Paul Herrnson, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science · University of Connecticut
Paul Herrnson's interests include political parties and elections, money and politics, and voting systems and election administration.
Political Behavior American Institutions and Politics Election Administration Voting Systems Public Opinion
Scott Wallace
Associate Professor of Journalism · University of Connecticut
Scott Wallace is a bestselling author, photojournalist and educator who covers the environment and vanishing cultures worldwide.
Central America Amazon Rainforest Brazil Indigenous Cultures Uncontacted Tribes
David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.
Professor and Chair, Psychiatry · University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Dr. Steffens' research focuses on late-life mood and cognitive disorders.
Dementia Late-Life Depression
Cheryl Tatano Beck, D.N.Sc.
Distinguished Professor · University of Connecticut
Cheryl Tatano Beck is a distinguished professor in School of Nursing whose research focuses on postpartum depression and traumatic birth
Birth Trauma Ptsd Postpartum Depression Traumatic Childbirth Qualitative Research
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Human Rights Institute and Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children
Michele Baggio, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut
Michele Baggio is an expert in environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, and health economics.
Ecological Economics Health Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Applied Microeconomics
Bethany Berger, J.D.
Professor of Law · University of Connecticut
Professor of Law with a focus on federal Indian law and property law.
Legal History Property Law Tribal Law Litigation and Policy Federal Indian Law
Kelly Herd, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Herd focuses on creativity and product design as they relate to social cognition, identity, and emotions
Emotions Product Design Social Cognition Consumer Behavior Creativity
Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut
Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.
Interactive Health Technologies Media Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction Mediated Content
Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.
Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and Vaccinology · University of Connecticut
Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)
COVID-19 Mosquito-borne Diseases Tick-borne Diseases Zika Smallpox
Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy · University of Connecticut
Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy
The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system
Robert T. Fahey, Ph.D.
George F. Cloutier Professor in Forestry · University of Connecticut
Robert Fahey is interested in understanding linkages between the composition, structure, and functioning of forest ecosystems.
Forestry Natural Resources Forest Ecology Forest Ecosystems
Pramod Srivastava, M.D.
Director of the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center · University of Connecticut
Immunology expert, specializing in the development of vaccinations for difficult-to-treat ovarian cancer
Vaccination for Ovarian Cancer Novel Cancer Immunotherapy
Jeff Cohen, Ph.D.
Professor of Real Estate and Finance · University of Connecticut
Jeffrey Cohen is an expert on how airport noise, transit and highway infrastructure improvements impact real estate.
Residential Real Estate Applied Spatial Econometrics Real Estate Economics and Finance Transportation and Real Estate
Golda Ginsburg, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Professor with expertise in anxiety in children and psychology.
Youth Anxiety in Children Psychiatry Anxiety Mental Health
Anthony G. Alessi, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology and Orthopaedics · University of Connecticut
Focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in athletes from youth leagues to professional sports.
Athletes Orthopaedics Neurology Sports Injuries Concussion Diagnosis
Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Connecticut; Senior Research Fellow, US Census Bureau · University of Connecticut
Extensive research consulting experience with Fortune 100 and US govt on “Big Data” driven decision making in IT and operations.
Energy INformatics Operations Research Information Systems Economics Machine Learning Big Data
Christin Munsch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Munsch's research focuses on gender roles and family “breadwinners."
Family Breadwinners Gender Roles
Lindsay Distefano, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Kinesiology, and Associate Vice President for Research Development · University of Connecticut
Lindsay DiStefano works to promote safe physical activity in children through physical literacy development and sport-injury prevention.
ACL Youth Athletes Injury Prevention Motor Development Physical Literacy
Daniel Bolnick, Ph.D.
Professor · University of Connecticut
Professor Bolnick is an expert on how evolution maintains genetic variation within species.
Speciation Host-parasite Interactions Ecology Evolutionary Biology Immunology