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Mark Copelovitch

Mark Copelovitch

Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs

Expert on international trade, money, and finance; international organizations and governance; European Union

Thomas Oliver

Thomas Oliver

Professor, population health sciences; director, master of public health program

Expert on health policy, politics and system reform

Frank Tuerkheimer

Frank Tuerkheimer

Professor, law, emeritus

Expert on criminal practice, lawyer and judicial ethics and litigation in general

Jon Pevehouse

Jon Pevehouse

Professor, political science and public affairs

Expert on American foreign policy, international relations and international trade policy

Kris Olds

Kris Olds

Professor, geography

Expert on globalization and urban change, globalization of higher education, forced evictions and the social impacts of mega events.

Steve Ventura

Steve Ventura

Professor, environmental studies and soil science; Director, Land Tenure Center

Expert in community food systems, land tenure, GIS, agricultural land management

Kristen Slack

Kristen Slack

Professor; chair of the PhD program in Social Welfare

Expert on child maltreatment prevention, child poverty, child welfare systems

Richard Shaten

Richard Shaten

Emeritus - Nelson Institute

Expert on the economic and environmental impact of energy systems

Hemant Shah

Hemant Shah

Professor, journalism and mass communication

Expert on portrayals of race and ethnicity in journalism and entertainment media

Yoram Shenker

Yoram Shenker

Professor, internal medicine

Expert in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, history of Polish Jews, Israeli politics and health care

Aili  Tripp

Aili Tripp

Wangari Maathai Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women's Studies

Expert on gender/women and politics globally, African politics

Mary Layoun

Mary Layoun

Emerita Professor, Comparative Literature

Comparative study of modern cultures, literature and politics of Greece, Cyprus, the Middle East, Japan, U.S.

James Davis

James Davis

Professor Emeritus, College of Engineering

Japanese political system (including defense and foreign affairs); Japanese technology; politics of Iran

Robert Frykenberg

Robert Frykenberg

Professor emeritus, history, South Asian studies

Expert in South Asia (India): cultures, governance, history, peoples, public affairs, religions, societies, Christianity and Hindu fundamentalism

Richard Monette

Richard Monette

Professor, law; director, Great Lakes Indian Law Center

Expert on Native Americans, American Indians, tribes, first nations and U.S. law

Andrew Kydd

Andrew Kydd

Professor, Political Science

Expert on international relations, especially international security topics such as war and peace, nuclear weapons, terrorism and conflict resolution

Michael Caldwell

Michael Caldwell

Lecturer, psychology

Expert on juvenile delinquency, callous/unemotional or psychopathic features in adolescents, treatment of violent juvenile offenders, risk assessment, transfer of juveniles to adult court.

Karen Holden

Karen Holden

Professor emerita, consumer science and public affairs

Expert on the economic status of the older population and on financial literacy

David Canon

David Canon

Professor, political science

Expert on U.S. Congress, legislative redistricting, and racial representation.

Nam Kim

Nam Kim

Professor, Anthropology

Origins of war, ancient urbanism/civilizations, early Vietnam

Michael Abernethy

Michael Abernethy

Clinical professor, emergency medicine; Chief flight physician UW Med Flight

Among the most experienced flight physicians in N America/Europe/Asia; expert on prehospital emergency medicine/ helicopter emergency medical services.

Nils Ringe

Nils Ringe

Professor, political science

Expert on the European Union and Western Europe

Stephen J Young

Stephen J Young

Assistant professor, geography and international studies

Major interest is in political-economic change in contemporary India

Mark Sidel

Mark Sidel

Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs

Specialist on nonprofit and philanthropic organizations; China, Vietnam, and India; and human trafficking

Pamela Oliver

Pamela Oliver

Professor Emerita of Sociology

Expert on collective action, social movements, news coverage of protests, and racial disparities in criminal justice

Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer

Professor, social work

Expert on social policies affecting single-parent families and poverty

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.

Jenny Higgins

Jenny Higgins

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Collaborative for Reproductive Equity

Expert on reproductive and sexual health

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

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

Laura Albert

Laura Albert

Professor, industrial and systems engineering

Expertise in operations research, mathematical modeling, and analytics.

Bill Rizzo

Local government specialist, UW Extension Local Government Center

Expert on civility in local government, and community dialogue and deliberation.

Melissa Stiles

Melissa Stiles

Professor, family medicine

Expert on health care reform, geriatrics, palliative medicine, medical education, utilizing emerging technologies in higher education and violence prevention.

Jonathan Scharrer

Jonathan Scharrer

Clinical Associate Professor, law; Director, Restorative Justice Project

Expert on restorative justice and the criminal justice system and restorative practices in prisons, schools, and the community.

Jason  Fletcher

Jason Fletcher

Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on social networks, teen fertility, mental health, education, adolescent health, obesity, sociogenomics, and social policy

Lori  DiPrete Brown

Lori DiPrete Brown

Associate director, Global Health Institute, Director, 4W Initiative, Distinguised Faculty Associate, SOHE

Global health expert focusing on women, children and highly vulnerable populations. Works to improve quality of health and social services from a human rights perspective.

Yang Sao Xiong

Yang Sao Xiong

Assistant Professor, Social Work, Asian American Studies

Expert on social movements, race and ethnicity, immigrants and refugees, English Learners, American political institutions, Hmong Americans

Lawrence Berger

Lawrence Berger

Professor, School of Social Work

Expert on the economic resources, sociodemographic characteristics, and public policies affecting parental behaviors and child and family well-being

Yoshiko Herrera

Yoshiko Herrera

Professor, Political Science

Expert on politics in Russia and other post-Soviet states, political economy in Russia, nationalism, ethnic politics, and social identities/diversity