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Submission Date Oct. 13, 2017
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University of San Diego
AC-9: Research and Scholarship

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 12.00 / 12.00 Amber Elliott
Administrative Assistant
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1 

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in research (headcount):
366

Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff that are engaged in sustainability research (headcount):
125

Percentage of the institution's faculty and staff researchers that are engaged in sustainability research :
34.15

Part 2 

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts research:
36

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
31

Percentage of research-producing departments that are engaged in sustainability research:
86.11

Research Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
The institution’s inventory of its sustainability research that includes names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
College of Arts and Sciences: Allison Wiese, MFA - Art, Architecture + Art History Daniel López-Pérez, PhD - Art, Architecture + Art History Juliana Maxim, PhD - Art, Architecture + Art History Shannon Starkey - Art, Architecture + Art History Geoffrey Morse, PhD - Biology Hugh Ellis, PhD - Biology Kate Boersma, PhD - Biology Lisa Baird, PhD - Biology Marie Simovich, PhD - Biology Mary Sue Lowery, PhD - Biology Michael Mayer, Phd - Biology David De Haan, PhD - Chemistry and Biochemistry James Bolender, PhD - Chemistry and Biochemistry Lauren Benz, PhD - Chemistry and Biochemistry Peter Iovine, PhD - Chemistry and Biochemistry Antonieta Mercado, PhD - Communication Studies Esteban Del Río, PhD - Communication Studies Jillian Tullis, PhD - Communication Studies Leeva Chung, PhD - Communication Studies Bradley Melekian - English Bethany O'Shea, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Drew Talley, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Jennifer Prairie, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Michel Boudrias, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Nathalie Reyns, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Ronald Kaufmann, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Sarah Gray, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Suzanne Walther, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Zhi-Yong Yin, PhD - Environmental and Ocean Sciences Alberto López Pulido, PhD - Ethnic Studies Jesse Mills, PhD - Ethnic Studies Josen Diaz, PhD - Ethnic Studies Colin Fisher, PhD - History Iris Engstrand, PhD - History David Harnish, PhD - Music Gary Jones, PhD - Philosophy Mark Woods, PhD - Philosophy Rodney Peffer, PhD - Philosophy Michael Anderson, PhD - Physics and Biophysics Andrew Tirrell - Political Science & International Relations Avi Spiegel - Political Science & International Relations David Shirk, PhD - Political Science & International Relations Randy Willoughby, PhD - Political Science & International Relations Anne Koenig - Psychological Sciences Kristen McCabe - Psychological Sciences Sandra Sgoutas-Emch - Psychological Sciences Adina Batnitzky, PhD - Sociology Greg Prieto, PhD - Sociology Julia Cantzler, PhD, JD - Sociology Michelle Madsen Camacho, PhD - Sociology Thomas Ehrlich Reifer, PhD - Sociology Evelyn Diaz Cruz, MFA - Theatre Aaron Gross - Theology and Religious Studies Christopher Carter - Theology and Religious Studies Emily Reimer-Barry - Theology and Religious Studies Evelyn Kirkley - Theology and Religious Studies Karma Lekshe Tsomo - Theology and Religious Studies Lance Nelson - Theology and Religious Studies Mark Peters - Theology and Religious Studies Mary Doak - Theology and Religious Studies Michael Lovette-Colyer - Theology and Religious Studies Susie Babka, PhD - Theology and Religious Studies School of Business: Robert Bowen - Accountancy Alan Gin - Economics and Business Economics Andrew Allen - Economics and Business Economics Andrew Narwold - Economics and Business Economics Deborah Kelly - Economics and Business Economics Denise Dimon - Economics and Business Economics Dirk Yandell - Economics and Business Economics Kokila Doshi - Economics and Business Economics Charles Tu - Finance & Real Estate Manzur Rahman - Finance & Real Estate Norm Miller - Finance & Real Estate Barbara Withers - Management, Law and Ethics Craig Barkacs - Management, Law and Ethics Jaime Alonso Gomez - Management, Law and Ethics Linda Barkacs - Management, Law and Ethics Marc Lampe - Management, Law and Ethics Miriam Rothman - Management, Law and Ethics Patricia Marquez - Management, Law and Ethics Tara Salinas - Management, Law and Ethics Alexander Kull - Marketing Justine Rapp - Marketing Kenneth Bates - Marketing Maria Kniazeva - Marketing Morgan Poor - Marketing Seth Ellis - Marketing Amitkumar Kakkad - Operations, SCM and ITM Daniel Lin - Operations, SCM and ITM David Pyke - Operations, SCM and ITM John Hanson - Operations, SCM and ITM Ruixia Shi - Operations, SCM and ITM Simon Croom - Operations, SCM and ITM School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Susan Zgliczynski - Counseling & Marital and Family Therapy Afsaneh Nahavandi - Leadership Studies Cheryl Getz - Leadership Studies Christopher Newman - Leadership Studies Fred Galloway - Leadership Studies Hans Schmitz - Leadership Studies Marcus Lam - Leadership Studies Paula Cordeiro - Leadership Studies Robert Donmoyer - Leadership Studies Zachary Green - Leadership Studies Sandra Buczynski - Learning and Teaching Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering: Thomas Schubert - Electrical Engineering Jae Kim - Industrial and Systems Engineering Odesma Dalrymple - Industrial and Systems Engineering Rick Olson - Industrial and Systems Engineering Truc Ngo - Industrial and Systems Engineering Daniel Codd - Mechanical Engineering Matthew McGarry - Mechanical Engineering Frank Jacobitz - Mechanical Engineering Imane Khalil - Mechanical Engineering James Kohl - Mechanical Engineering Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science: Jane Georges Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Kathy James Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Kathy Marsh Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Mary Barger Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Michael Terry Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Semira Semino-Asaro Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Sharon Boothe-Kepple Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies: Topher McDougal Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies School of Law: Dov Fox School of Law John H. Minan School of Law

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory (including the types of faculty and staff included as researchers):
This was completed by reviewing faculty biographies (chairs, deans, faculty, assistant faculty) and a conducting a keyword search (consistent with AC-1) as an initial filter. The list was then ranked according to the number of hits and reviewed by a small committee of faculty, staff and students.

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