Faculty Research & Creative Scholars Expo
Thursday, September 11, 2025
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Sandhu Conference Center
See Dropdown Below for Presenting Faculty
The Faculty Research and Creative Scholars Expo showcases a wide variety of excellent scholarly research and creative activity conducted by Chapman University’s faculty. Faculty members from all disciplines participate in this event to share their current scholarly and creative activity with the Chapman community.
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to talk with faculty members, learn about their research and creative activity, and consider participating in some of the exciting research happening here on campus. Many students who get involved with in-depth research and creative activity consider it the highlight of their Chapman University experience.
Find a faculty mentor in the Undergraduate Faculty Mentor Directory.
Participating Faculty
2025 Participating Faculty
Argyros School of Business and Economics
- Dr. Pradip K. Shukla, CPIM
- Thrifting Ethics
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Zhen Cong
- Dr. Brittany Lee
- LUCID (Laboratory for Understanding Consciousness, Intentions, and Decision-Making)
Fowler School of Engineering
Schmid College of Science and Technology
- Dr. Daniel Alpay
- Dr. Hagop Atamian
- Dr. Vincent Esposito
- Dr. Nooshin Mohammadi Estakhri
- Dr. Joshua Fisher
- Dr. Jeremy Hsu
- Dr. Chris Kim
- Dr. Cyril Rakovski
- Dr. William Wright
- Dr. Richelle Tanner
- Institute for Earth, Computing, Human and Observing (ECHO)
- Institute for Quantum Studies
- Dr. Matthew Leifer
- Dr. Armen Gulian
- Dr. Ebrahim Karimi
- Dr. John Howell
School of Pharmacy
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
2024 Participating Faculty
Attallah College of Educational Studies
Argyros School of Business and Economics
- AI in Business Management
- Dr. Sarah Bana
College of Performing Arts
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
- Brain Institute
- Dr. Uri Maoz
- Dr. Aaron Schurger
- Tian Lan
- Gait Rehabilitation Research Laboratory
- Dr. Brittany Lee
- Dr. Mary K. Fagan
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Fowler School of Engineering
- Dr. Emad Arasteh
- Gait Rehabilitation Research Laboratory
- Dr. Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri
- Dr. Nooshin Mohammadi Estakhri
- Dr. Ariane Jong-Levinger
- Dr. Trudi Qi
Schmid College of Science and Technology
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
2023 Participating Faculty
Argyros School of Business and Economics
College of Performing Arts
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
- Brain Institute
- Gait Rehabilitation Research Laboratory
- Dr. Jennifer Robinette
- Dr. Mary Fagan
- Dr. Natalia Sanchez
- Dr. Tara Gruenewald
- Dr. Zed Sehyr
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Fowler School of Engineering
- Dr. Cassandra Donatelli
- Dr. Emad Arasteh
- Dr. Mark Harrison
- Dr. Maryam Etezad
- Dr. Nasim Estakhri
- Dr. Nooshin Estakhri
- Dr. Peiyi Zhao
- Dr. Trudi Qi
Schmid College of Science and Technology
- Dr. Anuradha Prakash
- Cat Lab
- Dr. Chris Kim
- Earth Systems Science and Data Solutions Lab
- Dr. Hesham El-Askary
- Dr. Wenzhao Li
- Institute for Earth, Computing, Human and Observing (ECHO)
- Dr. Peter Chang
- Dr. Rebecca Glineburg
- Dr. Rosalee Hellberg
- Dr. Walter Piper
- Dr. William Wright
School of Pharmacy
- Dr. Aftab Ahmed
- Dr. Cintia Citterio
- Oncology Translational Research Team
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
2022 Participating Faculty
Argyros School of Business and Economics
College of Performing Arts
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
- Gait Rehabilitation Research Laboratory
- Brain Institute
- Dr. Uri Maoz
- Dr. Liad Mudrik
- Dr. Aaron Schurger
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
- Virtual Production
Fowler School of Engineering
- Dr. Emad Arasteh
- Dr. Cassandra Donatelli
- Dr. Nasim Estakhri
- Professor Maryam Etezad
- Dr. Andrew Lyon
- Dr. Tom Piechota
- Dr. Trudi Qi
- Dr. Nicole Wagner
- Dr. Peiyi Zhao
Schmid College of Science and Technology
- Food Science Program
- Professor Rebecca Glineburg
- Institute for Earth, Computing, Human and Observing (ECHO)
- Institute for Quantum Studies
- Dr. Justin Dressel
- Dr. John Howell
- Dr. Andrew Jordan
- Dr. Matthew Leifer
- Dr. Kelvin McQueen
- Dr. Christopher Kim
- Dr. Jerry Larue
- Dr. Cecilia Zurita Lopez
- Dr. Walter Piper
- Dr. Mario Stipcic
- Dr. Richelle Tanner
- Dr. William Wright
School of Pharmacy
- Yang Oncology Translational Research Lab
