Local Experts

Jane Landers

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of HistoryVanderbilt University

Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.

AfricaColonial Latin AmericaCaribbean HistoryComparative Slave SystemsThe Atlantic World

W. David Stahlman

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Stahlman specializes in animal behavior.

PsychologyAnimal BehaviorExperimental PsychologyComparative Cognition

Jennifer Hurley

Richard Baruch M.D. Career Development ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Investigating fundamental mechanisms underlying the circadian clock and health implications of a disrupted clock.

EcologyProtein Structure / Function RelationshipsMacrophagesCircadian RhythmsNeurospora

Brandi Simonsen, Ph.D.

Professor of Educational Psychology, Co-Director of Center for Behavioral Education and ResearchUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Simonsen is an expert in school, classroom, and student positive behavioral interventions and supports.

School DisciplineStudent BehaviorSeclusionBehavioral InterventionPositive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Dr Lucy Bastin

Reader, Computer ScienceAston University

Dr. Bastin specializes in spatio-temporal environmental analysis and semantic interoperability for data, models & metadata

Data AnalyticsSoftware EngineeringEngineeringApplied Sciences

Inez A. Caudill Distinguished Professorship in Biomedical Engineering; Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., Lehigh University | M.S., University of Wisconsin | Ph.D., Johns Hopkins UniversityVCU

Dr. Lemmon's research lies in cell-generated traction forces and extracellular matrix biology

Cell-generated traction forcesExtracellular matrix biologyCellular mechanotransductionMechanobiology of fibrosisMatrix mechanics and signaling in the tumor microenvironment;

Jennifer Lundquist

Professor of Sociology / Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty DevelopmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Sociologist of academic freedom, higher education, race and gender inequality, online dating, intimacy, families, and military life.

Military Service, Immigration, and Social InequalityFamilies, Marriage, and Mate SelectionCollege Relationships, Sexuality, and ConsentOnline Dating and Digital IntimacyRace and Gender Inequality