Research

As an academic and professor at a leading university, the research I’m involved with cuts across many different disciplines and areas of expertise, and blends scholarship with teaching, mentorship, communication and engagement — there really are very few bright lines separating different areas of my work! However, there is a common theme, and that’s better-understanding how we can develop a more just, equitable, vibrant and promise-filled future within an increasingly complex world.

This is work that draws on my roots as a physicist and lab scientist, but that is heavily influenced by the social sciences, arts, humanities, and areas of knowledge and understanding that don’t easily fit into convenient silos. It’s hard to over-emphasize how important this transdisciplinary approach is to what I do — disciplines are a useful, but ultimately they are an artificial way to develop and use new knowledge and insights, and the more complex our world becomes, the more important it is that we break free of the constraints of conventional thinking, while retaining the rigor that comes with any form of grounded scholarship.

The links below touch on just a small handful of areas that I’m working in. For more information on recent publications, please check my Google Scholar profile. You can find more links to my academic and professional work here.