PhD Advisors at University of California--Irvine 加州大学尔湾分校 US
Quick answer: University of California--Irvine in the US has 859 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 11 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of California--Irvine, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (11)
Professors at University of California--Irvine with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Alyson Zalta
Associate Professor of Psychology · School of Social Ecology
⭐ Note: I will not be accepting a doctoral student in the next application cycle (admission for Fall 2026).
Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Transdiagnostic, Resilience, Prevention & Treatment
Candice L. Odgers
Chancellor's Professor · School of Social Ecology
⭐ I do not anticipate interviewing PhD students who are applying for the Fall 2026 admission cycle.
developmental and quantitative psychology; mobile technologies and adolescent development; child mental health; social inequalities, neighborhood effects; ecological momentary assessment
Christopher W. Bauman
Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
⭐ The Organizations and Management area at the Merage School expects to take a few new PhD students who would start next Fall. PhD students at Merage always have opportunities to work with multiple faculty members. Therefore, we decide on PhD admissions as a group (i.e., everyone in the O&M area has a…
Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Negotiations, Organizational Justice
Gerardo Okhuysen
Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
⭐ Prof. Okhuysen is interested in PhD applicants who want to pursue their doctoral training using qualitative methods (such as participant observation and ethnography). There are many potential directions to follow in the study of organizations and Prof. Okhuysen is open to many topics. Some of his st…
Managing groups and teams
Leadership
Conducting research in organizations
Jodi Quas
Professor of Psychological Science and Nursing Science · School of Social Ecology
⭐ I may be taking a new student this coming year (2024-2025), please see our lab link above or samples of our work below to learn what we are doing now.
Memory development in early childhood, effects of stress and trauma on children's development, and children's involvement in the legal system. Specific interests include strategies to improve children's narrative productivity and accuracy; the effects of stress on children's memo…
Nicholas Scurich
Chair and Professor of Psychology · School of Social Ecology
⭐ *NOTE: Professor Scurich currently has no research positions available, and he does not offer interviews to high school students.
psychology & law; judgment and decision making; violence risk assessment
Noah Askin
Associate Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
⭐ Professor Askin is interested in Ph.D. applicants who want to take a sociological approach to the study of organizations, networks, and/or creativity. He is particularly interested in students who have a background or genuine interest in quantitative computational methods (e.g., Python, R, etc.) for…
Organization Theory
Creativity & Innovation
Social Networks
Creative/Cultural Industries
Status & Rankings
Sarah Pressman
Professor of Psychology · School of Social Ecology
⭐ I will be looking to take a graduate student on in 2027. You can learn more about our PhD program in Psychology here . You can find more information on our FAQ website. I do not typically meet/interview with students before they are officially invited for a program interview, but feel free to reach…
Stress, Positive Emotions, Physiological Pathways (e.g., endocrine, cardiovascular), Health Psychology, Facial Expression, Social Relationships, Positive Health Behaviors (e.g., vacation, sleep)
Stephen Schueller
Professor of Psychology · School of Social Ecology
⭐ I DO NOT anticipate interviewing PhD students who are applying for the Fall '26 admission cycle.
Clinical Psychology, Mobile Health ("mHealth"), Technology, Implementation Science, Treatment and Prevention, Depression, Positive Psychology
Suzann Duan
Assistant Professor · School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
⭐ Currently Accepting PhD Students
Suzann Duan is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Her research interests include hedgehog signaling in glial cell plasticity and oncogenic processes, as well as adva…
Unnat Jain
Assistant Professor · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
⭐ I am actively seeking motivated students interested in joining my research group. If you mention your interests in working with me in your application, I will review them carefully.
