In the College of Liberal Arts, scholarship takes many forms depending on whether you identify as being in the arts, humanities, or the social sciences, or somewhere in between. No matter the form, our research and creative activities result in impactful scholarship.
Through the efforts of the associate dean for research, we offer college-level competitive grants and awards, collaborations with the college and the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Office of Sponsored Programs, and the One Health Institute. And, we offer workshops and brown-bag sessions to help our faculty and students meet their creative research goals.
Message from the Research Associate Dean

Elissa Braunstein
- Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
- Professor of Economics
As the Research Associate Dean (you’ll sometimes hear me called the “RAD”) for the College of Liberal Arts, I am proud to support and advocate for the faculty, students and staff who engage in scholarship as it is uniquely defined here in CLA.
Faculty Stories
Sammy Zahran and David Mushinski
Economics
Disease outbreak in Flint, Michigan
Sarah Payne
History
New Mexico Japanese-American confinement camps
Jeffrey Snodgrass
Anthropology
Conducting ethnographic research in gamers’ virtual worlds
Eric Ishiwata
Ethnic Studies
Race relations in Fort Morgan, Colorado
Phil Cafaro
Philosophy
Environmental Impacts of Overpopulation
Michael Carolan
Sociology
No One Eats Alone: Food as a social enterprise
Camille Dungy
English
NEA Creative Writing Fellowship
Pat Hastings
Sociology
Impact of family structure on parental investments and inequality