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Focus Areas
- Criminal Justice
- Institutional and Community Corrections
- Violence and Victimization
- Race and Ethnicity
Telecommunications
Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications
Telecommunications and Media Industries
Media & Telecommunications Policy and Regulation, Broadband Policy, Local News
Focus Areas
- Telecommunications
- Telecommunications Policy
- Broadband Policy
- Media Localism
Earth Science
Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Abrupt Climate Change, Sea Level Change, Ice and Climate, Glaciology
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Glaciology
- Polar Melting
- Climate Change
Politics & Policy
Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Political Science
Democracy, Political Ethics, Political Theory, Civic Virtue and Education
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Elections
- Democracy
Politics & Policy
Director for the Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy,
Professor of Political Science
Political Science
American Politics, State Politics, Public Opinion, Political Behavior and Democracy
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Elections
- Democracy
- State Politics
Health & Medicine
Evan Pugh Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies,
Director, Child Study Center
Child Social-Emotional Development, Design and Evaluation of School-Based programs, Child-Clinical Psychology
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Human Development
- Social Sciences
- Family Dynamics
Civil Rights
Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
Race, Ethnicity and Politics; Gender and Politics; Participation, Voting and Public Opinion; American Politics
Focus Areas
- Civil Rights
- Social Justice Movements
- Diversity
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Elections
- Voting Behavior
- Digital Media Technologies
- Misinformation and Disinformation
Sustainability & Environment
Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs,
Director of the Center for Energy Law and Policy
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Energy, Energy Law and Policy, Electricity, Natural Gas
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Energy
- Energy Law and Policy
- Electric Power and Natural Gas
Engineering & Technology
Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) Affiliate Researcher
Autonomous vehicles
Focus Areas
- Engineering & Technology
- Transportation
- Autonomous Vehicles
Business
Professor of Management and Organization,
Frank & Mary Jean Smeal Research Fellow
Corporate social responsibility, Workforce diversity, Supplier managaement, Corporate resource allocation,
Focus Areas
- Business
- Leadership and Ethics
- Management and Organization
Agriculture
Senior Food Safety Extension Associate
College of Agricultural Sciences
Food Safety, Preventative Controls, Food Spoilage, Foodborne Pathogens, Food Supply Chain
Focus Areas
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
Sustainability & Environment
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering,
Affiliated Faculty of the The Rock Ethics Institute
College of Engineering
Alternative Packaging and Food Handling, Sustainability, Ethics and Bioethics
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Engineering & Technology
- Materials Science
- Biomedical Materials Engineering
- Packaging Materials Engineering
- Food Materials Engineering
- Nanomaterials Engineering
- Biological Materials Engineering
- Politics & Policy
- Ethical Leadership and Decision-Making
- Ethics Education
Social Sciences
Professor of History
American history, Foreign relations, Political history, Obscenity regulation
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- History
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Federal Bureau of Investigations
Social Sciences
Professor of Labor and Employment Relations
Labor and Employment Relations
Social Sciences, Labor and Employment Relations
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Labor Relations
- Unions
- Union Organizing
- Collective Bargaining
- Strikes
- Labor History
- Union-Management Partnerships
Social Sciences
Associate Professor of Sociology, Labor & Employment Relations, and Women's Studies,
Research Associate, Population Research Institute
Department of Sociology and Criminology
unemployment, labor, work, family, women, gender
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Gender Beliefs and Family Transitions
- Family and Work Demands
Sustainability & Environment
Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ,
Carey Memorial Early Career Professor in the Arts,
Director of SOFTLAB@PSU
College of Arts and Architecture
Computational textiles, Human computing interaction, Design
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy
- Solar Fabrics
- Engineering & Technology
- Sustainable Design
- Manufacturing
- Materials Science
Journalism & Media
Bellisario College of Communications
Documentary filmmaking, Storytelling, Israel, Holocaust, History, Education
Focus Areas
- Journalism & Media
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Ethics in Filmmaking
- Civil Rights
- Racism
- Social Justice Movements
- Diversity
- Education
- Education Policy
- Politics & Policy
- Middle East
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- History
- Psychiatry and Bioethics
- UFOs
- Supernatural and Paranormal Phenomena
- Humanities
Earth Science
