Faculty Stories

Professor Jimmy Chen, management, investigates the influence of suppliers' allocation decisions and studies how retailers regulate their suppliers through vendor compliance programs.

Professor Courtney Burns takes a close look at how gender stereotypes influence policy decisions of women in power.

Professor Eric Santanten, who studies online privacy, says even his most tech-savvy students are often surprised by the data trail their online lives leave behind.

Drivers can't tell what hazards might be lurking around the next corner. Bucknell Professor Craig Beal '05, mechanical engineering, wants to fix that.

Professor Brantley Gasaway, religious studies, places empathy and inquiry at the center of his courses on religion and American politics.

Professor Scott Meinke, political science, studies how systems of American government work and challenges his students to explore how they might be improved.

For Bucknell Professor Angèle Kingué, French and Francophone studies, nothing is more important than communicating powerfully and effectively with others through her teaching, writing and mentoring.

Professor Mark Haussmann, biology, partners with students to conduct and publish cutting-edge research on the links between stress and aging.

Bucknell University Professor Judith Grisel, psychology, is a behavioral neuroscientist with a particular interest in addiction.

As Professor Erin Jablonski, chemical engineering, pursued her education and career in a male-dominated field, she has paid careful attention to factors that could undermine student success in grades K-12.

Professor Neil Boyd, management, teaches his students that organizational sustainability must balances three bottom lines: financial, environmental and social.

Professor Erica Delsandro , women's & gender studies, routinely shakes up her students' understanding of social constructs such as race, gender and sexuality — often by helping them view the world through the lens of literature produced in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.

Professor Thomas Kinnaman, economics, isn’t afraid to challenge prevailing beliefs about environmental issues and policies, even if the data contradicts popular pro-environmental opinion.

Professor Matthew Slater, philosophy, studies the impact of scientific literacy on political division.

A civil engineer who studies disaster preparedness and recovery, Professor Terri Norton studies better ways to aid disaster victims during their most vulnerable times.

Much of Professor Esra Kose's research has focused on how public economics and social policy affect the economically vulnerable.

Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, incorporates materials from both Western and non-Western sources to give his students a more balanced understanding of China.

The work of Professor Tulu Bayar, art & art history, includes sculpture, photography, found objects, video, performance, sound and installations.

The childhood experience of Professor Eddy Lopez, art & art history, who grew up in war-torn Nicaragua, is evident in his artwork.

Professor Dabrina Dutcher, chemistry and chemical engineering, grounds students' learning experiences in contemporary issues, such as the chemicals emitted by e-cigarettes.