The Roots of Research with Dr. David Weindorf

How does a 180-gallon fish tank in your childhood living room turn into a career in marine ecology? On this episode of Roots of Research, Dr. John Carroll, professor of Biology in the College of Science and Mathematics, joins Dr. David Weindorf to trace his path from studying shellfish on Long Island to researching oyster habitats on Georgia's coast. Carroll also dives into his work on ribbed mussels and living shorelines — research aimed at protecting marshes from erosion — and shares ...

On this episode of the Roots of Research, we are joined by Dr. Joe Kardouni and Dr. Bryan Riemann from the Waters College of Health Professions. During the conversation, Kardouni and Riemann discuss everything from how they got started in military research to their recent $5.5 million grant from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium to establish the Tactical and Occupational Performance Institute on Georgia Southern's Armstrong Campus. Additionally, they talk about how the ...

What happens when law, data science and global security collide? In this episode, Tolu Odukoya, assistant professor in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, shares her journey into political science and computer science—and why the two are stronger together. She explores her research on Boko Haram, the hidden patterns of Jim Crow laws uncovered through machine learning, and the next big topic she’s tackling: The role of AI in terrorist recruitment.

On this episode of Roots of Research, Dr. Howard Keeley and Dr. Steve Engel explain how a simple question, "How is Savannah Irish?" sparked a transatlantic research effort that connected Savannah, Georgia, to County Wexford, Ireland. Through archival discoveries on both sides of the Atlantic, Georgia Southern students uncovered a powerful story of Irish migration during the mid-19th century—work that has since grown into the Wexford-Savannah Axis and an international campus. This episode hi...

On this episode of Roots of Research, Dr. Meimei Lin, Associate Professor of Geography in the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, (College of Science and Mathematics) joins us to explore how spatial thinking, community engagement, and geospatial technology reveal the hidden stories within our landscapes. Dr. Lin reflects on her academic journey from China to Georgia, her research on how climate risk is reshaping mortgage approval rates, and her collaborative work in Savannah, map...