Featured Faculty 2019
These are the researchers we selected to feature for the beginning of the 2019-2020 academic year. They were chosen for the breadth of scholarship they represent, as communicated from their VIVO profile. If you have any questions about VIVO or these profiles, please contact Jeremy Kenyon.
A Note on Selections: The featured faculty will change over the course of the year. If you would like to be featured, or you have a suggestion for us, please send an email to Devin Becker.

Ahmed Abdel-Rahim
Professor
Civil Engineering
Recent Article
Effects of Longitudinal Pavements Edgeline Condition on Driver Lane Deviation
Accidents Analysis and Prevention

Romuald K Afatchao
Associate Director, Martin Institute
International Studies Program
Recent Article
Public Attitudes and Perceptions of Air Quality and Bluegrass Seed Residue Burning in Northern Idaho

Jim Alves-Foss
Professor
Computer Science
Recent Article
Analysis of Web Browser Security Configuration Options
Transactions on Internet and Information Systems

Julie Amador
Associate Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Recent Article
Lesson Planimation: Prospective Elementary Teachers' Interactions with Mathematics Curricula
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Jason W Barnes
Associate Professor
Physics
Recent Article
Dragonfly: A Rotorcraft Lander Concept for Scientific Exploration at Titan
Technical Digest

Luigi Boschetti
Professor
Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Recent Article
Global Patterns of Interannual Climate-fire Relationships
Global Change Biology

Linda Chen
Assistant Professor
Accounting
Recent Article
The Effects of Board Gender Diversity on a Firm's Risk Strategies
Accounting and Finance

Joseph C Dalton
Professor
Animal and Veterinary Science
Recent Article
Validation of 46 Loci Associated with Female Fertility Traits in Cattle
BMC Genomics

Cate Egan
Assistant Professor
Movement Science
Recent Article
Operationally Conceptualizing Physical Literacy: Results of a Delphi Study
Human Kinetics Journals

Chao Fan
Assistant Professor
Geography
Recent Article
Land Use and Socio-economic Determinants of Urban Forest Structure and Diversity
Landscape and Urban Planning

Matthew Fox-Amato
Assistant Professor
History
Recent Book
Slavery, Photography and the Birth of Modern Visual Politics in America
Oxford University Press

Daolin Fu
Assistant Professor
Plant Science
Recent Article
The Anther-specific CYP704B is Potentially Responsible for MSG26 male Sterility in Barley
Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Luke J Harmon
Professor
Biological Sciences
Recent Article
Macroevolutionary Diversification Rates Show Time Dependency
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)

Omi Hodwitz
Assistant Professor
Sociology & Anthropology
Recent Article
NGO Intervention in Jihadist Conflicts: A Closer Look at Afghanistan and Somalia
Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression

Graham Hubbs
Associate Professor
Politics & Philosophy
Recent Article
Anscombe on How St. Peter Intentionally did what He Intended Not to Do
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly


Jason Kelley
Assistant Professor
Soil & Water Systems
Recent Article
Using Neural Networks to Estimate Site-Specific Crop Evapotranspiration with Low-Cost Sensors
Agronomy

Jennifer Ladino
Associate Professor
English
Recent Book
Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment and Public Memory at American Historical Sites
University of Nevada Press

Kenneth D Locke
Professor
Psychology & Communication Studies
Recent Article
Development and Validation of a Circumplex Measure of the Interpersonal Culture in Work Teams and Organizations
Frontiers in Psychology

Scott A Minnich
Associate Professor
Food Science
Recent Article
Complete Genome Sequence of Broad-Host-Range Shiga Toxin-Converting Bactgeriophage SH2026Stx1, Isolated from Escherichia coli O157:H7
Microbiology Resource Announcements

Amin Mirkouei
Assistant Professor
Biological Engineering
Recent Article
A comprehensive state-of-technology review for upgrading bio-oil to renewable or blended hydrocarbon fuels
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

James Moberly
Assistant Professor
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Recent Article
Determining the Reliability of Measuring Mercury Cycling Gene Abundance with Correlations with Mercury and Methylmercury Concentrations
Environmental Science and Technology

Travis Paveglio
Assistant Professor
Natural Resources & Society
Recent Article
Exploring the Influence of Local Social Context on Strategies for Achieving Fire Adapted Communities
Fire

Rebecca Scofield
Assistant Professor
History
Recent Article
'Chaps and Scowls': Play, Violence and the Post-1970s Urban Cowboy
The Journal of American Culture

Dev Sagar Shrestha
Professor
Biological Engineering
Recent Article
Biofuel Impact on Food Prices Index and Land Use Change
Biomass and Bioenergy

Robert R Stephens
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Recent Article
The Influence of Plasticity-induced Crack Closure on Creep-fatigue Crack Growth in two heat-resistant Steels
International Journal of Fatigue

Chien M Wai
Professor
Chemistry
Recent Article
Visualization of endogenous hydrogen sulfide in living cells based on Au nanorods@silica enhanced fluorescence
Analytica Chimica Acta

Christopher Williams
Dept Chair, Professor
Statistical Science
Recent Article
Comparison of the Vaginal Microbiomes of Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Frontiers in Microbiology

Sarah (Xiao) Wu
Assistant Professor
Biological Engineering
Recent Article
Non-airtight fermentation of sugar beet pulp with anaerobically digested dairy manure to provide acid-rich hydrolysate for mixotrophic microalgae cultivation
Bioresource Technology