Professor of Meteorology,
Director for the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Climate Change
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Hurricanes
- Extreme Weather
- Climate Change
Health & Medicine
Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics,
Associate Professor of Biology
Public Health, Quantitative Epidemiology, Population Ecology, Statistics, Computational and Mathematical Biology
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Health Policy
- Agriculture
- Entomology
- Vector-borne Diseases
Sustainability & Environment
Director of the Sustainability Institute,
Chief Sustainability Officer,
Professor of Teaching for Penn State Law
Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resource Law and Water-related Issues
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Extreme Weather
- Climate Change
- Sustainability & Environment
- Water
- Energy
- Wastewater Treatment
- Engineering & Technology
- Water Resources
- Law and Policy
- Politics & Policy
Civil Rights
Professor of Education and Demography
Education
School segregation, Racial inequality, Civil rights, School choice, Education policy, Diversity in education
Focus Areas
- Civil Rights
- Racism
- Social Justice Movements
- Diversity
- Education
- Civil Rights Education
Earth Science
Professor of Geosciences
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Plate Tectonics, Lithospheric Geodynamics, Numerical Modeling, Thermal Processes
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Earthquakes
Business
William A. Schreyer Professor of Global Management, Policies and Planning,
Founding Director, Center for Global Business Studies
International Trade, Global Corporate Strategy and Implementation
Focus Areas
- Business
- Economic Development
- International Business
- Globalization
- Global Tectonics
- Future Business Trends
Social Sciences
Professor of Agricultural and Regional Economics,
Director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Regional and Rural Economic Development, Regional Food Systems, Self-Employment, Poverty, Buy-Local Trend, Opioid Epidemic
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Economics
- Agriculture
- Law and Policy
- Business
- Economic Development
Law and Policy
Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar
Dickinson Law
International War Crimes, Human Rights, International Law, Sex Crimes
Focus Areas
- Law and Policy
- International Criminal Law
Health & Medicine
Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology,
Director, Center for Pollinator Research, Insect Biodiversity Center,
Associate Director for Research, Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science
Entomology
Pollinators, Honey Bees, Social Insects
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Genomics
- Sustainability & Environment
- Pollinators
- Agriculture
- Entomology
- Pollinator Physiology
- Pollinator Behavior
Business
Clinical Professor of International Business
Smeal College of Business
Government Policy, Economic Sanctions, NGOs
Focus Areas
- Business
- International Business
- Globalization
Politics & Policy
Professor of Communcation Art & Sciences
Communications Art & Sciences, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Women in Politics, Political Rhetoric
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Voting Behavior
- Women in Politics
Journalism & Media
Dean of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications,
Professor of Journalism
News Literacy, Woman in Media, Title IX, Sports Journalism
Focus Areas
- Journalism & Media
- Sports Ethics
- Women in Media
- Civil Rights
- Social Justice Movements
- Diversity
- Education
- Digital Media Technologies
- Fake News
Health & Medicine
Professor and Chair, Department of Humanities,
Professor, Public Health Sciences
Vaccination Hesitancy, Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture, Transsexualism and the Idea of Gender
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Health Policy
Health & Medicine
Associate Professor of Food Science,
Director, Sensory Evaluation Center
COVID-19 and Loss of Taste and Smell, Bitterness of Pharmaceuticals, Food Preferences and Behavior
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Food Science
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
Internet & Technology
Huck Chair in Biomedical Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence ,
Director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Sciences, Algorithms
Focus Areas
- Internet & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Big Data
- Machine Learning
Health & Medicine
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Penn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology
Health & Medicine
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Health Policy
- Reproductive Health
Health & Medicine
Willaman Professor of Biology
Infectious Diseases, Genes, Immune response, Biodiversity, Pathogens, Population, Ecosystem, Parasites
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Sustainability & Environment
- Ecology
Sustainability & Environment
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Global Food Security
Global Food Security, PlantVillage, Plant Disease Detection, Insect Outbreaks
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Agriculture
- Entomology
- Biology
Social Sciences
Professor of Economics,
Head of the Department of Economics
Russian economy, Russian energy, and the Ukrainian economy.
