RESEARCH CAPABILITIES
Table of Contents Introduction
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2017-2018 Partners at a Glance
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Foreign Languages Spoken
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Faculty Research Center Appointments
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Research Centers with Office of Research Affiliation
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Research Themes
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Message from the Vice President The Office of Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs
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Researchers Institutional Profile Information
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is committed to engaging, exploring and propelling a compendium of research to its peak levels. We are steadfast in our goals of becoming an emerging research institution and in building collaborations that will impact the ever-changing world in which we all live. We have a profound sense of awareness that the knowledge discovered today will be obsolete within a mere blink of an eye. We are poised and ready to craft new and innovative solutions to the challenges of tomorrow. I invite you to peruse the pages of the Research Capabilities and Interests booklet and find a way to join us on our journey to discovering what’s next.
RUTH J. SIMMONS President, Prairie View A&M University JAMES M. PALMER, Ph.D Interim Senior Vice President Academic Affairs and Provost
PROFESSOR CAJETAN M. AKUJUOBI, M.B.A., PH.D.E.E., P.E. Vice President for Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs Prairie View A&M University
Introduction In the Office of Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs, we are constantly fascinated by the research projects and concepts of the world-class researchers on our campus. This booklet is an opportunity to share with you some of our capabilities and innovations that are
Publisher CAJETAN M. AKUJUOBI, M.B.A., Ph. D.E.E., P.E. Vice President Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs
addressing the grand challenges in Texas, the nation and around the world.
Editor KAREN B. COTTON, M.A., M.S. Manager Research Marketing and Communications
impact, stimulate and enhance the lives of our global community.
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RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
We invite you to peruse the pages of this booklet to learn more about what we already know here at Prairie View A&M University; our researchers are at the forefront of activities that will
Contact us to find ways to collaborate or with any questions you may have. Office of Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs at orisp@pvamu.edu.
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2017-2018 Partners at a Glance
Faculty Research Center Appointments
STATE OF TEXAS
FEDERAL $42,000,219
PRIVATE
$12,773,089
$3,651,398
Department of Education
Alcorn State University
American Chemical Society
National Science Foundation
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Energy
CACI International, Inc.
Joint Admission Medical Program
DOE-Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
George Washington University
Louisiana State University
Department of Homeland Security
Syracuse University
Department of Transportation-Federal Highway Administration
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Hogg Foundation Intel Corporation Memorial Hermann Hospital
Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Department of Defense
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
DOD-Air Force-Research Laboratory
National 4-H Council
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
DOD-National Security Agency
Texas Office of the Governor-Criminal Justice
DOD-Navy-Office of Naval Research DHHS-NIH-National Institute of General Medical Science NASA-Johnson Space Center
Research Institute (TGen) Robert A. Welch Foundation
Division
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Tuskegee University University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport
University of Cincinnati
Translational Genomics Truth Initiative Foundation United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation
University of Houston
USDA-APHIS-Plant Protection and Quarantine
Petroleum Research Fund-
University of Georgia
Various-Private Profit
USDA-Office of Advocacy and Outreach
University of South Carolina
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Services
University of Texas-Arlington
The Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC) Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culutre (TIPHC) Community Urban and Rural Enhancement Service (CURES) Prairie View Solar Observatory (PVSO) Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Center for International Business Education (CIBE) Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High Ability Center (MACH-3) The Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE) The Center for Digital Battlefield Communications (CEBCOM) The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES) The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) Center for Excellence in Research and Education for big military Date InTelligence (CREDIT) Computational Fluid Dynamics Institute (CFDI)
USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Informational Communication and Cyber Secruity (ICCS) Research and Education Center for Materials, Microdesign and Microfabrication (CM3)
Foreign Languages
Computational Fluid Dynamics Institute (CFDI) The Future Aerospace, Science and Technology (FAST)
50%
The Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data (TEXGED) Center
40%
Center for Advancing Innovations in Smart Microgrid
30%
The Thermal Science Research Center (TSRC)
20%
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center 10%
Undergraduate Medical Academy (UMA)
0 Arabic
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Chinese
French
Hindi
Japanese Korean
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Spanish
Urdu Vietnamese Other
0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
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Research Centers with Office
of Research Affiliation COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE) focuses primarily on supporting the International Space Station and future Mars missions. Its research is concentrated on science and technology related to radiation protection and the effects of space radiation on electronics and biosystems. CARR’s goal is to significantly contribute to NASA’s vast technology base, providing enabling technologies—such as new materials, electronics, shielding and radio-protectorates for humans—that will make major NASA missions even more successful, safer and less costly. CARR is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The Center for Digital Battlefield Communications (CEBCOM) works to achieve national excellence in telecommunication, research, and technology. It transfers and focuses education by collaborating with US DOD, Texas state, and industry. On education, it helps evolve graduate programs to achieve national preeminence; encourages high standing students to work in the center, and enables the department to recruit well-qualified faculty and provide opportunities for pursuing research in the center. It will also further its research and development focus and to achieve self-sustenance.
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES) at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) supports rigorous and expanding the program of research and teaching in the areas of renewable energy and environmental sustainability. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded PVAMU a five-year grant to establish the CEES under the Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program. CEES promotes research in the areas of biofuels, energy & environment and wind energy and will focus on innovative technical solutions in the energy arena.
