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Ken Catania

Stevenson Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.

spatial mapsrodentsBiological Sciencesneural processingmammals
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David Wagner, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Wagner is an expert in caterpillars, butterflies, moths, insect conservation, global insect decline

Butterflies and MothsCaterpillarsEntomologyInvasive Species ImpactsInsects
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Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Connecticut

A scholar of racism and racial inequality in identity formation, organizations, media, politics, science, religion, and public advocacy.

ReligionFraternities and SororitiesOrganizationsWhitenessMedia
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Laura Mauldin, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Laura Mauldin is a sociologist focused on health and illness; caregiving; and disability, Deaf, and science and technology studies.

SociologyHuman Development and Family SciencesWomen’s Gender and Sexuality StudiesDisability StudiesDeaf Studies
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Ryan J. Watson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.

Social SupportLGBTQ HealthSexual Health, HIV PreventionSexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult HealthFamily Acceptance and Rejection
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Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.

John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban EducationUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.

School ChoiceEducational EquityIndustry OversightCharter School RegulationEducational Leadership
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Natalie Munro, Ph.D.

Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Munro focuses on the origin of feasting and animal domestication, and the transition from foraging to farming in human evolution

FarmingEvolution
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Bahram Javidi, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

A professor of electrical and computer engineering, Javidi also leads the Multidimensional Optical Sensing and Imaging Systems (MOSIS) Lab.

Optics and PhotonicsBiomedical optics/photonics for imagingNanotechnology in optical sensing, imaging, visualization, and display3D Imaging
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Thomas Craemer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Public PolicyUniversity of Connecticut

Thomas Craemer is an expert on slavery reparations, racial bias and the psychology of racism.

Slavery ReparationsDiversity and InclusionRace Related PoliciesRace RelationsPsychology of Race
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Deborah Chyun, Ph.D.

Professor and Dean EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Chyun is an expert in the field of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

DiabetesCardiovascular DiseaseNursing