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Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Associate Professor of Psychology

Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.

EvolutionNeuroscienceCognition and Cognitive NeuroscienceNeuronsIntelligence
Antonis Rokas

Antonis Rokas

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences

Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.

Tree of LifeMosquito Functional GenomicsEvolution of Fungal MetabolismMolecular EvolutionEvolutionary Development
Ken Catania

Ken Catania

Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences

Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.

spatial mapsrodentsBiological Sciencesneural processingmammals
Keivan Stassun

Keivan Stassun

Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Expert in the search for Earth-like planets across the galaxy and an advocate for diversity, including neurodiversity, in the academy.

Star FormationPlanet FormationAstronomyPlanetary SystemsAstronomical Phenomena
Owen Jones

Owen Jones

Glenn M. Weaver, M.D. and Mary Ellen Weaver Chair in Law, Brain, and Behavior

Expert in the intersection of law and behavioral biology.

ContractsLaw and NeuroscienceLaw and Behavioral SciencesLaw and Behavioral BiologyEvolutionary Analysis in Law
Larry Bartels

Larry Bartels

May Werthan Shayne Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law

Expert in public opinion, electoral politics, public policy, and political representation.

Campaigns and ElectionsPublic PolicyPublic OpinionElectoral PoliticsPolitical Representation
Larisa  DeSantis

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.

saber-tooth catsPaleoecologyAncient Australian AnimalsAncient Climate ChangePaleontology
T.S. Harvey

T.S. Harvey

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.

North AmericaMedical AnthropologySanitationEnvironmental ProtectionGlobal Public Health