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Higher education and student development scholar with an expertise in college student well-being, sense of belonging, and religious identity and outcomes in college. Dr. Riggers-Piehl specializes in critical quantitative investigation into the experiences of students in college with a special focus on campus climate for religious students and historically excluded students in STEM.
Sirisha Naidu is Associate Professor of Economics and affiliate faculty in the Department of Race, Ethnic and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Her research focuses on feminist political economy analyses of agrarian change and ecological shifts, environmental justice, the interwoven tapestry of productive and reproductive labor in the Global South, and informal and precarious work in the global economy.
Research in the McGraw seeks to understand how sensory cells develop and regeneration in growing animals. We use the zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model because it is an excellent organism for the study of developmental biology. We use zebrafish to study the development and regeneration of sensory cells. We are particularly focused on the lateral line mechanosensory system, which allows fish and other aquatic vertebrates to sense water current.