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Robert  Mikos

Robert Mikos

Professor of Law

Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.

Hemp LawSanctuary CitiesOpioid AbuseMarijuana legalizationMarijuana Law and Policy
Rich Milner

Rich Milner

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
Bruce  Morrill

Bruce Morrill

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
Maury Nation

Maury Nation

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
Mariann Piano

Mariann Piano

Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing

Expert in substance abuse and cardiac disease, particularly binge drinking by young adults.

Unhealthy Alcohol ConsumptionSmoking and Cardiovascular DiseaseAlcohol and Young AdultsAlcohol and Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiac Risk Factors
Cynthia Reinhart-King

Cynthia Reinhart-King

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Director of Graduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering expert whose research focuses on reducing cancer metastasis and artery hardening.

MetastasisCancerCell-Based MovementArthrosclerosis
Renã Robinson

Renã Robinson

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
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
Norbert Ross

Norbert Ross

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Expert in child centered anthropology, including children and violence.

Central AmericaCulture and CognitionChildren and ViolenceChild AnthropologyTheatre and Social Science
Thomas Schwartz

Thomas Schwartz

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