Deadline for Ph.D. Applications: December 15th
UC Irvine is a resourceful, friendly, and warm ecosystem and the camp…
AI, ML and Natural Language Processing
Computer Graphics and Vision
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A. S. Borovik
Distinguished Professor
Chemical Biology
Inorganic and Organometallic
Organic and Synthetic
Aaron J. Barth
Distinguished University Professor · University of California, Irvine
Astrophysics
Aaron Kennon
Math Fellow · University of California, Irvine
Aaron Kennon is a Math Fellow at the University of California, Irvine, where he is affiliated with the research group of Peng Lu. His academic profile is associated with the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Abe Lee
Professor · University of California, Irvine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Abraham Qavi
Assistant Professor · University of California, Irvine
Abraham Qavi is an Assistant Professor In Residence of Pathology at the University of California, Irvine. A physician-scientist, his work focuses on innovative laboratory diagnostics, including the application of photonics to viral diagnostics.
Adam C. Martiny
Technical Director · School of Physical Sciences
Biogeochemistry, Environmental Genomics, Microbiology, Oceanography
Adaugo Pamela Nwakanma, PhD
Assistant Professor of Political Science · School of Social Sciences
Development, Gender, Political Behavior, Entrepreneurship
Adey Nyamathi
Founding Dean (In Office 2017-2021), Distinguished Professor · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, vulnerable populations including previously incarcerated, homeless, rural women of India and gay/bisexual youth.
Aditi A. Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Agnes C. Taffard
Debra McGivney | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · School of Physical Sciences
High Energy Particle Physics, Plasma and Particle Physics
Aileen J. Anderson, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Professor, Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center · School of Medicine
Aileen J. Anderson, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on stem cell and cell-based therapies, as well as the mechanisms of spi…
Aimee Edinger
Professor · Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Regulation of cell growth and survival by growth factors. Targeting the metabolic liabilities of cancer cells by modulating endolysosomal trafficking and nutrient access. The Edinger lab uses interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to overcome challenging problems in the fiel…
Ajay Garde
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Faculty Director, Master of Urban and Regional Planning Program · School of Social Ecology
Urban Planning, Urban Design, Land Use Policy, and Sustainable Urbanism: My Recent Research is on Housing Affordability Crisis and Zoning Reform
Alan F. Heyduk
Chair and Professor · University of California, Irvine
Inorganic and Organometallic
Alan G. Barbour
Distinguished Professor · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alan Terricciano
Professor of Dance & Associate Dean for Academic Personnel and Undergraduate Studies · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Musical Resources, Music for Dancers, Dance Accompaniment, Composition, Multimedia Arts
Albert R. La Spada, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Pathology; Professor, Biological Chemistry; Professor, Neurology; Associate Dean, Research Development · School of Medicine
Albert R. La Spada, MD, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Pathology and holds professorships in Biological Chemistry and Neurology at the University of California, Irvine, where he also serves as Associate Dean for Research Development. His academic profile is affiliated with …
Albert Siryaporn
Scott P. Bruder | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · School of Physical Sciences
Antibiotic resistance, Biological Physics, Drug Design, Drug Development, Virulence Regulation
Alejandra Reyes
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · School of Social Ecology
housing policy, finance, production, and access in the Americas; political economies of racially concentrated areas of affluence; housing financialization; civic engagement
Aleksandr Figotin
Professor of Mathematics · School of Physical Sciences
Applied Mathematics, Spectral Theory, Statistical Mechanics
Alessandra Pantano
Professor of Teaching · University of California, Irvine
Algebra and Number Theory
Alex Berg
Associate Professor · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
AI, ML and Natural Language Processing
