Faculty Experts

Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.  He served as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University before his role at The University of New Mexico.  Cyr-Racine's research focuses on astronomy...

James Cavanagh is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology He directs the Cognitive Rhythms and Computation Lab at the University of New Mexico Department of Psychology and he mentors several graduate students.  Cavanagh received...

Lisa Broidy is a distinguished professor and chair in the department of Sociology, and co-editor of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. Her research focuses on the ways gender frames the structural, individual and situational processes...

Melissa Bokovoy is a professor and chair in the Department of History.  Her work emphasizes the peoples of Yugoslavia and how they adapted to, changed, and resisted regimes. Bokovoy is the author of many books including “Sharing the World...

Ronda Brulotte is a professor and department chair in the Geography and Environmental Sciences Department.  Her research and teaching interests are in the areas of tourism, materiality, critical heritage studies, and food systems. She has...

Dr. Anna Nogar is a professor of Hispanic Southwest Studies in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her research specializations include Mexican American cultural and literary studies; colonial Mexican literature; Nuevomexicano writing and culture;...

Hailey Heinz is the deputy director and a senior research scientist at the Cradle to Career Policy Institute. Her work emphasizes New Mexico families and children, and the effectiveness of programs designed to support them. She has particular...

Dr. Trenia Walker is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy in the College of Education and Human Sciences. Walker's areas of expertise include Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions in Kosovo,...

Benjamin A. Jones is an associate professor in the UNM Economics Department. His work is in environmental and resource economics with a focus on the environment-human health nexus. He has published over 35 peer-reviewed papers spanning environmental...

Loren Collingwood is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at University of New Mexico. His research interests include American politics, as well as race and ethnic politics with a particular emphasis on Latino politics and...