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Jonathan Neil
Director, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Los Angeles
Research Interests
Modern and contemporary art, Architectural history, International art market, Critical writing/theory, History of photography
Faculty Experts Guide
Art
David Pagel
Professor of Art Theory and History
Research Interests
Art, Art media, Painting
Basic and Applied Psychology
Allen M. Omoto
Interim Dean, School of Educational Studies
Professor of Education & Psychology
Research Interests
Social psychology; Volunteerism and prosocial action; Environmental concerns; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; Civil engagement and civil society
Cognitive Psychology
Kathy Pezdek
Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Memory and comprehension, Visual memory, Eyewitness memory, Suggestibility of memory, Autobiographical memory
Cultural Studies
Eve Oishi
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies
Research Interests
Cultural studies, Media studies, Feminist and queer theory
Economics
Hal Nelson
Research Associate Professor
Research Interests
International political economy, Climate policy, Civic engagement, Decision making, Energy policy, Environmental politics and policies
Paul J. Zak
Professor of Economic Sciences, Psychology & Management
Director, Center for Neuroeconomics Studies
Research Interests
Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience of narratives, Neuromanagement
Education
Carl Cohn
Clinical Professor of Education
Research Interests
Education, Urban education, Education policy
David Drew
Professor of Education
Joseph B. Platt Chair in the Management of Technology
Research Interests
STEM education, Statistical analyses, Model building
William Pérez
Associate Professor of Education
Research Interests
Immigrant youth, Minority access to education, Ethnic identity and development, Academic achievement
Deborah Deutsch Smith
Professor of Special Education
Director of IRIS
Research Interests
Special education, Special education faculty, Disability policy, Learning disabilities, Cross-cultural and inclusive education
History
Janet Farrell Brodie
Professor of History
Research Interests
Cold War, War and American history, Women and gender
Joshua Goode
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and History
Chair, History Department
Research Interests
Modern Spain, 19th- and 20th-century Europe, Genocide and racial thought, Museums and commemoration, Memory
Daniel Lewis
Research Associate Professor of History
Research Interests
History of science, American history, Latin American history, Environmental history
Patrick Mason
Dean, School of Arts & Humanities
Associate Professor of Religion
Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies
Chair, Religion Department
Research Interests
Religion, Mormonism, Peace studies, American religious history
JoAnna Poblete
Associate Professor of History
Research Interests
Colonialism and empire, Migration and labor, Comparative ethnic studies,
Asian-American and Pacific Islander studies, 20th-century United States
Daniel Ramírez
Associate Professor of Religion
Research Interests
American religious history; Latin American religious history; Religion, migration, and transnationalism; Religion in borderlands; Contemporary theories of religion
Humanities
Patricia Easton
Executive Vice President and Provost
Professor of Philosophy
Research Interests
Philosophy, History of modern philosophy, Philosophy of mind, History of science
Lori Anne Ferrell
John D. and Lillian Maguire Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Chair, English Department
Director, Early Modern Studies Program
Director, Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards
Research Interests
English Renaissance and Reformation Literature; Early Modern British and European History; Reformation Studies
Joshua Goode
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and History
Chair, History Department
Research Interests
Modern Spain, 19th- and 20th-century Europe, Genocide and racial thought, Museums and commemoration, Memory
Wendy Martin
Professor of American Literature and American Studies
Research Interests
American literature and culture, American poetry, American studies, Women’s studies, Transdisciplinary studies
Patrick Mason
Dean, School of Arts & Humanities
Associate Professor of Religion
Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies
Chair, Religion Department
Research Interests
Religion, Mormonism, Peace studies, American religious history
Information Systems & Technology
Tamir Bechor
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Interests
Cybersecurity, IT leadership and management
Samir Chatterjee
Fletcher Jones Chair of Technology Design & Management
Research Interests
Design science research, Health informatics, Electronics and telecommunication engineering
