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Laura Vandenberg

Associate Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Research and Engagement and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Laura Vandenberg looks at how exposures to plastics, and other chemicals especially early in life, can predispose individuals to diseases.

Plastics and Human HealthEndocrine DisruptorsPlastic ExposureDevelopmental BiologyHazard Assessment
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Marta Vicarelli

Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Marta Vicarelli's research focuses on the risks and the socioeconomic impacts of climate variability and climate change.

Economics of SustainabilityPolitical Economy of the EnvironmentEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental EconomicsSocioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change
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Rachel A. Volberg

Research Professor of Epidemiology

Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling, sports betting and problem gambling.

sports bettingEconomic Impact of GamblingGamblingProblem GamblingSocietal Impacts of Gambling
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Nefertiti Walker

Professor of Sport Management and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity for the UMass System

Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.

Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Intercollegiate SportsGender in organizationsGender in sportOrganizational Diversity and inclusionSexism in Sports
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Lucy Xiaolu Wang

Assistant Professor of Resource Economics

Economics of innovation & digitization in health care markets, particularly in the biopharmaceutical & digital health industries.

Industrial OrganizationInnovation EconomicsHealth EconomicsPublic Finance
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Isabella Weber

Associate Professor of Economics

Economist Isabella Weber has gained international attention and accolades for her ground-breaking ideas on price controls and inflation.

Price CapsSeller's InflationInflationHistory of Economic Thought
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Katherine Whitaker

Associate Professor of Astronomy

Kate Whitaker is an observational extragalactic astronomer who studies galaxy formation and evolution at the very edges of the universe.

Detection of Dead GalaxiesGalaxy formation and evolutionAstronomy
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Jennifer Whitehill

Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management

Jennifer Whitehill’s research centers on preventing injuries from a variety of mechanisms among youth and young adults.

Injury Prevention and Substance UseCannabis PolicyInjury PreventionSubstance Use‎Mobile Technology and Health (mHealth)
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Weiai (Wayne) Xu

Associate Professor of Communication and Affiliated Faculty at Computational Social Science Institute

Wayne Xu studies what he calls the "three Ds" on internet platforms: discord, distrust and dishonesty.

Disinformation on social media plaformsChina’s Digital Public Diplomacy Operations during the COVID-19 Crisis.DisinformationDishonesty on internet platformsComputational communication
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Jun Yao

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jun Yao has made international news for his discovery of how to create power from the humidity in air.

Synthesis of NanomaterialsGreen ElectronicsNanoelectronic Devices and SensorsBioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable DevicesElectricity from Air
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