Ballard Faculty Fellows Directory
Directory
Aaron Miller, JD
Marriott School of Business/Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: Business ethics, nonprofit management, and informal helping behavior.
Research Interest: Business ethics, nonprofit management, and informal helping behavior.
Adriana Watson, PhD
Nursing
Research Interest: Nursing workforce development and support through healthy work environments, continuing education, and care of vulnerable populations.
Research Interest: Nursing workforce development and support through healthy work environments, continuing education, and care of vulnerable populations.
Andrew South, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering/Civil and Construction Engineering
Research Interest: Global housing solutions for low income populations.
Research Interest: Global housing solutions for low income populations.
Ashley Fraser, PhD
School of Family Life
Research Interest: Hope, Resilience, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Parenting, Socialization, Anti-racism, Prejudice, Bias, Media.
Research Interest: Hope, Resilience, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Parenting, Socialization, Anti-racism, Prejudice, Bias, Media.
Bekki Brau, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Global Supply Chain and Marketing
Research Interest: AI and how humans can collaborate.
Research Interest: AI and how humans can collaborate.
Ben Beck, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Supply Chain
Research Interest: Using business as a force for good, improving firms' marketing strategy.
Research Interest: Using business as a force for good, improving firms' marketing strategy.
Ben Crookston, PhD
College of Life Sciences / Public Health Emphasis
Research Interest: Maternal and Child Health in developing countries, child undernutrition, neo-natal health, and microcredit.
Research Interest: Maternal and Child Health in developing countries, child undernutrition, neo-natal health, and microcredit.
Ben Gibbs, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Sociology
Research Interest: Cognitive and noncognitive skills for understanding social stratification throughout life.
Research Interest: Cognitive and noncognitive skills for understanding social stratification throughout life.
Ben Lewis, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Strategic Management
Research Interest: How firms strategically manage their reputation, within the domains of social and environmental responsibility.
Research Interest: How firms strategically manage their reputation, within the domains of social and environmental responsibility.
Ben Schooley, PhD
Electrical Engineering
Research Interest: Digital health application design, Biomedical informatics, Health information systems, Patient-centered eHealth, Health data analytics.
Research Interest: Digital health application design, Biomedical informatics, Health information systems, Patient-centered eHealth, Health data analytics.
Beth Cutrer, PhD
McKay School of Education/Special Education
Research Interest: Foundational literacy, multicultural education issues in special education, bibliotherapy to address anxiety.
Research Interest: Foundational literacy, multicultural education issues in special education, bibliotherapy to address anxiety.
Brennan Platt, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Research Interest: The theory of price formation. Determination of prices in search environments, and how they are distorted by insurance. Unique all-pay auctions, such as penny auctions and political rent seeking.
Research Interest: The theory of price formation. Determination of prices in search environments, and how they are distorted by insurance. Unique all-pay auctions, such as penny auctions and political rent seeking.
Chad Carlos, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Entrepreneurial Management
Research Interest: Health care, sustainability, university technology commercialization.
Research Interest: Health care, sustainability, university technology commercialization.
Chris Mattson, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Research Interest: Product Development, Engineering for Global Development, Engineering Design Theory and Methodology, Multiobjective and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Interdisciplinary Education, Engineering/Design Education, Capstone Design, Computer Aided Design.
Research Interest: Product Development, Engineering for Global Development, Engineering Design Theory and Methodology, Multiobjective and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, Interdisciplinary Education, Engineering/Design Education, Capstone Design, Computer Aided Design.
Chris Silvia, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: Leadership behaviors in intersectoral networks.
Research Interest: Leadership behaviors in intersectoral networks.
Christine Platt, PhD
Nursing
Research Interest: Improving the health of children at high risk for poor health outcomes. Health disparities, particularly for children in the US foster care systems. Identifying facilitators and barriers to quality caregiving specifically on the discharge transition from hospital to home for children with complex health need.
Research Interest: Improving the health of children at high risk for poor health outcomes. Health disparities, particularly for children in the US foster care systems. Identifying facilitators and barriers to quality caregiving specifically on the discharge transition from hospital to home for children with complex health need.
