Stephan Weiler, co-director of the Regional Economic Development Institute at Colorado State University, has worked broadly on regional economic development issues, particularly in innovating economic bridges between rural and urban areas. From 2004 through 2006, Weiler was lead research officer …
Kyle Saunders’ primary interests are in American politics: political parties, political behavior, public opinion, national and Colorado elections and public policy. Saunders also studies energy policy and election administration and survey methodology, and serves as the NCAA Faculty Representative for …
Jared Orsi, director of CSU’s Public Lands History Center, focuses on environmental history in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico. He has authored three books: “Hazardous Metropolis: Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles,” “Citizen Explorer: The Life …
Nick Marx specializes in television studies, media industries, digital media, and American politics and culture. Marx is co-editor or author of multiple works including Saturday Night Live and American TV, The Comedy Studies Reader, and “Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and …
Stephanie Malin is an environmental sociologist specializing in the community impacts of extraction and energy production. Her main interests include environmental justice, environmental health, social movements and market-based economies. She also examines communities building more distributive and regenerative systems. Malin …
Ann Little specializes in the history of colonial America, with emphasis on the history of women, gender and sexuality. Little is the author of two award-winning books, “Abraham in Arms: War and Gender in Colonial New England” and “The Many …
Blythe LaGasse focuses on music therapy, with an emphasis on the use of music to improve communication and cognitive skills in children with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. LaGasse established the Undergraduate Music Therapy Research Academy, where CSU music …
Matthew Hitt studies judgment and decision making in American politics, primarily in elite institutions, especially the U.S. Supreme Court. He is interested in how institutional and external factors influence the choices political actors make, especially at the collective level, in …
Katie Knobloch is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies and the associate director of the Center for Public Deliberation at CSU. Knobloch’s work focuses on public participation and deliberative democracy, particularly the design and impact of community …
