Faculty, Staff and Students at ASU

Name Expertise areas Short Bio Updated date
Alaina Zanin Health Communication, Organizational Communication Zanin is an assistant professor of health and organizational communication at ASU. Her research utilizes structuration, sensemaking and framing theories, and focuses on issues concerning power, resistance, and body work.
Brooke Coley Science and Engineering Education, Social Justice in Education, Educational Technology, Sociocultural Issues, Technology and Emotion, Biomechanics Coley's primary research focuses on virtual reality as a tool for developing empathetic and inclusive mindsets.
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John Dietrich Marketing, Sales John Dietrich has spent nearly 20 years in sales, marketing, and business-to-business roles.
Rex Ballinger Professor Ballinger pursues research and teaching interests in macroeconomics, investment and financial fragility. Previously, he held teaching positions at American University and the United States Naval Academy.
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Emily Zarka 18th and Early 19th Century British Literature and Culture, British Literature - Romantic, Gothic Fiction, Romanticism Emily Zarka holds a Ph.D. in British Romantic Literature and her research examines human history as monster history. In addition to teaching classes at ASU, Zarka is the writer and host of Monstrum for PBS Digital Studios.
Kevin Lichty
Timothy Walsh Criminal Justice, Criminology, Ethical Decision Making, Evidence Walsh is a Superior Court Judge in San Diego, California. Prior to being a judge, he was a trial attorney with the San Diego District Attorneys Office. He is a retired Navy Commander.
Robert Razzante Community Partnerships, Conflict Transformation, Culture Razzante received his PhD from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication where his engaged scholarship seeks to transform conflict surrounding the intersections of culture, privilege, and marginalization.
Robert Miller Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental and Sustainability Law, Federal Jurisdiction, Indian Law, International Law, Natural Resources ​Robert J. Miller’s areas of expertise are Federal Indian Law, American Indians and International Law, American Indian Economic Development, Constitutional Law, and Civil Procedure.
Nathaneal Hart
Alexandrina Agloro Dr. Agloro is an assistant professor, community-based media maker, and media theorist whose work spans the intersection of media art, community-based research, and birthwork.
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Ayan Mallik Electric Power and Energy Systems, Electrical Systems Dr. Mallik's interests include modeling, control, and optimization of power electronic converters, and efficient and high-power density solutions for power conversions in the applications of clean energy systems.
Minseok Ryu Research Interests
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Yash Suri
Amy LaCross LaCross' primary specializations are phonetics and phonology.
Joseph Sirven Health Communication, Health Outcomes, Health Quality, Neuroscience Sirven's interests in epilepsy include status epilepticus, surgical therapy, epilepsy in older adults and psychosocial issues particularly those involving Hispanic populations and transportation.
Darren Grozier
Kenneth Buetow Bioinformatics, Cancer, Complex Systems, Genetics, Molecular Biology Buetow is a human genetics and genomics researcher who leverages computational tools to understand complex traits such as cancer, liver disease, and obesity.
Ayoub Daliri Applied Linguistics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Neurophysiology, Motor Control and Learning, Neuroimaging Ayoub Daliri's research is focused on understanding neural mechanisms underlying speech production and stuttering.
Chris Yoo Artificial Neural Networks, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Computational Biology, Data Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Genomics, Innovation, Systems Biology
Rebecca Carr
Evan Billingsley Billingsley is interested in research examining copyright law and First Amendment issues.
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Joshua Ault Social Entrepreneurship Ault's areas of specialization include international strategy, international entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and emerging and developing countries.
Gennaro De Luca
Greg Files Airline Pilot Files joined ASU in 2012. His background is in law enforcement, aviation and corporate training.
Hyewon Youn Corporate Social Responsibility, Consumer Behavior, Risk Management
Ben Phillips Phillips' research focuses on various issues in moral psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind.  
Silvie Huijben Biomedicine, Disease Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Health Policy, HIV, STI and Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Public Health Silvie Huijben is an evolutionary biologist who studies the evolutionary ecology of resistant organisms. Her aim is to optimize treatment strategies that minimize resistance evolution, with a focus on malaria.
Aimee Bucci
Amber Benedict Special Education, Literacy, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educator Professional Development
David Hondula Climate Science, Geography, Public Health, Resilience, Statistical Analysis Hondula, associate professor and member of the Urban Climate Research Center, researches the societal impacts of weather and climate, including efforts to learn how individuals experience and cope with extreme heat.
John Pierce John Pierce teaches courses in sports business (undergraduate) and product and service innovation (MBA) at ASU and is a founding partner in Player 2 Studios, an esports and gaming focused firm.
Erin Rovalo
Gillian Gile Biodiversity, Evolution, Genomics, Microbiology, Phylogenetics Gile is an evolutionary microbiologist who studies single-celled eukaryotes (protists) and symbiosis.
Ayman Almusalam
Charles Leddon Biomechanics, Movement, Motion Capture, Motor Control and Learning, Sports medicine, Athletic training
Maggie Garcia
Sophia Murphy Murphy's primary focus includes the relationship between health, nutrition, physical activity and depression.
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Tara Moran
Justin Noga Justin Noga is a writer from Akron, Ohio. His fiction can be found in Conjunctions, Witness, and elsewhere.
John Wadlund
Josie Del Housaye
Christian Hoover Hoover's research interests include structural and solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, multi-scale material characterization, materials and structural testing.