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Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D.

Professor in Residence, Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D. is an expert in applied actuarial research projects such as calculating healthy years left in life.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Small Businesses Actuarial Research Statistics Mathematics Life Insurance Risk Management

Charles Venator-Santiago, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. Venator-Santiago is an expert in US territorial law and policy with a focus on the history of citizenship

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Nation-State building in the Americas Political Theory Latino Politics Puerto Rico/US Law Territorial Legal History Public Law Puerto Rican and Latino Studies

Scott Wallace

Associate Professor of Journalism

Scott Wallace is a bestselling author, photojournalist and educator who covers the environment and vanishing cultures worldwide.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Central America Amazon Rainforest Brazil Indigenous Cultures Uncontacted Tribes Illegal Logging Environmental Journalism COVID-19 in the Amazon Human Rights

Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social Work

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance Use Family Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk Behaviors Latino Families and Parenting in at Risk Environments Teen Pregnancy Prevention Fathers in the Latino Community Substance Use for Latino Youth and Adults Children, Youth, and Adults with Disabilities

Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.

Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Human Rights Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Anthropology Human rights trials International Human Rights International Criminal Tribunals

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Cognition and Culture Sports Ritual Cooperation

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations Institute

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
Care Coordination Crisis Response Systems Implementation Science Sustainable Financing Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
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