Clifton Farnsworth, PhD
Civil and Construction Engineering
Research Interest: Interdisciplinary Decision Making in the Built Environment, Infrastructure Asset Management, Sustainability, Heavy Civil Construction, Construction and Engineering Education, Leadership and Ethics.
Research Interest: Interdisciplinary Decision Making in the Built Environment, Infrastructure Asset Management, Sustainability, Heavy Civil Construction, Construction and Engineering Education, Leadership and Ethics.
Cole Hooley, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Social Work
Research Interest: Mental health services and implementation science.
Research Interest: Mental health services and implementation science.
Dan Dewey, PhD
College of Humanities/Department Chair, Linguistics
Research Interest: How people use and acquire a second language; social, psychological, cognitive and neurological variables; neurological research; how social interaction influences language processing and acquisition.
Research Interest: How people use and acquire a second language; social, psychological, cognitive and neurological variables; neurological research; how social interaction influences language processing and acquisition.
Dan Heist, PhD
Marriott School of Business/ Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: Understanding philanthropic donation tendencies amongst LDS members.
Research Interest: Understanding philanthropic donation tendencies amongst LDS members.
Darren Hawkins, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Political Science
Research Interest: Support for democracy in developing nations, especially Latin America.
Research Interest: Support for democracy in developing nations, especially Latin America.
David Moore, JD
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Research Interest: Human rights, religious freedom.
Research Interest: Human rights, religious freedom.
David Wingate, PhD
Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences/Computer Science
Research Interest: Machine learning, deep learning, large language models.
Research Interest: Machine learning, deep learning, large language models.
Degan Kettles, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Information Systems
DJ Gonzales, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/History
Research Interest: Migration, urbanization, civil rights in Southern California.
Research Interest: Migration, urbanization, civil rights in Southern California.
Donny Baum, PhD
McKay School of Education/Educational Policy
Research Interest: Private schooling, regulation, and vouchers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Research Interest: Private schooling, regulation, and vouchers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Douglas Cook, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Research Interest: Systems thinking approaches in agricultural robotics, agricultural water-use sustainability, uncertainty quantification, and education.
Research Interest: Systems thinking approaches in agricultural robotics, agricultural water-use sustainability, uncertainty quantification, and education.
Eric Dahlin, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Sociology
Research Interest: Community-centered design, inclusive products, and a GPT tool to enhance social impact.
Research Interest: Community-centered design, inclusive products, and a GPT tool to enhance social impact.
Eva Witesman, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: Ballard Center director, MPA program.
Research Interest: Ballard Center director, MPA program.
Gene Ahlborn PhD
Life Sciences
Grayson Morgan
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Research Interest: GIS, Remote Sensing, UAV/Drones, Deep Learning.
Research Interest: GIS, Remote Sensing, UAV/Drones, Deep Learning.
Greg Wurm
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Research Interest: Attracting people to depolarization.
Research Interest: Attracting people to depolarization.
Isaac Smith, PhD
Marriott School of Business
Research Interest: Organizational ethics, moral character, global impact, poverty solutions in Mongolia and Thailand.
Research Interest: Organizational ethics, moral character, global impact, poverty solutions in Mongolia and Thailand.
