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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 (54)
Jonathan Corpus Ong
Associate Professor of Global Digital Media, Department of Communication
Jonathan Corpus Ong's research areas are global media ethics, digital politics and the anthropology of humanitarianism.
Elections in the Philippines Media Ethics Global Media Studies Critical Disinformation Studies Sociology of Activist Organizations Interethnic Racism and Solidarities Anthropology of Humanitarianism and Human Rights Politics in the Global South Disinformation and Misinformation
Katherine Kahl
Extension Assistant Professor, Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Resilience
Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."
Coastal Resilience Coastal Ecosystems Sustainable Fisheries Blue Economy
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
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
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 teaching and learning.
Educational Technology Student Learning Learning Tools Chat GPT Edtech Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) Open Educational Resources (OERs)
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
David Mednicoff
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy
David Mednicoff is an expert in law, politics and policy in the Middle East and other parts of the world.
Middle Eastern, Comparative, and International Law and Politics U.S. Foreign Policy Human Rights Refugee Politics
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 Nanomaterials Green Electronics Nanoelectronic Devices and Sensors Bioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable Devices Electricity from Air
Nefertiti Walker
Professor of Sport Management and Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.
Gender in organizations Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Intercollegiate Sports Sports Culture Organizational Diversity and inclusion Women & Leadership in Sport Organizations Sexism in Sports Gender in sport
Jennifer Lundquist
Professor of Sociology / Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development
Jennifer Lundquist examines the pathways through which racial, ethnic and gender inequalities are perpetuated in institutional settings.
Workplace Inequality Online Dating Behaviors Race and Ethnicity Inequality
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