American Experts

Thomas Miller '73 Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: aviramh@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8890 / Office 328-200

Criminal JusticeCriminologyCriminal LawConstitutional LawPublic Policy

Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair (I) in LinguisticsUniversity of Ottawa

Pioneering sociolinguist changing how we understand bilingual speech, code-switching & language variation.

Language IdeologyLanguage PrescriptionAfrican American Vernacular EnglishFrench in CanadaLanguage Contact

Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceVanderbilt University

Expert in federal bureaucracy, including agency performance, agency oversight and the political appointment process.

Congressional OversightPresidential AppointmentsPublic AdministrationAmerican PoliticsGovernment Agencies

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social JusticeLoyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Higher EducationRace and EthnicityEquity and DiversityCivic EngagementMinority Serving Institutions

Milton R. Underwood Chair in LawVanderbilt University

Expert in criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence law.

Juvenile CrimeInsanity DefenseCriminal ProcedureEvidence LawCriminal Law

Dean and Professor of Pharmacy PracticeCedarville University

Pharmacy educator specializing in pharmacy practice, student success, geriatric care and interprofessional education.

Pharmacy PracticePharmacy EducationClinical PharmacyPatient CareStudent Success

Professor of Political ScienceCedarville University

Dr. Smith is an expert in American politics, campaigns & elections, and constitutional law.

Constitutional LawPresidential PoliticsPresidential Campaigns

Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and DemocracyHofstra University

Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.

Labor EconomicsResearch MethodsUrban EconomicsMicroeconomicsAfrican Economic Development

Assistant Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. McDonald teaches courses related to American government, political behavior, public policy, and research methodology.

Research MethodologyPolitical PsychologyAmerican GovernmentPublic OpinionVoting and Elections

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is a historical archaeologist whose research intersects with Black Studies and history.

Anthropological AdvocacyAfrican American ArchivesHistorically Black Colleges & UniversitiesGender StudiesBlack Studies

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