, Lyle School of Engineering; Kimberly DeGrandpre, Earth Science, Graduate Student
"Health Simulation and Virtual Reality"
Conveners: Eric G Bing, Professor of Global Health; Anthony Cuevas, Simmons School of Education and Human Development; Ernest Jouriles, Psychology; Elizabeth Stringer, SMU Guildhall
"Machine Learning and Control Theory"
Conveners: Minh-Binh Tran, Mathematics; Alejandro Aceves, Mathematics ; Chul Moon, Statistics
"Music and Spirituality"
Conveners: Daniel Tague, Music, Meadows; Evelyn Parker, Perkins School of Theology; Jennifer Townsend, Music Therapy Center of Performing Arts Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital
"Technology, Society, and Value"
Conveners: Kennth Daley, Philosophy; Robert Howell, Philosophy; Sukumaran Nair, Computer Science and Engineering
The following 2018-2019 Research Clusters were continued through 2017-2018.
"Medieval Matters"
Conveners: Bonnie Wheeler, English; Shira Lander, Religious Studies/Director of Jewish Studies; Danielle Joyner, Art History, Meadows
“GIS at SMU”
Conveners: Klaus Desmet, Economics; Mark McCoy, Anthropology; Jessie Zarazaga, Lyle School of Engineering
“Biopsychosocial Research Cluster”
Conveners: Thomas Ritz (tritz@smu.edu) and Pia Vogel (pvogel@smu.edu)
"Cognitive Science"
Conveners: Justin Fisher (fisher@smu.edu) and Alan Brown (abrown@smu.edu)
"Mapping Human Rights Sites in Dallas"
Dr. Rick Halperin, Director, Embrey Human Rights Program; Edward Gray, DLS candidate, Simmons School; Jennifer McNabb, DLS candidate, Simmons School
"New Feminist Discourses and Social Change"
Conveners: Crista deLuzio, History; Susann Scholz, Theology; Bonnie Wheeler, English
"Preparing for the Second Century of Historical Inquiry about the Hilltop"
Conveners: Ashley Tull, Simmons School of Education and Human Development; Joan Gosnell, University Archivist, Central University Libraries; Timothy Binkley, Archivist, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology
“Telling our Stories: Women of Color and the Power of Narratives”
Conveners: Karen Thomas, SMU Meadows School of the Arts; Candice Bledsoe, SMU Simmons School of Education
"Native American and Indigenous Studies at SMU"
Conveners: Kacy Hollenback, Anthropology; Mike Adler, Anthropology; Neil Foley, History
2017-2018:
"New Feminist Discourses and Social Change"
Conveners: Crista deLuzio, History; Susann Scholz, Theology; Bonnie Wheeler, English
"Preparing for the Second Century of Historical Inquiry about the Hilltop"
Conveners: Ashley Tull, Simmons School of Education and Human Development; Joan Gosnell, University Archivist, Central University Libraries; Timothy Binkley, Archivist, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology
"On Decolonial Options and the Writing of Latin American History"
Conveners: Francisco Moran, World Languages; Asiel Sepulveda, PhD. Candidate in Art History; Alice Hereen, Phd. Student in Art History; Claudia Zapata, Phd. Candidate in Art Histroy; Beatriz Balanta, Art History; Grace Vargas, Phd. student in Religious Studies; Angel Gallardo, Phd. Candidate in Religious Studies; Gage Peer, M.F.A. Student in Art
“Telling our Stories: Women of Color and the Power of Narratives”
Conveners: Karen Thomas, SMU Meadows School of the Arts; Candice Bledsoe, SMU Simmons School of Education
"Computer-Assisted Mnemonics for Learning Enhancement"
Teresa Brentegani, World Languages and Literatures; Pavel Klimovich, Computer Science and Engineering
“Interdisciplinary Museums and Heritage Initiatives at SMU”
Conveners: B. Sunday Eiselt, Department of Anthropology, Michael Adler, SMU-in-Taos, Andrew Graybill, History Department and Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Christopher Roos, Department of Anthropology
“The FDR-MLK Jr. 'Economic Bill of Rights'”
Conveners: Theodore Walker, Perkins School of Theology; Steve Long, Perkins School of Theology; Justin Barringer, Religious Studies
"Native American and Indigenous Studies at SMU"
Conveners: Kacy Hollenback, Anthropology; Mike Adler, Anthropology; Neil Foley, History
The following 2017-2018 Research Clusters were continued through 2016-2017.
"Medieval Matters"
Conveners: Bonnie Wheeler, English; Shira Lander, Religious Studies/Director of Jewish Studies; Danielle Joyner, Art History, Meadows
“GIS at SMU”
Conveners: Klaus Desmet, Economics; Mark McCoy, Anthropology; Jessie Zarazaga, Lyle School of Engineering
“Biopsychosocial Research Cluster”
Conveners: Thomas Ritz (tritz@smu.edu) and Pia Vogel (pvogel@smu.edu)
"Cognitive Science"
Conveners: Justin Fisher (fisher@smu.edu) and Alan Brown (abrown@smu.edu)
“Thinking Digitally: Understanding the Data in Humanities Disciplines”
Conveners: Dennis Foster (dfoster@smu.edu) and Kate Engel (kengel@smu.edu)
"Mapping Human Rights Sites in Dallas"
Dr. Rick Halperin, Director, Embrey Human Rights Program; Edward Gray, DLS candidate, Simmons School; Jennifer McNabb, DLS candidate, Simmons School
"Creative Intersections in Interdisciplinary Education: Making Connections among Various Sectors of Creativity Research"
M. Carmen Smith, Director of education, meadows Museum; Ige Guobadia, DLS candidate, Simmons School; Gina Weber, DLS candidate, Simmons School
2016-2017:
"Life Challenges and Human Resilience"
Conveners: Nia Parson, Anthropology; Lorelei Rowe, Psychology; Maria del Pilar Melgarejo, World Languages
"Medieval Matters"
Conveners: Bonnie Wheeler, English; Shira Lander, Religious Studies/Director of Jewish Studies; Danielle Joyner, Art History, Meadows
"Looking at Animals/Thinking About Animals"
Conveners: Amy Freund, Art History, Meadows; Jean Kazez, Philosophy
"Operations Research and Statistics Towards Integrated Analytics "
Conveners: Tony Ng, Statistical Science; Halit Uster, Lyle School of Engineering, EMIS;
"Mapping Human Rights Sites in Dallas"
Dr. Rick Halperin, Director, Embrey Human Rights Program; Edward Gray, DLS candidate, Simmons School; Jennifer McNabb, DLS candidate, Simmons School
"Creative Intersections in Interdisciplinary Education: Making Connections among Various Sectors of Creativity Research"
M. Carmen Smith, Director of education, meadows Museum; Ige Guobadia, DLS candidate, Simmons School; Gina Weber, DLS candidate, Simmons School
The following 2015-2016 Research Clusters were continued through 2016-2017.