- Anika Patel
- Dr. Sun Yang
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
2021 Participating Faculty
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Argyros School of Business and Economics
- The Effect of Influencer Reach on Consumer Engagement and Persuasion Knowledge
Attallah College of Educational Studies
- Thompson Policy Institute on Disability
- Dr. Meghan Cosier
- Dr. Audri Gomez
- Kacy Martin
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Fowler School of Engineering
Schmid College of Science and Technology
- Dr. Ibba’s Lab: Bugs 'n' Drugs Lab
- Dr. Michael Ibba
- Whitney Wood
School of Communications
School of Pharmacy
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
2020 Participating Faculty
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Argyros School of Business and Economics
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Social Media Research Group (Kara Bentley, Charlene Chu, Christina Nistor) |
College of Performing Arts
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Crean College of Science and Technology
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Gait Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (Rahul Soangra, Chris Hoang) |
soangra.com |
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Chapman Brain Institute |
https://braininstitute.us/ |
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Context and Aging (C.A.R.E) Lab (Jennifer Robinette, Fangqi Guo, Alfredo Velasquez) |
https://www.chapman.edu/crean/faculty-student-research.aspx |
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
| Names(s) | Website |
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| Christine Fugate | https://www.queenmoorea.com/ |
Fowler School of Engineering
| Names(s) | Website |
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| Peiyi Zhao | chapman.edu/~zhao |
| Mark Harrison | harrison-lab.com |
| Dhanya Nair | https://ndanya.wixsite.com/heartlab |
| Franceli Cibrian | https://sites.google.com/view/franceli-l-cibrian |
| Maryam Etezadbrojerdi | |
| Yuxin Wen | |
| Nasim Estakhri | https://sites.google.com/site/nasimmohammadiestakhri/ |
School of Pharmacy
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Hamidreza Montazeri | |
| Sun Yang | |
| Miao Zhang | |
| Sherif Elshahawi |
Schmid College of Science and Technology
2019 Participating Faculty
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Argyros School of Business and Economics
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| Kara Bentley, Charlene Chu, Zina Gorin, Cristina Nistor |
Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies
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Santa Ana Youth Media Project |
saymediaproject.org |
Crean College of Science and Technology
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Gait Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (Rahul Soangra, Chris Hoang) |
soangra.com |
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NCOG (Niklas Ignasiak, Rahul Soangra, Jo Armour Smith, Maryam Rohafza) |
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Chapman Brain Institute |
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| Jennifer Robinette |
College of Performing Arts
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| Tammy Yi |
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
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| John Goodman | johnkgoodman.com |
Fowler School of Engineering
| Names(s) | Website |
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| Peiyi Zhao | chapman.edu/~zhao |
| Mark Harrison | harrison-lab.com |
School of Communication
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Austin Lee | hmclab.com |
School of Pharmacy
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Hamidreza Montazeri | |
| Keykavous Parang | |
| Sun Yang | |
| Miao Zhang | |
| Tiwari Laboratory (Rakesh Tiwari, Muhhamad Imran Sajid) | sites.chapman.edu/tiwari |
Schmid College of Science and Technology
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| Allegra Liberman-Martin | allegraliberman-martin.com |
| Christopher Kim | chapman.edu/envgeo |
| Douglas Fudge | sites.chapman.edu/fudge |
| Institute for Quantum Studies (Matthew Leifer, Justin Dressel, Kelvin McQueen, Kai Waegell) | chapman.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/quantum-studies |
| Hesham El-Askary | sites.chapman.edu/elaskary |
| Rosalee Hellberg | sites.chapman.edu/hellberg |
| O. Maduka Ogba | madukaogba.com |
| CEESMO (Seung Hee Kim, Menas C. Kafatos, Dimitar Ouzounov, Susan Yang) | chapman.edu/scst/research/centers-of-excellence/earth-observing/index.aspx |
