On this episode, PDXPLORES Podcast Producer, Anthony King, explains that while the Research and Graduate Studies-based interview program will be going on hiatus, there are plenty of informative episodes in the back catalog to listen to and enjoy. Thank you for listening to PDXPLORES! Follow PSU research on Twitter: @psu_research and Instagram: @portlandstateresearch
On this Episode of PDXPLORES, Ameeta Agrawal, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science, and Antonie Jetter, the Associate Dean for Research at the Maseeh College and a Professor of Engineering and Technology Management, discuss applying interdisciplinary research techniques to artificial intelligence (AI) language tools that fairly and accurately serve diverse communities. Through the Compassionate Computing (or, CoCo) labs, they s...
On this episode of PDXPLORES, Professor Christof Teuscher from the Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science and Andrea Goforth, an assistant professor in chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, discuss Portland State’s expansive and accessible semiconductor pipeline. With the addition of the Semiconductors and More (SMORE) Center, PSU’s comprehensive semiconductor curriculum equips and connects students to careers within Portland’s burgeoning “Silicon Forest.”&nbs...
On this episode of PDXPLORES, Thomas Schumacher, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science, discusses employing emerging non-destructive evaluation (NDE) scanning technology to thoroughly map existing structures, from the pyramids in Giza, to bridges in and around Portland. With an eye towards sustainability and environmental conservation, Schumacher sees NDE tools as further aiding in civil infrastructure preserva...
On this episode of PDXPLORES, Evan Elkin, Executive Director of Reclaiming Futures, a sponsored project of the Regional Research Institute within the School of Social Work, discusses his work creating public health systems enlisting, training and retaining community members as peer counselors within underserved, remote communities, with the goal of fostering equity, inclusion and partnership for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ high school students in need. Follow PSU research on Twitter: @psu_research...
On this episode of PDXPLORES, Assistant Professor of Biology, Anne Thompson, discusses her award-winning research work studying the diverse ecology of microorganisms found in Earth’s oceans. Thompson’s research examines microbial mortality impacts on the structure of oceanic food webs, carbon flow, and cell interactions that create dynamic patterns of nutrient and energy abundance within diverse aquatic ecosystems. Follow PSU research on Twitter: @psu_research and Instagram: @portlandstatere...
On this episode of PDXPLORES, Marisa Zapata, Associate Professor of Land-Use Planning and Director of PSU's Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, discussed her team’s grant-winning work developing a guidebook in conjunction with state departments of transportation, utilizing best suggested and equitable practices when responding to, managing and deterring homeless encampments on states rights-of-ways not designed for public use: a growing–and potentially dangerous–trend presenting...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Associate Professor of Biology and Biology Education, Erin Shortlidge, discusses her NSF-funded research project, Evolving the Culture of Biology-Promoting Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development to Foster Inclusion, Efficacy, and Evidence-based Practices. Shortlidge and her team seek to transform the culture of biology education through a series of workshops for administrators, faculty, and staff who develop training programs for graduate teaching a...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Raúl Bayoán Cal, Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, discusses his latest National Science Foundation award-winning research, Uncovering Transient Dynamics and Equilibrium States of Particle Aggregates in Fluids, investigating transient dynamics of fluid mechanics in the absence of gravity. These experiments, which utilize the Dryden Drop Tower and research facilities aboard the Internatio...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Assistant Professor in University Studies, Dr. Oscar Fernandez and Dr. Ami Sommariva, an adjunct Assistant Professor in the University Studies Program, discuss their recent co-authored study, The Benefits of Reflective Journaling During COVID-19: Contingent Faculty Examine Impacts on Academic Lives and Student-Centered Teaching, examining the experiences of adjunct, non-tenured faculty members during 2020’s spring quarter; the first quarter of government mandated...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Staci B. Martin, Assistant Professor of Practice at the School of Social Work, outlines her CERA grant-awarded proposal, Exploring the Impact of Community Engaged Work Through Arts-Based Methods with Child, Youth, and Family Studies Practicum Students, Community Partners, and Community Members, seeking to focus on the impacts of Speaking for Ourselves Action Research methodology at practicum sites, and positioning community members as authorities of their own exp...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Ken Stedman, Professor of Biology at Portland State University, discusses his distinguished virology career. From discovering his love of extreme viruses at Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry in Munich, Germany, to heading the Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory and the eXtreme Virus Lab, Steadman has investigated extreme virus structures, function, genetics, and evolution for more than 25 years. He is the co-founder of the research lab Cen...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Ryan J. Petteway, Associate Professor at the Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University School of Public Health, discusses the research behind The People's Social Epi Project: PDX. Providing a counternarrative to the settler-colonial and racial capitalist practices of traditional epidemiological research on health inequities, Petteway's PSEP: PDX initiative is a portfolio of three projects centering around youth-led participatory research, m...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Kathy Harris, the Director of the Literacy, Language, and Technology Research Group in the Department of Applied Linguistics at Portland State University, discusses 21st Century Learning Ecosystem Opportunities: Research and Findings. 21 CLEO is a research project launched to increase the understanding of the complexities of learning ecosystems in employer-supported training and education initiatives for individuals struggling with the digital literacy skill...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Assistant Professor of Russian in the Department of World Languages and Literatures, Cassio de Oliveira, discusses his latest book, Writing Rogues: The Soviet Picaresque and identity Formation, 1921-1938. In Writing Rogues, Oliveira depicts the ways picaresque literature contributed to the development of Russian identity between the October Revolution and The Stalinists Great Terror. Oliveira sheds light on the heroes and anti-heroes that existed on the margins o...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Lindsay J. Benstead, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies Center (MESC) at Portland State University discusses her recent publication, Explaining Backlash: Social Hierarchy and Men’s Rejection of Women’s Rights Reforms. Benstead draws on social position theory to explore the resistance of empowered groups to social reform and women’s empowerment, and how messaging campaigns intended to advance gender sensitive policies ...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, School of Social Work professor, Lakindra Mitchell Dove, discusses her recently published article, "Black Youths' Perspectives: Importance of Family and Caregiver Involvement in the Mentor-Mentee Relationship." The article, and episode, focus on the importance of culturally responsive services and closes important gaps in the existing literature on the importance of family engagement within mentor-mentee relationships in which Black youth are involved. Foll...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, PSU School of Social Work , Black Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies professor Roberta Hunte discusses the need for systems of holistic, anti-racist perinatal care for parents and their children and how her research is making strives to facilitate the establishment of those systems. Follow PSU research on Twitter: @psu_research and Instagram: @portlandstateresearch
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Chicano & Latino Studies Professor Martín Alberto Gonzalez discusses the counterstory. As Gonzalez explains, counterstories are a narrative form of scholarly communication that uses stories to disrupt oppressive narratives established by empowered groups. Counterstory does so by pointing to the roles that systems of oppression, like white supremacy, racism, sexism, and capitalism, play in society, and higher education, in particular, by providing alternative ...
In this episode of PDXPLORES, Portland State professors Maude Hines (English, Black Studies, Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative) and Janet Cowal (Applied Linguistics, Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative) discuss their recently published article, "Natural/Disaster: Differential Media Portrayals of Wildfire Displacement and Homelessness in Portland, Oregon," co-authored by Idowu (Jola) Ajibade, Emily Leickly, Marta Petteni, and Stefanie Knowlton. The research explores...