Who's Who? New Faculty Cohort 2023

Meet the new faculty!

A very warm welcome to all new ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder faculty as you join a community where our groundbreaking faculty are dedicated to teaching, research, creative work, and leadership in the service of the public good. Our faculty teach and learn with over 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on our beautiful campus. The Office of Faculty Affairs strives to support faculty members through each stage of their career, from hiring to retiring.

Read more of the welcome letter from the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

Spanish & Portuguese
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Latin America, Latinx, Intermedia, Cultures, Literature

Finance
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Columbia Business School

Scholarly Area:
Information and technology

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Library collection building and assessment

Marketing
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Michigan

Scholarly Area:
Quantitative marketing

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Museum studies, cultural studies

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Catherine Ambler, Instructor

Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics & Society
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Columbia University

Scholarly Area:
Persian literature and intellectual history

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Scholarly Area:
Human-centered approaches to complex systems

Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Arizona State University

Scholarly Area:
Visualization technologies for construction

ATLAS
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Design, AR/VR, architecture, product management

Advertising, Public Relations & Media Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Scholarly Area:
Digital advertising and political communication

Regina Anne Bateson, Assistant Professor

Political Science
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Ottawa

Scholarly Area:
Violence, politics, democracy, rights, Guatemala

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Balance between theory and practice; data science and machine learning

Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Texas A&M University

Scholarly Area:
AI/ML for improved human-built environment interaction

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Oregon State University

Scholarly Area:
Theoretical computer science

Psychology & Neuroscience/ICS
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive & Brain Sciences

Scholarly Area:
How we remember the future

Ethnic Studies
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Representations of race, gender, sexuality, and disability on television and in sports coverage

Marketing
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Technology, Sydney

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Grace Burleson, Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Langley Research Center

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Leeds School of Business
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Corporate Finance; Entrepreneurship; Natural Resources

Communication
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
Texas State University

Scholarly Area:
Communication, persuasion, training & development, TEDx¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Denver

Scholarly Area:
University teacher, performer, composer, improviser 

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Northern Colorado

Scholarly Area:
Libraries, cataloging, DEI

Environmental Design
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Scholarly Area:
Environmental design and healthy alternative materials

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Texas A&M University

Scholarly Area:
Human-centered responsible AI

Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Eco-sociological imagination, social construction, creativity

Social Responsibility & Sustainability
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts

Scholarly Area:
Cognitive neuroscience of memory and vision

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Arapahoe Community College

Scholarly Area:
Teaching undergraduates in psychology

Shannon Curry, Associate Professor

Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

William A. Wise Law Library
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Tennessee

Scholarly Area:
DEI in law librarianship/legal research

Anthropology/IBS
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of South Carolina

Scholarly Area:
Biological anthropology, bioarchaeology, demography, disease

Art & Art History
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Tarleton State University

Scholarly Area:
Digital fabrication, design, sculpture, public art, art education 

Engineering Management Program
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Leadership and ethics for engineers

Journalism
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Kansas

Scholarly Area:
Race in sports journalism 

Geography/IBS
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Michigan

Scholarly Area:
Geography, aging, neighborhoods, health, mixed-methods

Environmental Studies
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Germanic & Slavic Languages & Literatures
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

Scholarly Area:
Foreign language educator, reseacher in SLA

Xun Gao, Assistant Professor

Physics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Harvard University

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Aerospace Engineering Sciences/CIRES
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Virginia Tech

Scholarly Area:
Earth observation satellites 

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Philharmonia Orchestra

Scholarly Area:
Diverse repertoire and sensory friendly concert models

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
Santa Clara University School of Law

Scholarly Area:
Immigration, noncitizens, constitutional rights, federalism

Environmental Design
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
Tecnológico de Monterrey

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Performing music, teaching piano

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts

Scholarly Area:
Memory, perception, and cognition

Anthropology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati

Scholarly Area:
TBD

ATLAS
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Florida, Levin College of Law

Scholarly Area:
National security, public international law, the law of foreign relations, and tort law

Western Colorado University – University of Colorado Boulder (W¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ/¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ) Partnership Program
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Computer science education

Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley

Scholarly Area:
Engineering/performance of large-scale systems

Anthropology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of South Carolina

Scholarly Area:
Archaeology, 19th-century, farming, landscapes, socioeconomics

Political Science
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
European politics and elections

Leeds School of Business
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Accounting
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin

Scholarly Area:
Information acquisition and processing

Leeds School of Business
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Indiana

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Advertising, Public Relations & Media Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Strategic communication, technology, marginalized populations

Continuing Education
Continuing Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Sociology of environment, hazards, medical sociology

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Clinical psychology, diversity and inclusion, sexuality, trauma, identity

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Scholarly Area:
Pandemic preparedness and societal resilience 

Integrative Physiology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Exercise physiology and statistics 

Continuing Education
Continuing Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Thermo-fluids

Tamar Kodish, Assistant Professor

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Ottawa

Scholarly Area:
Technology, business, and human rights

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences/INSTAAR
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Atmospheric chemistry, isotope geochemistry

Communication
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Gender representation, communication and media atudies, film, affect 

Continuing Education
Continuing Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Latin American & Latinx Studies Center
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Quechua language and culture

Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Immigration, Latin America, inclusive pedagogy

Continuing Education
Continuing Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Online learning, psychology & neuroscience

Masters of the Environment
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Environmental Design
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Guelph

Scholarly Area:
Infrastructure, spatial justice, landscape architecture

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
Willamette University

Scholarly Area:
Law, environmental, clinic, agricultural pollution

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Aims Community College

Scholarly Area:
Teaching for ASL

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Interlibrary Loan (We find what you can't!)

