Discover Research at Marquette
Every spring DISCOVER: Marquette University Research and Scholarship showcases some of the most interesting research happening on Marquette's campus. Learn more through the links below.
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In | sight
Marquette researchers are using imaging technology to solve problems and deepen our understanding of the world around us.
“My community’s dying.”
African-American women are leading the fight against HIV and AIDS, and Dr. Angelique Harris wants to understand why.
Stepping forward
Dr. Gerald Harris and the Tech4Pod consortium are engineering better devices for children with orthopaedic disabilities.
Healing the broken spine
Dr. Murray Blackmore is making progress in understanding how to reverse the condition physicians once considered untreatable.
Unfiltered images
Dr. Craig Andrews’ research shows graphic visual health warnings influence intentions to quit smoking.
The spiritual toll of abuse
Dr. Theresa Tobin explores the idea of “spiritual violence” — and how its victims can recover.Research in Brief
- Improving rural health care — one nurse at a time
- The intersection of culture and new media
- Predicting the next big disaster
- Improving ADHD treatment for Latino children
- Understanding the relationship between terrorists and society
- A 2-minute lifesaver
- Crime and (differing) punishment
- Halo Project ignites meaningful student research
- Reading your way to kindness
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The science of making friends
How an innovative program for teenagers with autism is changing lives — and the brain.
Coming Home
Dr. James Marten explores the postwar lives of Civil War veterans
Architect of the infinitesimal
Dr. Chung Hoon Lee's nanostructures are helping to electrify and illuminate science's tiniest frontier.
The tragedy of addiction
Dr. Robert Wheeler is trying to solve the mysteries of motivation in cocaine addicts.
In search of Justice
In a world still plagued with war and political violence, what is the role of reparative justice?
Go Home, Stay home!
How nurses can help reduce the rotating door of hospital readmissions.Research in Brief
- Speak for yourself
- Awake for genes
- A new look for school counseling
- Fighting pollution one molecule at a time
- The philosophy of art
- The ethics of pinkwashing: Is pink the new black?
- What's the value in a legal brief?
- On a mission to improve refugee dental care
- Poking holes in the golden parachute
- Engineering safer roads
Research at lightning speed (PDF)
Imagine work that previously took more than a year happening in just a day or two. That's the power of the new MUGrid.
The FDI effect (PDF)
Multinational corporations are everywhere. Dr. Miao "Grace" Wang examines the effects of foreign direct investment on host countries.
Mind over body (PDF)
Post-traumatic stress disorder comes with physical effects, too. Dr. Sandra Hunter and Manda Keller study motor impairment in veterans with PTSD.
Facebook and the privacy paradox (PDF)
Drs. Sarah Feldner and Scott D'Urso explore how social networking has changed our notion of privacy.
The bionic prof (PDF)
Dr. Phil Voglewede is building a better prosthetic ankle and foot.
Mobile M.D. (PDF)
Can mobile phone apps improve medical care in the developing world? Dr. Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed thinks so.Research in Brief (PDF)
- The lasting effects of family conflict
- Bilingual or not: How language policy impacts classroom achievement
- The ups and downs of corporate litigation
- When life gives you lemons ...
- Tales of the apocalypse
- Wading through the smoke: Limiting tobacco use in Africa
- Closing the wealth gap
- Out of the ER and into the dentist's office
- The molecular mysteries of alcohol
Solving Schizophrenia (PDF)
Four professors are on two distinct paths with one noble purpose:Develop pharmaceutical agents to help battle schizophrenia, one of the most devastating mental health disorders. And they’ve started their own drug companies to do it.
Starstruck (PDF)
Dr. Christopher Stockdale’s fascination with supernovae could help us better understand the origins of the universe.
No Longer Safe at Home (PDF)
Dr. Louise Cainkar explores life for Arab-Americans in a post-9/11 world.
Healing (PDF)
Dr. John LaDisa is working to create better medical devices for children and adults with cardiovascular problems.
Making a Mark (PDF)
Dr. Irene Calboli tries to bring legal clarity to trademark advertising.
