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Substance Misuse & Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that more than 130 people die every day from opioid-related drug overdoses. Penn State hosts the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center and the newly-formed Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse (CCSA) to help find research-based solutions to adress substance misuse and mental health.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Infectious Disease Experts
Penn State has one of the largest clusters of infectious disease, data and policy scientists. Faculty members frequently serve as sources for major media and are readily available to speak on unfolding events of the coronavirus pandemic. Our experts are actively publishing research on COVID-19, as well as on dengue, zika, West Nile and measles, and zoonotic diseases like avian and swine flu.
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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
Global Health, Neural Engineering, Infectious Disease, Hydrocephalus, Epilepsy
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Neural Engineering
- Infectious Disease
Politics & Policy
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration
Pennsylvania Politics and Policy
Focus Areas
- Politics & Policy
- American Politics
- Pennsylvania Politics
- Politics
- Drug Policy
Health & Medicine
Senior Director for Counseling & Psychological Services Director for the Center for Collegiate Mental Health
Collegiate Mental Health
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Collegiate Mental Health
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
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
Agriculture
Distinguished Professor of Entomology Director, Center for Pollinator Research
Pollinators, Honey Bees, Social Insects
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Pollinators
- Agriculture
- Entomology
- Pollinator Physiology
- Pollinator Behavior
- Genomics
Sustainability & Environment
Willaman Professor of Biology
Infectious Diseases, Genes, Immune response, Biodiversity, Pathogens, Population, Ecosystem, Parasites
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Sustainability & Environment
- Ecology
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Politics & Policy
Business
Director of the Food Decisions Research Laboratory
Ethical aspects of food access for children in schools, Cost-benefits and economics of food decisions, Economic role of hospitality and tourism activity
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Food Science
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
- Business
- Consumer Behavior
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Food Science
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
Health & Medicine
Department Head of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Professor of Immunology and Molecular Toxicology Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis Program, co-lead, Penn State Cancer Institute
Micronutrient Selenium, Selenoproteins, Redox Homeostasis
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Immunology
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
Earth Science
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Individual Development, Adult and Aging, Developmental Research Methodology
Focus Areas
- Earth Science
- Polar Melting
- Social Sciences
- Demography
- Population Research
- Economics
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
Politics & Policy
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Affordable Care Act, Regulatory Policymaking, Lobbying and Interest Groups, Health Politics and Policy
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Research to Policy
- Health Policy
- Law and Policy
- Affordable Care Act
- Politics & Policy
Agriculture
Associate Director, Animal Diagnostic Lab Clinical Professor and Head of Microbiology Section
Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses, Diagnostic assay development, Immune responses to viruses, Viral pathogenesis, Viral vaccines and Anti-virals
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Health Policy
- Global Health
- Agriculture
- Zoonotic and Emerging Viruses
Agriculture
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (CIDD) 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
Agriculture
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
Agriculture
Associate Professor of Biology
Epidemiology, Global Health, Influenza, Malaria, Dengue Virus, Drug Resistance, Genetic Recombination
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Genomics
- Infectious Disease
- Global Health
- Drug Resistance
- Agriculture
- Vector-borne Diseases
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
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Food Science
- Agriculture
- Food Safety & Quality
Health & Medicine
Assistant Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Viruses, Human Influenza, Vaccines, Influenza A Virus, Antibodies, Infection
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Global Health
Social Sciences
Distinguished Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences
Interpersonal Communication, Emotion in Persuasion, Fear during Epidemics
Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Communication
Health & Medicine
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Viruses, Human Herpesvirus 1, Neurons, Genome, Proteins, Infection, Population
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Genomics
- Infectious Disease
- Pathobiology
- Neurobiology
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
Business
Executive Director for Center Supply Chain Research and Penn State Executive Programs Professor of Practice in the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems
Supply Chain Strategic Planning and Implementation, Global Enterprise Leadership, Senior Executive Coaching and Development, Strong P&L Management
Focus Areas
- Business
- Supply Chain and Information Systems
Health & Medicine
Infectious disease specialist
Infectious Diseases, Pandemics, Human Influenza, Vaccines
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Health & Medicine
Professor and Chair, Department of Humanities Professor, Public Health Sciences
Vaccination controversy, Gender and infant feeding debates, and HIV transmission through breastfeeding
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Health Policy
Health & Medicine
Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Health Policy, Administration, Health Maintenance Organization, and Quality of Healthcare
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Health Policy
Focus Areas
- Health & Medicine
- Family Gender Dynamics
- Social Sciences
- History
- Civil Rights
- Diversity
- Politics & Policy
- Historical Commemoration
Business
Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
Human behavior, communication, well-being, nature based recreation, and well-being.
Focus Areas
- Sustainability & Environment
- Business
- Park and Tourism Management