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Economics
Social Sciences
Associate Professor of Geography and African Studies
Social Movements, Critical Race Theory, Political Economy, Urban Geography
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- History
- Civil Rights
- Racism
- Social Justice Movements
- Politics & Policy
- Politics
- Ethics Education
Social Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education
Assessment and treatment of problem behavior, Behavioral economics, Media coverage of mass shooters, Autism
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Media Coverage of Mass Shootings
Politics & Policy
Professor of International Affairs
School of International Affairs
International Affairs, Foreign Policy, Foreign Aid Administration
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- International Affairs
- Foreign Aid Administration
- American Foreign Policy
Health & Medicine
Ann Atherton Hertzler Early Career Professor in Health and Human Development,
Assistant professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Human Development and Family Studies
Racial and Gender Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Substance Abuse
- Drug Addiction
Journalism & Media
Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Film Production and Media Studies,
Director, News Literacy Initiative
Bellisario College of Communications
News Literacy, Fake News, Media, Journalism, Film
Focus Areas
- Journalism & Media
- News Literacy
- Media Studies
- Digital Media Technologies
- Fake News
Health & Medicine
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Childhood Obesity, Healthy Eating, Children's Eating Behavior
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Nutritional Sciences
Health & Medicine
Assistant Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
COVID-19 Variants, Pathogen Evolution, Drug and Vaccine Resistance
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Health & Medicine
Associate Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State Harrisburg,
Director, Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research
Addiction, Opioid Epidemic, Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse, High-Risk Health Behaviors
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Substance Abuse
Education
Professor of Education,
Department Head of Education Policy Studies
Higher Education, Educational Studies, Leadership Preparation
Focus Areas
- Education
- Education Policy
- International Higher Education
- Accreditation
Digital Media Technologies
Assistant professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology,
Faculty affiliate, Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence
online privacy, agency, kids and social media, datafication
Focus Areas
- Digital Media Technologies
- Online Privacy
- Social Media
- Mobile Media
Sustainability & Environment
Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences,
Professor of Geosciences
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Geosciences, Energy and Climate Change
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Climate and National Security
- Climate Change
- Atmospheric Science
- Sustainability & Environment
- Energy Use and Carbon Emissions Education
- Energy
- Biofuels
Focus Areas
- Internet & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Big Data
- Cybersecurity
- Machine Learning
Politics & Policy
Professor of International Affairs and Asian Studies
International Affairs and Policy, Middle East Relations, International Security, Energy
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Congress
- International Affairs
- Middle East
- Chinese Foreign Policy
Sustainability & Environment
Director, Institutes of Energy and the Environment,
Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Director, Engineering Energy and Environmental Institute,
Director, Hydrogen Energy Center
Environmental Engineering
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy Use and Carbon Emissions Education
- Wastewater Treatment
Business
Associate Professor of Economics,
Director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie
Focus Areas
- Business
- Economic Development
- International Trade
- Labor Economics
Sustainability & Environment
Lloyd and Dottie Huck Chair for Functional Genomics,
Professor for Biology and Plant Science
Bioinformatics and Genomics, Plant Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Plant Biology
- Agriculture
Politics & Policy
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration
School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Politics and Policy, Marijuana Law and Policy
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Pennsylvania Politics
- Politics
- Drug Policy
- Elections
Engineering & Technology
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering,
Engineering Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program,
Associate Head for Graduate Education, Materials Science and Engineering
Ceramics, Chemistry, Glass, Nanomaterials
Focus Areas
- Engineering & Technology
- Materials Science
- Glass
Health & Medicine
Professor and Huck Scholar in Entomology
Biology and Evolution of Viruses
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Genomics
- Infectious Disease
- Pathobiology
- Immunology
- Agriculture
- Entomology
- Vector-borne Diseases
- Mosquitoes
Health & Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Studies,
Director for the Social Science Research Institute,