The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) conducts comprehensive research in the selected aspects of communication systems, Wavelets and Wavelet Transforms, Compressed Sensing/Compressive Sampling Systems, DSP Solutions, Signal/Image/Video Processing, Mixed Signal Systems, Communication Control Systems and High Speed (Broadband) Communication Systems. Among other emerging areas of research, it also seeks solutions to the problems that plague both military and commercial satellite and radar-based communication systems. The CECSTR is the only academic center of its kind in Texas, filling a gap in educating the state’s future leaders in emerging high-technology areas. It supports especially undergraduate and graduate students of electrical and engineering technology Departments. CECSTR is funded by various industries and government agencies.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES The Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC) is the unit within the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences that plays an important role in agriculture, natural resources and life sciences. The CARC component helps Prairie View A&M University fulfill its landgrant mission of teaching, research, and service.
The Computational Biology and Bioengineering Research Lab builds strong capabilities in the exciting emerging research area of computational biology and bioengineering, which is a national priority. By utilizing funds from the Chancellor’s Research Initiative, renowned researchers and leaders are brought to PVAMU to leverage existing research by faculties from Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Agriculture, and Biology. The facility will provide the infrastructure for commercialization of products, training and research space for faculty and students.
Agricultural research in the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center is divided into the following areas: Animal Systems, Plant Systems, Food Systems, Natural Resources and Environmental Systems and Social Systems and Allied Research.
The Prairie View A&M University Center for Advancing Innovations in Smart Microgrid was created to expand the research capacity of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and to increase the production of doctoral degrees in electrical
MARVIN D. AND JUNE SAMUEL BRAILSFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
engineering. The research goal is to make the future power grid reliable, sustainable and secure by solving the technical challenges
The Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE) will utilize research expertise in both sciences and engineering disciplines
cutting-edge research in smart grid, specifically microgrids. This research will help create a multitude of smart microgrids in the world that are
to establish unique research opportunities with world-renowned scientific personnel. Radiation biology includes experimental studies and
reliable, sustainable, secure and more environmentally-safe. The energy sources in the microgrid will be either renewable or non-renewable
theoretical modeling of space radiation biology studies for NASA conducted on the International Space Station, on the surface of Mars
sources. The microgrids will be integrated together to form the future smart grid. This project will provide educational training to students
(Curiosity), at the Brookhaven National Labs, at Loma Linda University Medical Center, at Los Alamos National Labs, and at International
through research and hands-on experience. Furthermore, it will help increase the production of qualified doctoral graduates to enter the
Facilities (Japan, Germany, and Italy).
workforce for future smart grid which is of national priority.
involved in the use of Microgrids that have distributed energy sources and loads. The education goal is to train M.S. and Ph.D. students to do
WHITLOWE R. GREEN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The tripartite focus of the Minority
Achievement, Creativity, and High Ability Center (MACH-3) is on the critical populations in
the P-20 setting: administration, faculty, and students. Unique to this focus is the Center’s goal of producing cutting-edge best-practices and scholarship that will speak to the contemporary issues impacting these cohorts across the P-20 spectrum and into critical workplace contexts. The MACH-3 Center will serve as a crucible to facilitate combinations of key elements from multiple disciplines and fields required to understand minority achievement, creativity, and high ability. Additionally, the Center will expand on and redefine the term “minority” in an effort to set the stage for engaged scholarship that speaks to the assets and potential, inherent among populations of color (African American, Latina/o, Native American) and other marginalized groups (women) who are by no measure ‘minor’ in their intellectual capacities, but potentially minor in their presence and representation in certain fields of endeavor, particularly in certain education and professional enclaves.
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
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Research Themes Smart and Emerging Technology Health Outcomes Energy and Sustainabilbity Nanomaterials Big Data Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education Cybersecurity Commnuications and Social Responsibility Policy and Ethics Mental Health Food and Water Security 0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
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Researcher
CAJETAN AKUJUOBI, O.N.D., B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., M.B.A., Ph.D.E.E. cmakujuobi@pvamu.edu
SHUMON ALAM, Ph.D. shalam@pvamu.edu
ANANDA AMARASEKARA, Ph.D. asamarasekara@pvamu.edu
PETER AMPIM, Ph.D. paampim@pvamu.edu
RAHMAT ATTAIE, Ph.D., Food Science and Technology rattaie@pvamu.edu
JOHN ATTIA, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering joattia@pvamu.edu
RIPENDRA AWAL, Ph.D., Civil and Earth Resources Engineering riawal@pvamu.edu BAKAMA BAKAMANUME, B.A., M.A., Ph.D bbbakamanume@pvamu.edu
PAMELA BARBER-FREEMAN, Ph.D. ptfreeman@pvamu.edu
KARL BAUGHMAN, Ph.D., History kebaughman@pvamu.edu
College, Department
Foreign Language
The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR), Information Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Research and Education
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Other
The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR), Information Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Research and Education
RF Communication | Cybersecurity | Signal Processing | Cognitive radio | Bio-medical
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
Biomass based chemical feedstock, polymers and fuels. Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars using catalysts for cellulosic- ethanol process. Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from abundant carbohydrates and applications in the synthesis of renewable resources based polymers | Ionic Liquids, synthesis of ionic liquid based materials and catalysis systems | Renewable polymers | Biobased hydrocarbon fuels | Cellulosic ethanol
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Specialty crops | Organic and sustainable agriculture | Urban agriculture | Water and environmental quality | Green roof technologies
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Product development | Fatty acids oxidation | Storage stability of foods | Antibiotic residues in foods
Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE), The Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE), Center for Materials, Microdesign and Microfabrication (CM3), Center for Advancing Innovations in Smart Microgrid
Radiation-hard by design for space and terrestrial applications | Renewable energy | Smart microgrid | Hands-on learning in engineering | Signal processing
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Agricultural water manage and crop modelingment | Water resources and hydrologic modeling | Climate change | Application of smart technologies in agriculture | Water related hazards (flood, landslide, debris flow, erosion)
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Other
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences
Other
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences (History)
Other
Hindi
WENDY BERGIN, D.M.A., wibergin@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, MUTH
Other
PAUL BINEY, Ph.D.
