New Faculty at West Lafayette - Purdue University



New Faculty at West LafayetteThese brief profiles of new members of the faculty and teaching staff at Purdue's West Lafayette campus for fall 2018 are meant to serve as an introduction and welcome. The Office of the Provost invited incoming teachers to provide this information. The 90 responses are arranged by college/school.AGRICULTURE Christian CruzAssistant professorBotany and Plant Pathologycd-cruz@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Epidemiology and plant disease managementResearch interests: Collaboration with a multidisciplinary group of scientists at Purdue University working at the intersection of crop biosecurity, quantitative epidemiology, engineering, computational biology, crop physiology, remote sensing, machine learning, image processing and sensor-based technologyNathan DeLayAssistant professorAgricultural Economicsndelay@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Agricultural marketing, agricultural policyResearch interests: Digital agriculture, big data in agriculture, agricultural policyBetty FengAssistant professorFood Scienceyhfeng@purdue.eduTeaching interests: No teaching appointmentResearch interests: Food safetySarah LaRoseAssistant professorAgricultural Sciences Education and Communicationslarose@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Teaching methods, program management, teaching in laboratory settingsResearch interests: Career development, teacher recruitment and retention, sustainable agriculture educationMeilin MaAssistant professorAgricultural Economicsmameilin@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Agricultural economics and industrial organizationResearch interests: Agricultural economics, development economics, and industrial organizationLavanya ReddivariAssistant professorFood Sciencelreddiva@purdue.eduTeaching interests: undergraduate and graduateResearch interests: Whole foods and human healthCarson ReelingAssistant professorAgricultural Economicscreeling@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Environmental economics, water policyResearch interests: Nonpoint source pollution control, policy design, nonmarket valuationDarcy TelenkoAssistant professor/Extension field crop pathologistBotany and Plant Pathologydtelenko@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Plant pathologyResearch interests: Field crop diseasesAaron ThompsonAssistant professorHorticulture and Landscape Architectureawthomps@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Sustainable community development, social-ecological research, and GIS/geodesignResearch interests: Human dimensions of landscape preservation and stewardship, land use planning, and watershed managementMohit VermaAssistant professorAgricultural and Biological Engineeringmsverma@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Physical chemistry, microbiome, biosensorsResearch interests: Microbiome, nanotechnology, biosensors, soft robotsEDUCATIONAmanda CaseAssistant professorEducational Studiesamandacase@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Counseling theories/techniques, multicultural/social influences on well-being and outcomesResearch interests: Educational access for lower-income youthHua-Hua ChangProfessor/Charles Hicks Chair of Educational Assessment and EvaluationEducational Studieschang606@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Measurement and educational statisticsResearch interests: PsychometricsChristine Kiracofe (Rienstra-Kiracofe)Associate professorEducational Studiesckiracofe@purdue.eduTeaching interests: K-12 and higher education law, finance, and policyResearch interests: K-12 school funding litigation, First Amendment rights in public schools, special education lawAdrie KoehlerAssistant professorCurriculum and Instructionakoehler@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Learning design and technology, preparing pre-service teachers, developing effective instructionResearch interests: Considering instructional methods that utilize emerging technologies and facilitating case-based instructionRon MartellaProfessorEducational Studiesrcmartella@purdue.eduLisa SnodgrassAssistant professorEducational Studieslsnodgra@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Educational leadership, policy, community engagementResearch interests: Transformational leadership, higher education cultural ecosystemsENGINEERINGSumeet GuptaAssistant professorElectrical and Computer Engineeringguptask@purdue.eduTeaching interests: VLSIResearch interests: Low power device-circuit co-designCharles (Greg) JensenProfessor/director, senior designMechanical Engineeringjensen23@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Mechanical design, senior designResearch interests: Collaborative designDavin PierceyAssistant professorMaterials Engineering / Mechanical Engineeringdpiercey@purdue.eduTeaching interests: ExplosivesResearch interests: ExplosivesDavid WarsingerAssistant professorMechanical Engineeringdwarsing@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Heat transfer, thermofluidsResearch interests: Energy water nexus, membrane science, nanomaterials, disinfection, thermofluidsYunlin XuAssistant professorNuclear Engineeringyunlin@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Nuclear reactor physics and numerical methodResearch