Associate Director for the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Family Dynamics, Family Gender Dynamics, Sibling Relationships
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Family Gender Dynamics
- Sibling Relationships
- Social Sciences
- Family Dynamics
Law and Policy
Palmer Chair in Telecommunications,
Director of the X-Lab
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Rural Broadband Access, Cybersecurity, Cyber Policy
Focus Areas
- Law and Policy
- Technology Policy
- Telecommunications
- Election Hacking
- Privacy
- Surveillance
- Internet & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
Engineering & Technology
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Water, Hydrology, Climate Change, Floods, Drought
Focus Areas
- Engineering & Technology
- Hydrology
- Water Resources
Internet & Technology
Professor of Information Sciences and Technology
Information Sciences and Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Big Data Analytics, Visual Analytics
Focus Areas
- Internet & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Big Data
- Machine Learning
Politics & Policy
Political Science
Generational Politics, Social Media and Politics, Media Economics, American Politics, Latin American Politics
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Elections
- Voting Behavior
Engineering & Technology
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Data storage equipment, Field effect transistors, Energy utilization, Networks (circuits)
Focus Areas
- Engineering & Technology
- Computer Architecture
- Design Automation
Law and Policy
Associate Professor of Political Science
Judicial Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, American Politics, State Politics
Focus Areas
- Law and Policy
- US Supreme Court
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Pennsylvania Politics
- Politics
Journalism & Media
Co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory
Emotional and cognitive effects of media, media portrayals, media violence, reality television and stereotyping.
Focus Areas
- Journalism & Media
- Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Media
- Media Violence
Business
Associate Professor of Commercial Recreation and Tourism
Information Technology and Big Data in Tourism Industry, Online and Consumer Behavior
Focus Areas
- Business
- Park and Tourism Management
- Data Analytics
Health & Medicine
Infectious disease physician
Clinical Aspects of COVID-19, Infectious Diseases, Pandemics, Human Influenza, Vaccines
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Politics & Policy
Professor of Political Science
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Political Violence, Intrastate Conflict
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- International Affairs
- American Foreign Policy
Law and Policy
Associate Dean for Research and Partnerships for Penn State Law,
Professor of Law
Penn State Law
Family Law, Feminist legal theory, Masculinities and sexuality, Gender identity and the law
Focus Areas
- Law and Policy
- Politics & Policy
Sustainability & Environment
Co-director of Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Batteries, Biologically Inspired Robotics
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy
- Energy Storage
- Engineering & Technology
Health & Medicine
Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology
Infectious disease dynamics, Host/Pathogen interactions, Pathogen transmission dynamics
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Hurricanes
- Climate Change
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Pathobiology
- Agriculture
- Entomology
- Vector-borne Diseases
- Mosquitoes
- CRISPR
Health & Medicine
Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences,
Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology
Ecology, Evolutionary Genetics, Infectious Disease
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Pathobiology
- Genetics
- Drug Resistance
Earth Science
Professor of Meteorology
EMS
Atmospheric Dynamics, Formation and Evolution of Severe Storms, Tornadoes
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Extreme Weather
- Tornadoes
- Weather Risk
Focus Areas
- Agriculture
- Entomology
Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Social Disparities in Stress, Health, Mortality
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Economics
Health & Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Health Policy, Administration, Health Maintenance Organization, Quality of Healthcare
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Health Policy
Health & Medicine
Director of the Penn State Center for Neural Engineering,
Harvey F. Brush Chair in the College of Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics and Physics,
Professor of Neurosurgery at Penn State College of Medicine
COVID-19 Tracking in Africa, Global Health, Neural Engineering, Infectious Disease
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Neural Engineering
- Infectious Disease
Health & Medicine
Executive Director, The Center for Collegiate Mental Health,
Co-Interim Senior Director, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Mental Health, Collegiate Mental Health, Mental Health Concerns, Mental Health Impacts
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Collegiate Mental Health
- Social Sciences
- Family Dynamics
- Communication
Health & Medicine
Director of the Food Decisions Research Laboratory
HHD
Economic Roles of Hospitality and Tourism, Ethics of Food Access in Schools, Economics of Food Decisions
