Faculty, Staff and Students at ASU

Name Expertise areas Short Bio Updated date
Lillian Webb
Laura Vazquez
Junli Wang
Edauri Navarro-Perez Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Ecology, Environmental Science, Soil, Sustainability
Hao Liu
Jacob Swett
India Collins
Josephine Clar… Vaccines, Genetics, Microbiology Clark-Curtiss is a microbial geneticist who studies Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. She investigates how these bacteria survive and grow within human cells to cause TB.
Barbara Tinsley
Subhash Mahajan Mahajan's research focused on understanding the origins of defects in semiconductors and their influence on device behavior and deformation behavior of solids.
James Hu
Kyle Lopez
Yu Yan
Gregory Nielson Nielson's areas of expertise include Scientific Visualization and Geometric Modeling,
Catherine Finger
Meg Hicks
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Thomas McGovern McGovern's article, "Hard Time," a memoir about overcoming a rare neurological illness, was published by The Washington Post in their Science Weekly section.
Pamela Sterling Adolescent and Children's Literature, Community Development, Equity and Inclusion, Theatre Playwriting/devising, new play development and dramaturgy, directing and acting and theatre for social ill change all intertwine in Pamela Sterling's creative activity and research interests.
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Colin Lynch
Xinyu Zhou
William Tolley
Haeden Nguyen
Kathryn Maxwell Printmaking, Art Maxwell teaches classes in printmaking and hybrid printmaking methods such as installation.
Roy Curtiss Roy Curtiss III is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ashlynn Stewart
Andrew Heyward Andrew studies innovation in local TV news for the Knight-Cronkite News Lab at ASU. He is also affiliated with the Center for Constructive Communication at MIT.
Kimberly Updegraff Youth Development, Children - Teens - Families, Culture Updegraff's interests focus on the role of family relationships in youth development from early adolescence to young adulthood in Latinx families.
Michael Wu
Jun-Ping Xu Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Biology Jun-Ping Xu's research focuses on discovery and development of new drug leads from natural sources and study of biologically important compounds for cancer suppression and other human diseases.
Howard Wheater
Dan Bivona British Literature, Colonial Theory, Gender and Sexuality, Science and Literature, Victorian Period Bivona has published three books on 19th and 20th century British literature and culture as well as a co-edited collection and a number of essays.
Jennifer Fondrevay
Sharon Harlan Environmental Social Science, Sociocultural Anthropology, Urbanization Effects on Weather and Climate Harlan's studies sociology, the effects of urban heat on vulnerable populations and socio-environmental inequalities.
Kevin McHugh Critical Theory, Environmental Humanities, Film and Media Studies, Place, Culture, and Identity, Sustainability Science and Studies McHugh is a cultural geographer with research interests in geographical thought & theory, geohumanities, post-phenomenology, and more-than-human geographies.
Ben Nelson Global Studies, Urban Social-ecological Systems, Political Economy, Archaeology Nelson's research focuses on cycles of social complexity and connectivity among the ancient cultures of northwestern Mexico and the American Southwest and on human roles in and responses to the desertification of grasslands.
Michelle Hegmon Anthropology - Social and Cultural, Archaeology Hegmon's research focuses on the archaeology of the U.S. Southwest, particularly the Mimbres region of southwest New Mexico. She has a long-standing interest in social theory and is known for her theoretical work.
Bob Bolin Environmental Social Science, Climate Change, Political Ecology Bolin blends hazards geography, political ecology and critical theory to study environmental justice and human vulnerability to environmental and technological hazards.
Gerald Heydt Heydt's areas of expertise include power engineering, power systems, and computer analysis of large systems.
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Mark Van Schil… Van Schilfgaarde was with Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU until 2011. His expertise is in Electronic Structure Magnetism GW.
Jeffrey Klopatek Biochemistry, Climate Change, Ecosystem Ecology, Sustainability and Food Choice Klopatek is an emeritus ecosytem ecologist who has migrated to research and teaching about the ecology of food and sustainable food systems with emphasis on global climate change effects.
Douglas Webster Planning, Urban Planning, Urban Design and Sustainable Cities Webster's current interests are in comparative city building and urban dynamics, urban competitiveness and resilience, and peri-urbanization with a primary geographic focus on East Asia.
Rick Shangraw R.F. “Rick” Shangraw Jr. is a Professor of Practice in the School of Public Affairs in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. He also is president of Cintana Education.
Eddie Brown Brown's research interests include welfare reform, Native American studies, mental heath, diabetes prevention, tribal communities, and public health.
Elizabeth Larson Geography, Refugee Studies Larson's work primary focuses on human and regional geography, including work studying refugee populations in Central America.
David Pijawka Planning, Community Development, Sustainability, Transportation Planning, Urban Design and Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning Pijawka's research focuses on sustainable planning and design, disaster management and recovery, environmental justice, and Native American community planning.
Ward Brady
Douglas Green