Affiliated Researchers: COVID-19 Pandemic

Brian King

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: South Africa, AIDS/HIV, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Diseases

Louisa Holmes

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Older Adults, Young Adults, Narcotic Drugs, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco

Michael Mashtare

Assistant Professor in BioRenewable Systems, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, 17-estradiol, Pennsylvania, Cotton Gin Waste, Biochar

Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi

Vice Chancellor for Research and Outreach, Penn State Harrisburg
Top research keywords: Transport, Autonomous Vehicles, Construction Industry, Construction Projects, Construction Workers

Ruohao Zhang

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: COVID-19 Mortality, Mortality, Vaccination Record, COVID-19, Economic Impact Payments

Stephan J. Goetz

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, U.S. Counties, Rural Areas, County Level, Economic Growth

Jessica Myrick

Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Celebrity, Information Seeking, Social Media, Skin Cancer, COVID-19 Pandemic

Suzanna Windon

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Ohio, Brainstorming, Mindfulness, Farmers With Disabilities, LIFE Programme

John Dattilo

Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Leisure Activity, Leisure, Leisure Education, Social Support, Intellectual Disability

Justin Silverman

Assistant Professor in Data Sciences, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiota, Microbiome, Microflora, Intestine Flora, Human Gut Microbiota

Ottar Bjornstad

Distinguished Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Population Dynamics, Density Dependence, Vaccination, Measles, Spatial Synchrony

Katriona Shea

Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Carduus Nutans, Seeds, Thistle, Life History, Pollinator

Nikhil Menon

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Automated Vehicle, Statistical Analysis, Transportation Network, Transport, COVID-19 Pandemic

Samantha Powers

Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: Local Parks, Campus Recreation, Local Recreation, Recreation Services, University Students

R. Allen Kimel

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Top research keywords: Azides, Yttrium Oxide, Photosystem II, Stabilized Zirconia, Zirconia

Zhongyi Yuan

Associate Professor, Risk Management
Top research keywords: Tail Probability, Asymptotics, Finite-time Ruin Probability, Ruin Probability, Financial Risk

Jonathan Marks

Professor, Philosophy
Top research keywords: Nutrition Policy, Law, Corporate Influence, Public Health, Advocacy

Kristin Sznajder

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: China, Structural Equation Analysis, Prospective Cohort Study, COVID-19, Resilience

Juliet Pinto

Associate Professor, Journalism
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Journalism, Latin America (LATAM), Latin America, Environmental Issue

Prasenjit Mitra

Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Search Engines, Digital Libraries, Metadata, Semantics, Classifiers

Deborah Ehrenthal

Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Wisconsin, Medicaid, Confidence Interval, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, United States

Shirley Clark

Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Pollutants, Stormwater Runoff, Infiltration, Stormwater Treatment

Scott Richardson

Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Atmospherics, Carbon Dioxide, Indianapolis, Methane

Derrick Taff

Associate Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Protected Areas, Visitor Experience, Park Area, Leave No Trace, Outdoor Recreation

Mary K. Shenk

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Wealth, Kinship, Bangladesh, India, Evolution

Robin Guanghua Qiu

Professor, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Gas Fuel Manufacture, Production Line, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Shop Floor, Information Systems

Tom Richard

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Manures, Composting, Manure, Compost, Composts

Matthew Jones

Research Assistant, Biology
Top research keywords: Aedes Aegypti, Wolbachia, Infectious Agent, West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus

Natasha Miles

Associate Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Top research keywords: Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Atmospherics, Indianapolis, Methane

Jennifer Kraschnewski

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Obesity, Health Systems, Patient-centered, Health System

Somayeh Asadi

Associate Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Energy Utilization, Scheduling, Renewable Energy Resources, Hot Temperature, Asphalt Pavements

Ying-Ling Jao

Associate Professor, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Top research keywords: People With Dementia, Dementia, Nursing Home, Apathy, Systematic Review

Andrew Read

Senior Vice President for Research, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research
Top research keywords: Plasmodium, Plasmodium Chabaudi, Infectious Agent, Malaria Parasite, Virulence

Cynthia J. Whitener

Professor, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Heart Surgery, Mycobacterium Chimaera

George Milner

Distinguished Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skeleton, Cemetery, Dental Calculus, Death, River

Heather Preisendanz

Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Agricultural Fields, Estrogen, Emerging Contaminants, Water Quality

Guido Cervone

Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Atmospherics, Remote Sensing, Analog Ensemble, Machine Learning, Earthquake

Ashkan Negahban

Associate Professor of Engineering Management, Engineering Division (Great Valley)
Top research keywords: Simulated Environment, Simulation-based Learning, Agent-based Simulation, Decision-Making, Simulation Model

Sarah Kawasaki

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Top research keywords: Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Abuse, Buprenorphine, Buprenorphine Treatment, United States

Troy Sutton

Associate Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Top research keywords: Virus, Influenza Virus, Influenza, Mustela Putorius Furo, Ferret