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling (ELAC)
Other
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Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Nanomaterials
Microaggression | Diversity in educational leadership | STEM and women issues | Mentoring African American males | Instructional best practice
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Computer Science
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Igbo
KIRAN BELLAM, Ph.D. kibellam@gmail.com
fabonner@pvamu.edu
Research Themes
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
College of Business, Accounting, Finance and MIS
FRED BONNER, Ed.D.
Research Interests Cybersecurity, Wavelets & Wavelet Transform Applications | Compressed sensing/Compressive Sampling Applications to Communication Systems & Big Data Applications | Analog & Mixed Signal Testing and Design Using Wavelets and other Techniques | Broadband (High Speed) Communication Systems | Digital Signal Processing | Signal and Image Compression, Reconstruction, Restoration and Segmentation | Fractals and Fractal Analysis of Signals, Images and Applications | High-Speed (Broadband) Access Technologies Communications Systems Research and Applications | Multispectral Image Analysis Using Wavelets | Health Monitoring of Aeroelastic Systems & Vibration Analysis | Sensor Research and Applications | Smart Card Applications and Security Issues
REGINALD BELL, B.A., M.B.A, Ph.D. rlbell@pvamu.edu
pobiney@pvamu.edu
Research Center
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Roman Empire | Early Christianity | Gender | Ancient Mediterranean | Judaism
Cyber Security | Energy efficient computing | Engineering education | Emerging technology | Internet of things
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES), Computational Fluid Dynamics Institute (CFDI), The Future Aerospace, Science and Technology (FAST)
Lightweight structural materials | Graded materials | Biofuels | Thermo-Fluid | Nanomaterials
Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High Ability Center (MACH-3)
Black males in higher education | Minorities in STEM | Diversity | Minority faculty development | P-20 Education
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Researcher
College, Department
Foreign Language
Research Center
RONALD BOYD, Ph.D.M.E., University of Michigan; M.S.M.E., University of New Mexico; B.S.M.E., Tuskegee Institute rdboyd@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
GEORGE BROWN, Ph.D., M.S., B.S. gebrown@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
DOUGLAS BUTLER, Ph.D. dmbutler@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, CUIN
Academic self-efficacy | Minority education | over-identification in special education
FARRAH CAMBRICE, Ph.D., Sociology fgcambrice@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology
African American families | Academic achievement | Race | Disaster | Community building
lecarson@pvamu.edu
AKILAH CARTER-FRANCIQUE, Doctorate in Sports Studies arfrancique@pvamu.edu
H. GIN CHONG, Ph.D.,
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Health and Kinesiology
Image processing | Data analysis | Wavelets | High performance computing | Embedded systems
ORION CIFTJA, Ph.D. ogciftja@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Physics
Spanish
Electron systems | Semiconductor quantum dots | Quantum hall effect(s) | Spintronic devices | Nanoscale electronics
drcollins@pvamu.edu
BEVERLY COPELAND, Ph.D., R.D., L.D. bmcopeland@pvamu.edu
JOE DICKSON, Ph.D.
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC), Center for International Business Education (CIBE)
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences
Realty television | Narcissism | Social theory
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
African American education | Qualitative research | Counseling education | Multicultural education | Ethics in research
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Chinese
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences
Other
Third world democratic development | African regional integration | Middle Eastern politics | Ethiopian political and religious issues | U.S. foreign policy
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Languages and Communications
Other
Tourism | Performance studies | Spirituality | Health communication | Activism
jlerdely@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
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Control theory | Hybrid dynamical systems | Mechatronics
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Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Nutrition
CHANG DUAN, Ph.D. chduan@pvamu.edu
JENNIFER ERDELY, Ph.D.
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Psychology
waengedayehu@pvamu.edu
Auditing | Corporate governance | International accounting and audits | Materiality and audit risk | Performance measurements for firms
jwdickson@pvamu.edu
WALLE ENGEDAYEHU, Ph.D.
African Americans in sport and physical activity | Health and well-being for women of color | African American athletes and education
Chinese
DONALD COLLINS, Ph.D.
Nanomaterials | Agricultural and biomedical applications of biodegradable polymer
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sociology mecollins@pvamu.edu
Regulation of gene expression | Health careers preparation | Microbiology | Genetics | Immunology
French
sucui@pvamu.edu
MEGAN COLLINS, Ph.D.,
High heat flux removal | Thermal management | Convective heat transfer | Conjugate heat transfer | Modeling and simulation
Chinese
SUXIA CI, Ph.D.
Big Data
Teaching children of diversity | Inclusion of children of color and diverse languages in children's literature
Spanish
College of Business, Accounting, Finance & MIS
Accounting hgchong@pvamu.edu
Nanomaterials
Research Themes
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Curriculum and Instruction
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Research Interests
SONIA BOONE, Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction; Texas Teacher Certification; Texas Principal Certification skboone@pvamu.edu
LAURA CARSON, Ph.D.
