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Curtis Olson

Curtis Olson

Assistant professor, medicine

Expert on using education to improve quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of medical care

Joan Ershler

Joan Ershler

Program director, Waisman Early Childhood Program

Expert on early childhood development and education, services to young children with special needs

Peter Lalley

Peter Lalley

Emeritus professor, physiology

Expert in brain and spinal cord control of respiration; autonomic nervous system; neurotransmitters and control of respiration, effects of ageing on respiratory nervous system.

Mariana Pacheco

Mariana Pacheco

Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Expertise in language and literacy learning, schooling of language minority students, English Learners, bilingual education

Linn Posey-Maddox

Linn Posey-Maddox

Assistant professor, educational policy studies

Expert on urban education, education and urban policy, and family-school relationships (particularly in demographically-shifting contexts).

Philip O'Leary

Philip O'Leary

Professor, Engineering Professional Development

Expert on landfills and solid waste disposal, engineering continuing education

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Faculty associate, Engineering Professional Development

Expert on applications of telecommunications, distance education

Christine Schwartz

Christine Schwartz

Assistant professor, sociology

Expert on changes in partner choice in the United States, particularly with respect to educational attainment.

C. Shawn Green

C. Shawn Green

Professor, psychology

Expert on learning and transfer, in particular the effects of video gaming on perception and cognition

Xueli  Wang

Xueli Wang

Assistant professor, educational leadership and policy analysis

Expert on college student success, community colleges, transfer students in higher education

Mark Connolly

Mark Connolly

Senior Professional Development Specialist

Studies college teaching, postsecondary faculty, academic careers, and student learning at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Edward Hubbard

Edward Hubbard

Associate Professor, Educational Psychology

Expert on human brain functions, brain development, perception and cognition, and brain imaging

Haley Vlach

Haley Vlach

Associate Professor, Educational Psychology

Expert on children's learning and development; memory development, language development, generalization of knowledge, and concept learning and development.

Travis Wright

Travis Wright

Associate professor, Department of Counseling Psychology; Faculty director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service

Expert on schooling in highly-stressed communities; teaching students who have experienced trauma; student-teacher relationships; early childhood education

Matthew Berland

Assistant professor, digital media, curriculum & instruction

Expert on how people learn with and about computer science and engineering.

Michael Cardiff

Michael Cardiff

Associate Professor, Geoscience and Geological Engineering (CEE)

Expert in monitoring and modeling of environmental issues related to ground water, water supply, and water quality

Dorothea Salo

Dorothea Salo

Distinguished Teaching Faculty III, Information School

Expert on personal privacy and security online, online surveillance, information and media literacy (including "fake news"), data ethics, publishing industries, libraries, censorship and book banning.

Julie Underwood

Julie Underwood

Professor, School of Education and Law School

Expert on school law, policy, and funding

Jeffrey Russell

Jeffrey Russell

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Dean, Division of Continuing Studies; Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning

Professional civil engineer with experience in construction management, engineering education, and lifelong learning

Kris Saha

Kris Saha

Associate Professor, biomedical engineering; Retina Research Foundation Kathryn and Latimer Murfee Chair; WID

Leads research lab in biotechnology (gene therapy, cell therapy, gene editing, CRISPR, stem cell bioengineering) and leader in science policy and bioethics