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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)
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Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

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

Weight DiscriminationWeight StigmaWeight-based bullying
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Fumiko Hoeft

Professor and Campus Director, UConn Waterbury

Dr. Hoeft is a neurophysiologist, as well as a systems and developmental cognitive neuroscientist.

NeuroimagingScientific WritingNeuroscienceScienceLife Sciences
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Jeremy Pressman, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Dr. Pressman specializes in the Arab-Israeli peace process, US foreign policy, and the scope of political protests in the United States.

Political ProtestsMiddle East Peace ProcessArab-Israeli Conflict
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Radenka Maric, Ph.D.

University President

Dr. Maric researches novel materials for fuel cell & battery manufacturing, nanomaterials, sensors, hydrogen generation & biofuels.

Sustainable Energy Technologies Nanomaterials EngineeringSensorsSustainable EnergyManufacturing
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David Banach

Associate Professor of Medicine, Head of Infection Prevention, Hospital Epidemiologist

Dr. David Banach is an expert in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology.

CoronavirusMedicineHealth Care Associated InfectionsInfectious DiseasesInfections in Immunocompromised Patients
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James C. Kaufman, Ph.D.

Professor

Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on creativity and educational psychology.

Creativity and PersonalityCreativity and EquityCreativity and MeaningCreativity and Positive Psychology
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Douglas J. Casa, Ph.D.

CEO-Korey Stringer Institute, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Kinesiology

Focused on prevention of sudden death in sport, exertional heat stroke, wearable technologies, hydration, and performance in the heat

Elite AtheletesHydration/DehydrationFluid-Electrolyte BalanceExertional Heat IllnessesWearable Technologies
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Douglas M. Brugge, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences

Professor Brugge is an expert in occupational and environmental health.

Health CommunicationAsthmaWildfiresAir QualityEnvironmental Health
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Steven M. Lepowsky, D.D.S.

Dean, School of Dental Medicine

Steven M. Lepowsky currently serves as the Dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

DentistryOral Surgery
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