Vanderbilt University Expert Directory

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

Professor of Law

Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.

Hemp LawSanctuary CitiesOpioid AbuseMarijuana legalizationMarijuana Law and Policy

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning

Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.

Achievement GapUrban EducationTeacher effectiveness in urban schoolsSocial Context of EducationUrban Teacher Education

Edward A. Malloy Chair in Roman Catholic Studies and Distinguished Professor of Theology

A Roman Catholic Priest and Jesuit whose scholarship focuses on liturgy and sacraments and political theologies.

EasterCultural AnthropologySacramental TheologySufferingRoman Catholicism

Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Human Development Counseling

An expert in restorative justice, suspensions, equity for students of color and restorative discipline practices.

Public School SystemsRaceBullying and School-Age ChildrenNeighborhood Characteristics and Mental HealthCommunity & School-based Prevention Research

Professor of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations

Early childhood policy professor specializing in family policy, child well-being and evidence-informed state policy.

Early childhood policyFamily policyChild well-beingPublic PolicySocial Inequality

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow

Expert in racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's triggers in peripheral organs. Advocate for inclusive research design.

African American HealthAlzheimer's OutreachRacial Health InequalitiesAlzheimer'sHealth Disparities

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

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Expert in child centered anthropology, including children and violence.

Central AmericaCulture and CognitionChildren and ViolenceChild AnthropologyTheatre and Social Science

Distinguished Professor of History

Historian of U.S. foreign policy, international relations and U.S. presidencies.

Henry KissingerAmerican Foreign RelationsModern European HistoryInternational RelationsHistory of U.S. Foreign Policy

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