Ballard Faculty Fellows Directory
Directory
Adams, Brad, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Research Interest: Address food scarcity in rural settings through the design, development and documentation of technology that can be sourced, built, maintained and used (full ownership) by local population.
Research Interest: Address food scarcity in rural settings through the design, development and documentation of technology that can be sourced, built, maintained and used (full ownership) by local population.
Ahlborn, Gene, PhD
Life Sciences
Andersen, Josh, 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.
Anderson, Matt, DNP
College of 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.
Bale, Cameron, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Marketing and Global Supply Chain
Bale, Morgan, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Marketing and Global Supply Chain
Balser, Nathan, 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.
Baum, Donny, 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.
Beard, John D., PhD
College of Life Sciences/Public Health
Research Interest: Environmental risks for neurological diseases; Utah air pollution effects.
Research Interest: Environmental risks for neurological diseases; Utah air pollution effects.
Beck, Ben, 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.
Belk, Mark
College of 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.
Brau, Bekki, 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.
Brown, Tony, PhD
College of Humanities/German and Russian
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.
Brubaker, Pamela, PhD
College of 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.
Cardon, Garrett, PhD
McKay School of Education/Communication Disorders
Research Interest: Neurophsyiologic and behavioral correlates of sensory processing and empathy in Autism Spectrum Disorder and neural plasticity in individuals with hearing loss.
Research Interest: Neurophsyiologic and behavioral correlates of sensory processing and empathy in Autism Spectrum Disorder and neural plasticity in individuals with hearing loss.
Carlos, Chad, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Entrepreneurial Management
Research Interest: Health care, sustainability, university technology commercialization.
Research Interest: Health care, sustainability, university technology commercialization.
Cook, Douglas, 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.
Crookston, Ben, 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.
Cutrer, Beth, 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.
Dahlin, Eric, 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.
Dewey, Dan, 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.
Drake, Jeanette, PhD
College of 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).
Erekson, Kristen, MSN
College of Nursing
Research Interest: Pediatrics, Public & Global Health, Nursing Education.
Research Interest: Pediatrics, Public & Global Health, Nursing Education.
Everett, Joe, MLS
Librarian/Religion and Family History, Social Sciences
Research Interest: Exploring interdisciplinary opportunities to combine family history with current projects in other courses.
Research Interest: Exploring interdisciplinary opportunities to combine family history with current projects in other courses.
Farnsworth, Clifton, 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.
Fraser, Ashley, 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.
Gibbs, Ben, 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.
Glenn, Jeff, DrPH
College of 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.
Gonzales, DJ, 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.
Habben, David, MFA
College of Fine Arts and Communications/Department of Design
Hadfield, Leslie, PhD
College of 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.
Halgren, James, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering/Civil and Construction Engineering
Hansen, Derek, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interest: Prevention of human trafficking and cybercrime scam networks, supporting those with Aphasia.
Research Interest: Prevention of human trafficking and cybercrime scam networks, supporting those with Aphasia.
Hansen Esplin, Marlene, PhD
College of 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.
Harris, Ron, PhD
College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Science/Geology
Research Interest: Involved in the Disaster FIG.
Research Interest: Involved in the Disaster FIG.
Hawkins, Darren, 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.
Heist, Dan, 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.
Hooley, Cole, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Social Work
Research Interest: Mental health services and implementation science.
Research Interest: Mental health services and implementation science.
James, Spencer, PhD
College of 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.
Jennejohn, Matt, 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.
Jensen, Karen, 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.
Johnston, Jim, PhD
College of Life Sciences/Public Health
Research Interest: Indoor environmental quality, occupational health and safety, and biological safety.
Research Interest: Indoor environmental quality, occupational health and safety, and biological safety.
Jones Christensen, Lisa, 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.
Kershaw, Jonathan, PhD
College of Life Sciences/Nutrition and Dietetics
Research Interest: Addressing food waste on campus and insecurity.
Research Interest: Addressing food waste on campus and insecurity.
Kerry, Ruth
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Geography
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.
Kettles, Degan, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Information Systems
Lawrence, Keith, PhD
College of 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.
Leggat Roper, Marin, MFA
College of 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.
LeMonte, Josh, PhD
College of Life Sciences
Lewis, Ben, 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.
Manwaring, Preston, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Diagnostic tools for healthcare with a focus on low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries. This includes medical technologies for effective disease diagnosis and/or treatment, improving health care delivery, and medical device security.
Diagnostic tools for healthcare with a focus on low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries. This includes medical technologies for effective disease diagnosis and/or treatment, improving health care delivery, and medical device security.
Mattson, Chris, 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.
Meservy, Thomas 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.
Miller, Aaron, 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.
Monson, Quin, PhD
Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Political Science
Moore, David, JD
J. Reuben Clark Law School
Research Interest: Human rights, religious freedom.
Research Interest: Human rights, religious freedom.
Morgan, Grayson
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.
Morris, Shad, 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.
Nelson, Jim, 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.
Orton, Marie, PhD
College of 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.
Passeraub, Philippe, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering/Manufacturing
Research Interest: Manufacturing Engineering professor currently invested in making 3D printed EpiPens.
Research Interest: Manufacturing Engineering professor currently invested in making 3D printed EpiPens.
Platt, Brennan, 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.
Platt, Christine, 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.
Plowman, Ken, PhD
College of 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.
Reschke, Peter, PhD
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences/Family Life
Research Interest: Emotion, Social Cognition, Infancy.
Research Interest: Emotion, Social Cognition, Infancy.
Ruddle, Travis, 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.
Sanders, Scott, PhD
College of 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.
Schooley, Ben, 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.
Seely, Matthew, PhD
College of 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.
Silvia, Chris, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: Leadership behaviors in intersectoral networks.
Research Interest: Leadership behaviors in intersectoral networks.
Smith, Isaac, 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.
Smith, Tim, PhD
McKay School of Education/Counseling Psychology and Special 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.
Song, Keely, MFA
College of 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.
Sorenson, Jason, PhD
College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences/Chemistry and Biochemistry
South, Andrew, 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.
Taylor, Mike, PhD
College of 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.
Tuwun, Jessica
Librarian/Social Sciences
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.
Usevitch, Nathan, PhD
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering/Mechanical Engineering
Walz, Robert
College of Fine Arts and Communications/Public Relations
Watson, Adriana, 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.
West, Richard, PhD
McKay School of Education/Instructional Psychology and Technology
Research Interest: Interdisciplinary design, micro-credentials, and program evaluation for educational improvement.
Research Interest: Interdisciplinary design, micro-credentials, and program evaluation for educational improvement.
Whitehead, Jared, PhD
College of 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.
Wingate, David, 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.
Witesman, Eva, PhD
Marriott School of Business/Ballard Center and Romney Institute
Research Interest: Ballard Center director, MPA program.
Research Interest: Ballard Center director, MPA program.
Wurm, Greg
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Research Interest: Attracting people to depolarization.
Research Interest: Attracting people to depolarization.