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Claire Smrekar

Claire Smrekar

Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations

An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.

Education PolicyDesegregationCharter School EducationDemographic Trends in SchoolsSchool Choice
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
Robert Talisse

Robert Talisse

W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy; Chair of the Philosophy Department

Expert in contemporary political philosophy, with a focus in democratic theory and political epistemology.

Political PhilosophyPhilosophyPolitical Allegiances in SocietyPragmatismContemporary Political Philosophy
Georgene Troseth

Georgene Troseth

Associate Professor of Psychology

An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.

Dialogic QuestioningSkypeToddlersiPadChild Development
Larry Van Horn

Larry Van Horn

Associate Professor of Management and Executive Director of Health Affairs

Expert in health care management, health insurance policy and health care economics.

MalpracticeHealth InsuranceHealth Care EconomicsHealth Care ManagementHealth & Healthcare Law and Policy
Michael Vandenbergh

Michael Vandenbergh

Professor of Law

Expert in environmental law and how private industry can help slow climate change.

Environmental LawCorporate Environmental BehaviorCarbon EmissionsOrganizational CultureClimate Change Research
David Weintraub

David Weintraub

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & Technology

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Space colonizationExtraterrestrial lifeMars colonizationMarsSpace travel
Joshua White

Joshua White

Assistant Professor of Finance

A former SEC economist who studies financial regulation, cryptocurrency, and securities and investments.

Financial DisclosureSarbanes-OxleySecurities and InvestmentsCryptocurrencyFinancial Regulation
Dan Work

Dan Work

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Expert in self-driving cars and traffic management.

Adaptive Cruise ControlTrafficInverse ModelingConnected and Autonomous VehiclesTraffic Estimation and Control
Yesha Yadav

Yesha Yadav

Professor of Law

Expert in financial market regulation, securities regulation and corporate bankruptcy, focusing on market structure and digital assets.

U.S. TreasuryDigital Asset RegulationMarket StructuresSecurities RegulationFinancial Market Regulation