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Marie-Louise Mares

Marie-Louise Mares

Professor, communication arts

Expert on children and media, pro-social/educational TV, media use among older adults

Dominique Brossard

Dominique Brossard

Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication

Expert on media, science and policy; science and social media; public understanding of science; risk communication; science and fake news

Dietram Scheufele

Dietram Scheufele

Taylor-Bascom Chair in Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on misinformation, social media, science and technology, AI

Joanne Cantor

Joanne Cantor

Professor emerita, communication arts; director, Center for Communication Research

Expert on the psychological impact of the media on the emotions and thoughts of children and adults

Diane Gooding

Diane Gooding

Professor, psychology and psychiatry

Expert on identification of risk factors for psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia, as well as media and mental illness

Barry Orton

Barry Orton

Professor emeritus, telecommunications, professional development and applied studies

Telecommunications policy, Internet utilization, cable television regulation, media industries

Kathleen Bartzen Culver

Kathleen Bartzen Culver

James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics; Director, Center for Journalism Ethics; Associate Professor

Expert in media ethics, journalism, strategic communication/marketing, First Amendment, free expression, emerging technologies, social media

Karyn Riddle

Karyn Riddle

Assistant professor, journalism and mass communication

Expert on effects of exposure to media violence, with a focus on children's reactions

B. Bradford   Brown

B. Bradford Brown

Professor, educational psychology

Expert on social development, social transitions, and social media use during adolescence and young adulthood.

Ahna Skop

Ahna Skop

Professor of Genetics

Expert on cell division in animal cells, characterized the midbody (new organelle), uses scientific art for outreach, coloring book author, social media and science engagement

Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray

Professor, media and cultural studies, communication arts

Expert on contemporary television, audiences, comedy and convergence

Patricia Hastings

Patricia Hastings

Distinguished teaching faculty, emeritus, journalism and mass communication

Expert in visual storytelling, broadcast and print news reporting, writing for media, audio storytelling and podcasting.

Michael  Flaherty

Michael Flaherty

Emeritus lecturer, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on the media, the role of journalism in public policy debate, public relations and its role in public dialogue

James Brown

James Brown

Assistant professor of English

Research covers rhetoric and digital culture, Wikipedia, networked software, blogging and wikis

Lori Lopez

Lori Lopez

Associate Professor

Expert within media studies on race/ethnicity and activism

Lucas Graves

Lucas Graves

Assistant professor, journalism & mass communication

Expert on new media and fact-checking in journalism and politics

Sara McKinnon

Sara McKinnon

Professor, communication arts; faculty director, Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies

Expert on US refugee and asylum law, immigration, gender and sexuality violence, women's and LGBT human rights, human migration in South and Central America.

Young Mie Kim

Young Mie Kim

Professor, School of Journalism & Mass Communication; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Political Science

Expert on foreign interference on digital media, election integrity, political campaigns/political advertising on digital media, microtargeting, data-driven politics

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.

Dipesh Navsaria

Dipesh Navsaria

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

Expert on early literacy in children, child health advocacy, public health and medical education.

Christine Whelan

Christine Whelan

Clinical professor, consumer science, School of Human Ecology

Expert on how we try to buy happiness, find meaning & seek success. Purpose, thriving, wellness & well-being for Millennials, Gen Z, men/women, couples, families.

Shiela Reaves

Shiela Reaves

Professor and director undergraduate studies, life sciences communication

Specializes in visual media communication, how neuroscience supports interdisciplinary theories of visual imagery and impact on media messages, audiences.

Joshua Calhoun

Joshua Calhoun

Associate professor, English; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Culture, History, and Environment

Expert on Shakespeare, the history of papermaking, and the environmental history of books

Vlad Dima

Vlad Dima

Assistant Professor, French & Italian Department

Expert on West African, French, and Hollywood cinemas.

Lindsay Palmer

Lindsay Palmer

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Former journalist, current professor of global media ethics. Focuses on the safety of journalists in the field.

Heather Kirkorian

Heather Kirkorian

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies

Expert on infant/child development and the impact of screen media on infants, young children, and families

Ramzi Fawaz

Ramzi Fawaz

Romnes Professor of English

I study the relationship between popular culture and radical social movements.

Todd Newman

Todd Newman

Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication

Expert on the intersection between science and society

Thomas Tobin

Thomas Tobin

Senior Teaching & Learning Developer, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Mentoring

An internationally-recognized speaker and author on quality in technology-enhanced education, especially copyright, evaluation of teaching practice, academic integrity, and accessibility/universal design for learning.

Sami Schalk

Sami Schalk

Associate Professor, Department of Gender & Women's Studies

Expert on disability, blackness, and gender in contemporary American literature, media and culture

Claus Andersen

Claus Andersen

Paul and Renate Madsen Professor of Scandinavian Studies

Hygge, Scandinavian Culture and Politics, literature, autofiction, Hans Christian Andersen, Karl Ove Knausgaard

Ryan Poe-Gavlinski

Ryan Poe-Gavlinski

Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Restraining Order and Survivor Advocacy Clinic, Director, Lawyering Skills

Expert on domestic violence and legal services for victims of crime. Expert on child welfare and effects of trauma.

Micaela SULLIVAN-FOWLER, M.S., M.A.

Head of Marketing & Communications for Ebling Library; Curator of Rare Books & Special Collections

Public Historian/Librarian who recently installed an exhibition on WW1 & the Pandemic of 1918. Knowledgeable about national & UW experience with 1918 Pandemic.

Douglas McLeod

Douglas McLeod

Evjue Centenniel Professor

Expert on media coverage of social protest, media effects on public opinion, and strategy communication campaigns.

Max Besbris

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Expert on how people make economic decisions and how economic decisions reproduce inequality.

Nan Li

Nan Li

Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on visual communications of science, environment and agriculture; public opinion; audience psychology

Qunying Huang

Qunying Huang

Associate Professor, Geography

Expert on flood mapping, wildfire damage assessment, Human Mobility, Remote Sensing, Social Media Analytics, and GeoAI

Theresa Delgadillo

Professor of English and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies

I study Latinx literatures and visual cultures.

Marissa Moorman

Professor, African Cultural Studies

Expert on politics and culture in Southern Africa, Angola especially, and on African media studies.

Kaiping Chen

Kaiping Chen

Assistant Professor/Life Sciences Communication

Expert on science and environment communication, social media research, civic engagement, and data science.