Wu's research interests also include design and development of social interventions, with special emphasis on interventions to prevent substance use and reduce health disparities among youth.

Colbern's areas of expertise is in American politics, race, immigration, social movements, policy, federalism and citizenship.

Bri uses mixed qualitative methods to better understand the social, religious, and sociopolitical experiences of immigrant communities living in the U.S. Southwest.

Ritter-Williams is an educator by vocation and habit, and researches the complex institution of higher education in the U.S. She focuses primarily on college students and has studied retention, critical thinking, and cyberbullying.

Dr. Wachter's goal is to generate applied research for local, national, and international practitioners and policy makers to alleviate the psychosocial consequences of forced migration and violence against women.

Cassandra Cotton is a family demographer whose work investigates family dynamics and kinship in sub-Saharan Africa, and romance and dating among older adults in the US.

Rodney Lacey has broad experience in learning, teaching and research in the field of organization theory, management, and strategy. His main research areas are in qualitative comparative methods and institutional theory.