“GIS at SMU”
Conveners: Klaus Desmet, Economics; Mark McCoy, Anthropology; Jessie Zarazaga, Lyle School of Engineering
“Ancient Biomolecules”
Conveners: Louis Jacobs, Earth Sciences; Ann Horsburgh, Anthropology; John Wise, Biological Sciences
“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inebriation, Addiction and Recovery Literature”
Conveners: Bruce Levy, English
“Linking Mathematical and Life Sciences”
Conveners: Andrea Barreiro (abarreiro@smu.edu) and Brandy Stigler (bstigler@smu.edu)
“Biopsychosocial Research Cluster”
Conveners: Thomas Ritz (tritz@smu.edu) and Pia Vogel (pvogel@smu.edu)
"Cognitive Science"
Conveners: Justin Fisher (fisher@smu.edu) and Alan Brown (abrown@smu.edu)
"Post Secularism"
Conveners: Beth Newman (bnewman@smu.edu) and Denise DuPont (ddupont@smu.edu)
“Digital Humanities”
Conveners: Dennis Foster (dfoster@smu.edu) and Kate Engel (kengel@smu.edu)
2015-2016:
"GIS at SMU"
Conveners: Klaus Desmet ( kdesmet@smu.edu), Mark McCoy (mdmccoy@smu.edu), and Jessie Zarazaga (jzarazaga@smu.edu)
"Ancient Biomolecules"
Conveners: Louis Jacobs (jacobs@smu.edu) and Pia Vogel (pvogel@smu.edu)
"Cognitive Science"
Conveners: Justin Fisher (fisher@smu.edu) and Alan Brown (abrown@smu.edu)
"Post Secularism"
Conveners: Beth Newman (bnewman@smu.edu) and Denise DuPont (ddupont@smu.edu)
The following 2014-2015 Research Clusters were continued through 2015-2016.
“Digital Humanities”
Conveners: Dennis Foster (dfoster@smu.edu) and Kate Engel (kengel@smu.edu)
“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inebriation, Addition, and Recover Literature”
Conveners: Bruce Levy (blevy@smu.edu)
“Global Health Services Cluster”
Conveners: Eric Bing (ebing@smu.edu) and Suku Nair (nair@smu.edu)
“Linking Mathematical and Life Sciences”
Conveners: Andrea Barreiro (abarreiro@smu.edu) and Brandy Stigler (bstigler@smu.edu)
“Biopsychosocial Research Cluster”
Conveners: Thomas Ritz (tritz@smu.edu) and Pia Vogel (pvogel@smu.edu)
2014-2015:
"Institutional Graffiti: Subversion and Complicity in Public Writing"
Conveners: Lauren Richman (lrichman@smu.edu) and Seth McKelvey (rmckelvey@smu.edu)
"Jewish Studies"
Conveners: Shira Lander (slander@smu.edu) and Elena Gittleman (egittleman@smu.edu)
"Digital Humanities"
Conveners: Dennis Foster (dfoster@smu.edu) and Kate Engel (kengel@smu.edu)
The following 2013-2014 Research Clusters were continued through 2014-2015.
“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inebriation, Addiction and Recovery Literature”
Convener: Bruce Levy
“Thinking with Affect: New Approaches to the Body, Emotions, and Politics”
Conveners: Beatriz Balanta and Shilyh Warren
“Global Health Services Cluster”
Convener: Eric Bing
“Linking Mathematical and Life Sciences”
Conveners: Andrea Barreiro and Brandy Stigler
“Biopsychosocial Research Cluster”
Conveners: Thomas Rotz and Pia Vogel
2013-2014:
“Biopsychosocial Research Cluster”
Conveners: Thomas Rotz and Pia Vogel
“Linking Mathematical and Life Sciences”
Conveners: Andrea Barreiro and Brandy Stigler
“Thinking with Affect: New Approaches to the Body, Emotions, and Politics”
Conveners: Beatriz Balanta and Shilyh Warren
“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inebriation, Addiction and Recovery Literature”
Convener: Bruce Levy
“Global Health Services Cluster”
Convener: Eric Bing
“Removing our Blind Spots at the Intersections of Thought in a Global Society”
Conveners: Nayelly Dominguez and Chase Harker
2012-2013:
“Futures for Humanistic Learning”
Convener: Tim Cassedy, Department of English
“Reframing African”
Convener: Dayna Oscherwitz, Department of World Languages
“The 'World' in University Education”
Convener: Steven Lindquist, Department of Religious Studies