interests: Nuclear reactor simulation, multiphysics couplingHEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCESKaren AtchesonClinical Faculty-PSONNursingkatcheso@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Nursing skills and patient interactionResearch interests: Cultural competenceLaura BowersAssistant professorNutrition Sciencebowers53@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Nutrition and cancer, nutrition through the life cycleResearch interests: The molecular mechanisms linking obesity with increased risk and progression of breast and colon cancerYu-Chin ChiuAssistant professorPsychological Sciencesyuchinchiu@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Cognitive psychologyResearch interests: Attention and memoryQinglan DingAssistant professorNursingQinglanDing@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Adult and gerontology advanced nursing clinical coursesResearch interests: Cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes researchCezanne EliasClinical assistant professorHuman Development and Family Studieschaas@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Human sexuality, applied teaching, online education, career developmentResearch interests: Health communicationZachary HassAssistant professorNursing / Industrial Engineeringzhass@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Statistical MethodsResearch interests: Program evaluation and health outcomes for older adultsDaniel HiraiAssistant professorHealth and Kinesiologydhirai@purdue.eduTeaching interests: PhysiologyResearch interests: PhysiologyErin IrwinClinical assistant professorNursingirwin14@purdue.eduShih-Chun KaoAssistant professorHealth and Kinesiologykao28@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Sport and exercise psychologyResearch interests: Physical activity and cognitive healthMonica KastingAssistant professorHealth and Kinesiologymlkastin@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Epidemiology, public healthResearch interests: Cancer prevention and controlFranki KungAssistant professorPsychological Sciencesfrankikung@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Culture, motivation, conflict resolutionResearch interests: Culture, diversity, goals, feedback, negotiation and conflict resolutionSa LiuAssistant professorHealth Sciencessaliu@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Human exposure sciencesResearch interests: Exposure assessment and biomarkersMarian LiuAssistant professorNursingmarianliu@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Psychology, nursing, elder abuseResearch interests: Elder abuse, exploitation, neglect; adult protective servicesAnn LoomisClinical assistant professorNursingloomis0@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Fundamentals and assessmentResearch interests: Simulation and debriefingChenell LoudermillClinical professor/director of clinical education for speech-language pathologySpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciencescloudermill@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Child language/literacy, clinical management of speech pathology servicesResearch interests: Language-based reading difficulties, autism spectrum disorders, clinical educationJessica LougheedAssistant professorHuman Development and Family Studiesjlougheed@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Family processes, research methodsResearch interests: Adolescent development, family emotion dynamics, emotion regulation, depression and anxiety symptomsSue ModlinClinical assistant professorNursingmodlins@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Clickers, better use of BBL, group learning, social media, and active learningResearch interests: Scholarship of teaching and learning, how engaged learning improves retention use of mind mapsQianqi (Chelsea) SongAssistant professorPsychological Sciencesqcsong@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Undergraduate and graduate-level courses related to research methods, I/O psychology/HR, and personality/individual differencesResearch interests: Enhancing diversity in the workplace, vocational interests/person-environment fit, research methodsHONORS COLLEGEKatherine JarrielClinical assistant professorHonors Collegekjarriel@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Human-environment interaction, archaeology, human materialityResearch interests: Aegean prehistory, GIS, landscape archaeologyLIBERAL ARTSRisa CromerAssistant professorAnthropologyrisacromer@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Gender, medical anthropology, science and technology studies, United States, religionResearch interests: Reproductive medicine, technologies, economies, politics in the United StatesJennifer HoeweAssistant professorBrian Lamb School of Communicationjhoewe@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Media psychology, political communication, stereotypes and identity, journalism, quantitative methods and data analysisResearch interests: Media psychology, political communication, stereotypes and identity, journalism, quantitative methodsDavid McElhattanAssistant professorSociologydmcelhat@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Sociology of law, criminologyResearch interests: Punishment and social controlHolly OkonkwoAssistant