research Experts

Kathryn L. Humphreys

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

A clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health.

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Schwenk studies the functional morphology and evolution of lizards and snakes.

Martine Hackett

Associate Professor of Population HealthHofstra University

Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.

Tara Trammell

Associate Professor, Urban ForestryUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.

Anthony G. Alessi, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology and OrthopaedicsUniversity of Connecticut

Focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in athletes from youth leagues to professional sports.

Daniel Berkal

Partner; SVP InnovationThe Palmerston Group

Award winning Ethnographer. Global Speaker. Enveloped in the Cultural Zeitgeist.

Lisa A. Costello

Professor, Writing and Linguistics & Director, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies ProgramGeorgia Southern University

Lisa Costello researches writing, gender and the Holocaust.

Yangyang Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.

Department Chair; Inez Caudill, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Biomedical and Health Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University | Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of PittsburghVCU College of Engineering

Professor Heise studies pulmonary mechanotransduction, including lung injury and pulmonary regenerative medicine