Focus Area

Christine Percheski

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate professor of sociology

Field: Sociology

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

Michele Kerulis

The Family Institute

Associate Clincal Professor of Counseling

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Exercise Science, Lifestyle and Wellness, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships

Madison Shea Smith

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Assistant Professor

Field: Computational Social Science, Data Science, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Behavior Change, Clinical Research, Data Science, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships, Reproductive Health, Research Methods, Sexual Assault, Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Networks, Statistics and probability

Alexandra H. Solomon

Email Alexandra

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology

Field: Psychology

Focus Areas: Family Dynamics, Gender Identity, Parenting , Relationships, Sexual Education

Hector Carrillo

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies

Field: Public Health, Sociology

Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Genealogy and Family History, Globalization, HIV/AIDS, Immigration, Latinx Culture and Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Public Health Policy, Relationships, Sexual Education, Sexual Health

Andrew Koppelman

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

John Paul Stevens Professor of Law

Field: Constitutional Law

Focus Areas: Freedom of Speech, Healthcare Policy, LGBTQ Rights, Religious Rights, Same-sex Marriage

Angela K. Lawson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Psychiatry

Field: Fertility, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Gender Diversity and Equality, Reproductive Health, Sexual Assault, Therapy and Counseling, Women's Health

Deborah Tuerkheimer

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Class of 1967 James B. Haddad Professor of Law

Field: Criminal Law

Focus Areas: Criminal Justice, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault

Dr. Traci Kurtzer

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical Director Trauma Informed Care and Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medical Education, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Domestic Violence, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Menopause, Mind-Body Medicine , Patient Care, Reproductive Health, Sexual Assault, Sexual Education, Sexual Health, Violence Prevention, Women's Health

Dr. Melissa Simon

Center for Civic Engagement, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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

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