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Food Science
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
- Business
- Consumer Behavior
Health & Medicine
Professor of Biology and Alumni Professor in the Biological Sciences,
Faculty member in the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
COVID-19 Projection Models, Ecology, Theoretical Ecology, Infectious Disease Dynamics, Global Warming, Climate Change, Computational Biology
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Climate Change
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Global Health
- Sustainability & Environment
- Ecology
- Social Sciences
- Population Research
- Agriculture
- Biology
Sustainability & Environment
Management and Organization
Sustainability, Organizational Management
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Business
- Management and Organization
Sustainability & Environment
Director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute,
Distinguished Professor of Geography,
Associate Director of the Institute of Energy and the Environment
Department of Geography
Climate Change, Wildfires, Forest Sustainability, Ecosystems, Prescribed Fires
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Wildfires
- Climate Change
- Sustainability & Environment
- Ecology
Politics & Policy
Associate Professor of Political Science
Political campaigns, Government & Public Policy, Voting Behavior
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- American Presidency
- Politics
- Elections
- Voting Behavior
- Congress
- International Affairs
Social Sciences
James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects,
Director, Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence,
Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory
Misinformation, Social Media, Human-Robotic Interaction, Artificial Intelligence
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Communication
- Journalism & Media
- Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Media
- Telecommunications
- Digital Media Technologies
- Psychological Effects of Digital Media Technologies
- Online Privacy
- Interactive Media
- Social Media
- Mobile Media
- Customized and Personalized Media
- Online Credibility
- Fake News
- Virtual Assistants
- Internet & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
Politics & Policy
Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science,
Associate Director, The Public Policy Initiative at Penn State Behrend
Political Science
Russian politics, Ukrainian politics, comparative politics, political behavior, European politics
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- Politics
Health & Medicine
Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Viruses, Human Herpesvirus 1, Neurons, Genome, Proteins, Infection, Population
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Genomics
- Infectious Disease
- Pathobiology
- Neurobiology
Sustainability & Environment
Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Human Behavior, Well-Being, Nature-Based Recreation
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Business
- Park and Tourism Management
Business
Professor of Practice in the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems,
Executive Director for Center Supply Chain Research and Penn State Executive Programs
Center for Supply Chain Research and Supply Chain and Information Systems in Smeal College of Business
Supply Chain Strategic Planning and Implementation, Global Enterprise Leadership
Focus Areas
- Business
- Supply Chain and Information Systems
Social Sciences
Director, Population Research Institute,
Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography
Sociology and Demography, The College of the Liberal Arts
Census, Demography, Population Research
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Politics & Policy
Politics & Policy
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences,
Director of the Center for Democratic Deliberation in Penn State's McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Communications Arts and Sciences, The College of the Liberal Arts
Collective memory, Rhetoric
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Ethics Education
- Historical Commemoration
- Campus Free Speech
Social Sciences
Professor of History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies
Ukrainian history, politics of religion in Ukraine
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- History
- Politics & Policy
- International Affairs
Information Sciences and Technology
Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology ,
Director, Human Language Technologies Lab at Penn State
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Privacy, Security
Focus Areas
- Information Sciences and Technology
- Internet & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Machine Learning
Sustainability & Environment
Professor of Marketing,
Frank and Mary Smeal Research Fellow
Smeal
Consumer Behavior, Charitable Giving, Sustainable Behavior
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Business
- Marketing
- Consumer Behavior
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Stars, Stellar Activity, Multiple-Planet systems
Focus Areas
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Exoplants
- Space
- Stars
- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- Comparative Politics
- Dictatorships
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