University of Massachusetts Amherst Experts

Associate Professor of Sociology

Ofer Sharone is a nationally recognized expert on unemployment, work and career transitions.

UnemploymentCareer TransitionsSociology of WorkSociology of AspirationsAmerican Society

Professor of History and Public Policy and Director of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science Research

Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.

Politics of College AthleticsTitle IXTitle IX and SportsPublic Policy and DisabilityPolitics of Sex and Gender

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.

Children and NappingSleep and LearningLearning and MemoryChildren and SleepCognition

Sustainability Scientist in the College of Natural Sciences

Jared Starr's research analyzes how economic inequality shapes the distribution of environmental benefits and harms.

Clean EnergyCarbon EmissionsEconomic InequalityIncome DistributionGlobal Economy

Associate Professor of Political Science / Co-director of UMass Poll

Alex Theodoridis looks at the ways in which citizens interact with the political world in an era of hyper-polarization.

Public Opinion and American PoliticsPolitical BehaviorPollingPublic Opinion and Public Policy

Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of Center for Employment Equity

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey is an expert in understanding the processes that generate workplace inequality.

Employment EquityLabor MarketsIncome DistributionsEconomic SociologyOrganizations and Inequality

Professor of Learning Technology, College of Education

Torrey Trust is one of the world's leading scholars addressing the use of generative AI, including ChatGPT, in education.

GeminiEdtechOpen Educational Resources (OERs)Teaching and Learning with TechnologyEducational Technology

Carney Family Endowed Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Muzzo Uysal is an expert on tourism demand/supply interaction, tourism marketing, and quality of life research in tourism.

TippingQuality-of-Life (QOL) Research in Hospitality and TourismTourist Demand EstimationTourism DevelopmentTourism Impacts

Associate Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Research and Engagement and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Laura Vandenberg looks at how exposures to plastics, and other chemicals especially early in life, can predispose individuals to diseases.

Plastics and Human HealthEndocrine DisruptorsPlastic ExposureDevelopmental BiologyHazard Assessment

Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Marta Vicarelli's research focuses on the risks and the socioeconomic impacts of climate variability and climate change.

Economics of SustainabilityPolitical Economy of the EnvironmentEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental EconomicsSocioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change

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