Who's Who? New Faculty Cohort 2024

Meet the faculty who joined us in AY 2024-25!

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.

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation

Scholarly Area:
Scientific computing, numerical analysis, cosmology

Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas (ICMAT), Spain

Scholarly Area:
Partial differential equations, fluid dynamics

Chris Akers, Assistant Professor

Physics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Institute for Advanced Study, MIT

Scholarly Area:
Quantum gravity, black holes, information

Julie Alexander, Assistant Teaching Professor

Professional Effectiveness
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Iowa

Scholarly Area:
Organizational behavior, professional effectiveness 

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
Boston College

Scholarly Area:
Cataloging and gender diversity

Integrative Physiology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Exercise physiology, anatomy, biomechanics, nutrition

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Georgia Tech

Scholarly Area:
Quantum computing

Kelvin Bates, Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Air quality, atmospheric chemistry, & climate

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


Recent Affiliation:
University of Southern California

Scholarly Area:
Remote sensing and computational photography

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
Harvard University

Scholarly Area:
Legal history of criminal law

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Music theory, piano performance

French & Italian
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Medical humanities, French literature 

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Michigan

Scholarly Area:
Design science and human-centered design

James Byrne, Assistant Teaching Professor

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


Recent Affiliation:
US Air Force Academy

Scholarly Area:
History of pre-modern science

Economics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Jocelyn Chi, Assistant Professor

Applied Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Rice University

Scholarly Area:
Scalable statistical computing, randomized algorithms

 

ATLAS Institute
Research & Innovation Office


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Eve Cooper, Assistant Teaching Professor

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
New York University

Scholarly Area:
Ecology, evolution, animal behavior

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Composition, creative writing, English literature

Applied Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence

Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Information Science
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Human-computer interaction, social computing

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Scholarly Area:
Identity, stigma, health equity, psychology

Marketing
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Duke University

Scholarly Area:
Consumer behavior, financial decision making

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania Law School

Scholarly Area:
Regulation of the pharmaceutical industry

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Montana

Scholarly Area:
Conducting, composing, Jewish music research/performance

Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Stanford University

Scholarly Area:
Neuronal cell biology

Corrina Espinosa, Assistant Teaching Professor

Art & Art History
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Carly Fabian, Assistant Teaching Professor

Professional Effectiveness
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Georgia

Scholarly Area:
Communication and rhetorical studies

Jon Featherstone, Assistant Teaching Professor

Information Science
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
Waikato University, New Zealand

Scholarly Area:
15+ years as a Microsoft Technical trainer

Anna Flynn, Assistant Teaching Professor

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
Denver Public Library

Scholarly Area:
TBA

River Frank, Assistant Teaching Professor

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Gallaudet University

Scholarly Area:
ASL pedagogy, curriculum development, linguistics

Chemical & Biological Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Cornell University

Scholarly Area:
Chemical engineering, engineering education

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Michigan

Scholarly Area:
Music theory and analysis, mathematical approaches to music theory

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado

Scholarly Area:
Engineering management

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


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Creative thinking, creative coaching/teaching

Critical Media Practices
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Immersive media, XR applications

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
Oberlin Conservatory 

Scholarly Area:
Performance, interpretation, recording and historically informed practice 

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


Recent Affiliation:
Fairfield University

Scholarly Area:
Corporate communication, brand storytelling, crisis

Juan Grisales, Assistant Teaching Professor

Environmental Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
Laboratory of Urban Biodiversity, Colombia

Scholarly Area:
Environmental design, tropicality, biogeography, research

Finance
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of North Carolina

Scholarly Area:
Household savings and retirement

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of North Carolina Wilmington

Scholarly Area:
Artificial intelligence, computer science education

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Realize Research

Scholarly Area:
Globally-informed human centered design

University Libraries
University Libraries


Recent Affiliation:
Denver Public Library and Auraria Library

Scholarly Area:
Information literacy

Matthew Higgins, Assistant Teaching Professor

Professional Effectiveness
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Central New Mexico Community College

Scholarly Area:
Teaching and research on resilience

Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
BioFrontiers

Scholarly Area:
Research microbiome diabetes biology

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Social bonding, neurodevelopment, neuroendocrinology

Aerospace Engineering Sciences
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Canberra, Austraila

Scholarly Area:
Education focused academic, engineering design

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

Scholarly Area:
Introducing psychology undergraduates statistical genetics

Nicole Hunter, Associate Teaching Professor

Finance
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University at Buffalo

Scholarly Area:
Economics, finance, experiential learning

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


Recent Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin

Scholarly Area:
Big data/privacy regulation in advertising

Communication
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University at Buffalo

Scholarly Area:
Economics, finance, experiential learning

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


Recent Affiliation:
University of California - Berkeley

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Kelsey Dayle John, Assistant Professor

Ethnic Studies
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Arizona

Scholarly Area:
Native American human and horse relationships

Mathematics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Angelica Kalika, Assistant Teaching Professor

Journalism
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Researcher, documentarian, journalism

Environmental Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Florida

Scholarly Area:
Housing policy, sustainable development, resilient planning, participatory research, and geospatial modeling

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Norfolk Library

Scholarly Area:
Behavior change, flourishing, and minimalism

Spanish & Portuguese
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Western Carolina University

Scholarly Area:
Directing, mentoring, researching, traveling, sharing

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


Recent Affiliation:
UIUC / ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ boulder Advertising, PR, & Media design