| The Hypercomplex Jedi Masters (Adrian Vajiac, Mihaela Vajiac) | |
| Jerry LaRue |
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Pilar Valenzuela | |
| Ashley Kranjac |
2018 Participating Faculty
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Argyros School of Business and Economics
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| Nistor Selove (Cristina Nistor, Matthew Selove) |
| Darcy Fudge Kamal |
Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies
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| Michelle Samura |
Crean College of Science and Technology
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| Rahul Soangra | soangra.com |
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
| Names(s) | Website |
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| Frank Chindamo | LaughMD.com |
| Paul Gulino | writesequence.com |
School of Pharmacy
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Hamidreza Montazeri | |
| NMR at School of Pharmacy (Innokentiy Maslennikov, Huy Tran) | |
| Jennifer Totonchy | |
| Jerry LaRue | sites.chapman.edu/catlab/ |
| Keykavous Parang | |
| Miao Zhang | |
| Tiwari Laboratory (Rakesh Tiwari, Paul Park) | sites.chapman.edu/tiwari |
Schmid College of Science and Technology
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Allegra Liberman-Martin | allegraliberman-martin.com |
| Andrew Lyon | lyongroup.net |
| Christopher Kim | chapman.edu/envgeo |
| Douglas Fudge | sites.chapman.edu/fudge |
| Hagop S. Atamian | hagopatamian.weebly.com |
| James Ferro | |
| Wetland Biogeochemistry Laboratory (Jason Keller, Cassandra Zalman) | |
| Jennifer Funk | chapman.edu/~jlfunk |
| Justin Dressel | justindressel.com |
| DataFest (Karen-Leigh Beatty, Chriselda Toto, Erik Linstead) | chapman.edu/scst/conferences-and-events/datafest.aspx |
| Institute for Quantum Studies (Matthew Leifer, Justin Dressel, Kelvin McQueen, Yakir Aharonov, Jeff Tollaksen) | chapman.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/quantum-studies |
| Peiyi Zhao | chapman.edu/~zhao |
| Rosalee Hellberg | sites.chapman.edu/hellberg |
| CEESMO (Seung Hee Kim, Menas C. Kafatos, Dimitar Ouzounov, Shenyue Jia) | chapman.edu/scst/research/centers-of-excellence/earth-observing/index.aspx |
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
| Name(s) | Website |
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| Alexander R. Bay | |
| Disability Studies Minor (Arthur Blaser, Robert Slayton, Lisa Leitz, Virginia Warren) | |
| The Orange County Annual Survey (Fred Smoller, Mike Moodian) | |
| Julye Bidmead | |
| Morgan Read-Davidson | thescribesarena.com |
2017 Participating Faculty
ASBE
The Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics
Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies
Crean
Chapman Brain Institute - Uri Maoz
Dodge
Pharmacy
Karu Lab- Kamaljit Kaur and Hanieh Ariani
Schmid
Wetland Biogeochemistry Lab - Jason Keller and Cassandra Medvedeff
Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling and Observations (CEESMO) - Menas Kafatos and Seung Hee Kim
Comparative Biomaterials Lab - Douglas Fudge and Charlene McCrod
Institute for Quantum Studies - Justin Dressel
Wilkinson
Center for American War Letters - Doug Dechow
International Space Station Archaeological Project - Justin Walsh
Department of Sociology - Ashley Kranjac, Stephanie Takaragawa, Christopher Bader, Victoria Charty, Ruben Espinoza
2016 Participating Faculty
ASBE
Taylan Yalcin
ASBE/Fowler/Wilkinson
Humanomics - Bart Wilson and Jan Osborn
Crean
Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook
CoPA
Theresa Dudeck
Dodge
Fowler
Pharmacy
Jennifer Totonchy
CUSP Pharmacokinetics - Reza Mehvar and Barent DuBois
Schmid
Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling and Observations (CEESMO) - Menas Kafatos and Seung Hee Kim
Flippin' Math Duo - Criselda Toto and Peter Esperanza
Wetland Biogeochemistry Lab - Jason Keller and Cassandra Medvedeff
Wilkinson
Jana Remy
2015 Participating Faculty
ASBE
Christina Nistor
CoPA
Pharmacy
Aftab Ahmed
Daniel Tomaszewski
Hamidreza Montazeri
Kamaljit Kaur
Keykavous Parang
Rakesh Tiwari
Surya Nauli
Sun Yang
Wilkinson
Andrea Molle
Frederico Pacchioni
Jake Liang
Jennifer Waldeck
Justin Walsh
Michelle Miller-Day
Micol Hebron
James Blaylock
Morgan Read-Davidson
Team Fear (Ann Gordon, Ed Day, Christopher Bader)
Crean
Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook
Joseph Choi
Dodge
Paul Seydor
Schmid
Andrew Lyon
Christopher Kim
Cyril Rakovski
Georgiana Bostean
Jerry LaRue
Marco Bishoffi
Peiyi Zhao
Rosalee Hellberg
Walter Piper
