Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship
The Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship publishes articles and creative works that facilitate conversation on research, theory, fiction, concepts, and practice on a range of topics across diverse educational, sociopolitical, artistic, and cultural contexts.
See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.
Current Volume: Volume 10 (2026) Interdisciplinary Action Group Research Projects 2025-2026
Interdisciplinary Action Group Research Projects 2025-2026
Through the University of San Francisco's Center for Research and Scholarly Excellence, we established Interdisciplinary Action Group Awards to incentivize our academic research community to collaborate across their disciplines to address urgent social issues. The current volume reflects that mission. It is dedicated to publishing work that reframes research as a collective and inclusive endeavor integrating diverse methodologies and perspectives. By championing epistemic pluralism, we provide a vital platform for underrepresented researchers, populations, and lines of inquiry that are often sidelined in traditional scholarship.
We are very pleased to introduce the following articles in this issue produced by the 2025-2026 IAG research teams.
Articles
On-Site Barbershops, Belonging, and Well-Being: Evaluating the USF Clip, Cut, Connect Program
Jenny Lee, Evelyn Y. Ho, Hsiu-Lan Cheng, and Joyce Yang
Implications of AI in Higher Education and Faculty Development
Nicole Gonzales Howell, Freddie Seba, and Virginia Ramos
Building Community and Connection One Mahjong Tile at a Time
Sherise Kimura, Genevieve Leung, Nicholas Tay, and Wei Yang Menkus
Using Data to Inform Campus Student Life Programmatic Change
Natalie Townsend, Katrina Garry, and Lily Stringfellow
The Mahjong Mindset in Option Strategies
Nicholas Tay and Sherise Kimura
Computer Science Meets Public Health—Developing an AI Coach for Health and Well-Being
Alina Scantlebury, Jade Custer, Taiyo Williamson, Kelly L. L'Engle, and Alark Joshi
A Practical Guide to PsycSim: Simulating Pilot Studies with AI for Experimental Research
Mana Azarm and Johnathan Cromwell
Editorial Team
- Editors
- Saera Khan
- Brian Komei Dempster
- Managing Editor
- Jazzmin Gota
- Review Board
- Kourosh Dadgar
- Bill Hing
- Courtney Masterson
- Omar F Miranda
- Megan V Nicely
- Megan Polanin
- Randy Souther
- James Wilson
Thank you to Ifeoma Nzerem, Talia Knowles, and Linda Wong for their assistance and Provost Eileen Chia-Ching Fung for support for the grant awards and journal production.