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Researcher NOEL ESTWICK, Ph.D., Urban Planning and Environmental Policy nmestwick@pvamu.edu
HUA-JUN FAN, Ph.D. hjfan@pvamu.edu
ALI FARES, Ph.D. alfares@pvamu.edu
ALFREDO FERNANDEZ, Ph.D. MAX FONTUS, Ph.D. mafontus@pvamu.edu
LAURETTE FOSTER, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. lbfoster@pvamu.edu
BILL FOXWORTH, Ph.D. wbfoxworth@pvamu.edu
College, Department
Foreign Language
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Arabic, French
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Water and food security | Food energy water nexus | Big data | Smart agriculture and natural resources | Climate change
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Languages and Communications
Spanish
University Medical Academy, Undergraduate Medical Academy
French, Other
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center-Research Leader | Social Systems & Allied Research
Spanish
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center —Research Leader | Social Systems & Allied Research
Chinese, French
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Languages and Communications
Spanish
MARCO GILES, Ph.D.,
Undergraduate Medical Academy (UMA)
Electrophysiological/metabolic modeling | Big data | Electrical conductivity of bilk metallic hlass | Fuel cell theory and applications | Integrated and individualized STEM education
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Human-centered design | Educational technology | Engineering education | Information visualization Water desalination | Capacitive renewal energy | Oil recovery | Microelectronic materials | Separations
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Justice Studies
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Languages and Communication
Fan Studies | Media studies | Film studies | Audience studies | Cultural studies
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Science (History)
American politics and government | African American history | Urban historical development | Urban planning | Land use impacts
Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE)
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Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Nanomaterials
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Juvenile justice | Juvenile delinquency | Youth violence | Schools and delinquency | Emergency management
VICTORIA GODWIN, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. vlgodwin@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Starch biosynthesis | Sweet potato | Plant physiology | Plant molecular biology | Sweet potato genomics
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Physics
regoodwin@pvamu.edu
Goat reproductive physiology | Artificial reproductive technologies | Transgenic animal production | Agriculture biosecurity | Mammalian preimplantation embryo technologies
Organic Chemistry (Polymer) mdgiles@pvamu.edu
RONALD GOODWIN, Ph.D.
Mathematics education | Redesign of gateway mathematics courses | Improving STEM opportunities for K - 12 | Communities of Excellence
Spanish
CAMILLE GIBSON, Ph.D., Criminal Justice; C.R.C., Certified Rehabilitation Counselor cbgibson@pvamu.edu
Hispanic America films | Communications | Big data (Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba) | Cuban films documentaries | Communications, big data, contemporary Latin America history, big data
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
gegarcia@pvamu.edu
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Cybersecurity and community wireless networks | Urban and regional planning- emergency management, food systems planning, community and economic development | The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in public participation, to improve farm management practices | Increasing the interests in Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Mathematics (STEAM) among youth | Quality of life research using critical incident technique and other qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches
Chinese
JORGE GABITTO, Ph.D. jfgabitto@pvamu.edu
GERARDO GARCIA-MUNOZ, Ph.D.
Research Themes
Structural and electronic properties of nanomaterials | Computational chemistry modeling of materials properties | Chemistry reaction mechanism investigation | Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposite materials | Nanocomposite material application in solar energy application
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Computer Science
migao@pvamu.edu
Research Interests
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry
SHERRI FRIZELL, Ph.D., Computer Science and Software Engineering ssfrizell@pvamu.edu
MING GAO, Ph.D.
Research Center
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Biodegradable polymer synthesis | Polymeric drug delivery vehicles | Dendrimer synthesis | Nanomaterials
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Researcher KIMBERLY GORDON, B.S.C.E., M.B.A., C.N.M., E.I.T. klgordon@pvamu.edu
KIMBERLY GREER, Ph.D., Genetics, M.S., Genetics, B.S., Genetics kagreer@pvamu.edu
RICHARD W. GRIFFIN, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.S.Sc. rwgriffin@pvamu.edu
MICHAEL GYAMERAH, Ph.D., CEng, MIChemE migyamerah@pvamu.edu ALIAKBAR HAGHIGHI, Ph.D., Probability and Statistics amhaghighi@pvamu.edu
College, Department
Foreign Language
Research Center
Research Interests
Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Nanomaterials
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Research Themes
College of Business, Dean's Office Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Genetics | Gerontology | Aging | Longevity | Neuroscience
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Human Ecology
Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Soils - pedology, morphology, genesis, and classification | Wetlands and hydric soil indicators | Environmental quality of air, water, and soil systems | Spatial variability of redoximorphic features in seasonally wet soils | Aerial dust deposition and effects on soil color, fertility, and microbial communities
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Other
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
Biofuels | Biocatalysis | Heterologous protein production
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
Other
Probability | Statistics | Queueing theory | Stochastic processes | Mathematical Statistics
PATRICIA HOFFMAN-MILLER, Ph.D., Educational Policy; Master in Public Administration; B.S. Business Administration; Superintendent Certification (expired) Virginia and Ilinois phmiller@pvamu.edu
MICHAEL HOOPER, Ph.D., English mchooper@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
Economics in education | P-12 student discipline | Career and college readiness | P-16 leadership | P-20 assessment
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Languages and Communications
African American literature | American literature | Democracy and Inclusion | Critical race theory | Gender and sexuality studies
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
Other
lhuang@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Computer Science
Chinese
ZIAUL HUQUE, Ph.D., Professor zihuque@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Other
ROBIN JACKSON, Ph.D., Criminal Justice rdjackson@pvamu.edu
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Department of Justice Studies
NATALI HRITONENKO, Ph.D. nahritonenko@pvamu.edu
LEI HUANG, Ph.D.
