Coronavirus Experts

Amit Kumar

Assistant Professor of MarketingUniversity of Delaware

Professor Kumar’s research focuses on the scientific study of happiness.

HappinessConsumer BehaviorSocial PsychologyBehavioral Decision MakingKindness

Steffanie Scott

Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental ManagementUniversity of Waterloo

Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.

Food Agriculture & EnvironmentCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)ChinaFood PolicyLocal Food Systems

Professor Richard Wiseman

Professor of the Public Understanding of PsychologyUniversity of Hertfordshire

Richard has gained an international reputation for his research into the psychology of luck, deception, persuasion and magic.

PersuasionMagicLuckPsychologyDeception

Heath Einstein

Vice Provost for EnrollmentTexas Christian University

Heath Einstein is an empathetic leader skilled in shared governance, staff development, crisis management, and cultural humility.

Cultural HumilityStaff DevelopmentShared GovernanceCrisis ManagementData Analytics

Jim Sullivan, Ph.D.

Research ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Jim Sullivan is an expert in biological and physical mechanisms controlling the spatial-temporal dynamics of plankton populations.

Sampling InstrumentationHarmful Algal Bloom DynamicsSpatial-temporal Dynamics of PlanktonBioluminescence in the Ocean

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.

Gun Violence PreventionGun Injury PreventionEducation PolicyPolitical Attitudes and BehaviorQualitative Research Methods

R. Helen Zha

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Develops biohybrid and bioinspired materials for applications in human healthcare and sustainability.

Biomimetic and Bio-inspired MaterialsBiomolecular Engineering and Self-assemblySustainable Materials and Plastic UpcyclingDrug delivery and NanomedicineNanostructured Soft Matter