K. Jake Patten teaches courses within the SHS area, as well as Biostatistics and the SAMBA seminar. Patten's research focuses on natural regularities in timbre, language, memory, and the links between speech and musical speech surrogates.
Sarah is a Senior Instructional Designer at ASU, developing curriculum across CHS, the STPH, and JSOMME. She focuses on competency mapping, accreditation, and advancing health education with technology.
Kailin Kroetz is an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics whose research focuses on management decisions and policies related to natural resource use and conservation.
Hristovski received the Presidential Academic Award, presented by former U.S. President George Bush, Sr. (1991) and the Presidential Medal of Merit, presented by the president of the Republic of Macedonia (2016).
Cohen studies culture and religion. Cohen's main research interests fuse cultural, social, and personality psychology. He is interested in how religious differences function as cultural differences.
Marlene Tovar is a Graduate Teaching Associate and PhD candidate in the Writing, Rhetorics, and Literacies program. Her research focuses on second language writing and the pedagogical effects of multimodal composition.