Faculty Experts

Emma Adam

Lindsay Allen

Karen J. Alter


Eric T. Beeson
Field: Psychology
Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Cognitive Therapy, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Therapy and Counseling

David Besanko
Field: Economics
Focus Areas: Industrial Organizations and Economics, Microeconomics, Public Policy, Regulations

Christina Boisseau


Ahmmad Brown

Sherwin K. Bryant
Field: History
Focus Areas: African American Studies, Latinx Culture and Politics, Legal and judicial ethics, Slavery and Abolitionism

John Bullock

Hector Carrillo

David Cella

Noshir Contractor
Field: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Complex Systems, Computational Social Science, Data Science, Industrial Engineering
Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Data Science, Network Science, Predictive Analytics, Scientific Collaboration, Social Media, Social Networks, Space Travel, Teams Theory

Leslie DeChurch

Timothy Dohrer
Field: Education
Focus Areas: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Mental Health, Teacher Development

Jaime Dominguez

Renee Engeln
Field: Psychology
Focus Areas: Digital Media, Eating Disorders, Gender Diversity and Equality, Self-Esteem and Body Image

Joe Feinglass
Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health
Focus Areas: Amputations, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Medical Quality of Life, Opioid Abuse, Postpartum Health, Public Health Policy, Vascular Disease

Steven Franconeri


Matthew Goldrick
Field: Linguistics, Neurology, Psychology
Focus Areas: Data Science, Multilingualism, Natural Language Processing

Jacqueline Gollan

Jordan H. Grafman
Field: Neurology, Psychology
Focus Areas: Gaming, Neuroscience, Social Psychology

Jon Guryan

Claudia Haase
Field: Aging, Human Development, Psychology
Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Mental Health, Parenting , Physiology, Social Psychology, Stress

Laurel Harbridge-Yong

Amy J. Hauenstein
Field: Education
Focus Areas: Curriculum Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Higher Ed Administration, Intersectionality, Learning and Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Personality and Identity Construction, Race and Ethnicity, Social Justice


Dr. Jeanne M. Horowitz
Field: Gastroenterology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Radiology
Focus Areas: Medical Imaging

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd


Kirabo Jackson

Matthew Johnson
Field: Anthropology
Focus Areas: Medieval Culture and History



Megan Kashner
Field: Business Ethics, Business Strategy
Focus Areas: Business Strategy, Economic Growth and Development, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Nonprofits


Kieran Kelliher


Hasan Mahmud
Field: Sociology
Focus Areas: Family Dynamics, Globalization, Immigration, Socioeconomics

Viorica Marian

Maryann Mason
Field: Epidemiology, Public Health, Sociology
Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Opioid Abuse, Violence Prevention, Violent Crime

Dan P. McAdams

Vijay Mittal
Field: Psychology
Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Mental Health, Schizophrenia

Joel Mokyr
Focus Areas: Industrial Organizations and Economics, Innovation

Jennifer Mundt
Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sleep Medicine
Focus Areas: Insomnia, Mental Health, Sleep, Sleep Disorders


Elizabeth Norton

Ken A. Paller
Field: Psychology
Focus Areas: Memory, Neuroscience, Sleep

Andrew V. Papachristos
Field: Sociology
Focus Areas: Criminology, Policing, Social Networks, Violence Prevention, Violent Crime

Timothy Pearman
Field: Integrative Medicine, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology
Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Cancer Survivorship, Depression and Anxiety, Gynecologic Cancer, Lifestyle and Wellness, Lymphoma, Medical Quality of Life, Mental Health, Oncofertility, Pancreatic Cancer, Psychological Counseling

Christine Percheski
Field: Sociology
Focus Areas: Demography, Economic Inequality, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Income Gap, Relationships

Sylvia Perry

Nicola Persico
Field: Economics
Focus Areas: Contract Theory, Labor Markets, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Political Economies, Regulations

David Rapp
Field: Education, Psychology
Focus Areas: Data Visualization, Memory, Misinformation and Fake News

Beth Redbird
Field: Sociology
Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Economic Inequality, Income Gap, Income Mobility, Indigenous Culture, Poverty, Race and Ethnicity, Social Safety Net, Socioeconomics


William Reno
Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs
Focus Areas: Comparative Politics, Conflict Resolution, International Relations


Terri Sabol
Field: Education, Human Development
Focus Areas: Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Family Dynamics, Parenting , Poverty, Public Policy

Diane Schanzenbach

Stewart Shankman

Dr. Melissa Simon
Field: Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health
Focus Areas: Birth Control and Contraception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Health Disparities, Lifestyle and Wellness, Public Health Policy, Reproductive Health, Sexual Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women's Health

Ryan Smerek

Alexandra H. Solomon
Field: Psychology
Focus Areas: Family Dynamics, Gender Identity, Parenting , Relationships, Sexual Education

Jorg Spenkuch

Reed Stevens
Field: Education
Focus Areas: Childhood Education, Innovation, STEM Education

Dr. Anne M. Stey

Noelle Sullivan
Field: Anthropology, Global Health
Focus Areas: African Culture and Politics, Healthcare Policy, Philanthropy

Alvin B. Tillery Jr.

Oya Topçuoğlu
Field: Archaeology
Focus Areas: Cultural Heritage, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics

Alyssa M Vela

Joel L. Voss
Field: Neurology, Psychology
Focus Areas: Memory, Neuroscience

Ellen Wartella
Field: Human Development, Psychology
Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Childhood Development, Child Psychology, Obesity, STEM Education

Jessica Winegar
Field: Anthropology
Focus Areas: Arabic Culture and Politics, Middle Eastern Culture and Politics, Social Activism, Social Justice
Christine V. Wood
Field: Sociology
Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, LGBTQ Health, Social Networks, STEM Education

Sera Young
Field: Anthropology, Global Health, Human Biology, Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Public Health
Focus Areas: Climate Change, Community Health, Eating Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Infant Health, Nutrition, Pediatric Illness, Postpartum Health, Waterborne Disease, Water Quality and Purification
Alithia Zamantakis
Field: Public Health, Sociology
Focus Areas: Gender Identity, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Health