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Jonathan Gilligan

Jonathan Gilligan

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Expert on the impact of human behavior and public policy on climate, with a focus on how small changes add up to make big differences.

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental PolicyClimate ChangeWater Conservation Risk Management
Kelly Goldsmith

Kelly Goldsmith

E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Marketing

Expert in marketing, market research, and consumer behavior focusing on the impact of scarcity and sales on shoppers' mindsets.

SalesConsumer BehaviorMarket ResearchMarketingScarcity
Jason Grissom

Jason Grissom

Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education

An expert in K-12 leadership and policy and the impacts of school and district leaders on teacher and student outcomes.

Teacher effectivenessSchool BoardsK-12 AdministrationEducation Policy and LeadershipTeacher Pay
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
Kelly Haws

Kelly Haws

Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr. Professor of Marketing

Expert in food consumption choices, dieting, financial decision making, and self-control in consumption.

DietFood Decision MakingFinancial Decision MakingSelf-Control
Carolyn Heinrich

Carolyn Heinrich

University Distinguished Professor of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

An expert in k-12 education public policy, economics, healthcare and impact of opioids on families.

Public Policy AnalysisK-12 Education PolicyNongovernmental OrganizationsSocial Welfare PolicyOpioids Impact on Families
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
Joni Hersch

Joni Hersch

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair Professor of Law and Economics; Co-Director, Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics

Expert in employment discrimination, focusing particularly on women, minorities and immigrants.

Employment LawEmployment & Labour LawSex DiscriminationLabor EconomicsEmployment Discrimination
Jonathan Hiskey

Jonathan Hiskey

Associate Chair of Political Science

Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.

HondurasGuatemalaMigrationCrime in Latin AmericaImmigration
James Hudnut-Beumler

James Hudnut-Beumler

Anne Potter Wilson Distinguished Professor of American Religious History

Expert in the history of religion in the American South.

Religion and philanthropyHistory of religion in the U.S.Religion in the American SouthReligious symbolism in the U.S.