Slowing Down (PDF)
Dr. Claire Badaracco examines the intersection of slow food, slow medicine and mass media
Research in Brief (PDF)
Inside: Ensuring the Reliability of Transportation Examining Global Consumer Culture Are Enterprise Software Systems Worth the Money? The Puzzling Problems of Myofacial Pain What Difference Does a Lawyer Make? Pricing the Priceless Relieving Muscle Fatigue North Africa: Where Worlds Collide How to Delay Adolescent Sexual Activity A New Way to Serve Special Needs Marquette Bookshelf Research and Scholarship at Marquette
House of cards (PDF)
Dr. Anthony Pennington-Cross has devoted his career to studying the loans that led to the financial collapse of 2008.
Imagination: the power
to heal (PDF)
Dr. Anees Sheikh, a Marquette professor of psychology, was a pioneer in the field of mental imagery and is credited with helping establish the field.
Ready, set, read (PDF)
Marquette’s speech-language pathologists boost literacy for hundreds of Wisconsin preschoolers.
From sludge to
sustainable energy (PDF)
Dr. Dan Zitomer harnesses the power of anaerobic microorganisms.
Digging the Bible (PDF)
What is the archaeological evidence for old testament history? Theology professor Dr. Deirdre Dempsey uses her expertise in ancient languages — and old-fashioned sweat labor — to find out.
Research in Brief (PDF)
Inside: Fighting a Harmful Result of Chemotherapy A New Approach to Sensors Cold War Propaganda Lives On Surviving Katrina - And the Media Thin Bodies, Thin Wallets How Latino Youth Succeed Marquette Bookshelf Research and Scholarship at Marquette
Blazing trails (PDF)
For 30 years, Dr. Charles Wilkie has studied fire retardancy. Armed with a new federal grant, this leader in his field is heating things up.
Eco enigma (PDF)
Searching for answers toneurological disease.
Nazi chic? (PDF)
Dr. Irene Guenther unravels the sinister relationship between fashion and fascism.
Mechanical wonder (PDF)
Dr. James Anderson decodes an RNA process essential for cell survival.
Listening to the animal kingdom (PDF)
Named for the fictional Dr. Dolittle, who possessed a magical ability to converse with animals, the project is committed to an improved understanding of animals.
Identity crisis (PDF)
Who are you? A Social Security number, an American, a spouse, a parent, a child, or a co-worker? Or all of these? What makes you, you?
Research in Brief (PDF)
Inside: Trial by TV: Pop Culture Meets Law Craving Answers about Appetite Oh Favorite Soda, How Do I Love Thee? Text Messaging: Deciphering an Electronic Babel Getting to the Root of the Problem Kannst Du Deitsch Schwetze? Innovations in Family Planning Healing Pain Reviving Up Rehab Through Robotics The Other Side of the Therapy Couch Marquette Bookshelf Research at Marquette
Children - Protecting
Brittle Bones (PDF)
Imagine bones so fragile they can snap under the slightest pressure — even from simply walking. That’s the reality for children with
osteogenesis imperfecta, or “brittle bone disease.”
Ethics - Keeping
Business Honest (PDF)
Dr. Sarah Peck, Ph.D., primarily teaches the black-and-white world of numbers and financial formulas. But her research - and her passion - resides in the gray area where ethics and business collide.
Biotechnology Unraveling the Mysteries of Proteins (PDF)
Daniel Sem, Ph.D., wanted to put a heart in hard science — something that wasn’t always easy when he worked in the profit-driven biotechnology industry.
A Bite Out of Crime (PDF)
An attacker bites his victim. A criminal munches on a sandwich before fleeing the scene. And those pearly whites might leave just the clue needed to capture the perpetrator.
Understanding the Damaged Brain (PDF)
Brian Schmit, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engineering, and Sheila Schindler-Ivens, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy, are searching for new tools to help stroke survivors conquer those challenges.
Undergraduate Student Research (PDF)
A Marquette education challenges students to explore and innovate.And that means that undergraduates don’t just read about research in the library — they jump into labs and get their hands dirty.