Corey McZeal, Instructor

Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Florida

Scholarly Area:
Social inequalities

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Arkansas

Scholarly Area:
Saxophone, creative justice, Japan

Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
McGill University

Scholarly Area:
TBD

English
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Emerson College

Scholarly Area:
Poetry, translation, nonfiction, Indo-Caribbean music, postcolonial literature

Psychology & Neuroscience/IBG
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Advertising, Public Relations & Media Design
College of Media, Communcation & Information


Recent Affiliation:
Clemson University

Scholarly Area:
Communication, public relations, social media

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
British Columbia Institute of Technology

Scholarly Area:
Data librarian, comics, zines, podcasts

Geography/INSTAAR
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Convergence, interdisciplinary, mountain hydrology  

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology/INSTAAR
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Wyoming

Scholarly Area:
Freshwater science, open data, mountain limnology

Ethnic Studies
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Denver

Scholarly Area:
Representation theory, making Maths more accessible, active learning, teaching practices

Maria Pacheco, Assistant Professor

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Purdue University

Scholarly Area:
Natural language processing

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Nevada

Scholarly Area:
Writing pedagogy, rhetorical theory, digital communication

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
Teachers College, Columbia University

Scholarly Area:
Music education, classroom assessment, applied music studio pedagogy

Information Science
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
Bucknell University

Scholarly Area:
Information visualization 

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Naval Postgraduate School

Scholarly Area:
Radar and remote sensing technologies

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Engineering education, industry outreach

Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Education in molecular biology/genetics

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Teaching and clinical pediatric audiology

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
Red Rocks Community College Library

Scholarly Area:
Library & English scholarly background

Geography
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Carbon climate feedbacks

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Psychology & Neuroscience/IBG
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of California Riverside

Scholarly Area:
Research and teaching, psychology and genetics, cognitive aging, dementia

Masters of the Environment
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
New York University

Scholarly Area:
Sustainability, food systems, human behavior

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Computer Science/ATLAS
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University

Scholarly Area:
Digital fabrication, 3D printing, human-computer interaction

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
USC Gould School of Law

Scholarly Area:
Critical race theorist focusing on racial capitalism

Integrative Physiology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Neurotrauma, pathology, inflammation, sleep

Mark Rukamathu, Senior Instructor

Environmental Design
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
Boston Architectural College

Scholarly Area:
Architecture, design practice, fabrication

Environmental Design
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
Cornell University

Scholarly Area:
Environmental psychology and design, neurodiversity, human-computer interaction

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of South Carolina

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University

Scholarly Area:
Rhetoric, communication, Asian American identity, intersectionality

Physics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Scholarly Area:
Plasma and quantum physics

Accounting
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Georgia

Scholarly Area:
Accounting

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
Emory University Libraries

Scholarly Area:
Teaching, librarianship, bibliometrics

Nancy Stevens, Professor

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Museum of Natural History


Recent Affiliation:
Ohio University

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Rhetoric, composition, ELL pedagogy, poet and editor

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Scholarly Area:
Digital genres and composition

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Writer, philosopher of mind & science

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
S.E. Shires Performing Artist

Scholarly Area:
Trombonist, educator, clinician 

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Boise State University

Scholarly Area:
Mechanical and biomedical engineering 

Jason Thatcher, Professor

Information Management & Analytics
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Temple University

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Integrated Design Engineering Program
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Jillian Turanovic, Associate Professor

Sociology/IBS
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Florida State University

Scholarly Area:
Criminology, victimization, violence, prevention, youth

Social Responsibility & Sustainability
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Cork University Business School

Scholarly Area:
TBD

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Edgar Vargas, Instructor

Spanish & Portuguese
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Community College of Aurora

Scholarly Area:
Linguist and heritage language specialist

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Communication
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBD

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
National Center for Atmospheric Research

Scholarly Area:
Atmospheric and climate dynamics, lower and middle atmosphere interactions, chemistry-climate modeling

Advertising, Public Relations & Media Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Scholarly Area:
Technology and social behavior, consumer research, virtual reality, human-computer communication

Economics/RASEI
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Yale University

Scholarly Area:
Environmental economics, transportation, energy

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
Suffolk University Law School

Scholarly Area:
Legal research

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Software engineering

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Scholarly Area:
Bioinspired aquatic robotics

Data Science Program
Graduate School


Recent Affiliation:
Cockroach Labs

Scholarly Area:
Technical trainings in data science, cloud technologies, application development