Faculty Research

Clark celebrates and promotes scholarship across the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences. Our faculty have international reach and local impact, and their knowledge improves our world in tangible ways.

Clark faculty members conduct pioneering research that advances our understanding of the world while also fostering solutions to local and global challenges. The engaged scholarship of many connects students, faculty and communities beyond Clark to transform the way people live, work, and think. Clark faculty have earned recognition for their scholarship, including prestigious fellowships, external awards, research grants, art exhibits and theater premiers.

Meet Our Faculty

One of the reasons I moved to Clark was to do this kind of teaching. At large universities, where you’re teaching large classes, you don’t get to bring your research into your teaching, or take your teaching out into the field as easily.

Rinku Roy Chowdhury

Associate Professor

Graduate School of Geography

At Clark, there are three NMR spectrometers, similar to what you would find at a much larger university. They’re readily available for us to conduct our research. And that’s invaluable.

Donald Spratt

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

At Clark, you will work closely with faculty who share your excitement about acquiring and contributing to knowledge that has the capacity to transform lives and move us toward a socially just society.

Abbie Goldberg

Professor

Department of Psychology

Clark is small enough that students in the social sciences can acquaint themselves with many different disciplines. Clark is also a research university, which gives students the opportunity to become involved in specialized research.

Robert Boatright

Professor

Department of Political Science

When you sit down and read a novel, you give your life over to the lives of others. And hopefully you learn about the lives of people who are not like you.

Betsy Huang

Associate Professor

Department of English

Research Achievements

Faculty Distinctions

Clark faculty members have received many distinctions — including MacArthur, Guggenheim, and Fulbright fellowships — in recognition of their fundamental and translational research.

Grants & Contracts

Clark faculty research is supported by many organizations including the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the Moore Foundation, and many others.

Books & Publications

Clark research is widely disseminated in leading academic journals and important books. Through these avenues, faculty work becomes a critical resource to others in their field.