People

The people associated with CITS are what make us special: at heart, CITS is a network of internationally- and nationally-renowned researchers from UCSB, inquisitive and talented graduate students from UCSB, and industry and intellectual thought leaders who serve as External Advisory Board members or CITS Fellows. Below we provide a glimpse of CITS by introducing you to some of the people who make our Center shine. Click on the links in the sidebar for a full listing of names for each category.

Snapshot of CITS

Here’s a random sample of the people that make CITS such an exciting place. Refresh your browser to see a different group of folks.
Rita Raley

Rita Raley, Faculty Steering Committee Member

Rita Raley researches and teaches in the areas of the digital humanities and twentieth-century literature in an “international” or “global” context.

John Mohr

John Mohr, Research Affiliate

John Mohr is a Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara. Professor Mohr research interests include organizational theory; sociology of culture; historical analysis; the welfare state; and qualitative/quantitative methods.

Bradford Lee Eden

Bradford Lee Eden, Research Affiliate

Brad Eden is Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Richard Mayer

Richard Mayer, Faculty Steering Committee Member

Richard E. Mayer is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) where he has served since 1975.

Richard Duran

Richard Duran, Ph.D Emphasis Faculty

ESL; Reading education; Educational measurement; BilingualismEducational assessment; Design and evaluation of literacy interventions for at-risk studentsEducational testing; Learning; Bilingual education; Secondary education; Urban education; Educational technology; Cognitive psychology: cognition, intelligence, memory; Psychosocial development Biography: Research Areas and Interests: Learning and instruction; assessment; construction of culture through interaction; and bilingualism; cognitive science, language interaction and social organization (LISO). Most of my research interests are centered on literacy and learning of persons from varied language and cultural backgrounds, but they are not confined solely to learning in school settings.

Elizabeth Belding

Elizabeth Belding, Faculty Steering Committee Member

Elizabeth Belding is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California of Santa Barbara and is a member of the is a CITS faculty steering committee.

Nicole Starosielski

Nicole Starosielski, Graduate Student

Nicole Starosielski is a PhD student in Film and Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara.

Dorothy Chun

Dorothy Chun, Research Affiliate

Dorothy Chun is Professor and Graduate Advisor in the Department of Germanic, Slavic and Semitic Studies at UC Santa Barbara.

Jon Cruz

Jon Cruz, Research Affiliate

Jon Cruz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and in the Department of Asian American Studies at UCSB.

Eric Smith

Eric Smith, Research Affiliate

Professor Smith's research focuses on public opinion, elections, and environmental politics. In the area of environmental politics, he has been examining public opinion toward offshore oil development and nuclear power. He recently finished a book about public opinion on energy and environmental issues, Energy, the Environment, and Public Opinion.

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