Computer Graphics and Vision
Alex Guenther
Professor of Earth System Science · School of Physical Sciences
Air Pollution
Alexander Ihler
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
machine learning, graphical models, and algorithms for exact and approximate inference, with applications to areas such as sensor networks, computer vision, data mining, and computational biology
Alexander L. Chernyshev
Professor of Physics & Astronomy · School of Physical Sciences
Quantum Magnetism
Alexander Veidenbaum
Professor · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems
Alexandra Florea
Associate Professor · University of California, Irvine
Alexandra Florea is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on number theory, particularly the Riemann zeta-function, including work on negative shifted moments and related conjectures. She is an active participant in major conferences…
Alexandria Nyembwe
Assistant Professor · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
Social determinants of health, coping, blood pressure, healthy aging
Alfred Chen
Assistant Professor, Lead for AS^2Guard (Autonomous & Smart Systems Guard) research group · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Chen’s research interest broadly lies in the security and privacy of computer technologies that are of high criticality to our daily life and society. So far, his focus has been mainly on the security/privacy issues in emerging AI/systems/network technologies, especially the late…
Ali A. Habib, MD
Professor — Neurology · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ali Afsari, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ali Ezzati, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Ali Ezzati, MD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine, where he also serves as Director of the Neuroinformatics Program. His research interests include the application of computational methods, such as self-organizing maps, to analyze pati…
Alice Silverberg
Professor of Mathematics; Professor of Computer Science · School of Physical Sciences
Cryptography and Cyber-privacy
Alina Corso-Radu
Associate Project Scientist · University of California, Irvine
Particle Physics
Alison Mikkor
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · School of Law
Legal Analysis and Communication; Civil Litigation Practice; Appellate Practice; Lawyer-Client Relationship; Client Interviewing and Counseling Skills; Professional Responsibility; Inclusive Excellence in Legal Education
Allene Fonseca Katz
Assistant Professor · School of Medicine
Allene Fonseca Katz is an Assistant Professor affiliated with the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Her professional background includes dermatology, with prior experience as a resident physician at Wayne State University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Pub…
Allon I Hochbaum
Joint Appointees · Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Biological and bioinspired materials; chemical and biophysical regulation of bacterial biofilms; supramolecular protein assembly
Allon I. Hochbaum
Associate Professor · School of Physical Sciences
Chemical Biology
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Polymer, Materials, Nanoscience
Alpesh N. Amin
Professor, Medicine · School of Medicine
Medical Education, Curriculum Development, Hospital Medicine, Anticoagulation.
Alyssa A. Brewer
Research Scientist · University of California, Irvine
The mindSPACE Lab is dedicated to understanding what gives rise to our perceptual experiences. Our research uses multiple methods to investigate the structure and function of visual, auditory, and multi-sensory cortex in normal, healthy adults and in patients with a variety of ne…
Amanda Geller
Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Society · University of California, Irvine
criminal justice and social inequality, life course theory and quantitative methodologies, systems of social and legal control affect urban residents, families and communities
Amanda Ross-Ho
Professor | Associate Chair for Graduate Studies · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Sculpture
Amir Rahmani
Professor · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
mHealth, data science, wearable and mobile computing, machine learning and AI, affective computing, bio-signal processing, health informatics, nursing informatics, embedded computing.
Amy Bauer
Professor · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
György Ligeti, spectral music, psychoanalysis, cross-cultural influence in music, interdisciplinary approaches to music analysis, critical theory, popular music and jazz theory.
