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Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst is a nationally recognized teaching and research institution with a current enrollment of about 28,500 students.
Experts (100)
Cedric de Leon
Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies
Cedric de Leon's research focuses on labor, race, and party politics in the United States, India and Turkey.
Labor Movements Labor Unions Race and Race Relations Comparative Historical Sociology Political Sociology
Robert M. DeConto
Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability
Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling Sea Level Rise Greenland Ice Sheets
Arindrajit Dube
Provost Professor of Economics
Arin Dube’s research focuses on labor economics, fiscal policy, minimum wage policies, income inequality and the economics of conflict.
Unemployment Benefits Public Finance Labor Economics Fiscal Policy Minimum Wage Policies Income Inequality Labor Unions Unemployment
Justin H. Gross
Associate Professor of Political Science
Justin Gross's research focuses on U.S. ideologies, political communication in mass and social media, public opinion and public policy.
Framing Public Policy and the News Public Opinion and American Politics Identity and political beliefs Political Communication and Social Media U.S. Ideologies American Political Ideologies
Katherine Kahl
Extension Assistant Professor, Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Resilience
Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."
Coastal Resilience Coastal Ecosystems Sustainable Fisheries Blue Economy
C.N. Le
Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Director of the Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate Program
C.N. Le discusses racial/ethnic relations in the U.S. and immigration and socio-demographic outcomes among Asian Americans.
Racial & Ethnic Relations Asian-American Immigration Asian American Issues
Jennifer Lundquist
Professor of Sociology / Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development
Jennifer Lundquist examines the pathways through which racial, ethnic and gender inequalities are perpetuated in institutional settings.
Workplace Inequality Online Dating Behaviors Race and Ethnicity Inequality
David Julian McClements
Distinguished Professor of Food Science
D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.
Plant-based Food Food Science Food Nanotechnology Food Architecture
Paul Musgrave
Associate Professor of Political Science
Paul Musgrave looks at how how domestic institutions shape U.S. foreign policy and how U.S. foreign policy shapes international order
Elections International Relations U.S. Foregin Policy North Korea Partisanship
Anna Nagurney
Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, Isenberg School of Management
Anna Nagurney studies network systems with applications including congested urban transportation networks, disaster relief and supply chains
War in in Ukraine and supply issues Cold Chain Logistics Supply Chain and Logistics Management Sustainable Supply Chains COVID-19 and supply chains
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