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Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D. profile photo

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
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Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior

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

ReptilesLizardsPhenotypic EvolutionEvolutionary BiologyEcology
Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Ph.D. profile photo

Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Hardware security expert

Hardware SecurityReliability and failure of micro/nanoscale systemsX-ray tomography and applications
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Marie Shanahan

Associate Professor

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

News LiteracyDigital DiscourseJournalismLocal newsMedia
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Brandi Simonsen, Ph.D.

Professor of Educational Psychology, Co-Director of Center for Behavioral Education and Research

Professor Simonsen is an expert in school, classroom, and student positive behavioral interventions and supports.

School DisciplineStudent BehaviorSeclusionBehavioral InterventionPositive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Manisha Sinha, Ph.D. profile photo

Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American History

Dr. Sinha is an expert in Civil War and Reconstruction

FeminismAbolitionSlavery
Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. profile photo

Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Director, UConn Health Disparities Institute

Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. has expertise in health equity and the social determinants of health.

Participatory ResearchHealth DisparitiesHealth EquityCommunity HealthSocial Determinants of Health
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Pramod Srivastava, M.D.

Director of the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

Immunology expert, specializing in the development of vaccinations for difficult-to-treat ovarian cancer

Vaccination for Ovarian CancerNovel Cancer Immunotherapy
David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S. profile photo

David Steffens, M.D., M.H.S.

Professor and Chair, Psychiatry

Dr. Steffens' research focuses on late-life mood and cognitive disorders.

DementiaLate-Life Depression
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George Sugai, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor

George Sugai, Ph.D., has expertise in positive behavior support in schools

Behavioral SciencesFunction-based Behavior SupportSchool and Classroom Behavior ManagementPositive Behavioral Interventions and SupportsApplied Behavior Analysis