Scholarly Area:
AI advertising, AI marketing, prosocial behavior

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of California - Los Angeles

Scholarly Area:
Youth mental health disparities 

Political Science
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Legislative studies, state & local politics, migration politics

Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Operations
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Strategy

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


Recent Affiliation:
Penn State University

Scholarly Area:
Human-AI interaction in strategic communication

Education
School of Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Educational historian, teacher, and researcher

Pamela Macias, Assistant Teaching Professor

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Environmental Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
South Dakota State University 

Scholarly Area:
Architecture, sacred spaces, artificial intelligence, digital technology, spirituality

Political Science
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Princeton University

Scholarly Area:
K12 policy, race and ethnicity politics

Environmental Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Geological Sciences/CIRES
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey

Scholarly Area:
Geophysics, tectonics, space geodesy

Asian Languages & Civilization
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Duke University

Scholarly Area:
Japanese literature, queer theory, Okinawa

Environmental Studies
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Denver

Scholarly Area:
Community centered research and teaching

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Communication
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Language and social interaction, conversation analysis

Journalism
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
University of Maryland - College Park

Scholarly Area:
Journalism, feminist theories, mixed methods, active learning

Megan Neely, Assistant Professor

Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Copenhagen Business School

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Chemical & Biological Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Alabama

Scholarly Area:
Molecular design and transdisciplinary engineering education

Integrative Physiology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Stanford University

Scholarly Area:
Computational microbiology, human microbiome

Keri Olson, Assistant Teaching Professor

Professional Effectiveness
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Front Range Community College

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Environmental Design
College of Media, Communication & Information


Recent Affiliation:
Howard University

Scholarly Area:
Architecture, art, color, poetry, equity

Political Science
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Judicial politics

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
Mississippi College

Scholarly Area:
Voice pedagogy, acoustics, podcasting, opera

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


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Experiential marketing, non-profit development

Organizational Leadership & Information Analytics
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Marketing
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
DePauw University

Scholarly Area:
Philosophy, politics, and economics

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of New Mexico

Scholarly Area:
American Indian law

Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Undergraduate teaching molecular/cell biology

Geography
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Latinx & Indigenous geographies, digital geographies, environmental justice

Ernesto Rivera Mora, Assistant Professor

Economics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Cowles Foundation

Scholarly Area:
Research economic theory and teaching 

Computer Science
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Harvard University

Scholarly Area:
Geo-spatial and statistical machine learning

Classics
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

English
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Teaching, religion, literature, American Transcendentalists

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Stanford University

Scholarly Area:
Cultural psychology, qualitative methods, inclusive pedagogy

Andrew "AJ" Schiera, Assistant Professor

Education
School of Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Scholarly Area:
Preparing justice-oriented social studies teachers

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University

Scholarly Area:
Nuclear engineering

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
Brandeis University

Scholarly Area:
Violin

Program for Writing & Rhetoric
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Missouri - Columbia

Scholarly Area:
Rhetoric and writing, Indigenous studies

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
South Texas College of Law Houston

Scholarly Area:
Writing center director, legal historian

Women & Gender Studies
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
San Diego State University

Scholarly Area:
LGBTQ health in sociocultural contexts

Katherine Siegel, Assistant Professor

Geography/CIRES
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Toronto

Scholarly Area:
Conservation science, environmental data science

Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Maryland - College Park

Scholarly Area:
Robotics and computer vision

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Southern California

Scholarly Area:
Legal research and librarianship

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Philosophy
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of California - Los Angeles

Scholarly Area:
Law, race, and social justice

Ryan St. Laurent, Assistant Professor

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Scholarly Area:
Evolutionary biology of insects

Elizabeth "Beth" Stubblefield, Assistant Teaching Professor

Psychology & Neuroscience
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University at Buffalo

Scholarly Area:
Experimental film and media arts

Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Stanford University

Scholarly Area:
Observational extragalactic astrophysics

Computer Science/ATLAS
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Calgary

Scholarly Area:
Human-computer interaction and augmented reality

Education
School of Education


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Justice-centered teacher educator & researcher

Information Management & Analytics
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Temple University

Scholarly Area:
Innovation, technology diffusion, social media, IT strategy

Integrated Design Engineering
College of Engineering & Applied Science


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
TBA

International Affairs/Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Virginia Tech

Scholarly Area:
TBA

Jen Triplett, Assistant Professor

Sociology
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Michigan

Scholarly Area:
Historical, cultural, and political sociology; Cuba

Sociology/IBS
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Florida State University

Scholarly Area:
Criminology, victimization, violence, and incarceration

Music
College of Music


Recent Affiliation:
Harvard University

Scholarly Area:
History of arts funding/philanthropy

Asian Languages & Civilization
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Chicago

Scholarly Area:
Popular music and Korean literature

Law
University of Colorado Law School


Recent Affiliation:
University of Denver

Scholarly Area:
Legal research and drafting

English
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
University of Colorado Boulder

Scholarly Area:
Creative writing: Poetry & experimental

Finance
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
Columbia University

Scholarly Area:
Corporate finance theory

Donghyeon Yun, Assistant Professor

Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences


Recent Affiliation:
Indiana University Bloomington

Scholarly Area:
Audiology, hearing sciences, hearing aids, digital signal processing

Ying Zeng, Assistant Professor

Marketing
Leeds School of Business


Recent Affiliation:
University of Toronto

Scholarly Area:
Judgement and decision making