Faculty Research

The College of Arts & Sciences is home to some of the world’s foremost academics producing research that not only shapes their fields but impacts the wider world.

In the classroom, our faculty provide engaging lectures and discussions, while outside they produce research that informs the spheres of policy, science and the arts. Read more about some of the most recent research produced by our world-class faculty.

Faculty Research Stories

“Georgetown has given me the opportunity to bring ethical questions into the very center of my scholarship. It’s also made me feel that my scholarly work, my teaching, my work in the community is a lot more integrated.”

Professor Julia Watts Belser’s Story

“Based on our success in animal trials, we believe our drug will help stabilize patients with the disease [multiple sclerosis], reducing not only the number of relapses, but their severity as well.”

Professor Jeffrey Huang’s Story

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Georgetown Neuroscientist to lead $2.5 Million National Science Foundation Project on Creativity in STEM

How does creativity enable innovators in science, technology, engineering and math to succeed and to find meaningful solutions to previously intractable problems? That’s exactly what Adam Green…

November 22, 2024

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New Research Reveals Link Between Belief in the American Dream and Opportunity Hoarding

New research from Professor Rebecca Ryan establishes a causal link between a personal belief in the American Dream and behaviors taken by parents to secure preferential educational and economic opportunities for their children.

September 16, 2024

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Polling at a Crossroads: How Prof. Michael Bailey Wants to Choose the Right Path

Polling is fundamentally broken and must be fixed if Americans want to live in a healthy, functional democracy: That’s the premise of Georgetown professor Michael Bailey’s new book, Polling at a Crossroads.

July 23, 2024