Faculty Expertise

The Power of Polaroid

Photography professor Lonnie Graham has spent 30 years traveling the globe with his instant camera, taking portraits of diverse people for his pet project, “A Conversation With the World.” The result is a visual and oral record of the shared human condition.
Savita Iyer

Kind Hearts and Curious Minds

As Penn State’s first-ever professor of caring and compassion, Rob Roeser is tasked with designing classes that meld the ancient practices of mindfulness and meditation with modern neuroscience. The goal is to help students become calmer and more focused—and ultimately, to be more engaged and caring citizens of the world.
Savita Iyer