Affiliated Researchers: Education

Nathan Brown

Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering
Top research keywords: Early Design Phases, Design Space, Early Stage, Architectural Design, Structural Performance

Jiawei Gong

Top research keywords: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Composite Material, Perovskite Solar Cell, Density

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, College Students, Sexual Assault, Peritraumatic Dissociation

Mónica Medina

Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Coral, Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Microbiome, Reef-building Corals

Theodore R. Alter

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Theropithecus, Vitamin D, Ultraviolet Rays

Jeffrey Hyde

Director of Extension and Associate Dean, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Dairy Farm, Maize, Wine, Pennsylvania, Cow

Tonya Peeples

Harold and Inge Marcus Dean, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Bioconversion, Aqueous Two-phase System, Engineering Students, Methanocaldococcus Jannaschii, Extremophiles

Ivy Asuo

Peter Buck

Director of Education, Penn State Sustainability

Kelsey Fredericks

Undergraduate Researcher

Beth King

Brad Kunsman

Water Resources Extension Educator

Melanie Miller Foster

Belén Noroña

Assistant Professor of Geography

Mark Ortiz

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

Kaitlyn Spangler

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Erin Trouba

Extension Educator

Jiaxing Wu

Graduate Student, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Jeremy Harper

Education Program Associate, Department of Biology
Top research keywords: Drinking Water, Rivers, Impurities, Vernal Pools, Wastewater

Justine Lindemann

Assistant Professor of Community Development and Resilience, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Entrepreneurialism, Green Space, Place-making, Cleveland, Ohio

Suzanna Windon

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic, Ohio, Brainstorming, Mindfulness, Farmers With Disabilities

Martina Vecchi

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Lab Experiment, Local Food, Food Choice, Socioeconomic Status

Matthew Royer

Associate Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Chesapeake Bay, Watersheds, Decision Making, Temporal Inequalities, Watershed Management

Ruohao Zhang

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

R. Allen Kimel

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

Robert D. Weaver

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Innovation Capacity, Pesticides, Relationship Quality, Markets, Price

Sai Kakuturu

Associate Professor, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Deicing Salt, Earth Dam, Infiltration Rate, Sodium Chloride, Self-healing

John Hellmann

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Fibers, Sapphire, Fiber, Composite Materials, Float Glass

James Shortle

Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Nonpoint Pollution, Water Quality, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Pollution Control, Cost

Benay Gürsoy Toykoç

Assistant Professor, Architecture
Top research keywords: Mycelium-based Composites, Mycelium, Shape Change, Three Dimensional Printing, 3D Printing

Douglas Wrenn

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Subdivision Development, Residential Subdivisions, Pennsylvania, Shale Gas Development, Residential Development

Kristina Brant

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Medications For Opioid Use Disorder, Criminal Legal, Opioid Use Disorder, Adaptation, Social Networks

Edward C. Jaenicke

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Private Label, United States, Organic Food, Household Level, Food Waste

Ryan Thombs

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Carbon Dioxide, United States, Income Inequality, CO2 Emissions, Economic Growth

Daniel Brent

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Willingness To Pay, Social Comparison, Traffic Congestion, Water Cost

Stephan J. Goetz

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

Yvette Richardson

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Top research keywords: Tornado, Storm, Supercell, Supercells, Thunderstorm

Karen Fisher-Vanden

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: China, Integrated Assessment Model, Climate Change Impacts, Energy Intensity, Carbon Tax

Brian Thiede

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Population Censuses, United States, Climate Change Impacts