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Thomas Craemer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Public Policy

Thomas Craemer is an expert on slavery reparations, racial bias and the psychology of racism.

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
Slavery Reparations Diversity and Inclusion Race Related Policies Race Relations Psychology of Race Race Public Opinion and Survey Research

Amanda J. Crawford

Assistant Professor

Professor Crawford is a veteran political reporter, literary journalist, and expert in journalism ethics and misinformation.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Literary Journalism Media News Literacy Misinformation Journalism Ethics Media Law Conspiracy Theories Journalism First Amendment

Jennifer Necci Dineen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor In-Residence, School of Public Policy | Associate Director, UConn Center for Advancing, Research, Methods, and Scholarship in Gun Injury Prevention (ARMS)

Jennifer Dineen is a survey methodologist who focuses on stakeholder attitudes as mechanism for intervention uptake and policy change.

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
Gun Violence Prevention Gun Injury Prevention Education Policy Political Attitudes and Behavior Qualitative Research Methods Survey Methodology Public Policy

Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of History

Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
History/Memory Modern Korea Modern Japan Territorial Disputes Japan-Korea Relations

Timothy B. Folta, Ph.D.

Professor of Management; Thomas John and Bette Wolff Family Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship; Academic Director, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Prof Folta is an expert in entrepreneurship and corporate strategy, analyzing decisions around entry, exit, and diversification.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Strategic Management Market Entry and Exit Corporate Strategy and Diversification Innovation Policy Managing Uncertainty Venture Capital and Angel Capital Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Kelly Herd, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Professor Herd focuses on creativity and product design as they relate to social cognition, identity, and emotions

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Emotions Product Design Social Cognition Consumer Behavior Creativity Identity

Paul Herrnson, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science

Paul Herrnson's interests include political parties and elections, money and politics, and voting systems and election administration.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Political Behavior American Institutions and Politics Election Administration Voting Systems Public Opinion Money and Politics Elections Political Parties Voting Technology

Andy Horowitz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Connecticut State Historian

Dr. Horowitz is a public historian, scholar of the modern United States, and Connecticut's State Historian.

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
Modern U.S. History Environmental Change Natural Disasters Hurricane Katrina Metropolitan Development‎ Extractive Industry Welfare State Race, Class and Inequality

Molly Land, J.D.

Catherine Roraback Professor of Law and Human Rights; Associate Director, Human Rights Institute

Molly Land specializes in human rights and technology.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Digital Rights Intellectual Property Law Technology and the Law Human Rights International Law Cyberlaw First Amendment Social Media

Alina Lerman

Assistant Professor of Business

Alina Lerman is an expert in the role of accounting information in capital markets, investor sophistication, and corporate reporting.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Corporate Regulation Economics Accounting Investment Forensic Accounting
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