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Located in western Massachusetts, UMass Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' five-campus University of Massachusetts system. UMass Amherst is a nationally recognized teaching and research institution with a current enrollment of about 28,500 students.
Experts (100)
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 Polls American Politics Politics and Political Analysis Race Culture and Ethnicity Polling
Richard Peltier
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.
Global Health Air Pollution and Health Environmental Health Face Masks Aerosol filtration Air Quality
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 Economy Clean Energy Economics Green Jobs Green New Deal Conditions for Low-Wage Workers
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.
Climatology Hydrology Arctic Science Climate Hydrology of Arctic Environments Climate Change
Nicholas Reich
Professor of Biostatistics / Director of COVID-19 Forecast Hub / Director of Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence
Nicholas Reich's research focuses on infectious disease modeling and optimizing design and analysis for cluster-randomized studies.
Infectious Disease Modelling Flu forecasting COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Biostatistics Influenza Pandemics COVID-19 (Coronavirus) forecast models COVID-19 forecasting
Stephen Rich
Professor of Microbiology and Director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC)
Stephen Rich studies zoonotic diseases, with a focus on tick-borne diseases and human malaria. He is the director TickReport.
Vector-Borne Diseases Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases Parasitic diseases Malaria Research Zoonotic Diseases Alpha-gal
Kathy Roberts Forde
Professor of Journalism
Kathy Roberts Forde studies the Black freedom struggle and the press, First Amendment, literary journalism and history of book culture.
African American Freedom Struggle and the Press The First Amendment Journalism History Journalism Literary Journalism Media and Civil Rights History
Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow
Associate Professor of History and Public Policy
Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.
History of Title IX Politics of Sport Transgender Athletes Politics of Sex and Gender Public Policy and Disability Title IX and Sports Title IX
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 Napping Sleep and Learning Learning and Memory Children and Sleep Cognition Sleep Memory and Learning Napping
Rachel A. Volberg
Research Professor, School of Public Health & Health Sciences
Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling and problem gambling.
Societal Impacts of Gambling Problem Gambling Gambling Economic Impact of Gambling
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