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Kelly Herd, Ph.D.

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
Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Interpersonal, Family, and Health Communication Medically unexplained symptoms Chronic Pain Medical Gaslighting Voluntary Childlessness Sterilization Sexual Health Reproductive Justice
Andy Horowitz, Ph.D.

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
Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

A scholar of racism and racial inequality in identity formation, organizations, media, politics, science, religion, and public advocacy.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Religion Fraternities and Sororities Organizations Whiteness Media Discrimination Racism Science
Gio Iacono, Ph.D.

Gio Iacono, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Iacono's research interests include LGBTQIA+ youth mental health, youth resilience, diversity and inclusion in social work education.

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
Trauma-Informed Care LGBTQIA+ Health Social Work Mental Health Mindfulness Intervention Research
Molly Land, J.D.

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
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human Rights

Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children Social Mobilization Refugees in the U.S.
Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

Professor

Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Food Systems Marketing Industrial Organization Public Policy
Jacqueline Loss, Ph.D.

Jacqueline Loss, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

Professor Loss is an internationally published researcher and lecturer.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Latin American Literary Studies Cultural Studies Comparative Approaches
Michael P. Lynch, Ph.D.

Michael P. Lynch, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Dr. Lynch's research focuses on truth and fake news.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Information Technology and Knowledge Democracy and Public Discourse Fake News Truth
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