Research website redesign

This version preserves the existing AcademicPages/Jekyll site and adds a research-led portfolio design.

What changed

• Rebuilt the homepage around a concise research identity and selected contributions.
• Added a dedicated Research page organized around four complementary research pillars.
• Added a separate About page with professional background and contact links.
• Reworked Teaching into a Teaching & Mentoring page.
• Updated the primary navigation while retaining the complete publications, talks, and CV pages.
• Added responsive styling for desktop, tablet, and mobile displays.
• Updated the site description, social-profile metadata, and default social image.

Most useful files to edit later

• _pages/about.md — homepage wording and featured publications
• _pages/research.md — research themes and future directions
• _pages/about-bio.md — professional biography
• _pages/teaching.md — teaching and mentoring content
• _data/navigation.yml — main navigation
• _sass/_research-site.scss — redesign styling
• _config.yml — site-wide description, social links, and metadata

Put this version into the existing GitHub Desktop repository

1. Make a backup copy of the current local repository folder.
2. Extract this ZIP into a separate folder.
3. Copy the extracted contents into the existing local StopkaKris.github.io repository folder and allow the changed files to be replaced.
4. In GitHub Desktop, review the listed changes before committing.
5. Commit with a message such as Redesign research website and push when ready.

The ZIP intentionally does not contain a .git folder. Your existing local repository remains the source of Git history and remote settings.

Local preview

If Ruby and Bundler are installed, run the following from the repository folder:

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve

Then open the local address shown by Jekyll. GitHub Pages will perform the same general build after the changes are pushed.