PAUL JOHNSON, Ph.D. pmjohnson@pvamu.edu
WASH JONES, Ph.D., Agricultural Education wajones@pvamu.edu YOONSUNG JUNG, Ph.D., Statistics yojung@pvamu.edu
ALPHONSO KEATON, Ph.D., Physiology akkeaton@pvamu.edu
DANNY KELLEY, Doctor of Musical Arts, Johns Hopkins University drkelley@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Mathematical modelling | Biomathematics | Environmental economics | Forestry | Mathematical economics Center of Excellence in Research and Education for big military Data InTelligence (CREDIT)
Big data analytics | Cloud computing | High performance computing | Seismic interpretation | Compiler
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) | Wind energy | Combustion | Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis (SHS) | Propulsion
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Animal health | Telemedecine | Goat research
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, ANE
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Student career preparation | Diversity in agriculture
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Design of experiments | Statistical consulting | Data/text mining | Biostatistics/bioinformatics | Big data analysis
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Korean
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Spanish
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Dean's Office
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Race and racial discrimination | Gender | Juveniles | Substance misuse and abuse | Victimization
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
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Researcher
College, Department
Foreign Language
SESHA KETHINENI, Ph.D. LL.M. srkethineni@pvamu.edu
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Justice Studies
Other
M. MOOSA KHAN, Ph.D., Economics, concentration in International Finance mmkhan@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Accounting, Finance and MIS
Other
DUY HINH KHIEU, Ph.D. hikhieu@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Accounting, Finance and MIS
French, Vietnamese
SEUNGCHAN KIM, Ph.D.
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
sekim@pvamu.edu
RAGHAVA KOMMALAPATI, Ph.D. rrkommalapati@pvamu.edu
A. ANIL KUMAR, Ph.D., Physics aakumar@pvamu.edu
CLEVELAND LANE, JR., Ph.D. colane@pvamu.edu
BURYUNG BRIAN LEE, Ph.D.,
Center for Advancing Innovations in Smart Microgrid
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
French,Hindi
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Technology integration education | Undergraduate STEM education | K-12 STEM education | Innovations in authentic scientific research learning environments
Cybersecurity
LIN LI, Ph.D., Computer Science
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Computer Science
Chinese
Computer networks | Machine learning | Data mining | Computer science education
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chinese
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
SHIELD LIN, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering shlin@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
AHMED MAHFOUZ, Ph.D., Management Information Systems aymahfouz@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems
PAMELA MARTIN, Ph.D., Community and Urban Studies ppmartin@pvamu.edu
ANNETTE MCCLINTON, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E. almcclinton@pvamu.edu DIMITAR MICHEV, Ph.D., Mathematics dimichev@pvamu.edu
KRYSTALLYNNE MIKLE, Ph.D., L.B.S.W., L.M.S.W. ksmikle@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Chinese
Signal processing | Wavelets and their applications | Computer aided geometric design | Big data | Image processing
Chinese
Software simulation for space exploration
Arabic
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Psychology
Religion | Race | Mental health | Hip hop | STEM
Other
Nursing care of patients | Diabetes mellitus | Chronic diseases | Gerontology | African Americans and heart disease
Other
Differential and difference equations | Queueing theory | Functional differential equations, differential equations with delay, difference equations, oscillation theory, asymptotic behavior of the solutions, dynamical systems | Partial differential equations, nonlinear evolution equations, local and global existence and qualitative properties of the solutions. | Stochastic processes
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
College of Nursing, Nursing
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences
The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
African American family and marriage | The impact of family and child welfare policies on African American families | Ethnic minority families and stable relationships | Culturally-based and Africentric marriage and relationship programs | Mental health and minorities
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Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Computational and systems biology | Modeling treatment and drug effect using Hybrid System Theory | Control and intervention in gene regulatory networks | Multi-scale modeling of drug effect | Big data
Center of Excellence in Research and Education for big military Data InTelligence (CREDIT)
Models of learning | Theories of intelligence | Device modeling | Closing gaps between school graduation and college entrance | Models of academic institutions for 21st century
Chinese
jilian@pvamu.edu
Energy and environmental impacts | Air quality | Carbon capture | Produced water treatment | Remediation
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Computer Science
JIAN-AO LIAN, Ph.D.
Computational biology and bioinformatics | Cancer genomics | Genomic signal processing | Big data and data fusion | Statistical machine learning
NA LI, Ph.D. nali@pvamu.edu
xili@pvamu.edu
Corporate finance | International trade
Capital market based research | Earnings management | International accounting | Tax avoidance | Accounting education
XIANGFANG (LINDSEY) LI, Ph.D.