Amy Zhao-Ding
Assistant Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
Strategic Decision Making
Organizational Learning and Adaptation
Feedback Intepretation
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Digital Markets
An H. Do
Associate Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
An H. Do is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research interests include brain-computer interfaces and rehabilitation technologies, with recent work focusing on promoting arm movement practice thr…
Anand K. Ganesan, MD, PhD
Professor — Dermatology · School of Medicine
Anand K. Ganesan, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine, where he is also affiliated with the Department of Biological Chemistry. His research focuses on melanocyte biology and skin conditions, with a particular interest …
Anastasia Chumakova, MD
Assistant Professor — Neurology · School of Medicine
Anastasia Chumakova, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. She is a neurologist affiliated with the UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA. Her research interests include neuromuscular disorders, as evidenced by her…
Anatoli Babine
Reseacher
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Borba
Professor of Acting · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Andrew Borba is a Professor of Acting and Head of Acting in the Department of Drama at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine. His professional background includes roles with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Chautauqua Theater Company, and h…
Andrew Gold
Professor of Law · School of Law
Private Law Theory; Fiduciary Law; Law of Corporations
Andrew J. Lankford
Professor of African and African American Studies ,Professor of Religion · School of Physical Sciences
Heavy Quark Physics, Plasma and Particle Physics
Andrew J. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Odegaard
Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director, Graduate Programs in Epidemiology · Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health
Dr. Odegaard’s research largely focuses on the patterns, causes and consequences of obesity and insulin resistance, with particular attention to dietary intake. He has concentrated efforts related to aspects of body composition and adipose tissue depots hypothesized to be causal …
Andrew Palermo
Professor of Music Theatre Choreography/Dance · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Music Theatre, Choreography, Dance
Andrew Penner
Professor · University of California, Irvine
Andrew Penner is a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine, where his research focuses on areas such as education, inequality, and racial dynamics. His work has examined topics including middle school mathematics curricula, the effects of racial self-identi…
Angela C. Jenks
PhD Candidate · University of California, Irvine
Medical anthropology; Science and technology studies; Race and medicine; Health equity; Anthropology pedagogy
Angela E Azar
Associate Professor — Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Angela G. Fleischman, MD
Associate Professor — Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medicine · School of Medicine
Angela G. Fleischman, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. A physician-scientist, her research focuses on hematologic malignancies, particularly myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs…
Angxiu Ni
Assistant Professor of Mathematics · School of Physical Sciences
Angxiu Ni is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, in the Department of Mathematics. His research focuses on applied mathematics, particularly the analysis of random dynamical systems and stochastic differential equations, including the de…
Ann M. Hironaka
Professor
political sociology, war and peace, environmental sociology, ethnic and racial conflict
Ann Marie Carlton
Professor · University of California, Irvine
Atmospheric and Environmental
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Theoretical and Computational
Ann Southworth
Professor of Law · School of Law
Legal profession, professional responsibility, public interest law, conservative legal movement and cause lawyers
Anna Ma
Assistant Professor · University of California, Irvine
Anna Ma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests include topics such as the Kaczmarz method and tensor analysis.
Annabel K. Wang, MD
Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Annabel K. Wang, MD, is a Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine, where she also serves as Co-Director of the UCI MDA Clinics. Her research interests focus on peripheral neuropathies, including autonomic neuropathy and familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy, …
Anne Calof, PhD
Professor · School of Medicine
Systems Biology of Stem Cells and Human Developmental Disorders–The Calof lab uses genetics, molecular biology and systems biology approaches to address questions in development, regeneration, and tissue homeostasis. We also work on vertebrate animal model systems to try to unde…
Anne Marie Watkins
Assistant Dean of Nursing Affairs, UCI Health Chief Nursing Executive · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
Anne Marie Watkins is the Chief Nursing Executive for UCI Health and serves as Assistant Dean of Nursing Affairs at the University of California, Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing. With over 30 years as a registered nurse and more than 20 years of executive leadership e…
Anne Marie Watkins
Assistant Dean of Nursing Affairs, UCI Health Chief Nursing Executive · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
Anne Marie Watkins is the Assistant Dean of Nursing Affairs at the University of California, Irvine's Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing and serves as the UCI Health Chief Nursing Executive. She was named one of Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives.
