Charles Carson is a musicologist whose interests are African-American/American expressive cultures, popular music, jazz, film music, and music and culture.
Kerry Cook's research centers on predicting and understanding climate change and climate variability around the world, including Africa, South America, and the central U.S. Her group uses numerical models of the climate system, including atmosphere, ocean, and vegetation components, along with observational analysis to improve understanding about processes at the earth's surface interact with atmospheric circulation and precipitation fields.