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Lynn Adler

Lynn Adler

Professor of Biology

Lynn Adler examines the interaction between flowers, pollinators and pathogens.

PollinatorsBeesFloral TraitsPlant-Animal InteractionsEcology and Evolution of Insect-Plant Interactions
Trisha Andrew

Trisha Andrew

Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Trisha Andrew's lab creates smart garments and wearable textiles that lets people monitor their health data using their clothing

Smart GarmentsWearable TechnologiesGarment-Integrated TechnologiesSolar TextilesTextile Electronics
Christian Appy

Christian Appy

Professor of History and Director of the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy

Christian Appy has written three books on the Vietnam War and heads the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy

The Vietnam WarWhistle-blowersDaniel EllsbergU.S. Foreign Policy20th and 21st Century U.S. History
Cameron Awkward-Rich

Cameron Awkward-Rich

Associate Professor in the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Program

Cameron Awkward-Rich is a poet and a scholar of trans theory/expressive culture.

Trans TheoryTrans Expressive CultureTrans/Feminist/Queer Theory and MethodsDisability StudiesContemporary American Literature
M.V. Lee Badgett

M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor Emeritx of Economics

M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.

Economics of Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex MarriageGay MarriageLGBT InclusionLabor EconomicsSame-sex Couples
Erin Baker

Erin Baker

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute

Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.

Sustainability equityEnergy equityEnvironmental equityEnergy Economics and PolicyWind Energy
Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center

Whitney Battle-Baptiste's research focuses on how the intersection of race, gender, class and sexuality look through an archaeological lens.

W.E.B. Du BoisBlack Feminist TheoryRace, Labor and Social JusticeBlack ArcheologyHeritage Studies
Genny Beemyn

Genny Beemyn

Director of The Stonewall Center

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

LGBTQ EqualityTransgender IssuesTrans YouthTransgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy
Francine Berman

Francine Berman

Stuart Rice Honorary Chair and Research Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences

Francine Berman is a data scientist whose work focuses on the social and environmental impacts of information technology.

Gender and whistleblowingSocial impacts of TechnologyInternet of ThingsData Stewardship and CyberinfrastructurePublic Interest Technology
David Boutt

David Boutt

Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences

David Boutt's research focuses on the interplay of surface water and groundwater, and on sub-surface processes that impact it on its journey

DroughtHydrogeologyGroundwater Recharge ProcessesGroundwaterWater
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