Big Data
Juvenile justice | Comparative criminal justice | Domestic violence | Human rights | Trauma-informed care
Korean
lilin@pvamu.edu
Nanomaterials
Research Themes
College of Business, Accounting, Finance and MIS
Accounting brlee@pvamu.edu
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Research Interests
Financial markets | International finance | International trade | Macroeconomics | Investments
Korean
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering/ Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES) Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer, Engineering
Research Center
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Researcher MANOUCHEHR MISAGHIAN, Ph.D mamisaghian@pvamu.edu
NATHAN MITCHELL, Ph.D. nkmitchell@pvamu.edu
BILLY MONROE, Ph.D., Political Science bwmonroe@pvamu.edu
QUINCY MOORE, Ph.D., Microbiology qcmoore@pvamu.edu
ADELA MORA-GUTIERREZ, Ph.D., Food Science and Technology admora@pvamu.edu TABITHA MORTON, Ph.D. tsmorton@pvamu.edu
SARHAN MUSA, Ph.D. E.E smmusa@pvamu.edu
GARY NEWTON, Ph.D., Animal Science, minor in Biology grnewton@pvamu.edu
LOUIS NGAMASSI, Ph.D. longamassi@pvamu.edu
MICHAEL NOJEIM, B.S., Agr Econ; M.A. Int'l Affairs; Ph.D. Int'l Relations mjnojeim@pvamu.edu
College, Department Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
Other
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences (Political Science)
State judicial selection/elections | Judicial politics | Constitutional law | Texas politics
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center"
Other
Spanish
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Science
Ocular pathogenesis | Novel vaccines and delivery systems | Microbiome, Computational modeling | Biofouling
Chemistry of dairy proteins | Oxidative stability of omega-3 oils | Nanoencapsulation of bioactives | NMR hydration of hydrocolloids | FTIR and protein structure
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Engineering Technology
Arabic
The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR), Information Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Research and Education
Cybersecurity | Big data | Nanotechnology | Networking | Electromagnetics
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center-Research Leader | Social Systems & Allied Research
Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Animal reproduction | Early pregnancy biology | Cell biology | Fertility markers
College of Business, Accounting, Finance and MIS
French
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Public policy | Public administration | Education | Race and ethnic politics | Gender
Social media and disaster management | Big data | Visual analytics | Social network analysis | Information and communication technology for development
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences
Other
Spanish
ADEREMI OKI, Ph.D., University of Wyoming Aroki@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry
DR EMMNAUEL OPARA, Doctor of Business Administration, F.I.I.M.A. euopara@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Accounting Finance and Information Doctor of Business Admin Systems
Igbo
JASMINE OPUSUNJU, Dr.P.H., M.S.Ed., C.H.E.S., C.P.H. jjopusunju@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Health and Kinesiology
Spanish
The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR), Center of Excellence in Research and Education for big military Data InTelligence (CREDIT), Information Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Research and Education
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Goat reproductive management | General goat management | New forage studies for small ruminants to enhance profitability | Studies with high tannin legumes to control parasite control
Management of water resource systems using optimization techniques | Rainwater harvesting | Geospatial information systems | Reservoir operations | Engineering education
Sensors | Smart sensing with FPGAs | Low power readout circuits | Cybersecurity | Engineering education
Nanomaterials and composites fabrication | Inorganic composites in cancer therapy | Synthetic materials for bone repair | Inorganic nanoparticles as catalyst design | Bioglass composites Information Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Research and Education
U.S. foreign policy | Gandhi, king, nonviolence | Middle East politics | American government
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Food and Water Security
Algebraic number theory | Ring theory | Topology and geometry
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Nanomaterials
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Research Themes
EMMANUEL NZEWI, Ph.D., P.E. eunzewi@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Research Interests
State elections | Women candidate emergence and success | Social media and political representation | State interest groups and political action committees
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agriculture Research Center
Electrical Engineering phobiomon@pvamu.edu
Research Center
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Sciences
LOUIS NUTI, M.S., Ph.D., Zoology and Reproductive Physiology lcnuti@pvamu.edu
PAMELA OBIOMON, Ph.D.,
Foreign Language
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Cybersecurity | Big data | Networking | Forensics | Security, privacy, ethics Childhood obesity and underserved communities | The built environment and access (in relation to nutrition and physical activity) | Policy and systems change | Community engagement and community based participatory research | Equitable solutions to community health
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Researcher IRVIN OSBORNE-LEE, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering oslee@pvamu.edu
College, Department
Foreign Language
Research Center
gsosho@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Marketing and Management
Other
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
Urban market research | Quantitative/computation economics | Demographics | Economic development | Oil and gas economics
GODSON OSUJI, Ph.D., Biochemistry goosuji@pvamu.edu
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Natural products biochemistry | Enzymology | Regulation of metabolism
ALFRED PARKS, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.,
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology
French
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Agricultural/food marketing | Risk management | Agri/food policy | Food security | Small farmer development
xipeng@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Chinese
DR. ARTHUR PETTERWAY, Ph.D., Educational Leadership alpetterway@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling (ELAC)
XIAOBO PENG, Ph.D.
ABUL PITRE, Ph.D. abpitre@pvamu.edu
PAUL POTIER, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering papotier@pvamu.edu
LIJUN QIAN, Ph.D. liqian@pvamu.edu
RAHIM QUAZI, Ph.D., Economics, B.A., Ecnomics rmquazi@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
Process modeling, simulation, and analysis | Nuclear forensic analysis | Radioactive and mixed waste management | Astrobiology and thermodynamics of ecology | Ecological footprint
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Engineering Technology Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Food and Water Security
The Center for Digital Battlefield Communications (CEBCOM), Center of Excellence in Research and Education for big military Data InTelligence (CREDIT)
Big data analytics | Wireless communications | Computational systems biology | Smart grid | Network intrusion detection
Center for International Business Education (CIBE)
International economics | Economic development | International trade, International business | International finance
Urdu
Development economics | Microfinance and microcredit | Readymade garment industry | Bangladesh economy | Ethics and leadership
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Other
Bridge and pavement rehabilitation | Capacity and performance of offshore structures | Enhancing education and careers for minorities in the civil engineering field | Pavement analysis and design | Foundation and geoenvironmental
Ph.D., Business Computer Information Systems ram@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Department of Accounting, Finance, and MIS
Hindi
Business intelligence | Cloud computing | Social media and social networking | MIS discipline | E-commerce and website design
INDIKA RATHNATHUNGALAGE,
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
Other
Saddlepoint approximations in statistics | Data classification | Mathematical/statistical education | Quantitative analysis in sports
Ph.D. Raradha@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Management and Marketing
RAMALINGAM RADHAKRISHNAN,
Other
muquddus@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Mrkt/Mgmt
MUNIR QUDDUS, Ph.D., Economics
Leadership | Diversity | Critical educational theory | African American education | Teacher education
Cognitive radio | Network management
Chinese
Computer aided design | Additive manufacturing | Engineering design | Virtual reality | Engineering education
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
Nanomaterials
Research Themes
Spanish
Agricultural Economics alparks@pvamu.edu
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Research Interests
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
GBOLAHAN OSHO, Ph.D.