professorAnthropologyhokonkwo@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Science and technology studies, cultural anthropology, language and cultureResearch interests: Postcolonial and feminist science studies, gender, educationBrett SherrickAssistant professorBrian Lamb School of Communicationbsherrick@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Media, mass communication, video gamesResearch interests: Video games, media psychology, media industryHwanseok SongAssistant professorCommunicationsong573@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Risk communicationResearch interests: Risk communicationSwati SrivastavaAssistant professorPolitical Sciencesrivas70@purdue.eduTeaching interests: International relations, global governanceResearch interests: Global public-private relations, corporate power and responsibilityLogan StrotherAssistant professorPolitical Sciencelstrothe@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Law, public policyResearch interests: Supreme Court, policymaking, environmental politicsRobin StrykerProfessorSociologyrstryker@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Theory, methods, law and society, political sociology, inequalityResearch interests: Law, politics and inequality; political incivility and political polarizationGiancarlo ViscontiAssistant professorPolitical Sciencegviscont@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Quantitative methods, comparative politicsResearch interests: Quantitative methods, comparative politicsDiana ZulliAssistant professorBrian Lamb School of Communicationdzulli@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Political communication, public relationsResearch interests: Political communication, public relationsLIBRARIESDanielle WalkerAssistant professor/agricultural sciences information specialistLibrariesdhowellw@purdue.eduMANAGEMENTHeejung ByunAssistant professorManagementbyun21@purdue.eduDiana ChoiAssistant professorManagementchoi585@purdue.eduTeaching interests: AccountingResearch interests: AccountingGuofang HuangAssistant professorManagement (Marketing)huan1259@purdue.eduTeaching interests: MarketingResearch interests: Marketing and economicsKevin KoharkiAssociate professorManagementkkoharki@purdue.eduTeaching interests: AccountingResearch interests: AccountingYixuan LiAssistant professorManagement (Organizational Behavior and Human Resources)yixuanli@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Organizational behavior, human resource managementResearch interests: Innovation, work teams, workplace diversityDoug PruimClinical assistant professorManagementdpruim@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Presentation skills, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics and decision-makingResearch interests: The dynamics and impact of humor and playShai VardiAssistant professorManagement (Management Information Systems)svardi@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Game theoryResearch interests: Game theoryYang WangClinical assistant professorManagementyangwang@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Data scienceResearch interests: Social media and networkZhiwei ZhuClinical assistant professorManagementzhu816@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Graduate and undergraduateResearch interests: Big data, quantitative analytics, financial services and AI applicationsPOLYTECHNICLisa BosmanAssistant professorTechnology Leadership and Innovationlbosman@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Transdisciplinary studiesResearch interests: STEM educationYunfeng ChenAssistant professorConstruction Management Technologychen428@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Construction financeResearch interests: Human factor, construction/transportation safetyRashmi DeodeshmukhAssistant professorEngineering Technologyrdeodesh@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Electrical engineering technology, digital systems, analog electronics and systems, industrial controls, instrumentation and data acquisition, sensors, robotics, electrical circuits, electro-optics, power electronicsResearch interests: Sensors, industrial controls, robotics, electro-opticsJorge Dorribo CambaAssociate professorComputer Graphics Technologyjdorribo@purdue.eduResearch interests: Computer-aided design, visualization, human computer interactionYi GaoAssociate professorAviation and Transportation Technologyyigao@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Aviation managementResearch interests: Aviation managementJoseph HupyAssociate professorAviation and Transportation Technologyjhupy@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Unmanned aerial systemsResearch interests: Geospatial data collection/analysisDominic KaoAssistant professorComputer and Information Technologykaod@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Digital games, educational technology, programmingResearch interests: Digital games, human-computer interaction, virtual realityUmit KarabiyikAssistant professorComputer and Information Technologyumit@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Digital forensics, mobile forensics, cybersecurity, network and computer securityResearch interests: Digital forensics, cybersecurity, user and data privacy, machine learning and deep learningTom LucasAssistant professorEngineering Technology (New Albany)lucas113@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Digital logic and intelligent systemsResearch interests: Pathways to success in higher educationFlavio MendoncaAssistant professorAviation and Transportation Technologyfmendonc@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Human factors, safety management systems, aviation safetyResearch interests: Safety management of wildlife hazards, human factors in aviationChristos MousasAssistant professorComputer Graphics Technologycmousas@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Computer graphics, computer animation, computer games, virtual realityResearch interests: Computer graphics, computer animation, computer games, virtual realityRobert NawrockiAssistant professorEngineering Technologyrobertnawrocki@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Electrical engineeringResearch interests: Organic electronics, neuromorphicsAbdul SalamAssistant professorComputer and Information Technologysalama@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Computer networking, wireless communicationsResearch interests: Internet of Underground Things in smart agriculture, wireless underground communications, antennas and electromagnetic wave propagation in stratified mediumJoseph SobieralskiAssistant professorAviation and Transportation Technologysobieral@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Aviation economics and financeResearch interests: Labor issues in aviation, public policy and aviationAnthony SparklingAssistant professorConstruction Management Technologyasparkli@purdue.eduTeaching interests: My desire to help students acquire knowledge, gain understanding, and learn its application to a situation, task, or problem. My desire is to be engaged in Mechanical, Electrical, and Research Methods coursework while also mentoring and inspiring students to reach their full potential.Research interests: The discontinuity occurring within interorganizational project teams in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Certain contracting practices and strategies serve as behavioral feedback mechanisms which are often overlooked. Thus, my research interests are teams, organizations, contract governance, organizational processes and project/team performance.Wenhai SunAssistant professorComputer and Information Technologywhsun@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Cybersecurity-related coursesResearch interests: Security and privacy in networked information systems and cyber-physical systems.SCIENCEAbram AxelrodAssistant professorChemistryaaxelro@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Organic chemistryResearch interests: Organic and biological chemistryGiovanna CarpiAssistant professorBiological Sciencesgcarpi@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, molecular ecology, medical and veterinary entomologyResearch interests: My research occurs at the interface of genomics, microbiology and ecology as applied to the study of vector-borne disease transmission dynamics.Pedro FonsecaAssistant professorComputer Sciencepfonseca@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Operating systems, distributed systems, reliable systemsResearch interests: Operating systems, distributed systems, reliable systemsIsaac HarrisAssistant professorMathematicsharri814@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Differential equationsResearch interests: Inverse problems and PDEsElizabeth ParkinsonAssistant professorChemistryeparkins@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Organic chemistryResearch interests: Chemical biology/medicinal chemistryJonathan Rienstra-KiracofeAssociate professorChemistryJonRK@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Undergraduate chemistryResearch interests: Chemical educationGudrun SchmidtAssociate professorChemistrygudrun@purdue.eduTeaching interests: General chemistryResearch interests: Green chemistryDouglas SchmittProfessorEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciencesschmitt@purdue.eduTeaching interests: GeophysicsResearch interests: GeophysicsYexiang XueAssistant professorComputer Scienceyexiang@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational sustainabilityResearch interests: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational sustainabilityMing YinAssistant professorComputer Sciencemingyin@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Computer scienceResearch interests: Crowdsourcing and social computingYing ZhuAssistant professorStatistics; Computer Scienceyingzhu@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Statistics foundations of machine learning, econometrics, data scienceResearch interests: Statistics foundations of machine learning, econometrics, data scienceVETERINARY MEDICINEKari EkenstedtAssistant professorBasic Medical Scienceskje0003@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Gross anatomyResearch interests: Canine and feline geneticsSuma RaoClinical assistant professorVeterinary Clinical Sciencesrao103@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Clinical general practice, dentistry, business managementRebecca WilkesAssistant professorComparative Pathobiologyrwilkes@purdue.eduTeaching interests: Molecular diagnosticsResearch interests: Animal viruses ................
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