Brian Hilton
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Interests
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Management Information Systems (MIS), GIS solution development, Data analytics
Yan Li
Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Technology
Research Interests
Data science, Data mining, Analytics, Semantic technologies, Databases, Data warehousing, Business intelligence, ICT4D
Lorne Olfman
Professor and Director
Center for Information Systems & Technology
Research Interests
User training, e-Learning systems, Knowledge management and organizational memory, Social technologies
Terry Ryan
Professor of Information Systems & Technology
Research Interests
Management information systems, Programming, Software development, Research methods, Statistics
Literature
Eric Bulson
Professor of English
Programs
Research Interests
James Joyce, Modernism, Critical theory, Media studies, World literature, Visual storytelling, British and Anglophone literature (1850–2000)
Lori Anne Ferrell
John D. and Lillian Maguire Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Chair, English Department
Director, Early Modern Studies Program
Director, Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards
Research Interests
English Renaissance and Reformation Literature; Early Modern British and European History; Reformation Studies
David Luis-Brown
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and English
Chair, Cultural Studies Department
Director, Africana Studies Program
Research Interests
Hemispheric Americas studies, Latino/a/x studies, Black diaspora studies, American literature and culture
Wendy Martin
Professor of American Literature and American Studies
Research Interests
American literature and culture, American poetry, American studies, Women’s studies, Transdisciplinary studies
Management
Tamir Bechor
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Interests
Cybersecurity, IT leadership and management
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
Founder, Co-Director, Quality of Life Research Center
Research Interests
Creativity and innovation, Flow
Jenny Darroch
Henry Y. Hwang Dean, Drucker School of Management
Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Marketing
Research Interests
[Marketing] strategy, Innovation and entrepreneurship, Brand management, Knowledge management, Consumer behavior
Jeremy Hunter
Associate Professor of Practice
Founding Director, Executive Mind Leadership Institute
Research Interests
Mindfulness, Self-management, Executive mind
Bernie Jaworski
Peter F. Drucker Chair in Management and the Liberal Arts
Research Interests
Client Management, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Strategy
Jonathan Neil
Director, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Los Angeles
Research Interests
Modern and contemporary art, Architectural history, International art market, Critical writing/theory, History of photography
Jay Prag
Clinical Associate Professor
Research Interests
Corporate finance, Investments, Economics of strategy, Macroeconomics, Nonprofits, Corporate culture
Paul J. Zak
Professor of Economic Sciences, Psychology & Management
Director, Center for Neuroeconomics Studies
Research Interests
Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience of narratives, Neuromanagement
Laura Zucker
Executive Director, L.A. County Arts Commission
Senior Fellow, Arts Management Program
Research Interests
Arts management, Nonprofits
Mathematics
Allon Percus
Professor of Mathematics
Research Interests
Discrete optimization; Network models; Statistical physics; Random combinatorial structures
Media Studies
Joshua Goode
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and History
Chair, History Department
Research Interests
Modern Spain, 19th- and 20th-century Europe, Genocide and racial thought, Museums and commemoration, Memory
David Luis-Brown
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies and English
Chair, Cultural Studies Department
Director, Africana Studies Program
Research Interests
Hemispheric Americas studies, Latino/a/x studies, Black diaspora studies, American literature and culture
Philosophy
Patricia Easton
Executive Vice President and Provost
Professor of Philosophy
Research Interests
Philosophy, History of modern philosophy, Philosophy of mind, History of science
Poetry
Lori Anne Ferrell
John D. and Lillian Maguire Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Chair, English Department
Director, Early Modern Studies Program
Director, Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards
Research Interests
English Renaissance and Reformation Literature; Early Modern British and European History; Reformation Studies
Politics and Government
Heather E. Campbell
Professor & Chair, Department of Politics & Government
Field Chair, Public Policy
Research Interests