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
THIAGARAJAN RAMAKRISHNAN,
Ph.D., M.S., M.S., B.S. iprathnathungalage@pvamu.edu
RAM RAY, Ph.D., Civil Engineering raray@pvamu.edu
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Hindi, Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Water resources | Remote sensing | Spatial hydrology | Climate change | Hydrologic modeling
RAMBOD RAYEGAN, Ph.D. rarayegan@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Organic rankine cycle | Thermal energy storage | Net-zero energy buildings | Exercgeoeconomic analysis of energy systems | Engineering education
SHEENA REEVES, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering smreeves@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Particle characterization | Nanosuspensions | Nanomaterials | Crystallization and granulation | Solids process engineering
SHEENA REEVES, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering smreeves@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Particle technology and analysis | Particle suspensions | Crystallization | Nanotechnology/ nanosuspensions | Pharmaceuticals
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
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Researcher
College, Department
E. GLORIA REGISFORD, Ph.D. gcregisford@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
ARSENIO RODRIGUES, Ph.D., R.A., L.E.E.D. A.P., E.D.A.C., N.C.A.R.B., Co.A. arodrigues@pvamu.edu
School of Architecture, Architecture
GLORIA ROSE, Ph.D., NP-C, FNP-BC gmrose@pvamu.edu
College of Nursing, Graduate-MSN
WILLIAM ROSS, Ed.D., LPC-S, LSOTP wiross@pvamu.edu
MATTHEW SADIKU, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. mnsadiku@pvamu.edu
HESAM SHAHRIARI, Ph.D., Finance hhshahriari@pvamu.edu
College of Business Accounting, Finance and MIS
PATRICIA SMITH, Ed.D.
NATHANIEL SOBOYEJO, Ph.D. nosoboyejo@pvamu.edu
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Healthcare disparities | Intimate partner violence | Advanced practice nurses role | Affordable Care Act
French, Hindi, Japanese, Urdu
WIBAWA SUTANTO, Ph.D., Business Administration pwsutanto@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Management and Marketing
The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR)
Computational electromagnetics | Computer networks | Simulation | Engineering education | Electromagnetics
Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE)
Space radiation | Radiation detectors | Radiation modeling | Radiation biology | Space Payload
Other
Corporate finance | Law and finance | Capital structure | International finance | International asset pricing
Arabic
Global warming and climate change | Remediation technologies | Environmental impact assessments | Ecological footprint and ecological human imprint including water resources - soil Resources, energy flow and environmental management | Ecological modeling and environmental modeling and modeling techniques
The Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data (TEXGED) Center
French
Other
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Human patient simulation, in nursing education | Diabetes, mellitus and selfcare management among the underserved | Health disparity and social equity
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Chronic diseases | Health and health care disparities | Adolescent health | Environmental factors and health | Physical activity and health promotion
Optimization modeling in supply chain management | Business analytics | Risk analysis | Simulation optimization | Teaching and learning
Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
College of Nursing, Nursing
African American males | Human Services and Technology | Mentoring | Crisis and Trauma Counseling
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Physics
EJIM SULE, Ph.D., R.N. ensule@pvamu.edu
Big Data
Surface grafting of functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes and Graphene oxide with some cross-linkable groups/dyes, AQ and phenylazoaniline derivatives | Design and synthesis of dyes and pigments based on anthraquinone and phenylazoaniline molecules. Elemental analysis and structural characterization of the colorants, via the use of spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques viz. Infra-Red, UV/Vis, H-NMR and Mass/GC. | Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Dyes and Pigments applicable to polymeric fibrous materials, and surface coating of metals for the prevention of corrosion. | Moisture control and management/ protective clothing, and anti-microbial properties | Optoelectronics, electrical conductivity, and dye-sensitized solar cells.
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Physics
Hindi
KEVIN STORR, Ph.D., Physics; M.S., Physics; B.S., Physics; B.S., Computer Science kastorr@pvamu.edu
Nanomaterials
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
College of Nursing, DNP
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Research Themes
Teacher and teacher learning/training: studies and analyses of preservice, induction and inservice policies and practices regarding the formal preparation of students for the teaching profession (field experience and methods classes) and throughout their careers. | Race, culture & equity in education: where race, ethnicity and inequality intersect, to include gender, social class, language, ability differences, sexual orientation, and ability differences. Studying and designing interventions to improve educational opportunities. | Minorities and STEM education: African-American, Latino and Native American students lag far behind their white and Asian counterparts in terms of participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. Over the last decade African Americans progress in attaining bachelors degrees in engineering, mathematics, computer science and physics has stalled and reversed. Raising questions to determine the challenges and opportunities to increasing diversity in STEM.
ABIDA SOLOMON, Ph.D. absolomon@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Research Interests Cell biology | Cancer biology | Genomics | Bioinformatics | Biology education
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Chancellor Research Initiative (CRI)
Environmental Scienec shshakir@pvamu.edu
Research Center
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
PREMKUMAR SAGANTI, B.Sc., Physics; M.Sc., Nuclear Physics; M.S., Electro Optics, Ph.D., Physics pbsaganti@pvamu.edu
SAFWAT SHAKIR, Ph.D.,
Foreign Language
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Researcher SUDHIR TANDIN, Ph.D., Marketing sutandon@pvamu.edu
College, Department
Foreign Language
College of Business, Management and Marketing
Research Center
Hindi
Research Interests
Research Themes
Marketing strategy | Brand management | Pedagogy
TYRONE TANNER, Ed.D.