Anshu Agrawal
Professor in Residence — Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, Medicine · School of Medicine
Anshu Agrawal, PhD, is a Professor in Residence in the Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology within the Department of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where she is also a member of the Institute of Immunology. Her research focuses on age-as…
Anthony A. James, PhD
Donald Bren and Distinguished Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics · School of Medicine
Anthony A. James, PhD, is the Donald Bren and Distinguished Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics in the School of Medicine and of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry in the Ayala School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on…
Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez
Associate Professor · University of California, Irvine
international trade, labor markets, open economy macroeconomics
Aomawa Shields
Roger H. French | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · University of California, Irvine
Astrophysics
Ardalan Amiri Sani
Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Security, Privacy and Cryptography
Ari Waldman
Graduate Alumni · School of Law
Privacy law, law and technology, sociolegal studies, empirical methods, digital governance, science and technology studies, LGBTQ+/queer studies
Ariyan Johnson
Assistant Professor of Dance · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Hip Hop, Jazz; Multidisciplinary Artistic Expression, Heels, and Commercial Dance
Arvind Rajaraman
Hillel Chiel | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · School of Physical Sciences
Dark Matter, Field Theory, Plasma and Particle Physics
Asaf Ferber
Associate Professor · School of Physical Sciences
Probabilistic Combinatorics
Asantha R. Cooray
Professor of Physics & Astronomy · School of Physical Sciences
Cosmology, Early Universe, Plasma and Particle Physics
Ashley Broussard, MD
Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Athan J. Shaka
Professor of Teaching
Chemical Biology
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Audrone Lapinaite, PhD
Assistant Professor — Center for Translational Vision Research, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aya Fukuma Ozaki
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · University of California, Irvine
Cardiovascular diseases, medication utilization, pharmacogenomics, health disparities, evidence-based medicine
Babak Shahbaba
Professor of Statistics · University of California, Irvine
Statistical Machine Learning, Nonparametric Bayesian Methods, Statistical Methods in Biomedical Sciences
Baolin Wu
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics · Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Barbara Dosher
UC Irvine Distinguished Professor, Cognitive Sciences · School of Social Sciences
perceptual learning, attention, information processing, visual perception, memory retrieval
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Distinguished Professor and Codirector of AirUCI
Analytical
Atmospheric and Environmental
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Beatriz da Costa
Associate Professor · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Contemporary Art, Science, Engineering, Politics
Behnaz Bojd
Assistant Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
Digital Health
Gamification
Matching Markets
Causal Inference
Ben Lourie
Associate Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
Financial Analysts
Market Efficiency
Financial Accounting
Earnings Management
Benis Egoh
Associate Professor of Earth System Science · School of Physical Sciences
Conservation
Benjamin Luke Walker
Math Fellow · University of California, Irvine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Benjamin van Rooij
Global Professor of Law · School of Law
Regulatory theory, law enforcement, compliance, lawmaking, law and development, environmental law, Chinese law
Bert L. Semler, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bert Semler
Professor · University of California, Irvine
Bert Semler is a Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on viral strategies to hijack and alter host cell functions during picornavirus replication, including studies on viral RNA sy…
Bill Maurer
Professor; Director; Dean · School of Social Sciences
cultural anthropologist and sociolegal scholar; technological infrastructures and social relations of exchange and payment, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies; alternative, experimental, and cooperative forms of money and finance, payment technologies, and their le…
Bill Tomlinson
Professor · University of California, Irvine
artificial intelligence, ICT for sustainability, human-computer interaction, and computer-supported learning
Bob Pelayo
Kenneth J. Winston - Caltech Directory · University of California, Irvine
Algebra and Number Theory
Bogi Andersen, MD
Professor — Division of Endocrinology, Medicine; Professor — Biological Chemistry; Professor — Dermatology · School of Medicine
Dr. Bogi Andersen is a Professor in the Divisions of Endocrinology, Biological Chemistry, and Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine, where he is also affiliated with UCI Health and the UC Irvine Medical Center. His research focuses on the molecular and epigenetic re…
Bonnie Lee, MD
Professor — Dermatology · School of Medicine
Bonnie Lee, MD, is a Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests include dermatologic patient education and the clinical presentation of dermatologic conditions, such as granular cell tumors.
Brandon B. Golob
Associate Dean of Campuswide Honors, Associate Professor of Teaching · School of Social Ecology
inclusive pedagogy; law and popular culture; media effects; law-related education programs
Brian D. Hitt
Assistant Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Brian D. Hitt, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, affiliated with the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. His research focuses on neurodegenerative disease …
Brian Demsky
Professor · Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Software reliability, security, software engineering, compilation, parallel software, program analysis, and program understanding
Brian J. Cummings, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Senate; Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Brian Jung
Assistant Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Brian Jung is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests are in the field of neurology, though specific focus areas are not detailed in the available information.
