College Experts

Department Chair, Criminal Justice & CriminologyGeorgia Southern University

Brenda Sims Blackwells' work focuses on how gender can influence crimes and the legal and social issues that arise from it.

Law and SocietySentencingGender, Crime, and JusticeCriminal BehaviorCorrections

Professor of Education and InformaticsUC Irvine

Mark Warschauer is a Professor of Education and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.

LiteracyEducational TechnologyOnline LearningEducationLanguage

Professor of Psychological ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Wilson focuses on post-trauma functioning, particularly in survivors of sexual violence and among minoritized communities.

Minority StressTraumaSexual ViolencePost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)‎

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

An expert in the barriers that Black women and girls face in the STEM field and STEM classroom.

Identity DevelopmentWhite SupremacyGifted EducationGender in EducationK-12 Education

Lecturer of Communication StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Teaching with Heart: Building Community, Inspiring Confidence, and Centering Student Voices.

Communication SciencesInterpersonal Communication and RelationshipsPublic Speaking & Presentation Argumentation and DebateSocial Justice Performance

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

Assistant Professor of PsychologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Intergroup EmotionsTraumaEmotions and Emotion RegulationRacism and White SupremacyClinical Psychology

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Yan Wang's research is focused on assessing/intervening substance use and health outcomes by leveraging mobile technologies.

Ecological momentary assessmentAlcohol AbuseMedical CannabisAlcohol use/misuseWearable Alcohol Biosensors

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Akshaya Jha’s research interests lie at the intersection of energy and environmental economics and industrial organization.

EnergySolar EnergyWholesale Electricity SupplyEnvironmental EconomicsIndustrial Organization

Professor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Elizabeth Dowdell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an expert in the use of social media by adolescents and the health risks posed by online behaviors.

CyberbullyingGun ViolenceHealth Risk Behaviors in Children and AdolescentsInternet SafetySleep Texting

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