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Administration and Counseling
Equity and inclusion diversity strategic plans | Parent education | Education in P-16 | Leading diverse organizations | Closing achievement gaps and improving graduation and retention rates of diverse learners in P-20
TONIESHA TAYLOR, Ph.D., Communication Studies tltaylor@pvamu.edu
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Languages and Communication
Womanist rhetoric | Digital humanities/big data | African American rhetoric | Social media and gender activism | Rhetoric of social justice and social movement
JILL THOMPSON, Ed.D., L.P.C., N.C.C., L.M.F.T. Jithompson@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
Reactive attachment disorders | Clinical preparation and supervision of counselors | Mental health services in schools
LISA THOMPSON, Ph.D. in Ed Admin; M.Ed., Ed Admin; B.A., Journalism lkthompson@pvamu.edu
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
French
WILLIE TROTTY, B.S., Biology and Political Science; M.S., Biology and Secondary Education; Ph.D., Educational Administration and Industrial Management (Outside Cognate) wftrotty@pvamu.edu
MARK TSCHAEPE, Ph.D. mdtschaepe@pvamu.edu
WILLIAM TURNER, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. whturner@pvamu.edu
DEIRDRE VADEN, Ph.D., Biology, Yeast Genetics dlvaden@pvamu.edu
JAMES VALLES, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. jrvalles@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Educational Leadership and Counseling
Educational policy analysis | Science education | Use of GIS information in institutional research | Selected topics in school law | Administrative decision making
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social Work, Behavioral, & Political Science
Other
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
African-American community ethnography | Social demography | Race and poverty | HBCUs | Appalachian regional studies
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC), Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (TIPHC), Community Urban and Rural Enhancement Service (CURES), Prairie View Solar Observatory (PVSO), Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE), Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Center for International Business Education (CIBE), Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High Ability Center (MACH-3), The Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE), The Center for Digital Battlefield Communications (CEBCOM), The Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES), The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR), Center of Excellence in Research and Education for big military Data InTelligence (CREDIT), Computational Fluid Dynamics Institute (CFDI), Information Communication and Cyber Security (ICCS) Research and Education,Center for Materials, Microdesign and Microfabrication (CM3), Computational Fluid Dynamics Institute (CFDI), The Future Aerospace, Science and Technology (FAST), The Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data (TEXGED) Center,Center for Advancing Innovations in Smart Microgrid,The Thermal Science Research Center (TSRC), Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center,Undergraduate Medical Academy (UMA)
Gene expression profiling | Genomics | Forensic biology | Forensic genealogy | Yeast genetics
Mathematics education | Multicultural education | Technology in mathematics Education | Pre-service teacher preparation | Complex analysis
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Social justice | Biomedical ethics | Inclusion | Diversity | Scientific explanation
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center-Research Leader | Social Systems & Allied Research
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
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Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Nanomaterials
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Researcher
College, Department
Foreign Language
Research Center
Food and Water Security
Mental Health
Policy and Ethics
Commnuications and Social Responsibility
Cybersecurity
Social Equity and Justice Equity in Minority Education
Big Data
Nanomaterials
Research Themes
College of Business, Management
WILLIAM VETTER, B.S., J.D., LL.M., Tax wvvetter@pvamu.edu
College of Business, Accounting, Finance & MIS
Trans-border jurisdiction | Taxation | Native American law
DOUGLAS WAKHU, D.N.P., Doctor of Nursing Practice; M.S.N., Master of Science in Nursing dowakhu@pvamu.edu
College of Nursing, Adult Health Department
Other
Patient compliance or adherence to treatment modalities | Outcome measures/effective learning and teaching strategies for maximum student outcomes and experience | Food security among the | Nutrition in | Simulation technology enhancing nursing education outcomes
College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center-Research Leader | Social Systems & Allied Research
Other
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Energy and Sustainabilbity
Research Interests
JERMAINE VESEY, Ph.D. jtvesey@pvamu.edu
Other
Health Outcomes
Smart and Emerging Technology
Researchers
Accountability | Ethics
ARUNA WEERASOORIYA, B.Sc., Biology, Sri Lanka; Ph.D., Plant Systematics, Hong Kong; Postgraduate Training, Plant Systematics, United Kingdom adweerasooriya@pvamu.edu
RICHARD WILKINS, Ph.D., Physics, University of Michigan rtwilkins@pvamu.edu
ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, Ph.D., Science and Mathematics Education rlwilliams@pvamu.edu MICHAEL WILLIAMS, Ph.D., Economics, Rice University mfwilliams@pvamu.edu
DEREK WILSON, Ph.D., Clinical/Community Psychology dejwilson@pvamu.edu JAMES A. WILSON, JR. jjwilson@pvamu.edu
LOGAN A. YELDERMAN, Ph.D., Social Psychology layelderman@pvamu.edu YOLANDER YOUNGBLOOD, Ph.D. yryoungblood@pvamu.edu
YONGPENG ZHANG, Ph.D., University of Houston ypzhang@pvamu.edu
RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Plant systematics | Medicinal plants | Plant evolution | Pollination biology | Phytochemistry
Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE), The Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE), Center for Materials, Microdesign and Microfabrication (CM3), The Future Aerospace, Science and Technology (FAST)
Nanotechnology | Radiation effects | Nuclear security | Radiation dosimetry | Space weather
Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Academic Affairs
College of Business, Management and Marketing College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Psychology Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Program
Positive mental health | Cultural identity | Acculturative stress | African cultural values | Ubuntu
Chinese
College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Psychology
Jury decision-making | Parole decision-making | Religion | Emotion | Juvenile Drug Courts
Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Amaranthus | Epicuticular waxes and other leaf surface structures | Cell biology | Reseach among African American students | Gulf Coast ecosystem
Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Engineering Technology
Chinese
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The Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR)
Control system | Motor drive | Power electronics | Smart grid | Cyber-physical system
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RESEARCHCAPABILITIES
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