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Tim Russell

Research Scientist / EngineerMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Tim Russell develops interactive applications to support supply chain decision-making and leads humanitarian supply chain research.

Humanitarian Logistics and Supply ChainNetwork DesignSupply Chain ResilienceDisaster ManagementVisualization and Analytics
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Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Evacuation Decision-makingCompanion Animals in DisastersMaternal & Infant Health in DisastersRefugee & Immigrant Well-beingPsychological Sense of Community
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Biplab Datta, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management, Economics, and PolicyAugusta University

Dr. Datta focuses on biopsychosocial determinants of health and the scope of psychosocial attributes in healthcare management.

Behavioral HealthPsychosocial WellbeingNoncommunicable DiseasesPopulation HealthHealth Economics
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Jayati Ghosh

Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jayati Ghosh is an Indian economist working on the global economy and India. She comments in popular media on a wide range of issues.

EmploymentFeminist EconomicsTaxationDevelopmentInequality
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Roxane Cohen Silver

Distinguished Professor of Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Roxane Cohen Silver studies stress, traumatic events, coping, disasters, health psychology and social psychology.

Health PsychologyStressTraumatic EventsCopingSocial Psychology
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Nicholas Reich

Professor of Biostatistics / Director of Influenza Forecasting Center of ExcellenceUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nicholas Reich's research focuses on infectious disease modeling and optimizing design and analysis for cluster-randomized studies.

Infectious Disease ModellingFlu forecastingCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)BiostatisticsInfluenza Pandemics
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Maria Watson

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Maria Watson is an urban planner with expertise in disaster recovery.

Disaster AssistanceDisaster RecoverySmall Business Recovery
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Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.

Food SystemsMarketingIndustrial OrganizationPublic Policy
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Gretchen Chapman

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Gretchen Chapman's work focuses on medical decision making, especially vaccination and organ donation.

Medical Decision MakingOrgan Donation BehaviorVaccine ConfidenceHealth BehaviorDecision Research
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Steven Sylvester, Ph.D.

Faculty Director of Graduate StudiesUtah Valley University

Sylvester is an expert in health policy, public opinion, and political behavior.

Public attitudes toward health policyOpioid EpidemicAnti-Vaccine policyPolitical Science