These three-year thematic research and learning collaborations consist of faculty from at least three distinct units, undergraduate and graduate students, and potential external partners. Through the Incubator, they receive research funding to foster imaginative new partnerships, academic and public programming, and undergraduate and graduate courses.
Clusters will provide a framework for developing innovative and vibrant student learning opportunities as well as identify new areas of study that will potentially transform our research infrastructure and enhance our global visibility.
Immersive Technology Collective
Faculty leads: Elizabeth Hunter, Performing Arts; Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, History; Seth Graebner, Romance Languages & Literatures/Global Studies; Kristina Kleutghen, Art History and Archaeology
Mindfulness Science and Practice
Faculty leads: Todd Braver, Psychological & Brain Sciences; Ron Mallon, Philosophy; Diana Parra Perez, Brown School; Erik Dane, Olin Business School
The St. Louis Policy Initiative: Segregation, Public Health, and Environmental Policy
Faculty leads: Andrew Reeves, Political Science; Scott Krummenacher, Environmental Studies; Matthew Gabel, Political Science; Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, Sociology
The Storytelling Lab: Bridging Science, Technology, and Creativity
Faculty leads: Jeff Zacks, Psychological & Brain Sciences; Ian Bogost, Film & Media Studies/McKelvey School of Engineering; Colin Burnett, Film & Media Studies
Toward a Synergy between Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience
Faculty leads: Ralf Wessel, Physics; Keith Hengen, Biology; Likai Chen, Mathematics & Statistics
Trust and Public Health
Faculty leads: David Carter, Political Science; Matt Gabel, Political Science; Jimin Ding, Mathematics & Statistics; Mark Huffman, School of Medicine - Internal Medicine/Global Health Center
Next Frontiers in Radio Chemistry: Personalized Medicine for Infectious Diseases
Faculty leads: Timothy A. Wencewicz, Chemistry; Petra Levin, Biology; Manel Errando, Physics; Dan Thorek, School of Medicine - Radiology; Deborah Veis, School of Medicine - Pathology & Immunology
Police Body Camera Metadata
Faculty leads: Andrew Jordan, Economics; Christopher Lucas, Political Science; Soumendra Lahiri, Mathematics & Statistics
The Human-Wildlife Interface: Disease Dynamics and Pandemic Prevention
Faculty leads: Krista Milich, Anthropology; Michael Landis, Biology; David Wang, School of Medicine - Pathology & Immunology
