This program provides the opportunity for research foundation staff to learn more about the research programs they support.
Please contact communication@foundation.sdsu.edu with any questions.
Dr. Phillip J. Holcomb
Psychology
“How Does the Brain Read?”
Date: Friday, April 19th
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
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Friday, March 8th, 2019
Dr. Manal Swairjo
Chemistry and Biochemistry
“When Molecules Dance”
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Dr. Sean Hauze
Instructional Technology Services
“The STEM Guitar Project”
Thursday, January 24th, 2019
Dr. Mat Schulze
European Studies
“LARC 3.0: Where we are and where we are headed at SDSU's Language Acquisition Resource Center”
Friday, November 16th, 2018
Dr. Sahar Ghanipoor Machiani
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
“Transportation in the Era of Connected and Automated Technologies”
Friday, October 10th, 2018
Dr. Mee Young Hong
“Fish Oil and Colon Cancer”
Friday, September 14th, 2018
Dr. Marina Kalyuzhnaya
“Romance of Bio and Gas: A Better Life With a Healthy Planet”
Thursday, May 10th, 2018
Dr. Natalie Mladenov
“Degradation and Tracking of Contaminants in Natural and Engineered Water Systems”
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Dr. Kristen Wells
“Feasibility of a Spanish-Language Virtual Agent Cervical Cancer Application in the Context of Patient Navigation”
Friday, March 16th, 2018
Dr. Mounah Abdel-Samad
“Fostering Community Engagement to Increase Equity and Inclusion in Public Policy”
Friday, February 16th, 2018
Dr. Kate Rubin
“The Unbearable Lightness of a Galaxy's Being”
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018
Dr. Aaron Elkins
“AVATAR: Automated Credibility Assessment for Border Security”
Thursday, December 7th, 2017
Dr. Susan Kiene
“Home-based HIV Testing in Rural Uganda”
Wednesday, November 15th, 2017
Dr. Robert Quimby
“Observing Nature's Biggest and Brightest Explosions with the Hubble Space Telescope”
Friday, October 13th, 2017
Dr. Greg Holland
“Biomolecular Mechanisms of Spider Silk Assembly”
Friday, September 15th, 2017
Dr. Karen May-Newman
“An Engineering Approach to the Treatment of Heart Failure”
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
Dr. Inna Fishman
“What Can Brain Imaging Reveal About Autism and Other Developmental Disorders?”
Friday, April 7th, 2017
Dr. Iana Castro
“Understanding Consumer Behavior in Food Retail Environments”
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Dr. Chris Mi
“Improving Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle Performance”
Friday, February 10th, 2017
Dr. Kim Finley
“What Fruit Flies Can Teach Us About the Genetics of Neural Trauma and Aging”
Thursday, January 12th, 2017
Dr. Peter Larlham
“SDSU in Africa: A Tanzanian Literacy Project”
Thursday, December 1st, 2016
Mr. Mark Ballam, Ms. Paige Bryant, and Dr. Martina Musteen
“An Overview of SDSU's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)”
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Dr. Georg Matt
“Thirdhand Smoke: The Lasting, Toxic, and Costly Legacy of Tobacco Smoke”
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Dr. Todd Braje and Dr. Jillian Maloney
“Uncovering the Footfalls of the First Americans: Reconstructing the Paleocoastal Landscapes of North America's Pacific Coast”
Friday, September 16th, 2016
Dr. Christal Sohl
“Molecular Mechanisms of Disease: Using Structure/Function Studies to Probe Tumorigenesis”
Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
Dr. Bruce Appleyard
“Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Sustainability, Livability, and Equity”
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
Mr. Tom Karlo
“Past, Present, and Future of KPBS”
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Dr. Marie Roch
“Eavesdropping: What We Learn From Listening in on Whales and Dolphins”
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Mr. Trent Biggs
“Watersheds and People: Stories from the South Pacific, India, and US-Mexico Border Region”
Friday, January 29th, 2016
Mr. Thomas Zink
“Native Habitat Restoration”
Friday, December 11th, 2015
Dr. Ignatius Nip
“Speech Motor Development in Children with Cerebral Palsy”
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Dr. Fletcher Miller
“Fire in Space; How Gravity Effects Flames”
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Dr. V. Robin Weersing
“Developing Effective Interventions for Pediatric Anxiety and Depression”
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Dr. Joanne Lobato
“Re-imagining Video-Based Online Learning in Mathematics”
Friday, April 17th, 2015
Dr. Rob Edwards
“New Uses of DNA Sequencing: From Viruses to Oceans”
Thursday, March 26th, 2015
Dr. Mark Sussman
“Regenerating the Heart: Uncommon Sense for Common Problems”
Friday, February 27th, 2015
Dr. Bey-Ling Sha
“Marquee Programs in the School of Journalism & Media Studies”
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Dr. Philip Greiner
“Meeting the Need for a Diverse Nursing Workforce”
Friday, November 14th, 2014
Dr. Sam Shen
“Examples of Climate Change Phenomena and Mathematical Methods”
Friday, October 17th, 2014
Dr. Suzanne Lindsay
“The Institute for Public Health: Translating Research to Practice”
Friday, September 12th, 2014
Dr. Heather Corliss
“Studying Health Disparities in LGBT Populations”
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Dr. Dann Goble
“A Balance Tracking System (BTrackS) for Assessing Sports-related Concussion”
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
Dr. Gustaaf Jacobs
“Challenges and Advancements in the Modeling and Analysis of Shocked, Particle-laden Flows in High-speed Combustors and Explosions”
Thursday, March 13th, 2014
Dr. Scott Kelley
“The Serious Science of Schmutz: A Metagenomic Approach to Indoor Microbiology”
