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World Meteorological Organization data show that weather-related disasters have increased five-fold over the past 50 years, resulting in more than 2 million deaths and $3.64 trillion in damages. Evidence in the most recent International Panel on Climate Change report suggests that increasing global temperatures will continue to make these events more frequent.
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The effects of human-caused climate change continue to ripple around the world. Penn State experts are at the forefront of the science behind the effects and possible solutions.
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​Penn State has a wide range of faculty experts who are readily available to give insight on the evolving and ongoing economic, political, cultural and legal impacts of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
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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
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
Earth Science
Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences
Abrupt Climate Change, Sea Level Change, Ice and Climate, Glaciology
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Glaciology
- Polar Melting
- Climate Change
Social Sciences
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
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Mass Shootings, Gun Ownership, Gun Acquisition
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Law and Policy
- Gun Control
Agriculture
Senior Food Safety Extension Associate
Food Safety, Preventative Controls, Food Spoilage, Foodborne Pathogens, Food Supply Chain
Focus Areas
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
Politics & Policy
Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Affiliated Faculty of the The Rock Ethics Institute
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
Engineering & Technology
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
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy
- Solar Fabrics
- Engineering & Technology
- Sustainable Design
- Manufacturing
- Materials Science
Telecommunications
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
Focus Areas
- Engineering & Technology
- Law and Policy
- Technology Policy
- Telecommunications
- Cybersecurity
- Election Hacking
- Privacy
Business
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
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Politics & Policy
Earth Science
Director of Vegetation Dynamics Lab
Wildfires, Climate Effects on Vegetation
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Wildfires
- Climate Change
- Sustainability & Environment
- Ecology
Business
Director of the Food Decisions Research Laboratory
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
Agriculture
Professor of Food Science Head, Department of Food Science
Microbiology of Dairy Products, Food Safety
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Food Science
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
Earth Science
Professor of Meteorology
Atmospheric Dynamics, Formation and Evolution of Severe Storms, Tornadoes
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Extreme Weather
- Tornadoes
- Weather Risk
Earth Science
Director of the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Renewable Fuels, Biomass Energy, Composting
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Climate Change
- Sustainability & Environment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy
- Biofuels
- Agriculture
Politics & Policy
Associate Professor of Political Science
Judicial Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, American Politics, State Politics
Focus Areas
- Law and Policy
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Pennsylvania Politics
- Politics
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
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
Politics & Policy
Professor of Communcation Art & Sciences
Women in Politics, Political Rhetoric
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Politics
- Voting Behavior
- Women in Politics
Digital Media Technologies
James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory
COVID-19 Misinformation, Social Media, Human-Robotic Interaction, Artificial Intelligence
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Communication
- Journalism & Media
- Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Media
- Telecommunications
- Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Media Technologies
- Psychological Effects of Digital Media Technologies
- Interactive Media
- Social Media
- Mobile Media
- Customized and Personalized Media
- Online Credibility
- Online Privacy
- Fake News
- Virtual Assistants
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 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
Social Sciences
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Social Disparities in Stress, Health, Mortality
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Economics
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
Social Sciences
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
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Sexual Abuse
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Human Development
- Research to Policy
- Social Sciences
- Family Dynamics
- Population Research
Engineering & Technology
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Associate Vice President for Research
Bio-inspired Materials, Energy Harvesting, Multi-functional Materials, Wireless Power Transfer
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy
- Engineering & Technology
- Materials Science
- Biological Materials Engineering
Politics & Policy
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
Earth Science
Professor of Geosciences
Plate Tectonics, Lithospheric Geodynamics, Numerical Modeling, Thermal Processes
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Earthquakes
Politics & Policy
Professor of History
American history, Foreign relations, Political history, Obscenity regulation
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- History
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Federal Bureau of Investigations
Agriculture
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
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Health Policy
- Global Health
- Agriculture
- Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses
Politics & Policy
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Russian politics, Ukrainian politics, comparative politics, political behavior, European politics
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- Politics
Politics & Policy
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
Health & Medicine
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Childhood Obesity, Healthy Eating, Children's Eating Behavior
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Nutritional Sciences
Agriculture
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
Social Sciences
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
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
Business
Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Human Behavior, Well-Being, Nature-Based Recreation
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Business
- Park and Tourism Management
Politics & Policy
Assistant Professor of History
Early Islamic History, Modern Middle East History, History of the Taliban
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- Middle East
Earth Science
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
Earth Science
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
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Wildfires
- Climate Change
- Sustainability & Environment
- Ecology
Social Sciences
Associate Professor of Sociology, Labor & Employment Relations, and Women's Studies Research Associate, Population Research Institute
unemployment, labor, work, family, women, gender
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Gender Beliefs and Family Transitions
- Family and Work Demands
Social Sciences
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
Social Sciences
Professor of Economics Head of the Department of Economics
Russian economy, Russian energy, and the Ukrainian economy.
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Economics
Politics & Policy
Professor of History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies
Ukrainian history, politics of religion in Ukraine
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- History
- Politics & Policy
- International Affairs
Sustainability & Environment
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
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Energy
- Energy Law and Policy
- Electric Power and Natural Gas
Earth Science
Dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Professor of Geosciences
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
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