Directory
Syed Billah
- Assistant Professor
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Email: skb5969@psu.edu
Research Interests: Accessible Computing; Trustworthy AI for Accessibility Assistive Technology
Elizabeth Boyer
- Professor of Environmental Science
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Agricultural Sciences
Email: ewb100@psu.edu
Research Interests: water resources, geoinformatics, environmental sciences, science-technology-society interactions, research ethics
Rick Brazier
- Dean, University College
- CSRAI Steering Committee
Department/Unit: Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses
Email: rab27@psu.edu
Research Interests: Rick Brazier is senior associate dean for faculty and research for the 14 campuses that comprise the University College. He oversees all aspects of faculty development from hiring through promotions and sabbaticals, including grant proposals.Dr. Brazier is a professor of mathematics and geology. He began his Penn State career in 1996 as a research associate in EMS and then as an instructor and subsequently tenure line faculty member at Penn State DuBois.
Jennifer Breese
- Associate Professor, Information Sciences and Technology
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: Penn State Greater Allegheny
Email: jzb545@psu.edu
Research Interests: How technology changes social norms; Cybersecurity, Information Systems Technology and Changing Social Norms, Emerging Technology
Laura Cabrera
- Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Philosophy, and Bioethics
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Engineering
Email: lcabrera@psu.edu
Research Interests: My interests focus on the ethical and societal implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for enhancement purposes. I have been working on projects at the interface of normative, conceptual and empirical approaches, exploring attitudes and ethical concerns of professionals, patients and members of the public toward brain interventions.
Dana Calacci
- Assistant Professor
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Email: dvc5952@psu.edu
Research Interests: The socio-technical and legal impacts of datafication and AI on communities, especially worker groups. Through collaborations like the Workers Algorithm Observatory, which she helps direct, she designs and deploys technologies with communities that aim to answer their most pressing questions about the impact of AI, new platforms, and surveillance on their lives.
Daryl Cameron
- Associate Professor of Psychology
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of the Liberal Arts
Email: cdc49@psu.edu
Research Interests: Dr. Cameron’s research and teaching focus on the psychological processes involved in empathy and moral decision-making. Much of his work examines motivational factors that shape empathic emotions and behaviors toward others.
Betsy Campbell
- Associate Teaching Professor
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Email: bjc28@psu.edu
Research Interests: Diversity inclusion and belonging; Transparency of process; Team work; Use of AI in innovative entrepreneurial work
Jiyoung Cha
- Associate Professor
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: Bellisario College of Communications
Email: jjc7735@psu.edu
Research Interests: Media industries, media management and entrepreneurship, platforms, AI-powered recommendation algorithms, AI-powered companion chatbots, communication technology, consumer behavior
Jinghui Chen
- Assistant Professor
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Information Sciences and Technology
Email: jzc5917@psu.edu
Research Interests: My research interests broadly include the theory and applications in different aspects of machine learning (machine learning robustness, machine learning efficiency, machine learning safety and privacy, etc.), especially adversarial machine learning.
Xiao Chen
- Teaching Professor in Human Resource Management
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of the Liberal Arts
Email: xiaochen@psu.edu
Research Interests: My research explores the intersection of human behavior, technology, and ethics in organizations, with a focus on goal-setting, (subconscious) motivation, and evidence-based management in AI-enabled workplaces. I examine how AI can enhance, rather than replace, human decision-making, creativity, and learning. Keywords: AI in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations; Human–AI Collaboration; Evidence-Based Management; Ethical and Responsible AI; Goal-Setting and Motivation; Cross-Cultural Management.
Huanyu (Larry) Cheng
- James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
- CSRAI Affiliate
Department/Unit: College of Engineering
Email: huanyu.cheng@psu.edu
Research Interests: The research in the Cheng group focuses on the design, fabrication, and application of skin-like wearable devices and degradable electronics for biomedicine.