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Gregor Semieniuk

Assistant Research Professor at the Political Economy Research Institute and the Department of Economics

Gregor Semieniuk is an expert on the political economy of policy-induced structural change required to transition to a low-carbon economy.

Low Carbon EconomyClimate ChangeEconomic GrowthPolitical EconomyRenewable Energy
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Amilcar Shabazz

Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies

Amilcar Shabazz has been a prominent voice in the movement to make reparations to descendants of former enslaved Americans.

Reparations for SlaveryJuneteenthAfrican American Educational History and Public PolicyAfro-Americans in the Caribbean, Central and South AmericaAfrican American Biography
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Ofer Sharone

Associate Professor of Sociology

Ofer Sharone is a nationally recognized expert on unemployment, work and career transitions.

UnemploymentCareer TransitionsSociology of WorkSociology of AspirationsAmerican Society
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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow

Professor of History and Public Policy and Director of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science Research

Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.

Politics of College AthleticsTitle IXTitle IX and SportsPublic Policy and DisabilityPolitics of Sex and Gender
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Rebecca Spencer

Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.

Children and NappingSleep and LearningLearning and MemoryChildren and SleepCognition
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Jared Starr

Sustainability Scientist in the College of Natural Sciences

Jared Starr's research analyzes how economic inequality shapes the distribution of environmental benefits and harms.

Clean EnergyCarbon EmissionsEconomic InequalityIncome DistributionGlobal Economy
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Alexander Theodoridis

Associate Professor of Political Science / Co-director of UMass Poll

Alex Theodoridis looks at the ways in which citizens interact with the political world in an era of hyper-polarization.

Public Opinion and American PoliticsPolitical BehaviorPollingPublic Opinion and Public Policy
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Donald Tomaskovic-Devey

Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of Center for Employment Equity

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey is an expert in understanding the processes that generate workplace inequality.

Employment EquityLabor MarketsIncome DistributionsEconomic SociologyOrganizations and Inequality
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Torrey Trust

Professor of Learning Technology, College of Education

Torrey Trust is one of the world's leading scholars addressing the use of generative AI, including ChatGPT, in education.

GeminiEdtechOpen Educational Resources (OERs)Teaching and Learning with TechnologyEducational Technology
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Muzzo Uysal

Carney Family Endowed Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Muzzo Uysal is an expert on tourism demand/supply interaction, tourism marketing, and quality of life research in tourism.

TippingQuality-of-Life (QOL) Research in Hospitality and TourismTourist Demand EstimationTourism DevelopmentTourism Impacts
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