University Experts

Kimberly Oremus

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Expert on oceans and fishery policy, as well as the ways humans can adapt and develop policy to target climate change

Marine Transboundary IssuesInterntational AgreementsFisheries ManagementMarine Science and PolicyNatural Resource Economics and Policy

Keith Mellinger

Professor of Mathematics University of Mary Washington

Dr. Mellinger blends mathematics and music.

Discrete MathematicsCoding TheoryGeometryMath

Nilanjana Buju Dasgupta

Provost Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Institute of Diversity SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nilanjana "Buju" Dasgupta studies how implicit or unconscious bias influences people’s first impressions and behavior toward others.

Women in STEMImplicit BiasSTEM EducationSocial IdentityStereotypes

Kiel Brennan-Marquez

Professor and William T. Golden ScholarUniversity of Connecticut

Prof. Brennan-Marquez is an expert on human judgment and the role of courts in the age of big data and algorithmic decision-making.

The Fourth AmendmentPolicingOver-CriminalizationLaw and TechnologyConstitutional Law

Dawn Langley-Brady, PhD

Assistant ProfessorAugusta University

Langley-Brady explores how aromatic plant extracts impact pain perception through topical application and inhalation.

Quality of Life and PhotovoiceSelf-Care and ResiliencyPain & Symptom ManagementAromatherapy for WellnessPediatric Nursing

Associate Professor In-Residence, School of Public Policy | Associate Director, UConn Center for Advancing, Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention (ARMS)University of Connecticut

Jennifer Dineen is a survey methodologist who focuses on stakeholder attitudes as mechanism for intervention uptake and policy change.

Gun Violence PreventionGun Injury PreventionEducation PolicyPolitical Attitudes and BehaviorQualitative Research Methods

Nan Walker

James P. Morgan Distinguished ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Walker has more than 30 years of experience in satellite remote sensing of coastal and oceanic processes.

Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and Eddy CirculationsEstuarine-shelf Exchange ProcessesPhysical Oceanography‎Satellite OceanographyPhysical-Biological Interactions