Affiliated Researchers: Press

Barbara Arnold

Professor Of Practice in Energy and Mineral Engineering, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Flotation, Froth Flotation, Coal Preparation, Density (specific Gravity)

Juliet Pinto

Associate Professor, Journalism
Top research keywords: News, Coverage, Journalism, Social Construction, Latin America

Kathryn Brasier

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farm, Farmer, Stakeholder, Shale Gas, Agriculture

John Dattilo

Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Leisure Activities, Leisure, Intellectual Disability, Leisure Education, Autism Spectrum Disorder

Daniel Mallinson

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Diffusion Research, Innovation Policy, Policy, Social Conformity, Public Administration

Chris Skurka

Assistant Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Tobacco, Nicotine, Intention, Appeal, Tobacco Products

Samy Madbouly

Assistant Professor of Engineering, Plastics Engineering Technology, School of Engineering (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Polyurethanes, Dispersions, Polymers, Polymethyl Methacrylates, Shear

Vikash Gayah

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Traffic, Traffic Signals, Highway Systems, Urban Networks, Rural Roads

Jessica Myrick

Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Tanning, Social Media, VIP, Cancer, Emotion

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Wounds And Injuries

Emily Rosenman

Assistant Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Geography, Finance, Poverty, Profit, Monetary Policy

Ashley Schroeder

Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Travel, Tourism, Risk Perception, Social Media, Destination

Wilson Brown

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, Veterans, Drop-out

Samantha Powers

Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: Recreation, Pandemics, Social Capital, Staff, Public Perception

Cibin Raj

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Soil And Water Assessment Tool Model, Soil And Water Assessment Tool, Watersheds, Watershed, Water Quality

Melissa Bopp

Professor, Kinesiology
Top research keywords: Exercise, Students, Health, Travel, Faith

Jennifer Gray

Assistant Research Professor, Materials Characterization Lab
Top research keywords: Nanostructures, Epitaxial Growth, Molecules, Substrates, Quantum Dot

Suat Irmak

Department Head and Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Evapotranspiration, Maize, Irrigation, Crops, Corn

Peter Newman

Department Head, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: National Park, National Parks, Outdoor Recreation, Protected Area, Recreation

Carter Hunt

Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Tourism, Ecotourism, Resident, Nature-based Tourism, Tourism Development

Ilgin Guler

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Bus, Connected Vehicles, Traffic Signals, Car, Traffic

Bing Pan

Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Tourism, Tourist, Search Engine, Marketing, Travel

Derrick Taff

Associate Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: National Park, Protected Area, National Parks, Outdoor Recreation, Pandemics

Xianbiao Hu

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Traffic, Travel Time, Trajectories, Trajectory, Autonomous Vehicles

Xiang Gao

Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Top research keywords: Parkinson Disease, Prospective Studies, Confidence Intervals, Restless Legs Syndrome, Cohort Studies

Sridhar Komarneni

Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Microwaves, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Gels, Positive Ions, Nanocomposites

Hester Blum

Professor, English
Top research keywords: Arctic, Typee, Sailors, Whiteness, Herman Melville

Minghui Zhu

Professor, Electrical Engineering
Top research keywords: Stochastic Systems, State Estimation, Motion Planning, Unknown Inputs, Robots

Mark Klima

Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Coal, Refuse, Bituminous Coal, Slurry, Coal Preparation

Daniel Brent

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Social Comparison, Willingness To Pay, Water Use, Stormwater, Conservation Programs

Susan Perrine

Research Assistant, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Acrocephalosyndactylia, Craniofacial Dysostosis, Skull, Craniosynostoses, Mutation

Emily Pakhtigian

Assistant Professor in School of Public Policy, School of Public Policy
Top research keywords: Nepal, Household, Sanitation, River Basin, Hydropower

Robert Voigt

Professor, Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Top research keywords: Foundry, Nodular Iron, Foundries, Cast Iron, Heat Treatment

Bradley Wyble

Professor, Psychology
Top research keywords: Attentional Blink, Short-Term Memory, Memory, Color, Amnesia

Christopher Rahn

Associate Dean for Innovation, College of Engineering
Top research keywords: Fluidics, Actuators, Lithium-ion Batteries, Damping, Composite Materials

Satadru Dey

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Top research keywords: Lithium-ion Batteries, Hot Temperature, Failure Analysis, Ions, Battery Management Systems

Zuleima Karpyn

Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research; Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Rocks, Permeability, Fluids, Fluid, Oil Well Flooding

Helene Hopfer

Associate Professor, Food Science
Top research keywords: Wine, Wines, Odorants, Chocolate, Odors

Deborah Ehrenthal

Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Mothers, Pregnancy, Medicaid, Parturition, Pregnancy Outcome

Christian Pester

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Top research keywords: Brushes, Polymer Brush, Block Copolymers, Polymers, Polymerization