Jared Whitehead, PhD
Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences/Mathematics, Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics Research
Research Interest: Geophysical fluid dynamics, nonlinear partial differential equations, asymptotic, and inverse problems
Research Interest: Geophysical fluid dynamics, nonlinear partial differential equations, asymptotic, and inverse problems
Jason Sorenson, PhD
Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
Jeanette Drake, PhD
Nursing
Research Interest: Psychometric testing of new instruments that evaluate Critical Care Nurse Knowledge; Atrial Electrograms; Critical Care Nursing; Transition to practice (RN and NP)
Research Interest: Psychometric testing of new instruments that evaluate Critical Care Nurse Knowledge; Atrial Electrograms; Critical Care Nursing; Transition to practice (RN and NP)
Jeff Glenn, DrPH
Life Sciences/Public Health
Research Interest: Systems thinking for sustainable public health, tackling neglected diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Research Interest: Systems thinking for sustainable public health, tackling neglected diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Jessica Tuwun
Management, Marketing, and Experience Design Librarian
Research Interest: Financial literacy and inclusion for FAS immigrants in the U.S
Research Interest: Financial literacy and inclusion for FAS immigrants in the U.S
Jim Johnston, PhD
Life Sciences
Research Interest: Indoor environmental quality, occupational health and safety, and biological safety
Research Interest: Indoor environmental quality, occupational health and safety, and biological safety
Jim Nelson, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering/Civil and Construction Engineering
Research Interest: Optimizing meteorological information processes for easier access in developing countries
Research Interest: Optimizing meteorological information processes for easier access in developing countries
Joe Everett
Research Interest: Exploring interdisciplinary opportunities to combine family history with current projects in other courses
John D. Beard, PhD
College of Life Sciences
Research Interest: Environmental risks for neurological diseases; Utah air pollution effects
Research Interest: Environmental risks for neurological diseases; Utah air pollution effects
Josh Anderson, PhD
Head of the Fritz B. Burns Cancer Research Laboratory
Research Interest: Cancer research in the Anderson Lab at BYU
Research Interest: Cancer research in the Anderson Lab at BYU
Karen Jensen, PhD
College of Fine Arts and Communications/Dance
Research Interest: Dance education, screendance/dance and film, narrative inquiry, digital storytelling and international education.
Research Interest: Dance education, screendance/dance and film, narrative inquiry, digital storytelling and international education.
Keely Song, MFA
Fine Arts and Communications/Dance
Research Interest: Green exercise access for marginalized communities; sustainability focus
Research Interest: Green exercise access for marginalized communities; sustainability focus
Keith Lawrence, PhD
Humanities/English and Japanese
Research Interest: Asian American literature and early American literature/ Founder of the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies
Research Interest: Asian American literature and early American literature/ Founder of the Circle for Asian American Literary Studies
Ken Plowman, PhD
Fine Arts and Communications/Public Relations
Research Interest: strategic management and conflict resolution in public relations, specifically for environmental issues
Research Interest: strategic management and conflict resolution in public relations, specifically for environmental issues
Kristen Erekson, MSN
Nursing
Research Interest: Pediatrics, Public & Global Health, Nursing Education
Research Interest: Pediatrics, Public & Global Health, Nursing Education
Leslie Hadfield, PhD
Family, Home and Social Sciences/History
Research Interest: South African social and political history, focusing on liberation movements, black nurses in the Eastern Cape, and the history of Kilimanjaro mountain crews
Research Interest: South African social and political history, focusing on liberation movements, black nurses in the Eastern Cape, and the history of Kilimanjaro mountain crews
Lisa Jones Christensen, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Organizational Behavior and Ballard Center
Research Interest: "Startups for Good" class at the Ballard Center, helping students fund and build their social ventures
Research Interest: "Startups for Good" class at the Ballard Center, helping students fund and build their social ventures
Marie Orton, PhD
Humanities/French and Italian
Research Interest: Migration and multiculturalism in Italy, post-colonialism, 20th & 21st century Italian literature and film, return migration and the Italian diaspora
Research Interest: Migration and multiculturalism in Italy, post-colonialism, 20th & 21st century Italian literature and film, return migration and the Italian diaspora
Marin Leggat Roper, MFA
Fine Arts and Communications/Dance
Research Interest: M.E.L.D. Danceworks dissolving religious and cultural barriers, "Moving Out Loud!" to inspire bold living
Research Interest: M.E.L.D. Danceworks dissolving religious and cultural barriers, "Moving Out Loud!" to inspire bold living
Mark Belk
Life Sciences/Biology
Research Interest: predator-prey interactions, life history evolution, native fish conservation, fisheries, parasites, burying beetles
Research Interest: predator-prey interactions, life history evolution, native fish conservation, fisheries, parasites, burying beetles
Marlene Hansen Esplin, PhD
Humanities/Comparative Arts and Letters
Research Interest: twentieth-century literatures of the Americas, translation studies, and migration studies
Research Interest: twentieth-century literatures of the Americas, translation studies, and migration studies
Matt Anderson, DNP
Nursing
Research Interest: Disaster Nursing, Simulation in Mass Casualty Incidents, Vulnerable Populations, Transition of care of congenital heart disease patients from a pediatric model of care to an adult model of care, Mentorship relationships, Transition of students from a student role to a professional role, Critical Care
Research Interest: Disaster Nursing, Simulation in Mass Casualty Incidents, Vulnerable Populations, Transition of care of congenital heart disease patients from a pediatric model of care to an adult model of care, Mentorship relationships, Transition of students from a student role to a professional role, Critical Care
Matt Jennejohn, JD
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Research Interest: the relationship between legal institutions and equitable economic growth
Research Interest: the relationship between legal institutions and equitable economic growth
Matthew Seely, PhD
Life Sciences/Exercise Science
Research Interest: biological and biomechanical factors affecting knee joint cartilage health in physical activity and sport
Research Interest: biological and biomechanical factors affecting knee joint cartilage health in physical activity and sport
Mike Taylor, PhD
Humanities/English
Research Interest: Indigenous American literatures, Western American literatures, Indigenous Modernisms, Boarding/Residential School Studies
Research Interest: Indigenous American literatures, Western American literatures, Indigenous Modernisms, Boarding/Residential School Studies
Nathan Balser, MFA
College of Fine Arts and Communications/Dance
Research Interest: Contemporary Choreography, Musical Theatre Choreography, Dance Performance, Artistic Direction.
