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Laura Briggs

Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.

Transnational AdoptionReproduction PoliticsAdoptionChild Separation
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Yong Chen

Professor, HistoryUC Irvine

Yong Chen is Professor of Hist. He also served as the Associate Dean of Curricular and Student Services in the School of Humanities.

Chinese American ExperienceImmigration HistoryFoodAsian-American HistoryCultural History
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Scott Niekum

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Scott Niekum works to ensure that AI is safe and aligned with human objectives.

AIHuman-Robot InteractionRobotic ManipulationAI SafetyReinforcement Learning
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Rebecca Spencer

Professor of Psychological and Brain SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.

Children and NappingSleep and LearningLearning and MemoryChildren and SleepCognition
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Emma Strubell

Assistant Professor, Language Technologies InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Emma Strubell's research focuses on efficient and equitable natural language processing (NLP).

Green AINatural Language Processing (NLP)Machine LearningArtificiial Intelligence
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Jun Yao

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jun Yao has made international news for his discovery of how to create power from the humidity in air.

Synthesis of NanomaterialsGreen ElectronicsNanoelectronic Devices and SensorsBioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable DevicesElectricity from Air
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Mark Namchuk

Executive Director Therapeutics TranslationHarvard Medical School

Mark Namchuk works with scientists to identify and insights into clinical therapies, advancing scientific discoveries.

Clinical TrialsPharamcologyDrug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentBiotechnology
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Cameron Awkward-Rich

Associate Professor in the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies ProgramUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Cameron Awkward-Rich is a poet and a scholar of trans theory/expressive culture.

Trans TheoryTrans Expressive CultureTrans/Feminist/Queer Theory and MethodsDisability StudiesContemporary American Literature
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Paul C. Rosier, PhD

Professor of History | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Paul C. Rosier, PhD, is an expert in American history, environmental history and sustainability studies.

Native American SovereigntyNative American HistoryHistory of American CapitalismAmerican Environmental HistoryGlobal Environmental History
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Nefertiti Walker

Professor of Sport Management and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity for the UMass SystemUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.

Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Intercollegiate SportsGender in organizationsGender in sportOrganizational Diversity and inclusionSexism in Sports