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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

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

Samer Alatout

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

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

Shawn  Peters

Shawn Peters

Lecturer, Center for Educational Opportunity

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

Kenneth Mayer

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

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