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
Dr. Karen Emmorey
“What happens when your other language is a sign language? ”
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
Dr. Tonika Green
“CARES ”
Friday, December 6th, 2013
Dr. Sanford Bernstein
“Modeling and Treating Human Muscle and Heart Disease in the Fruit Fly ”
Friday, November 8th, 2013
Dr. Mahasweta Sarkar
“Impact of Wireless Technology in Medical and Social Life”
Friday, October 18th, 2013
Dr. Kevin Hovel
“The Grass Menagerie: Importance of Seagrass Habitats to Biodiversity and Fisheries”
Friday, September 20th, 2013
Dr. Christopher Harrison
“Developing the Next Generation of Anti-doping Tests”
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Dr. Alex DeNoble
“Overview of the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center”
Friday, April 19th, 2013
Dr. Ricardo Zayas
“Stem Cells and Regeneration in Planarians”
Friday, March 15th, 2013
Dr. Walt Oechel
“What the Arctic Tells Us About the Future of Global Change”
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Dr. Thomas Novotny
"Going After the Butts: Tobacco Control and Environmental Advocacy“
Monday, January 14th, 2013
Dr. Laura J. Hall
"Preparing Educators who Sustain Effective Practices for Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders“
Friday, December 14th, 2012
Dr. Mary Ann Lyman Hager
"Critical Languages and Cultures - the Role of LARC in Military and Civiliam Arenas"
Friday, November 30th, 2012
Dr. Tom Rockwell
"From California to Turkey: Cracking the Earthquake Code"
Friday, October 12th, 2012
Dr. Douglas Grotjahn
"Catalysis: Chemical Magic in Real Life"
Friday, September 21nd, 2012
Dr. Margaret Friend
"What Young Children Know about Language: Why It's Important and How
We Can Find Out"
Learn more about Dr. Margaret Friend
Friday, May 2nd, 2012
Drs. Randolph Philipp, Lisa Lamb, Victoria Jacobs, and Jessica Bishop
"A Study of Elementary School Teachers Engaged in Sustained Professional Development Focusing on Children's Mathematical Thinking"
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Dr. Tom Huxford
"Structural Biochemistry at SDSU“
Learn more about Dr. Tom Huxford
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Dr. Mel Hovell
"The Behavioral Ecological Model: Applying Theory to Health Behaviors"
Friday, April 6th, 2012
Dr. Kathie McGuire
"Bacterial Meningitis: How Bacteria Get Into the Brain
Learn more about Dr. Kathie McGuire
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Dr. Kelly Doran
"Bacterial Meningitis: How Bacteria Get Into the Brain
Learn more about Dr. Kelly Doran
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Dr. Jeanne Nichols
"Osteoporosis A Pediatric Disease?
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Dr. Tracy Love
"Language and the Brain
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Dr. William Welsh
"NASA's Kepler Mission: Discovering Strange New Worlds"
Monday, February 9th, 2012
Dr. John Elder and Dr. Gregory Talavera
"Salsa to Luces: 25 Years at IBACH"
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Dr. Caren Sax presented
"Interwork Institute & SDSU: Connecting the Dots"
Learn more about Dr. Caren Sax
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Dr. Ralph-Axel Mueller presented
"Local and Network Abnormalities of Brain Organization in Autism"
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Dr. Dipak Gupta and Dr. Ming-Hsing Tsou presented
"Mapping Ideas on the Internet: A New Methodology for an Unstable World"
Learn more about Dr. Ming-Hsing Tsou
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Dr. Robert Mentzer presented
"Heart Disease and the Need for BioScience Translational Research"
Learn more about Dr. Robert Mentzer
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Dr. Edward Riley presented
"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Not Just Another Pretty Face"
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Dr. Peter Andersen presented
"Go Sun Smart: Communicating Sun Safety to the Ski Industry"
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Dr. Ted Cranford presented
"Understanding Toothed Whale Biosonar Using Rocket Science, Finite Element Modeling, and High‐speed Video Endoscopy"
Learn more about Dr. Ted Cranford
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Dr. Marian Liebowitz presented
"Heartpower Performances"
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Dr. Roland Wolkowicz presented
"Discerning Viral-Host Interactions for Drug Discovery"
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Dr. Fridolin Weber presented
"From Atoms to Stars"
Learn more about Dr. Fridolin Weber
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Dr. Joy Phillips presented
"Immediate Protection from All Strains of Influenza A; or, No More Scary Pandemics"
Learn more about Dr. Joy Phillips
Friday, October 28th, 2011
Dr. Antonio Palacios presented
"Mimicking Nature: Using Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory to Enhance Performance of Sensor Systems"
Learn more about Dr. Antonio Palacios
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Dr. Julia Evans presented
"What Can Children with Specific Language Impairment Tell Us About How the Brain Learns and Remembers?"
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Dr. Guadalupe X. Ayala presented
"Promoting Healthy Eating Across Levels of the Socio-Ecologic Framework"
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Dr. Rebecca Lewison presented
"Applied Conservation Research in San Diego: Sea Turtles,
Seabirds, Bobcats and Sharks"
Friday, September 16th, 2011
Dr. Rob Edwards presented
"Using Computers to Understand Life from Bacteria and Viruses to Corals and Fishes"
Wednesday, May 8th
Dr. Felisha Herrera Villarreal
Postsecondary Education
"Hispanic Serving Institutions: STEM, Transitions, Experiences, & Mobility (HSI-STEM)”
