My research interests include violence prevention and reentry; clinical social work practice; treatment of serious mental illness; children and adolescents; critical incident stress management with emergency service workers; trauma; crisis intervention; collaborative work with criminal justice; social and emotional competence; interagency collaboration; and organizational management.
My primary research interests lie in commutative algebra and its interactions with algebraic geometry. I have worked on plucker formulas, generalized Hilbert functions, and multipolicies as well as Chunovsky's conjecture. My secondary research interest focuses on the active control of beam and string systems.
Green chemistry, also known as sustainable chemistry, is the design, development and implementation of chemical products and processes to reduce or eliminate the use and generation of substances hazardous to human health and the environment. Under the principles of green chemistry, my research focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization and modification of solid-state inorganic or inorganic-organic hybrid materials for sustainable energy application, particularly in the area of gas storage, rechargeable batteries and thermal energy storage.
I'm interested in Web technologies, large scale computing, data mining, and bioinformatics.
My research interests sit at the intersection of entrepreneurship, finance, experiential education, leadership, and economic opportunity. I am particularly interested in understanding how education can move beyond the traditional classroom to better prepare students for the realities of work, entrepreneurship, and leadership. This includes examining experiential learning, career readiness, professional networking, mentorship, financial literacy, and the ways universities can create stronger connections among students, employers, entrepreneurs, and their surrounding communities.
I am also interested in entrepreneurship and small-business development, particularly the factors that allow entrepreneurs and emerging organizations to move from an idea to a financially sustainable enterprise. My interests include entrepreneurial finance, access to capital, financial decision-making, organizational strategy, alternative investments, and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems that expand economic opportunity. A related area of interest is how access to professional networks, mentorship, education, and capital can open pathways into industries and opportunities that have historically been difficult for many students and aspiring entrepreneurs to access.
Another important area of my work focuses on the creative economy and community-based economic development. Through my involvement with music festivals, TEDx, theater, nonprofit organizations, and other cultural initiatives, I am interested in exploring how arts, culture, live events, and intellectual communities can serve as engines for entrepreneurship, tourism, downtown development, community engagement, and economic growth. I am particularly interested in models that simultaneously create economic value and provide platforms for emerging and underrepresented voices.
Finally, I am interested in the changing nature of leadership, communication, technology, and the future of work. This includes the impact of artificial intelligence on business and higher education, how Generation Z is reshaping the workplace, the role of personal branding and professional networks in career development, and how leaders communicate ideas that inspire people and organizations to act. Across these areas, the common thread in my research is an interest in how education, entrepreneurship, capital, relationships, and ideas can be used to create opportunity for individuals, organizations, and communities.
My research investigates the impact of cognitive deficits, specifically attention and memory, on communication in individuals with traumatic brain injury.
My research interests include construction and demolition waste flows, circular economy, material intensity profiles for urban buildings, life cycle analysis, material stock and flow analysis, and recycled construction materials. I have related publications in peer-reviewed journals and proceedings.