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Jayati Ghosh

Jayati Ghosh

Professor of Economics

Jayati Ghosh is one of India's best-known economists and a frequent commentator and writer about a wide range of issues.

Economics and the Developing WorldEconomy of IndiaIndiaAsian Political EconomyGender and Care Work
Colin J. Gleason

Colin J. Gleason

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Colin Gleason's research measures focuses on measuring how much of the earth’s water is in rivers at any point in time.

Global Water BudgetUngauged BasinsFluvial GeomorphologyFluvial HydrologyRemote Sensing
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce's works to synthesize evidence and apply it to health policy, in areas including tobacco control and e-cigarettes.

Smoking CessationTobacco Regulatory ScienceHealth PolicyTobacco ControlE-cigarettes
Christine Hatch

Christine Hatch

UMass Extension Professor in Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences

Christine Hatch is a hydrogeologist who studies the intersection between water resources, ecology and climate change,

Dams and Climate-Induced StormsRewildingHydrogeologySurface Water-Groundwater InteractionsClimate Change
Meghan Huber

Meghan Huber

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Meghan Huber's research focuses on understanding how humans and robots can learn from their physical interaction

ExoskeletonsBioengineeringBiomedical EngineeringRoboticsHuman-Robot Interaction
Tom Juravich

Tom Juravich

Professor of Labor Studies and Sociology

Tom Juravich studies work, workers and the labor movement.

Labor UnionsEthnographic ResearchLabor MovementsWork and the Labor ProcessWorking Class and Union Culture
Katherine Kahl

Katherine Kahl

Extension Assistant Professor and Director of the UMass Amherst Gloucester Marine Station

Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."

Coastal ResilienceCoastal EcosystemsSustainable FisheriesBlue Economy
Jasmine Kerrissey

Jasmine Kerrissey

Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Labor Center at UMass Amherst

Jasmine Kerrissey is an expert on labor movements, work and inequality

Worker StrikesLabor StudiesLabor MovementsSocial Movements and Collective BehaviorPolitical Sociology of Health
Michael Knodler Jr.

Michael Knodler Jr.

William W. Boyer Endowed Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the UMass Transportation Center

Michael Knodler's main areas of research and teaching are related to transportation safety, operations, design, and education.

Transportation EngineeringTraffic OperationsDriver Behavior (Older & Younger)Transportation SafetyPedestrian & Bicycles
Ray La Raja

Ray La Raja

Professor of Political Science / Associate Director of UMass Poll

Ray La Raja's research interests include political parties, interest groups, elections, campaign finance and political participation.

Public Policy and OrganizationsElections and PollingPolitical ScienceCampaign FinanceAmerican Politics