Research Clusters 2023-2024

Academic Support Programs and College Student Retention

Conveners: Kelyn Rola, Caitlin Anderson

Adapting Educational Systems with TEIL at SMU

Conveners: Renee McDonald, Anthony Petrosino, Lin Lipsmeyer, Anthony Cuevas, Rick Duschl

Asian Studies and Asian American Experiences

Conveners: LaiYee Leong, Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly, Rachel Ball-Phillips

Christianity and Scholarship

Conveners: Ben Voth, Denise DuPont, Matthew Wilson

Cognitive Science

Conveners: Holly Bowen, Philippe Chuard

Culture, Mind, and Brain Research Cluster

Conveners: Neely Myers, Anthony Petrosino, Ed Glasscock, Adam Brenner

Dante's Relevance for Literature and Theology Today

Conveners: Denise DuPont, Ruben Sanchez-Godoy, Bruce Marshall, Marie Schrampfer

Data Science for Social Good

Conveners: Mary Spector, Lynne Stokes

Design and Innovation Research Cluster

Conveners: Mary Nunley, Chloe Lee

Digital Assets, Blockchain Technology, and Society

Conveners: Carla Reyes, Joseph Camp, Eva Csaky

Earth Hazards and National Security

Conveners: Heather DeShon, Alejandro Aceves, Kate Smits, Stephen Arrowsmith, Zhong Lu

Energy and Environmental Systems

Conveners: Monika Ehrman, James Coleman, Alex Chase, John Lowe

Exercise is Medicine

Conveners: Megan Murphy, Kristie Abt, Nicolette Edwards, Ann Horsburgh

Free and Civil Speech

Conveners: Timothy Rosendale, Lackland Bloom

GIS at SMU

Conveners: Jessie Zarazaga, Klaus Desmet, Xiao Yang

Global Literacy and Languages for Specific Purpose

Conveners: Paola Buckley, Aria Cabot

Healthcare and Human Flourishing

Conveners: Rita Kirk, Robin Lovin, Dallas Gingles

Inclusive Writing Pedagogy

Conveners: Jill Kelly, Triauna Carey, Samantha Mabry

Learning to Reenact, Reenacting to Learn

Conveners: Richard Duschl, Anthony Petrosino, Christina Jensen, Russell Martin, Corey Brady

Medieval Matters

Conveners: Bonnie Wheeler, Stephanie Amsel

Native American and Indigenous Studies at SMU

Conveners: Kacy Hollenback, Steven Denson, Michael Adler, Jen Nollkamper

New Feminist Discourse and Social Change

Conveners: Bonnie Wheeler, Alida Liberman

Perceptions of Us & We Are All Homeless

Conveners: Laura Robinson-Doyle, Willie Baronet

Physical Data Capture Lab

Conveners: Chirstopher Dolder, Guilermo Vasquez, Eric Godat, Mike Porter, John LaGrone, Tyson Seale, Edmond Richer

Political Decision Making

Conveners: Andrea Barreiro, Matt Lockard

Open Data Challenge Cluster

Conveners: Junhao Shen, Yifie Wang

Subsurface Resources

Conveners: Monika Ehrman, James Coleman, John Lowe, Anna Mance, Alex Chase

The Expanded Hannah Arendt Reading Group

Conveners: Jorge Daniel Torres de Veneciano, Laurence Winnie

Urban Research Cluster

Conveners: Cindy Hua, Kathryn Cross, Collin Yarbrough