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Verity Mathis
Mammals Collections Manager
Verity Mathis manages the Florida Museum Mammalogy Collections, taking care of over 35,000 specimens of mammals from around the world.
Bats General Mammal Information Museum Collections Natural History Museums rodents
Jay Ritter
Eminent Scholar
Jay Ritter studies IPOs, asset pricing, valuation, investment banking and capital structure.
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Initial Public Offerings Investment Banking Capital Structure Asset Pricing Valuation Business IPOs
Jasmine McNealy
Associate Professor
Jasmine McNealy studies information, communication and technology with a view toward influencing law and policy.
Ethical AI Communication Technology Media Law and Policy Newsroom Policy Communications Social Media Privacy Artificial Intelligence
Robert Walker
Professor
Robert Walker is a human geographer with training in statistics and economics who studies land cover change processes.
Land Change The Amazon Latin American Studies Land Use Change Modeling Geospatial Analysis and Techniques Land-Climate Interactions Global Environmental and Social Change Nature-Society Studies
Rebecca Hanson
Assistant Professor
Rebecca Hanson conducts research on participatory democratic neighborhood experiments and police militarization.
Venezuelan Politics Socialism Political Theory Latin American Studies Citizen Security and Policing Poverty and Inequality Venezuelan Economy
Jonathan Crane
Professor
Jonathan Crane studies how hurricanes affect Florida agriculture.
Hurricane Effects on Florida Agriculture Biodiversity and the Environment
Ann Searight Christiano
Director, Clinical Professor
Ann Christiano is a leading expert in public interest communications.
Social Change Public Interest Communications Public Relations Strategy Public Relations Writing Public Relations Strategic Communication
H. Kenny Cheng
Chair
H. Kenny Cheng’s research is focused on the impact of internet technology and software development.
Information Systems and Operations Management Internet Software Development and Marketing Information Technology Strategy Information Systems Policy Supply Chain Management Data Systems Policy Internet Technology Net Neutrality E-Commerce Business
Linda Bartoshuk
Professor
Linda Bartoshuk studies sensory perception of foods, including taste, olfaction and irritation/pain.
Food Science & Human Nutrition Sensory Perception of Food
Charlie Messina
Professor
Charlie Messina has expertise about crop modeling and plant breeding.
Climate Change Artificial Intelligence Symbolic Artificial Intelligence Plant Breeding Maize Drought Crop Systems Crop Physiology Crop Modeling Crop Improvement Agriculture