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Michael Yassa
Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow
Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.
Neurobiology and Behavior Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Memory and Disease Memory Neuropsychiatric Disorders
June Ahn
Professor
June Ahn is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Research-Practice Partnerships at the UC Irvine (UCI) School of Education.
Data Use and Analytics Human-Computer Interaction Learning Technologies Research-Practice Partnerships Educational Technology
Ed Coulson
Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Real Estate
N. Edward Coulson teaches in the area of Economics and Public Policy and serves in the school’s Center for Real Estate.
Urban Economics Real Estate Economics Public Policy Housing Economics
Magnus Egerstedt
Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering
Magnus Egerstedt is a leading research on control theory, complex networks and robotics.
Multi-system robots Mobile Sensor Networks Complex networks (e.g., optimization and control, resource sharing, dimension reduction) Control Theory Robotics Cyber-Physical Systems
David Feldman
Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI
David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.
Drought Sustainable Development Ethics and Environmental Decisions Water Resources Management Global climate change policy Adaptive Management Water
Jon Gould
Dean
Jon Gould is a distinguished scholar in justice policy, social change and government reform.
International Human Rights Hate Speech Indigent Defense Government Reform Justice Policy Social Change Erroneous Convictions Prosecutorial Innovation Sexual Harassment
Heidi Hardt
Associate Professor of Political Science
Hardt is an expert on NATO, international organizations, defense, security, military ops and gender. www.heidihardt.com
Defense Organizational Change Military Operations US Foreign Policy International Organizations Gender Issues European Union Climate Security United Nations NATO
Jeffrey Kopstein
Dean's Professor of Political Science
Jeffrey S. Kopstein has experience in ethnic conflict, antisemitism, political behavior, European politics, and Jewish studies.
Polical Science Comparative Politics Democratic Transitions Anti-Semitism Political Behavior Political History Ethnic Violence European Politics
Frank M. LaFerla
Chancellor’s Professor and Dean
Frank M. LaFerla,Ph.D.,is the dean of the UCI School of Biological Sciences.His research focuses on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Learning and Memory Alzheimer's Disease Molecular Biology Neurodegenerative disorders
Michael Mendez
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy
Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.
Global climate change policy Environmental Planning Public Policy Legislative Relations Climate Change