Biography After completing a BA in Media Studies at Carleton College, Chris Hanson worked for a number of years in video game, esports, and software development, and later assisted with the planning and production of an educational series and content…

I’m Professor of Film and Screen Studies in the Department of English and Chair of the department. A specialist in U.S. film history, I am primarily interested in stardom and performance, genres and modes of popular storytelling (horror, film noir,…

Research and Teaching Interests: William Robert teaches and writes about intersections and interactions of religion and performance. He is especially interested in limit-experiences and limit-crossings as performances of religion. He pays particular attention to mysticism, sexuality, and animality as sites…

Research and Teaching Interests Environmental Sociology; Environmental Justice Research Methodology; Race, Class, and Gender Stratification; Geographic Information Systems & Spatial Analysis; Theater of the Oppressed and African American Research Methods. Selected Publications Racialized Spaces and the Emergence of Environmental Injustice…

My research focuses on the causes and treatment of insomnia and related sleep deficiencies. Current interests include understanding sleep behaviors in the college student population, the development of cognitive interventions to treat insomnia, the development of smartphone applications to measure…

Dr. Vasilenko’s research focuses on adolescence and young adult health and well-being, with a focus on sexual behavior. Her work on this topic is inspired by both health risk and normative developmental perspectives. She is particularly interested in understanding what…

Catherine García joined the Department of Human Development and Family Science as an Assistant Professor in fall 2021 teaching classes in Midlife Development and Gerontology. Prior to joining Syracuse University, García was an Assistant Professor of Sociology and core faculty…

Dr. Schiff serves as the Interim Executive Director of SyracuseCoE. Dr. Schiff has a long history of leading complex research projects that bring together academics, industry scientists and other partners to discover solutions to society’s energy-related problems. He has been…

My research and clinical interests focus on developmental psychopathology, with specific emphasis on attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan. I am particularly interested in further investigating and understanding the heterogeneity of ADHD (especially ADHD in the context…

Jeffrey Karson is Professor: Tectonics & Magmatism of Rifts and Transform Faults Tectonics & Magmatism of Rifts and Transform Faults in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. His research is focused on the structural and tectonic analysis of rift…