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Kathryn L. Humphreys

Kathryn L. Humphreys

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development

A clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health.

tender age detainment centersInfants and ToddlersOrphanagesParent child separationsMigrant Youth
Sarah Igo

Sarah Igo

Andrew Jackson Chair in American History; Professor of Law; Professor of Political Science; Professor of Sociology; Director, American Studies Program

Expert in the history of American privacy, social security, big data, survey data and the public sphere.

Modern U.S. HistoryHistory of the Public SphereHistory of the Human SciencesHistory of Survey ResearchOpinion Poll
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
Nicole M. Joseph

Nicole M. Joseph

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching and Learning

An expert in the barriers that Black women and girls face in the STEM field and STEM classroom.

Identity DevelopmentWhite SupremacyGifted EducationGender in EducationK-12 Education
John Koch

John Koch

Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate

Expert in debate, including argumentation analysis, persuasive techniques and rhetorical theory.

Policy DebatePresidential DebatePolitical debateDebatePresidential Rhetoric
Paul Kramer

Paul Kramer

Associate Professor of History

Expert in modern U. S. history, with an emphasis on transnational histories, American social thought and the politics of inequality.

RefugeesImmigrationU.S. HistoryForeign Policy
Jane Landers

Jane Landers

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History

Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.

AfricaColonial Latin AmericaCaribbean HistoryComparative Slave SystemsThe Atlantic World
David Lewis

David Lewis

Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Expert in federal bureaucracy, including agency performance, agency oversight and the political appointment process.

Congressional OversightPresidential AppointmentsPublic AdministrationAmerican PoliticsGovernment Agencies
David Lubinski

David Lubinski

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology and Human Development

An expert who co-leads the foremost longitudinal study of gifted individuals in the world.

PsychologyGifted LearnersGifted ChildrenCreativityLearning
Jonathan M. Metzl

Jonathan M. Metzl

Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society

World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.

Guns in AmericaGuns and Mental IllnessGun ViolenceRace, Gender and Social Justice in HealthcareRace and Health