Brian Paegel
Professor · School of Physical Sciences
Brian Paegel is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. His research interests span chemical biology and related fields, as evidenced by his involvement in conferences and seminars on th…
Brianne Caoyonan, MD
Professor · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Bridget R. Cooks
Professor and Chancellor's Fellow · School of Humanities
Bridget R. Cooks is a Professor and Chancellor's Fellow at the University of California, Irvine, where she holds a joint appointment in the Program in African American Studies and the Department of Art History. Her research focuses on visual art by African Americans, Black visual…
Bruce Blumberg
Professor · Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Nuclear receptor and growth factor signaling; Hormonal signaling; Functional genomics; Gene-environment interactions; Developmental basis of health and disease; Obesogen hypothesis; Environmental obesogens; Steroid and xenobiotic receptor (SXR); Retinoic acid and fibroblast growt…
Bryan Reynolds
Distinguished Professor / Claire Trevor Professor · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Performance Activism Worldwide, Shakespeare, Renaissance Drama, Critical Theory, Transversal Poetics, Feminist Theory, Performance Theory, Cultural Studies, Postmodernism, Extreme Sports
Bryan Sun, MD, PhD
Associate Professor · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Byungwook Kim
Assistant Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
Asset Pricing
Investor Behavior
Asset Management
Fintech
C. Gregory Albers
Professor — Division of Gastroenterology, Medicine · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Carolina Valdivia
Assistant Professor · University of California, Irvine
immigration, law and society, the sociology of education, race and ethnicity, youth and families, and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Law · School of Law
Carrie Menkel-Meadow is a Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where she also serves as a faculty member in political science. Her research focuses on international law, dispute resolution, transitional justice, th…
Carter T. Butts
Chancellor's professor · University of California, Irvine
My research involves the development and application of mathematical, computational, and statistical techniques to theoretical and methodological problems within the areas of social and biophysical network analysis, mathematical sociology, quantitative methodology, molecular mode…
Celia Faiola
Assistant Professor · School of Physical Sciences
ecological climatology, climate change, plant-atmosphere interactions, secondary organic aerosol
Chad Michael Hall
Associate Professor of Dance · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Modern/Contemporary Technique, Choreography, Improvisation, Screendance, Dance and Video
Changrui Xiao, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Changrui Xiao, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His clinical and research focus is in neurogenetics, with a specialization in movement disorders and ataxia, as evidenced by his work at the UCI Health Ataxia Cli…
Charles Anthony Smith
Professor
law and legal institutions; US politics, international law, comparative law
Charles S. Zender
Professor of Earth System Science · School of Physical Sciences
Aerosols, Chemistry, Clouds
Charles Tyler
Assistant Professor of Law · School of Law
Federal courts, constitutional law, civil procedure
Chen Li
Program Director · University of California, Irvine
My research interests are in the field of data management, including data-intensive computing, databases, query processing and optimization, machine learning-based systems, data science, search, visualization. My current focus is building open-source systems for big data manageme…
Chenqi Zhu
Associate Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
Information Acquisition Big Data Innovation, FinTech, and Intangibles Financial and Non-financial Disclosures
Cheryl Wisseh Madu
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
pharmacists' role in reducing racial/ethnic health disparities; social, behavioral, and structural determinants of health; community-based participatory research; chronic disease management; medication optimization; interprofessional health care delivery
Cholsoon Jang
Assistant Professor · University of California, Irvine
Cholsoon Jang is an Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research focuses on metabolic disease, metabolomics, and isotope tracing, with a scholarly record of over 90 publications.
Cholsoon Jang
Assistant Professor — Biological Chemistry; Assistant Professor — Division of Endocrinology, Medicine · School of Medicine
Cholsoon Jang is an Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. His research focuses on metabolic disease, metabolomics, and isotope tracing.
