Virtual Library: Research Cafe
Two different informal presentations by research faculty or graduate students that address the research across FAU.
Julie Golden-Botti, Ed.D., Marie Petrie, Ph.D.,
Oge Marques, Ph.D., Michelle Vaughan, Ed.D.
Promises & Pitfalls of Online Learning
Oscar M. Curet, Ph.D.
Innovation Through Bio-Inspired Systems
Carol Tessel, Ph.D.
Adult Second Language Pronunciation
Lilah Besser Ph.D. MSPH
Your Brain on Nature
David Kan, Ph.D.
Traffic With Autonomous Vehicles
Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Technology for Improving Healthcare
Aditya Nayak, Ph.D.
Imaging Marine Particles & Plankton
Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Drug Effects Across Generations
Heather Howard, Ph.D.
Healing Mothers With Trauma
Christine E. Spadola, Ph.D.
Her research interests include sleep and mental health promotion, substance abuse and mindfulness.
Melanie Lorenz, Ph.D.
Her focus is in international business and marketing; her research has been published in the Journal of World Business, International Marketing Review, and Academy of Management Learning and Education, among others.
Meredith Ellis, Ph.D.
Her research seeks insight as to how people lived in the past. She does this by examining a variety of human skeletal remains found in historical archaeological sites to see what their bodies can tell us about their daily lives, their family, and even life within the larger community. She explores the intersection between the social and biological lives of people.
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D.
Topics covered in this presentation include autonomous seafloor biogeochemical exploration, blue hole biogeochemical exploration, harmful algal bloom sediment research, oil spills and sediments and more.
Topher Maraffi
He teaches undergraduate multimedia production courses in film, video and new media, as well as graduate courses in media, technology and entertainment.
Vivian Merk, Ph.D.
Her work involves bio-inspired crystallization, understanding biological systems and generating bio-inspired composites for use in real-world applications.