2025 University-Wide Cohort

Dr. Jennifer Beatty

College of Liberal Arts

Psychology and Child Development

Degree: PhD, MA in Psychological and Brain Sciences—Washington University in St. Louis; Master of Applied Positive Psychology; Master of Education, University of Pennsylvania​

Research Interest: Bias/Bias Regulation, Emotion Regulation, Intergroup Relations​

Dr. Yu Cao

College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences

natural resources Management & Environmental Sciences

Degree: Ph.D. in Political Science, Northern Arizona University

Research Interest: Environmental justice, energy security

Alexa Haverlah

College of Liberal Arts

Journalism

Degree: B.A., Art History, Spanish, Tulane University; M.A., Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin​

Research Interest: Social justice, climate change, mis/disinformation​

Dr. Jonathan Ibarra

College of Liberal Arts

Sociology

Degree: University of California, Santa Barbara. Ph.D. in Sociology​

Research Interest: Social Inequalities, Latinx Sociology, Youth and Adolescence, Masculinity, and Education.​

Dr. Nicole Johnson-Glauch

College of Engineering

Materials Engineering

Degree:

B.S. Engineering Physics Colorado School of Mines, Ph.D. University of Illinois of Urbana-Champaign​

Research Interest: Engineering Education Research (self-efficacy, belonging, and professional development)​

Dr. Ricardo Vega Leon

College of Liberal Arts

Political Science

Degree: Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2024)​

Research Interest: History of political thought and political economy, political theory of empire and race, and transnational history and politics of slavery and abolition​

Crystal Mercado Rosure

Bailey College of Science & Mathematics

Liberal Studies

Degree: BA, Theatre, San Diego State University; MFA, Theatre for Youth, Arizona State University

Research Interest: Culturally Responsive Arts Education, Puppetry in Education, Theatre for Youth, Language and Literacy through Performance​

Dr. Erika Meza

BAILEY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

Kinesiology and Public Health

Degree: BS in Applied Math, Loyola Marymount University; MPH in Environmental Health at Columbia University; PhD in Epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco​

Research Interest: Social and Environmental Determinants of Cognitive Health, Lifecourse Epidemiology, Aging

Dr. Enrique Reynoso

College of Liberal ARts

English

Degree: Purdue University (PhD and MA, University of Texas Pan-American (BA)​

Research Interest: Technical Communication, Critical Race Theory, and Economic Policy​

Dr. Adam Seal

BAILEY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

KINESIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Degree: Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the University of Arkansas​

Research Interest: Lifestyle factors that contribute to chronic disease​

Dr. Selene Y. Tobin

BAILEY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

KINESIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Degree: Health and Kinesiology (MS/PhD); Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Post doc)​

Research Interest: Exercise Physiology, Obesity, Sleep (Behavioral Interventions)​

Alice Tierney-Fife

Kennedy Library

Degree: BA in Italian Studies and Classical Studies with a concentration in Translation Studies from Smith College; MSLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign​

Research Interest: inclusive/reparative cataloging and metadata; accessible global information networks; multilingual cataloging; linked data;  AI tools in cataloging

Laura Sorvetti

Kennedy Library

Degree: B.A. History, B.S. Liberal Studies, and M.A., History, from Cal Poly; and an MLIS from SJSU​

Research Interest: Critical and ethical use and production of archives; representation, memory, and student belonging​