University of Central Arkansas

Lin Zhang

Assistant Professor

• Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
• Machine Learning Applications
• Advanced Neural Network Applications
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

M. Emre Celebi

Professor and Chair

• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Machine Learning Applications
• Dermatology and Skin Diseases
• AI in cancer detection
• Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

D. Mosher

Professor (on leave)

• Geological and Geochemical Analysis
• Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
• Marine Geology and Geophysics
• Arctic Oceanography
• Sedimentology

J. Talbot

Research Director

• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
• Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Vincent Price

• Race, History, and American Society
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
• Higher Education Research Studies
• Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
• Media Studies and Communication

Kenneth W. Miller

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

• High Energy Physics Network Requirements
• Fusion Energy Sciences Network Requirements
• Biological and Environmental Research Network Requirements
• Health Sciences Research and Education
• Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

Vamsi Paruchuri

• Phase Field Modeling
• Materials Science Research
• Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
• Network Security and Intrusion Detection
• Semiconductor materials and devices

Louis S. Nadelson

Assistant Professor

• Medical Education
• Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
• Higher Education Research Studies
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

J.P. Maxwell

• Advanced Neural Network Applications
• Machine Learning Applications
• Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
• Topic Modeling

Bernard Chen

• Radiology practices and education
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
• Materials Science Research
• Machine Learning Applications
• Physical Activity and Health

David W. Kim

Visiting Scholar (Associate Professor)

• Astronautical Religion
• Space Exploration Psychology
• Vaccine Hesitancy
• Sociology of Religion
• Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

Clara Díaz

Senior Researcher

• Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Amy Baldwin

• Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
• Metagenomics
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Public Health Research
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Matthew Morgan

• Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
• Gut microbiota and health
• Health Policy Implementation Science
• Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
• Medical Case Studies

Stephen A. O’Connell

Professor and Chair

• Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
• Economic Evaluations
• Health disparities and outcomes
• Environmental Science Research
• Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Joanna Warren

• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
• Microbial infections and disease research

Ling Zhang

• Hydrodynamics and Watershed Management Studies
• Phytoremediation for Antibiotics Removal
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Tamara S. Haselkorn

• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Symbiosis Research
• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Yu Sun

Assistant Professor

• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Advanced Neural Network Applications
• Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
• Machine Learning Applications
• Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Hanxin Lu

• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Health Disparities and Outcomes
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Public Health Research

Halvor M. Halvorson

• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
• Plant and animal studies

Charlotte Yates

Associate Professor

• Health Sciences Research and Education
• Medical Education
• Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
• Anesthesia and Pain Management
• Child and Adolescent Health

Alexander Chen

Professor

• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Materials Science Research
• Retinal Diseases and Treatments
• Machine Learning Applications
• Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

S. Shanmuga Sundara Raj

Assistant Professor

• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• Machine Learning Applications
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Computational Biology
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Michael Gallagher

Lecturer

• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Health Sciences Research and Education
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Kate Williams

• Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
• Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
• Health Sciences Research and Education

Richard D. Noyes

Associate Professor

• Parthenogenesis in Plants
• Plant Reproduction and Genetics
• Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Remote Sensing in Agriculture

William D. Bandy

• Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
• Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
• Sports Performance and Training
• Physical Activity and Health
• Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

David E. Dussourd

• Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Herbivory
• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Ahmad Yar Qamar

Lecturer

• Reproductive Biology and Fertility
• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Mesenchymal stem cell research

Thomas Lowder

Assistant Professor

• Physical Activity and Health
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
• Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
• Health and Medical Research Impacts

Erin Shaw

• Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
• Education Systems and Policy
• Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
• LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Weijiu Liu

• Control Systems Engineering
• Nonlinear Control Systems
• Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
• Physiological Systems Modeling
• Bio-inspired Control Systems

Matthew E. Gifford

Assistant Professor

• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Species Distribution and Climate Change
• Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Diet and metabolism studies

J. Donald Bowen

• Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
• Behavioral Health and Interventions
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Healthcare Policy and Management
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Kathleen Armstrong

Graduate Student

• Health and Medical Research Impacts
• Healthcare Policy and Management
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
• Social and Intergroup Psychology
• Health disparities and outcomes

Joe Thomas

Editor in Chief

• Public Health Research
• Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Health disparities and outcomes

Matteo Fiorini

Research fellow

Yaqian He

• Environmental Monitoring
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Health disparities and outcomes
• Land Cover and Land Use Mapping
• Air Quality and Health Impacts

Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are

Femina P. Varghese

• Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
• Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
• Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
• Public Health Research

M. Douglas Voss

• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
• Health and Medical Research Impacts
• Healthcare Policy and Management
• Research Methods and Analysis

Jihoon Jhang

Assistant Professor

• Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
• Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Misinformation and Its Impacts
• Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Horst Lange

• Nonlinear Singular Equations
• Mathematical Physics
• Hermeneutics
• Secularism Studies
• Schrödinger Equations

C. P. Seager

• Higher Education Research Studies
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
• Mental Health Research Topics

Michael B. Hargis

• Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Social and Intergroup Psychology
• Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Melissa Allen

Assistant Professor

• Physical Activity and Health
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Ali Bakhshi

• Seismic Hazard Assessment
• Structural Engineering
• Advanced Neural Network Applications
• Smart Contract Security
• Vehicle-Bridge Interaction

David S. Wilcox

• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Diet and Metabolism Studies
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Phillip Bailey

• Higher Education Research Studies
• Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
• Migration and Labor Dynamics
• Racial and Ethnic Identity Research