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Valerie Duffy, Ph.D.

Valerie Duffy, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences

Professor focused on how variation in taste affects food flavor and food preference, translated to healthier eating to reduce obesity risk.

Community-based InterventionsFlavorSmellNutritionFood Preference
Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.

Teacher EducationSociocultural and Political Contexts of EducationTeacher PreparationRacial and Social JusticeEducational Equity
Stephen Dyson, Ph.D.

Stephen Dyson, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Stephen Dyson's research is focused upon the psychology of elite decision making in foreign policy.

Elite Decision Making Foreign PolicyWorld LeadersInternational Relations
Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Technology and Interpersonal ViolenceYouth ViolenceGun Violence PreventionResearch MethodologyChild and Adolescent Development
Robert T. Fahey, Ph.D.

Robert T. Fahey, Ph.D.

George F. Cloutier Professor in Forestry

Robert Fahey is interested in understanding linkages between the composition, structure, and functioning of forest ecosystems.

ForestryNatural Resources Forest EcologyForest Ecosystems
Deborah Fein, Ph.D.

Deborah Fein, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences

Distinguished Professor focused on autism spectrum disorders and behavioral therapy for autism.

Clinical ResearchNeuropsychological AssessmentAutismAutism Spectrum DisordersParent Training
Hao Feng, M.D., M.H.S., FAAD

Hao Feng, M.D., M.H.S., FAAD

Associate Professor of Dermatology

Dr. Feng is a board-certified dermatologist with training and expertise in Mohs surgery, laser surgery, and cosmetic dermatology.

Mohs SurgeryLaser SurgeryCosmetic DermatologyDermatological SurgeryDermatology
Frances Fleming-Milici,  PhD

Frances Fleming-Milici, PhD

Director of Marketing Initiatives, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Dr. Fleming-Milici's work focuses on analyzing the impact of marketing practices on exposure and consumption of unhealthy food and beverages

Food marketing and childhood obesityFood Marketing and PolicySocial Media MarketingSocial MediaMarketing Strategy
Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.

Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.

Professor of Management; Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship; Academic Director, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Prof Folta is an expert in entrepreneurship and corporate strategy, analyzing decisions around entry, exit, and diversification.

Strategic ManagementMarket Entry and ExitCorporate Strategy and DiversificationInnovation PolicyManaging Uncertainty
Ken Foote, Ph.D.

Ken Foote, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies

Ken Foote has studied sites associated with individual murders, as well as those associated mass murder and many other events.

GenocideIndividual MurdersMemorialsViolence and TragedyNatural Disasters