Research and Creative Collaboratives 2016-2017

Physical Computing and the Internet of Things

Conveners and Participants:

Lucy Dunne: Design, Housing, and Apparel, CDES
Barry Kudrowitz: Product Design, CDES
Loren Terveen: Computer Science and Engineering, CSE
Diane Willow: Art, CLA
Lana Yarosh: Computer Science and Engineering, CSE


Backyard Phenology: Perceiving Cycles and Seasons in a Changing Climate

Conveners and Participants:

Christine Baeumler: Art, CLA
Beth Mercer-Taylor: Institute on the Environment
Rebecca Montgomery: Forest Resources, CFANS
Steve Deitz: Northern Lights


Clean Energy Access

Conveners and Participants:

Massoud Amin: Technological Leadership Institute, CSE
Cameran Bailey: Public Affairs
Thomas Fisher: Metropolitan Design, CDES
Hari Osofsky: Law, Twin Cities


Digital Games and Learning

Conveners and Participants:

Edward Downs: Communications, CLA (Duluth)
Nicolaas VanMeerten: Educational Psychology, CEHD
Keisha Varma: Educational Psychology, CEHD
Lana Yarosh: Computer Science, CSE


Digital Storytelling for Youth Empowerment

Conveners and Participants:

Jigna Desai: GWSS, CLA
Kari Smolkoski: GWSS, CLA


Fused Realities II

Conveners and Participants:

David Gore: Communication, CLA, Duluth
Randy Hanson: GUESS, CLA, Duluth
Kathryn Milun: Anthropology, CLA, Duluth


Inclusive Game Design

Conveners and Participants:

David Beard: Writing Studies, CLA, Duluth
Elizabeth LaPensee: U Mich.
Nicolaas VanMeerten: Educational Psychology, CEHD


Mapping Inquiries into Mind and Consciousness Across the Academy

Conveners and Participants:

Michael Maratsos: Child Psychology, CEHD
Thomas Wolfe: History, CLA


The Pharmaceutical Nexus: Interdisciplinary Conversations and Methodologies

Conveners and Participants:

Margaret (Macey) Flood: History of Medicine, Medical School
Sophia Strosberg: Geography, Environment, and Society, CLA
Dominique Tobbell: History of Medicine, Medical School


Philosophies of Life

Conveners and Participants:

Suvadip Sinha: Asian Languages and Literature, CLA
Travis Workman: Asian Languages and Literature, CLA


Researching for Indigenous Community Health

Conveners and Participants:

Derek Jennings: Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Science, CoP, Duluth
Michelle Johnson-Jennings: RICH/PPPS, CoP, Duluth