Politics, government, public policy :: UW

Kristen Slack

Professor; chair of the PhD program in Social Welfare

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

Richard Shaten

Emeritus - Nelson Institute

Expert on the economic and environmental impact of energy systems

Hemant Shah

Professor, journalism and mass communication

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

Yoram Shenker

Professor, internal medicine

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

Aili Tripp

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

Expert on gender/women and politics globally, African politics

Mary Layoun

Emerita Professor, Comparative Literature

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

Richard Monette

Professor, law; director, Great Lakes Indian Law Center

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

Amy Stambach

Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Anthropology and International Studies

Expert on U.S. foreign policy, education policy, global health

Samer Alatout

Buttel-Sewell Professor Department of Community and Environmental Sociology

Palestinian Political History and Movements Middle East and Israeli-Palestinian conflict American foreign policy in Middle East Water and Environmental Justice, Middle East & Wisconsin

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

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

Professor emerita, consumer science and public affairs

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

J. Michael Collins

Professor; Institute for Research on Poverty

Expert on policies and programs related to consumer finance and financial literacy

Shawn Peters

Lecturer, Center for Educational Opportunity

Expertise in religion and law (First Amendment), Catholicism, marginal religions, homeschooling, pedagogical innovation.

Kenneth Mayer

Professor, political science; affiliate faculty, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Expert on the American presidency and presidential powers, legislative redistricting, campaign finance reform, election law and administration and defense policy

David Canon

Professor, political science

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

Nam Kim

Professor, Anthropology

Origins of war, ancient urbanism/civilizations, early Vietnam

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

Professor, political science

Expert on the European Union and Western Europe

Stephen J Young

Assistant professor, geography and international studies

Major interest is in political-economic change in contemporary India

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

Professor Emerita of Sociology

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

Dan Meyer

Professor, social work

Expert on social policies affecting single-parent families and poverty

Michael Wagner

Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Expert on elections, media, American politics, polarization, political communication, political behavior, public opinion, religion and politics, redistricting

Lucas Graves

Assistant professor, journalism & mass communication

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

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

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

Expert on reproductive and sexual health

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

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

Dipesh Navsaria

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

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

Andrew Ruis

Research Scientist, WCER; Associate Director, Center for Research on Complex Thinking

Expert on environmental and climate change education, history of school lunch and public health nutrition policy, and quantitative ethnography

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

Professor emerit, family medicine

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

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

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

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.