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Explore Available ResourcesDirector 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
Professor of Meteorology Director for the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences
Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Climate Change
Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences
Abrupt Climate Change, Sea Level Change, Ice and Climate, Glaciology
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
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Mass Shootings, Gun Ownership, Gun Acquisition
Senior Food Safety Extension Associate
Food Safety, Preventative Controls, Food Spoilage, Foodborne Pathogens, Food Supply Chain
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Affiliated Faculty of the The Rock Ethics Institute
Alternative Packaging and Food Handling, Sustainability, Ethics and Bioethics
Associate Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Carey Memorial Early Career Professor in the Arts Director of SOFTLAB@PSU
Computational textiles, Human computing interaction, Design
William L. Weiss Professor of Information and Communications Technology Director of the Institute for Networking and Security Research
Computer and Network Security, Technical Public Policy
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
Director of Vegetation Dynamics Lab
Wildfires, Climate Effects on Vegetation
Director of the Food Decisions Research Laboratory
Economic Roles of Hospitality and Tourism, Ethics of Food Access in Schools, Economics of Food Decisions
Professor of Food Science Head, Department of Food Science
Microbiology of Dairy Products, Food Safety
Professor of Meteorology
Atmospheric Dynamics, Formation and Evolution of Severe Storms, Tornadoes
Director of the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Renewable Fuels, Biomass Energy, Composting
Associate Professor of Political Science
Judicial Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, American Politics, State Politics
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
Associate Professor of Political Science
Political campaigns, Government & Public Policy, Voting Behavior
Professor of Communcation Art & Sciences
Women in Politics, Political Rhetoric
James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory
COVID-19 Misinformation, Social Media, Human-Robotic Interaction, Artificial Intelligence
Director, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology
Ecology, Evolutionary Genetics, Infectious Disease
Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology
Infectious disease dynamics, Host/Pathogen interactions, Pathogen transmission dynamics
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Social Disparities in Stress, Health, Mortality
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Data storage equipment, Field effect transistors, Energy utilization, Networks (circuits)
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Director, Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Child sexual abuse, Longitudinal studies, Research-to-policy, Abuse health consequences, Teen pregnancy, Sexual abuse prevention
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Vice President for Research
Bio-inspired Materials, Energy Harvesting, Multi-functional Materials, Wireless Power Transfer
Associate Professor of Geography and African Studies
Social Movements, Critical Race Theory, Political Economy, Urban Geography
Professor of Geosciences
Plate Tectonics, Lithospheric Geodynamics, Numerical Modeling, Thermal Processes
Professor of History
American history, Foreign relations, Political history, Obscenity regulation
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases Associate Director, Animal Diagnostic Lab Clinical Professor and Head of Microbiology Section
Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses, Immune Responses to Viruses, Viral Vaccines and Anti-Virals
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Russian politics, Ukrainian politics, comparative politics, political behavior, European politics
Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies
Race, Ethnicity and Politics; Gender and Politics; Participation, Voting and Public Opinion; American Politics
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Childhood Obesity, Healthy Eating, Children's Eating Behavior
Associate Professor of Food Science Director, Sensory Evaluation Center
COVID-19 and Loss of Taste and Smell, Bitterness of Pharmaceuticals, Food Preferences and Behavior
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
Professor and Chair, Department of Humanities Professor, Public Health Sciences
Vaccination Hesitancy, Breastfeeding Controversies in American Culture, Transsexualism and the Idea of Gender
Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Human Behavior, Well-Being, Nature-Based Recreation
Assistant Professor of History
Early Islamic History, Modern Middle East History, History of the Taliban
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
Distinguished Professor of Geography Director of the Center for Landscape Dynamics Associate Director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Climate Change, Wildfires, Forest Sustainability, Ecosystems
Associate Professor of Sociology, Labor & Employment Relations, and Women's Studies Research Associate, Population Research Institute
unemployment, labor, work, family, women, gender
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
Professor of Economics Head of the Department of Economics
Russian economy, Russian energy, and the Ukrainian economy.
Professor of History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies
Ukrainian history, politics of religion in Ukraine
Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs Director of the Center for Energy Law and Policy
Energy, Energy Law and Policy, Electricity, Natural Gas
Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Professor of Geosciences
Geosciences, Energy and Climate Change
Co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory
Emotional and cognitive effects of media, media portrayals, media violence, reality television and stereotyping.