Chong Huang
Associate Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
learning in financial markets, corporate finance, and financial crises
Christine Francis
Associate Director of Academic Skills · School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Christine M. Gall, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Anatomy & Neurobiology; Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Christopher A. Whytock
Professor of Law · School of Law
Conflict of laws, transnational litigation, civil procedure, international law
Christopher C. W. Hughes
Chancellor's Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences; The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Christopher C. W. Hughes is a Chancellor’s Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on angiogenesis, including the de…
Christopher Davis
Professor of Teaching / Vice Chair Undergraduate Affairs · School of Physical Sciences
Algebra and Number Theory
Christopher Leslie
Chancellor’s Professor of Law · School of Law
Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property, Class Action Settlements, Sexual Orientation and the Law
Christopher Miles
Associate Professor · University of California, Irvine
Applied and Computational Mathematics, Mathematical and Computational Biology
Christopher P. J. Barty
Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy · University of California, Irvine
Plasma Physics
Christopher P. J. Barty
Assistant Professor of Engineering - Professor Hixon's research focuses on tissue engineering/regenerative medicine strategies to improve treatment and… · School of Physical Sciences
Plasma and Particle Physics
Christopher Schwarz
Professor, Finance · The Paul Merage School of Business
Hedge Funds
Mutual Funds
Retail Trading
Investments
Regulation and Money Management
Christopher Seeds
Associate Professor · University of California, Irvine
Punishment and social control, law and society, social theory, prisons, life sentencing, capital punishment
Christopher Williams
Assistant Professor of Law · School of Law
Critical Race Theory, Criminal Procedure, and Criminal Justice Reform
Chuansheng Chen
Associate Professor
cross-cultural psychology
adolescent development
cognitive neuroscience
behavior genetics
Chuchu Liang
Assistant Professor · The Paul Merage School of Business
Intangibles
Financial reporting and disclosures
Cindy Thomas Archer
Professor of Lawyering Skills · School of Law
Legal Analysis and Communication; Civil Litigation Practice; Lawyer-Client Relationship; Professional Responsibility; Client Interviewing and Counseling Skills; Cultural Humility in Client Representation; Inclusive Excellence in Legal Education
Claire Jean Kim
Professor, Political Science; Professor, Asian American Studies · School of Social Sciences; School of Humanities
Race and politics, Asian American politics, Black politics, human-animal studies
Clare C. Yu
Professor of Physics & Astronomy · School of Physical Sciences
Condensed Matter, Theoretical Biological Physics
Claudia Benavente
Associate Professor · Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Identifying therapeutic vulnerabilities in solid malignancies harboring RB1 mutations, with special emphasis on epigenetics.
Claudia Czimczik
Professor of Earth System Science · School of Physical Sciences
Wildfires and Climate
Claudia M. Davis
Associate Professor of Teaching · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
Breast cancer, survivorship outcomes, breast cancer disparities, cardio-oncology, healthcare disparities, biological & psychosocial predictors, psychological functioning, Black Diaspora, Black families, stress, health inequities, social determinants of health, and andragogical te…
Claudia M. Davis
Associate Professor of Teaching · Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing
Breast cancer, survivorship outcomes, breast cancer disparities, cardio-oncology, healthcare disparities, biological & psychosocial predictors, psychological functioning, Black Diaspora, Black families, stress, health inequities, social determinants of health, and andragogical te…
Coleen K. Cunningham, MD
Professor, Pediatrics · School of Medicine
Coleen K. Cunningham, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, where she also serves as chair of the Department of Pediatrics. She is a pediatric infectious disease specialist affiliated with UCI Health and Children’s Health Or…
Coleman Collins
Associate Professor of the Practice of Social Science · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
New Genres, Electronic Art and Design, Critical Theory, Film Theory, Black Studies
Connie Pechmann
Professor, Marketing · The Paul Merage School of Business
Effectiveness of various anti-smoking and anti-drug advertising tactics
Effectiveness of social media and online communities
Transformative consumer research
Consumer behavior
Advertising strategy and regulation
Advertising to adolescents
Deceptive advertising
Product placement
P…
Cortney L. Hughes Rinker
Professor · College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Anthropology: Medical anthropology, aging and end-of-life care, pain management, reproductive health, Islam, technology, gender, Middle East and North Africa, the United States
Courtney Cahill
Chancellor's Professor of Law · School of Law
