Red Hot Research
Red Hot Research introduces researchers to the work of their colleagues; prompts questions within current research through the perspectives of many disciplines; and develops collaborative research teams as a result of overlapping interest & expertise.
Upcoming Sessions
Past Sessions
Red Hot Research No. 64: Disability Studies
Nilou Vakil, Architecture, Visually Impaired, Learning Spaces, Sensory, Participatory Design
Jean Hall, Applied Behavioral Science / Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Language, Person First, Identity First, Disability Pride
Ray Pence, American Studies, Multiple Sclerosis, Intersectionality, Episodic Disability, Comedy, Performance
Ken Fischer, Mechanical Engineering / Bioengineering, Assistive Devices, Enabling Independence, Improving Access
Evan Dean, KU Center on Developmental Disabilities, Supporting Decision Making, Self-Determination, Disability
Emcee: Dot Nary, Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Jean Hall, Applied Behavioral Science / Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies, Language, Person First, Identity First, Disability Pride
Ray Pence, American Studies, Multiple Sclerosis, Intersectionality, Episodic Disability, Comedy, Performance
Ken Fischer, Mechanical Engineering / Bioengineering, Assistive Devices, Enabling Independence, Improving Access
Evan Dean, KU Center on Developmental Disabilities, Supporting Decision Making, Self-Determination, Disability
Emcee: Dot Nary, Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Red Hot Research No. 63: Gender & Representation
Rene Jamison, Center for Child Health and Development, KU Medical Center - Pediatrics, Gender, Autism, Disparity, Social-Emotional Health
Ever Josue Figueroa, Journalism & Mass Communications, E-sports, Sports Media, and Video Games
Marta Vicente, History / Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Transgender, Confessions, Sex, Gender, Medicine, Law
Sarah Gross, Visual Art, Visual Art, Ceramics, Sculpture
Darci Fulcher, Theatre & Dance, Consensual Creation, Embodied Performance in Film & Theatre
Emcee: Katie Rhine, African and African-American Studies / Geography & Atmospheric Science
Ever Josue Figueroa, Journalism & Mass Communications, E-sports, Sports Media, and Video Games
Marta Vicente, History / Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Transgender, Confessions, Sex, Gender, Medicine, Law
Sarah Gross, Visual Art, Visual Art, Ceramics, Sculpture
Darci Fulcher, Theatre & Dance, Consensual Creation, Embodied Performance in Film & Theatre
Emcee: Katie Rhine, African and African-American Studies / Geography & Atmospheric Science
Red Hot Research No. 62: Rural/Urban
Joel Mendez, Public Affairs & Administration, Streetcars, Transportation Planning, Urban Policy
Abel Chikanda, Geography & Atmospheric Science / African and African-American Studies, Migration, Food Security, Global South
John Rury, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Education, Suburbs, Inequality
Wally Meyer, Business / Entrepreneurship Programs, Rural Economies, Flight from Rural America
Nathan Wood, History, Streetcars, Bicycles, Automobiles, Accidents and Acclimation
Emcee: Dave Tell, Communication Studies / Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
Abel Chikanda, Geography & Atmospheric Science / African and African-American Studies, Migration, Food Security, Global South
John Rury, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Education, Suburbs, Inequality
Wally Meyer, Business / Entrepreneurship Programs, Rural Economies, Flight from Rural America
Nathan Wood, History, Streetcars, Bicycles, Automobiles, Accidents and Acclimation
Emcee: Dave Tell, Communication Studies / Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
Red Hot Research No. 61: Care & Aging
Tracey LaPierre, Sociology, Caregiving, Long-Term Care, and COVID
Ashley Herda, Health, Sport, and Exercise Science, Strength Training, Resistance Exercise, Functional Aging, Body Composition
Lisa Friis, Mechanical Engineering / Bioengineering, Medical devices, Tissue healing, Electrical stimulation, Biomaterials
Joe Colistra, Architecture
Liz Langdon, Visual Arts Education, Creative Aging, Social Engagement, Intergenerational Learning
Ashley Herda, Health, Sport, and Exercise Science, Strength Training, Resistance Exercise, Functional Aging, Body Composition