Research Interest: Contemporary Choreography, Musical Theatre Choreography, Dance Performance, Artistic Direction.
Nathan Usevitch, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Pamela Brubaker, PhD
Fine Arts and Communications/Public Relations
Research Interest: The impact of social media and digital communication technologies on society
Research Interest: The impact of social media and digital communication technologies on society
Peter Reschke, PhD
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Family Life
Research Interest: Emotion, Social Cognition, Infancy.
Research Interest: Emotion, Social Cognition, Infancy.
Philippe Passeraub, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Research Interest: Manufacturing Engineering professor currently invested in making 3D printed EpiPens
Research Interest: Manufacturing Engineering professor currently invested in making 3D printed EpiPens
Richard West, PhD
McKay School of Education
Research Interest: interdisciplinary design, micro-credentials, and program evaluation for educational improvement
Research Interest: interdisciplinary design, micro-credentials, and program evaluation for educational improvement
Robert Walz
Fine Arts and Communications/Public Relations
Ron Harris, PhD
Computational, Mathematical, and Physical. Science
Research Interest: involved in the Disaster FIG
Research Interest: involved in the Disaster FIG
Ruth Kerry
Family Home and Social Sciences
Research Interest: Increasing food security and reducing waste through precision agriculture, spatial analysis and remote and proximal sensing approaches.
Research Interest: Increasing food security and reducing waste through precision agriculture, spatial analysis and remote and proximal sensing approaches.
Scott Sanders, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Sociology
Research Interest: rural inequalities, poverty, healthcare access, globalization, labor standards, monitoring, and evaluations.
Research Interest: rural inequalities, poverty, healthcare access, globalization, labor standards, monitoring, and evaluations.
Shad Morris, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Organizational Behavior and Ballard Center
Research Interest: using worldwide experience to inspire and prepare students to become global leaders
Research Interest: using worldwide experience to inspire and prepare students to become global leaders
Spencer James, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Family Life
Research Interest: How global family relationships influence the wellbeing of children, adolescents, and adults.
Research Interest: How global family relationships influence the wellbeing of children, adolescents, and adults.
Thomas Meservy, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Information Systems
Research Interest: Technology's benefit on our lives, specifically Augmented Reality and other Information Systems
Research Interest: Technology's benefit on our lives, specifically Augmented Reality and other Information Systems
Tim Smith, PhD
McKay School of Education
Research Interest: Family relationships; multicultural society; disabilities; prevention of human trafficking/exploitation; religion
Research Interest: Family relationships; multicultural society; disabilities; prevention of human trafficking/exploitation; religion
Tony Brown, PhD
Humanities
Research Interest: Second language acquisition, cultural history of Russia, bridging universities and professional communities
Research Interest: Second language acquisition, cultural history of Russia, bridging universities and professional communities
Travis Ruddle, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: adjunct faculty at the Ballard Center, teaches Do Good. Better.
Research Interest: adjunct faculty at the Ballard Center, teaches Do Good. Better.