Constitutional law, anti-discrimination law, reproductive rights, sex equality, LGBTQ equality
Craig Martens
Professor · School of Physical Sciences
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Polymer, Materials, Nanoscience
Theoretical and Computational
Craig Murray
Associate Professor · School of Physical Sciences
Atmospheric and Environmental
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Cristobal Barrios, Jr. , MD
Professor, Surgery · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Crystal Glover
Associate Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Crystal Glover is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. She was recognized through the UCI School of Medicine and UCI Health Rising Stars program, which honors early-career faculty for significant contributions to research…
Crystal Jean Jicha
Assistant Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Cynthia Bassham
Professor of Teaching, Acting · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Cynthia Bassham is a Professor of Teaching in the Department of Drama at the University of California, Irvine, where she has taught voice, speech, and acting since 2005. She serves as Head of Voice for the MFA Acting program and is an instructor of the Fitzmaurice Voicework® tech…
Dalié Jiménez
Professor of Law · School of Law
Bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law, consumer law, credit and debt collection markets, credit reporting, student loans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, access to civil justice, randomized control trials in law
Dan Bogart
Professor of Economics · University of California, Irvine
economic history, urban economics, economic growth, and political economy. Broadly I study how economic development occurred in the past and if possible I draw lessons for the present. My research examines institutions, property rights, new technologies, and the development or im…
Dana Lee
Assistant Professor of Law and Mohannad and Rana Malas Scholar in Islamic Legal Studies · School of Law
Islamic law, intellectual and social history of the Islamic world, jurisprudence, comparative law, property
Daniel Chow
Associate Professor In Residence · The Paul Merage School of Business
Radiology
Healthcare Data
Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Joseph Martinez
Claire Trevor Professor · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
New Genres, Photography, Sculpture
Daniel Keeling
Assistant Professor of Teaching · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Music Theatre – Voice Instruction and Pedagogy, Sung-Theatre, Classical Voice, and CCM
Daniel O. Whiteson
Professor of Physics & Astronomy · School of Physical Sciences
Plasma and Particle Physics
Daniel R. Brunstetter
Professor · University of California, Irvine
Political theory, early modern thought, just war, ethics of war, limited force, jus ad vim, French Resistance, historical memory
Daniela A. Bota, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology · School of Medicine
Daniela A. Bota, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine, where she also serves as Director of the UC Irvine Alpha Stem Cell Clinic within the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center. Her research focuses on developing novel treatments fo…
Daniele Piomelli, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology; Director, Center for the Study of Cannabis; Joint Appointment, Biological Chemistry · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Danielle Perret Karimi
Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care; Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · School of Medicine
Dr. Danielle Perret Karimi is a Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. A physiatrist and pain specialist, her research focuses on interventional pain management and medica…
Daphne Lei
Professor of Doctoral Studies · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Chinese opera, Asian American theatre, intercultural, transnational, diasporic, and transpacific performance studies; contact zone; food and performance; border crossing; transpacific performance; intercultural theatre; postcolonial theatre; multiculturalism; love and desire in C…
Darci Trader
Associate Professor
Darci Trader is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on the chemical biology of protein degradation, particularly the immunoproteasome, and she develops small molecule tools to manipulate…
Darryl Taylor
Professor, Music · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Darryl Taylor is a Professor of Music at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine. He holds a D.M.A. in Performance from the University of Michigan. His primary research interests center on African American art song, and he is the founder of th…
David A. Buote
Professor of Physics & Astronomy · School of Physical Sciences
Dark Matter, Galaxy Clusters, Plasma and Particle Physics, X-Ray Astronomy
David Adams, MD
Assistant Professor — Division of Neurology, Pediatrics · School of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
David Brodbeck
Professor · Claire Trevor School of the Arts
History and Theory of Music (HTM); Music History and Music Theory
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