PAUL THOMPSONASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS PAUL.THOMPSON@ OREGONSTATE.EDU

• Who am I?

• Teaching Interests• Teach public economics and econometrics

• Research Interests• Education Policy

• Four-day school weeks

• Financially-troubled schools• Local/State Public Finance

• Local Political Economy

• HonorsThesisAdvising:

• Thesis advisor role• Topics in education policy

• Topics related to social programs and taxes

• Secondary role

• Other economics policy topics

• Any project using quantitative methods (e.g., regression analysis)

NICOLE VON GERMETEN – PROFESSOR OF HISTORYVONGERMJ@OREGONSTATE.EDU

CURRENT BOOK PROJECT AND GENERAL AREAS OF INTEREST:

• History

• Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world, especially Mexico and Spain, also Brazil and Colombia

• African diaspora

• Gender and Sexuality

• History of violence

• Honor and history of emotions

• Witchcraft and magic

• Legal history

Elizabeth Helman: OSU Theatre Arts Area CoordinatorDirector, Playwright, Sometimes Actor,

Long-Distance Runner, Lover of Food and Dogs

Some recent (and upcoming) professional theatre work . . .

Recent and upcoming projects at OSU

Coming soon . . .The Importance of Being Earnest and Spring One-Acts 2020: Shelter in Place Editions.

College of Engineering and HC Thesis Mixer

Chemical, Biological &Environmental Enginering

Thesis Topic Ideas/OpportunitiesResearch

TeachingBioengineeringBIOE 440 – Bioconjugation and

Protein ModificationBIOE 351 – Biomaterials / BiointerfacesChemical EngineeringCHE 411 – Chem. Eng. Unit OperationsCHE 333 – Transport III: Mass Transfer

Bioactive Surface CoatingsHyperbranched,

inter-penetratingpolymer tethers

Hyperbranched Polymer Tethers

ImmobilizedATRP initiator

Non-foulingbrush layer

Bioactivemolecules

Genetic Code Expansion • Growth & characterization of hyperbranched polymers• Organic synthesis of water-soluble branching agents• Immobilization of “click-ready” proteins by GCE• Biocompatibility and pathogen capture at surfaces• Experiences of women and minorities in Engineering• (insert your awesome research idea here!)

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Kate Schilkekate.schilke@oregonstate.edu

Research Areas

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Engineering economy, economic modeling

Decision theory and analysis

Safety culture and safety management Ean NgAssistant Professor

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

School of MIMEean.ng@oregonstate.edu

Thesis Topic Ideas/Opportunity

Active projectsPeer influence in online learningSafety culture assessment in university research labsOrganization performance metrics alignmentR&D projects survivability modeling

Potential projects• Economic modeling of systems or initiatives• Peer influence in student’s decision in major of study• Continuous process improvement effort assessment• Safety culture assessment of specific organization

Ean NgIndustrial Engineering /

Engineering ManagementSchool of MIME

ean.ng@oregonstate.edu

Ryann Reynolds-McIlnay, Ph.D.

Research Focus• Impact of retail environment on consumers and shopping behaviors• Consumer behavior, shopper marketing, sensory marketing

Research Methods• Experimental Design (Lab, Online and Field Experiments)• Eye Tracking, Survey, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Advised Honors Student Theses• Music Stimuli in Retail Environments: A Cross-Cultural Comparison • Visual Metaphors within Music Album Cover Art

Courses Taught• Retail Presentation Strategies• Retail and Merchandising (Analytics)• Introduction to Merchandising Management• Principles of Marketing

Assistant Professor, Marketing and Merchandising Management

Email: ryann.r@oregonstate.edu

Office: Austin Hall 402

Ryann Reynolds-McIlnay, Ph.D.Research Questions

Channel-related environment sensory elements1. Interaction of product-environment brightness (Journal of Retailing)2. Non-haptic products/services benefit from haptic cues (Journal of Marketing Research)3. Auditory confirmation at point-of-sale (Journal of Retailing)4. Line skipping with BOPIS mobile ordering5. Fitting room queue

Frontline employee impact 1. Employee territoriality of product displays2. Perception of customers paying with SNAP benefits based on retailer strategic decisions

(e.g., type/assortment, location)3. Fear of being misidentified as a shoplifter