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O'Leary Professor
School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Areas of expertise: Crime and mass media/popular culture, Crime, Race, Gender, Crime and detective fiction, Criminal justice, Communication, Diversity, Popular culture, Violence, Women
Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Areas of expertise: African American studies, Black history, Diversity, History, Women
Professor
Department of Sociology, Department of East Asian Studies
Areas of expertise: Immigration, Asian Americans, Korean Americans, Race and ethnicity, Community and urban sociology, Gender and family, Asia, Diversity, Family, Urban studies
Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Psychological Services Center
Areas of expertise: Psychology, Mental health, Suicide prevention, Alcohol, drug, substance use in college students, Collegiate recovery programs, Peer counseling and peer education, College student hotlines, Peer theater programs, Diversity, Inclusion, Social justice, Disability issues, Education, Substance abuse
Professor
Department of Sociology
Associate Professor
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, School of Social Welfare
Professor, Undergraduate Director, Collins Fellow
Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Areas of expertise: Women's studies, Race relations, Gender relations, Black history month, Women's history month, Film and cinema, Media, Popular culture, Communication, Diversity, Women
Professor
Department of Sociology, College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Areas of expertise: Demography, Race and ethnicity, Rural sociology, Census, Diversity, Welfare
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Success; Professor
Provost's Office, Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor, Department Chair
College of Integrated Health Sciences, Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior
Areas of expertise: Community-engaged research, Health disparities, Low-income communities, Women's health, Family health, Diversity, Health, Public health
Professor and Chair of the Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Department of Anthropology, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Areas of expertise: Cultures, Diversity, Economics, Indigenous peoples and languages of the Americas, Mesoamerica, Latin America, Popular culture, Tourism, Urban studies
Professor
School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
Professor
Department of Psychology, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Areas of expertise: Social and psychological development of black children, Inclusiveness of education, Transracial adoption, HIV/AIDS and people of African descent, Enslavement and colonial experiences of people of African descent, Black studies, Mock jury trials, Nonverbal behavior of people of African descent, Africa, Diversity, Education, History, Psychology
Associate Professor & Department Co-Chair
Department of Educational Policy & Leadership, School of Education
Associate Professor
Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology, School of Education, Psychological Services Center