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Ryan J. Watson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.

Social SupportLGBTQ HealthSexual Health, HIV PreventionSexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult HealthFamily Acceptance and Rejection

Holly Schiffrin

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Schiffrin is an internationally known expert on intensive and helicopter parenting.

Emerging AdulthoodHelicopter ParentingPositive PsychologyInfant and Child DevelopmentIntensive Parenting

Kara Dixon Vuic

LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in 20th-Century AmericaTexas Christian University

Prof. Vuic writes about women, gender, and the US military.

War, Gender and the U.S. Military20th Century United States Social, Cultural, and Gender HistoryWorld WarsWomen and the MilitaryWar and Society

Mary-Kate Lizotte, PhD

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Lizotte is an expert in public opinion and is an expert in gender in politics and voting.

Gender Differences in Effect of Attractiveness on Political Candidacy‎Race and PoliticsGender Differences in Political InterestsGender Differences in Public Opinion

Melissa Williams

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Expert on social identities (gender, race, culture, stigma) and workplace hierarchies.

Gender Wage Gap‎Women in the WorkplaceDiversity & InclusionEvidence-Based ManagementSocial Psychology

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Weight DiscriminationWeight StigmaWeight-based bullying

Tiffany Muller Myrdahl

Urbanist and Feminist GeographerSimon Fraser University

Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.

Geographies of social difference (with an emphasis on gender and sexuality) Municipal Social Inclusion PolicyQualitative and Mixed Method ResearchOral history methods for research and policymaking