Environmental policy, Public policy, Water policy, Racial profiling, Housing, K–12 education, Student evaluations of teaching, Public utility regulation
Hal Nelson
Research Associate Professor
Research Interests
International political economy, Climate policy, Civic engagement, Decision making, Energy policy, Environmental politics and policies
Jean Reith Schroedel
Professor of Political Science
Field Chair, American Politics
Research Interests
Native American voting rights, American political development, women and politics, religion and politics, and congressional policy-making
Positive Psychology
Stewart I. Donaldson
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center
Professor of Psychology and Community & Global Health
Research Interests
Positive organizational psychology, theory-driven evaluation, organizational and career development, health and well-being
Psychology
William Crano
Oskamp Chair, Distinguished Professorship in Psychology
Research Interests
Social influence; Effects of persuasive information on drug addiction and HIV/AIDS; Minority and majority relationships to health information;
Children and adolescent relationship to health information
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management
Founder, Co-Director, Quality of Life Research Center
Research Interests
Creativity and innovation, Flow
Stewart I. Donaldson
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center
Professor of Psychology and Community & Global Health
Research Interests
Positive organizational psychology, theory-driven evaluation, organizational and career development, health and well-being
Allen M. Omoto
Interim Dean, School of Educational Studies
Professor of Education & Psychology
Research Interests
Social psychology; Volunteerism and prosocial action; Environmental concerns; Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; Civil engagement and civil society
Kathy Pezdek
Professor of Psychology
Research Interests
Memory and comprehension, Visual memory, Eyewitness memory, Suggestibility of memory, Autobiographical memory
Paul J. Zak
Professor of Economic Sciences, Psychology & Management
Director, Center for Neuroeconomics Studies
Research Interests
Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience of narratives, Neuromanagement
Public Health
Stewart I. Donaldson
Executive Director, Claremont Evaluation Center
Professor of Psychology and Community & Global Health
Research Interests
Positive organizational psychology, theory-driven evaluation, organizational and career development, health and well-being
C. Anderson Johnson
Professor
Founding Dean, School of Community & Global Health
Research Interests
Transnational prevention of tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse, HIV-AIDS, and obesity; Community-based substance abuse prevention; Social and environmental influences on health; Community and mass media approaches to health
Religion
Ruqayya Y. Khan
Associate Professor of Religion
Malas Chair of Islamic Studies
Research Interests
The Qur'an, Arabic literatures, Progressive Islamic theologies, Women in Islam, Islam and environmental ethics, Islam and the digital age
Patrick Mason
Dean, School of Arts & Humanities
Associate Professor of Religion
Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies
Chair, Religion Department
Research Interests
Religion, Mormonism, Peace studies, American religious history
Daniel Ramírez
Associate Professor of Religion
Research Interests
American religious history; Latin American religious history; Religion, migration, and transnationalism; Religion in borderlands; Contemporary theories of religion
Tammi J. Schneider
Professor of Religion
Research Interests
Ancient Near Eastern history, literature, archaeology, and religion;
Women in the Hebrew Bible
Teacher Education
DeLacy Ganley
Professor of Education
Director, Teacher Education Department
Research Interests
Culturally relevant education; Resiliency and achievement of marginalized populations; Intersection of families, community, and school; Language acquisition; Social capital theory; Systems theory
Women and Gender Studies
Ruqayya Y. Khan
Associate Professor of Religion
Malas Chair of Islamic Studies
Research Interests
The Qur'an, Arabic literatures, Progressive Islamic theologies, Women in Islam, Islam and environmental ethics, Islam and the digital age
Eve Oishi
Associate Professor of Cultural Studies
Research Interests
Cultural studies, Media studies, Feminist and queer theory
Linda Perkins
Associate University Professor
Director, Applied Women’s Studies
Research Interests
Women and African-American higher education
Jean Reith Schroedel
Professor of Political Science
Field Chair, American Politics
Research Interests
Native American voting rights, American political development, women and politics, religion and politics, and congressional policy-making