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Anna Nagurney

Anna Nagurney

Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, Isenberg School of Management

Anna Nagurney studies network systems with applications including congested urban transportation networks, disaster relief and supply chains

War in in Ukraine and supply issuesCold Chain LogisticsSupply Chain and Logistics ManagementSustainable Supply ChainsCOVID-19 and supply chains
Scott Niekum

Scott Niekum

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences

Scott Niekum works to enable personal robots to be deployed in the home and workplace. He is an expert on the social implications of AI.

AIHuman-Robot InteractionRobotic ManipulationAI SafetyReinforcement Learning
Alissa Nolden

Alissa Nolden

Assistant Professor of Food Science

Alissa Nolden is a sensory scientist whose research focuses on chemosensory perception in humans.

Human Responses to FoodChemosensory Receptor BiologyIndividual DifferencesChemosensory DisordersSensory Evaluation
Tatishe M. Nteta

Tatishe M. Nteta

Provost Professor of Political Science / Director of UMass Poll

Tatishe Nteta's research lies at the intersection of the politics of race and ethnicity, public opinion, and political behavior.

Political PollsAmerican PoliticsPolitics and Political AnalysisRace Culture and EthnicityPolling
Amanda Paluch

Amanda Paluch

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Amanda Paluch is a physical activity epidemiologist and kinesiologist with a focus on advancing the measurement of physical activity.

Step TrackingPhysical ActivityWearablesPhysical Behavior MeasurementChronic Disease Prevention
Richard  Peltier

Richard Peltier

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.

Global HealthAir Pollution and HealthEnvironmental HealthFace MasksAerosol filtration
Robert Pollin

Robert Pollin

Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of Political Economy Research Institute (PERI)

Robert Pollin's research centers on macroeconomics and the economics of building a clean-energy economy in the U.S and globally.

Green EconomyClean Energy EconomicsGreen JobsGreen New DealConditions for Low-Wage Workers
Michael Rawlins

Michael Rawlins

Extension Associate Professor and Associate Director, Climate System Research Center

Michael Rawlins seeks to connect and understand water, energy and carbon cycling across the earth's land, atmosphere and ocean domains.

ClimatologyHydrologyArctic ScienceClimateHydrology of Arctic Environments
Samuel Redman

Samuel Redman

Professor of History and Director of Public History Program

Sam Redman is best known for his work on the history of museums, especially the history of anthropology and archaeology.

History of MuseumsPublic HistoryOral HistoryHistorical Research MethodologyMemory and Cultural Heritage
Katherine Reeves

Katherine Reeves

Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Katherine Reeves' research focuses on modifiable factors that may mediate breast cancer risk

Forever ChemicalsEndocrine DisruptionBreast CancerWomen's HealthCancer Epidemiology