People Experts

Shuresh Ghimire, Ph.D.

Associate Cooperative Extension EducatorUniversity of Connecticut

Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.

Stacey Steinberg

Director | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Stacey Steinberg's research explores the intersection of a parent's right to share online and a child's interest in privacy.

Dayle M. Smith, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of MusicUniversity of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

George Kuchel, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Professor of Medicine, Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and GerontologyUniversity of Connecticut

Improving health and independence in older adults through multidisciplinary team science

Sarah Westen

Clinical Assistant Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Sarah Westen's patient-oriented clinical research focuses on biopsychosocial factors related to health engagement.

Jayanta Gupta, M.D., Ph.D.

Expert in epidemiologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Jayanta Gupta explores the genetic and environmental risk factors behind chronic health conditions, including allergic and kidney diseases.

Jennifer Necci Dineen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor In-Residence, School of Public Policy | Associate Director, UConn Center for Advancing, Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention (ARMS)University of Connecticut

Jennifer Dineen is a survey methodologist who focuses on stakeholder attitudes as mechanism for intervention uptake and policy change.

Fumiko Hoeft

Professor and Campus Director, UConn WaterburyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Hoeft is a neurophysiologist, as well as a systems and developmental cognitive neuroscientist.

Lyn Millner, M.F.A.

Expert in news literacy, journalism, writing and cultsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Lyn Millner is an author whose specialties include Florida history and narrative journalism.