Alina Lungeanu

Alina Lungeanu is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, with dual appointments in the College of Arts, Media and Design (Communication Studies) and the D'Amore-McKim School of Business (Management and Organizational Development Group). She is a Core Member of the Network Science Institute (NetSI) and studies team dynamics in scientific collaborations and space exploration contexts.

• Research Interests: Team network configurations, cross-boundary collaboration, leadership structures, computational modeling, and extreme team performance in space missions.
• Grants: Funded by NASA, National Science Foundation (Award #1856090), and National Institute of General Medical Sciences (Award #1R01GM137410).
• Awards: Sage Publishers Award (2025).
• Article Trends: Focus on team composition in space analog missions, expertise diversity, shared mental models, network science methodologies, and multiteam systems in extreme environments.

Her work bridges social science and network science, emphasizing innovation in interdisciplinary teams and NASA partnerships.