The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has awarded funding to professor Kalani Craig and several other faculty members through the Study in a Second Discipline Program, which gives professors time and support to push beyond their primary discipline and cultivate new scholarly tools.
The program provides funding so that faculty members can immerse themselves in a second discipline and bring fresh perspectives back to their research, teaching, and creative work.
Craig specializes in digital and medieval history, applying an inherently interdisciplinary research perspective toward new discoveries in her home field. She is building upon foundational work in the humanities, leveraging technology to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of history.
With the support of the the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, Craig will further study machine learning advancements to strengthen her technical foundation as she and her research team continue their current work uncovering the environmental history of the elephant ivory trade.
Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on the College of LAS website.