The following list of faculty sabbaticals have been approved for the 2025-2026 academic year. Pacific is proud to support our colleagues in this research.
College of Arts & Sciences
Ian Besse, Supporting the Pacific Data Science Program through Targeted Retraining with a Focus on Healthcare- related Data Science Tools and Methodologies
Bonnie Bolkan, Using Teaching and Research to Enhance Genetic Research within Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda
Jules Boykoff, The Olympics in Norway: Successful Games, a Failed Bid, and Deliberative Democracy
Bill Breslin, Using Neural Networks to Model Tube Amplifiers and Distortion Circuits
Timmy Brown, Redesigning MATH 122 to Enhance Student Engagement and Success
Tyler Brumfield, Visual Languages: Inspiration, Discovery and Creation
Rebecca Concepcion, Student Success and Retention: Refining the Utilization of the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement
Todd Duncan, Exploring the Benefits of an Information-Based Ontology
Stacey Halpern, Developing R-based Data Analysis, Organization, Visualization, and Presentation Materials in the R for Teaching in Biology
Dijana Ihas, Fulbright Project in Finland: Mastering Colourstrings Approach to Teaching Music at Its Finnish Roots
Brent Johnson, Traveling with Time: A Series of Slow Travel Essays
Lalit Khandare, Heroic Courage for Freedom and Justice: An examination of effective practice framework in anti-Caste movement
Katharine Loevy, Objects of Religion and Works of Art: Problems of Aesthetics and Ontology
Adam Rafalovich, Physician-Assisted Suicide: An Autoethnographic Account
Fredrick Stamps, Investigating Absent referents, signer's perspective, and the reality principle in mirrored songs in ASL.
Alexander Webster, SafeSport and Name, Image and Likeness: How do these work together to help athletes?
College of Optometry
Bulson, Ryan, Development of a Novel Course for First Year Optometry Students in How to Thrive
Lonsberry, Blair, Diagnosis and management of periocular lesion Training
College of Health Professions
Dana Bates, Flipping a General Medical Course
Tzurei Chen, Fall Prevention in Individuals with Limb Loss
Kim Malin, Power Yoga Training, Lower Extremity Power Asymmetry and Fall Risk in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease
Paul Michael, Meta-analysis of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS)
College of Education
Bryan Cichy-Parker, Urban special education: Will this free us?
Kerry Mandulak, Advancing knowledge of alternative grading methods through collaborative research and partnerships.
Anil Oommen, De Facto Assimilation to Reclaimed Biliteracy: An Auto-Ethnographic Journey Through Multilingual Identity and Education
Cristy Sellers, Reducing the cost of college for students through faculty professional development on open education resources
College of Business
Hossein Rikhtehgar Berenji, Key Factors Shaping ESG Reporting: Focus on Operations and Supply Chain Practices