Lisa Friis, Mechanical Engineering / Bioengineering, Medical devices, Tissue healing, Electrical stimulation, Biomaterials
Joe Colistra, Architecture
Liz Langdon, Visual Arts Education, Creative Aging, Social Engagement, Intergenerational Learning
Red Hot Research Fall 2019
Red Hot Research No. 60: Queer Research
Sarah Jen, Social Welfare, Sexual Identity Development
Kyle Velte, Law, LGBT Civil Rights, Sexual Orientation, Religious Liberty
Megan Paceley, Social Welfare, Queer/Rural Communities
Richard Godbeer, History / Hall Center for the Humanities, Gender, Sexuality, Colonial America, Religious Culture
Benjamin Rosenthal, Visual Art, Queer Prosthetics, LGBTQ, Queer Art, Art and Technology
Emcee: Nicholas Syrett, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Kyle Velte, Law, LGBT Civil Rights, Sexual Orientation, Religious Liberty
Megan Paceley, Social Welfare, Queer/Rural Communities
Richard Godbeer, History / Hall Center for the Humanities, Gender, Sexuality, Colonial America, Religious Culture
Benjamin Rosenthal, Visual Art, Queer Prosthetics, LGBTQ, Queer Art, Art and Technology
Emcee: Nicholas Syrett, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Red Hot Research No. 59: Across Borders
Maki Kaneko, Art History, Japanese American Art, Transpacific, Diaspora
Araceli Masterson-Algar, Spanish & Portuguese, 15M, Immigration, Ecuador, Madrid, Transnationalism, Housing Rights, Sumak Kawsai
Hong Tien Vu, Journalism, Climate Change, Communication, Media
Melissa Birch, Business, Exports, International Trade, Economic Development
Daniel Tapia Takaki, Physics, Binational Research, Interuniversity Alliances
Emcee: Brian Rosenblum, KU Libraries / Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
Araceli Masterson-Algar, Spanish & Portuguese, 15M, Immigration, Ecuador, Madrid, Transnationalism, Housing Rights, Sumak Kawsai
Hong Tien Vu, Journalism, Climate Change, Communication, Media
Melissa Birch, Business, Exports, International Trade, Economic Development
Daniel Tapia Takaki, Physics, Binational Research, Interuniversity Alliances
Emcee: Brian Rosenblum, KU Libraries / Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
Red Hot Research No. 58: Loss, Adaptation, Climate
Megan Kaminski, English, Plant Thinking, Poetics, Healing, Interdependence
Gina Westergard, Visual Art, Endangered Species, Grief, Memorial, Florida Panther
Amy Hansen, Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering, Wetlands, Agriculture, Nitrate, Water Quality
Bruce Lieberman, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity Institute, Natural Selection, Adaptation, Survival
Gregory Cushman, History / Environmental Studies Program, Anthropocene, Great Acceleration, Colonialism
Emcee: Kate Meyer, Spencer Museum of Art
Gina Westergard, Visual Art, Endangered Species, Grief, Memorial, Florida Panther
Amy Hansen, Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering, Wetlands, Agriculture, Nitrate, Water Quality
Bruce Lieberman, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology / Biodiversity Institute, Natural Selection, Adaptation, Survival
Gregory Cushman, History / Environmental Studies Program, Anthropocene, Great Acceleration, Colonialism
Emcee: Kate Meyer, Spencer Museum of Art
Red Hot Research No. 57: Public Scholarship
Robert Hurst, Film & Media Studies, Immigration, Politics, Public Policy, Asylum, Rural America
Katie Batza, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Nicole Reiz, College Office of Graduate Affairs, Multigenerational Research, Community Research Partnerships, Big Ideas
Jomella Watson-Thompson, Applied Behavioral Science / Center for Service Learning, Youth and Community Violence Prevention, Participatory Research
Tera Fazzino, Psychology / Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, Palatable Food; Food System; Obesity; Public Health
Mary Hill, Geology, Agriculture, Energy and Economics
Katie Batza, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Nicole Reiz, College Office of Graduate Affairs, Multigenerational Research, Community Research Partnerships, Big Ideas
Jomella Watson-Thompson, Applied Behavioral Science / Center for Service Learning, Youth and Community Violence Prevention, Participatory Research
Tera Fazzino, Psychology / Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment, Palatable Food; Food System; Obesity; Public Health
Mary Hill, Geology, Agriculture, Energy and Economics