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Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social Work

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance UseFamily Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk BehaviorsLatino Families and Parenting in at Risk EnvironmentsTeen Pregnancy PreventionFathers in the Latino Community
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences

Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.

Food PantriesSchool FoodSNAPSchool Food OptionsNutrition
Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.

Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Communication

Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.

Interactive Health TechnologiesMedia InterfacesHuman-Computer InteractionMediated Content
Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

A scholar of racism and racial inequality in identity formation, organizations, media, politics, science, religion, and public advocacy.

ReligionFraternities and SororitiesOrganizationsWhitenessMedia
Robert Bird

Robert Bird

Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics

Robert Bird is an expert in corporate compliance, employment law, legal strategy, business ethics, and corporate governance.

Corporate GovernanceEmployment LawBusiness LawCorporate ComplianceBusiness Ethics
John R. Cooley, MBA, Ph.D.

John R. Cooley, MBA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in Residence

John R. Cooley studies speciation and species distributions, using cicada species as model organisms.

CicadasSpeciationSpecies Distribution ModelingEcology and Evolutionary Biology
Margaret Rubega, Ph.D.

Margaret Rubega, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior

Professor Rubega is an expert in the functional ecology of feeding in birds and the anatomy, and biomechanics, performance of wild birds.

Social Media in ScienceAvian ConservationAnatomy of BirdsEvolutionary BiologyEcology
Michelle Zabel, MSS

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations Institute

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Care CoordinationCrisis Response SystemsImplementation ScienceSustainable FinancingContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Isaac L. Moss, M.D., C.M., M.A.Sc., FRCSC

Isaac L. Moss, M.D., C.M., M.A.Sc., FRCSC

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Moss’ clinical focus is on the treatment of all disorders of the neck and back.

Minimally Invasive SurgerySpine SurgeryScoliosis SurgeryAdvanced Spinal SurgeryBack Disorders
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Weight DiscriminationWeight StigmaWeight-based bullying
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