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Adrian Treves

Adrian Treves

Professor of environmental studies

Open Science, coexistence between people and wildlife worldwide, especially wolves, bears and big cats. Constitutional and public trust protections for the environment.

Vicki Bier

Vicki Bier

Professor, industrial and systems engineering; director, Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis

Expert on risk analysis and decision analysis, as applied to nuclear power safety, homeland security and critical-infrastructure protection

Barry  Burden

Barry Burden

Professor, political science and Director, Elections Research Center

Expert on American politics

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

Harry Brighouse

Harry Brighouse

Professor, philosophy; affiliate professor, educational policy studies

Political and moral philosopher with expertise on education and family policy

Robert Streiffer

Robert Streiffer

Professor, philosophy and bioethics

Expert on ethics and policy issues arising from agricultural and medical biotechnology

Peter (Pete) Nowak

Peter (Pete) Nowak

Professor emeritus, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Expert in the complex relations between Wisconsin agriculture and soil and water resources

Walter Dickey

Walter Dickey

Emeritus professor, law

Criminal law, sentencing, specialized courts

Dennis Dresang

Dennis Dresang

Professor emeritus, political science, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on state and local politics, public management

Barry Orton

Barry Orton

Professor emeritus, telecommunications, professional development and applied studies

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

Katherine (Kathy) Cramer

Katherine (Kathy) Cramer

Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science; Professor of Political Science; Affiliate in J School, LaFollette School

Expert on civic engagement and political participation, student engagement, public opinion, racial dialogue, political discussion, deliberation, political communication

Barbara  Wolfe

Barbara Wolfe

Professor, economics, population health sciences, public affairs

Expert on health economics with a focus on vulnerable populations

Chris Kucharik

Chris Kucharik

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences and Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment

Expert on agroecosystems, agroclimatology, soil carbon sequestration, ecological modeling, water resources, climate change, and extreme weather

Michael Schatzberg

Michael Schatzberg

Professor, political science

Expert on African politics, African international relations and comparative political culture

Ronald Numbers

Ronald Numbers

Professor, history of science and medicine

Expert on the history of science, medicine and religion, especially creationism and intelligent design

Myra  Ferree

Myra Ferree

Professor, sociology

Comparative studies of gender and politics, especially European and American feminist movements

Joseph (Joe) Elder

Joseph (Joe) Elder

Professor, sociology, languages and cultures of Asia, integrated liberal studies

Expert on South Asia and West Asia

John Rudolph

John Rudolph

Professor, curriculum and instruction, history of science, educational policy studies

Expert on the history of science education in the United States, STEM education, why we teach science

Russ Castronovo

Russ Castronovo

Professor, English and American studies

American culture and literature

Andrew Reschovsky

Andrew Reschovsky

Professor emeritus, public affairs and applied economics, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on public finance, school finance, Wisconsin government spending and taxation, federal tax policy, property tax

Keith Findley

Keith Findley

Professor of Law

Expert on criminal procedure, wrongful convictions, forensic science, criminal appeals, post-conviction review, and policing

Stephen Kantrowitz

Stephen Kantrowitz

Professor, history; affiliated faculty, American Indian Studies

Expert on 19th-century U.S. politics, slavery, reconstruction and white supremacy

Calvin DeWitt

Calvin DeWitt

Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Expert on land stewardship, purchased development rights, local government environmental policy, wetland ecology, environmental stewardship, faith-based stewardship

Scott Straus

Scott Straus

Professor, political science, international studies

Expert on African politics, genocide, human rights and civil war

Doug Maynard

Doug Maynard

Professor, sociology

Using audio and video recordings, I study the practices of talk and interaction in legal, medical and other settings

Dhavan Shah

Dhavan Shah

Professor, mass communication and political science

Expert on social psychology of media influence, especially communication effects on political judgment, public opinion, civic participation and electoral engagement

Edward  Friedman

Edward Friedman

Professor emeritus, political science

Expert on Chinese politics, US-Asian relations, international political economy, democratization

James  LaGro Jr.

James LaGro Jr.

Professor, urban and regional planning, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Expert on urban planning and design, land use policy, and sustainably built environments

Kenneth Streit

Kenneth Streit

Clinical associate professor (emeritus), law

Criminal justice systems, arrest statistics, prison, and jail

Volker Radeloff

Volker Radeloff

Professor, forest and wildlife ecology

Expert on conservation biology, threats to biodiversity by land use and especially housing development, wildland fire

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

Robert Haveman

Robert Haveman

Professor emeritus, economics and La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert in the economics of social and poverty policy and the application of benefit-cost analysis

John Witte

John Witte

Professor, political science and public affairs

Expert on education policy, tax and budget policy, and state and local government

Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell

Emeritus professor, journalism and mass communication

Public broadcasting, not-for-profit media, media ethics

Diana Hess

Diana Hess

Dean, School of Education; Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

Expert on democratic education, social studies teaching and learning, the inclusion of controversial political and legal issues in schools

Robert Drechsel

Robert Drechsel

Professor Emeritus, journalism and mass communication

Expert on media law, particularly libel, privacy, access to information and First Amendment; secondary expertise in media ethics

Brian Ohm

Brian Ohm

Professor, planning and landscape architecture

Expert on land use and planning law

David Weimer

David Weimer

Professor, public affairs and political science

Expert on cost-benefit analysis, policy analysis and health policy

Jack Huddleston

Jack Huddleston

Professor emeritus, urban and regional planning

Expertise in local government finance, development finance, energy analysis and policy, regional economic development

Susan Yackee

Susan Yackee

Professor, public affairs and political science, Director of La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on bureaucratic politics, federal government, social policy and policymaking process