research Experts

Ray La Raja

Professor of Political Science / Co-Director of UMass PollUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Ray La Raja's research interests include political parties, interest groups, elections, campaign finance and political participation.

E. Virginia Merriam

Professor Emeritus of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Kai Prins

Assistant Professor of Communication StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Economic rhetoric sun. Feminist Media Studies rising. Queer Performance Studies moon.

Jennifer Whitehill

Associate Professor of Health Policy and ManagementUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jennifer Whitehill’s research centers on preventing injuries from a variety of mechanisms among youth and young adults.

Georgene Troseth

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.

Randall Curren

Professor of PhilosophyUniversity of Rochester

Randall Curren is an ethicist who works across the boundaries of moral, political, legal, environmental, and educational philosophy.

Matthew Burns

Endowed ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matthew Burns studies data-based decisions about instruction, the effects of interventions, and systems to best deliver them.

Gustavo Molina

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Southern University

Gustavo Molina is an expert in Triboemission of Charged Particles, Renewable Energy, and Tribology of Nanofluids.

Robert E. Hogan

Department Chair and ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Robert Hogan's research areas include elections, representation, political parties, and interest groups.

David Wagner, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Wagner is an expert in caterpillars, butterflies, moths, insect conservation, global insect decline