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Coping with tragedy: Counselor offers strategies after Las Vegas shooting

October 3, 2017

In the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, Wake Forest Counseling Professor Samuel Gladding offers suggestions for how to cope with tragedy.

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WFU expert explains special counsel Mueller’s speed and tactics

September 26, 2017

Katy Harriger, author of “The Special Prosecutor in American Politics,” says Congressional investigations are influencing the speed and aggressiveness of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Harriger is professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University.

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Former EPA official: Harvey polluted floodwaters pose challenges

September 1, 2017

Stan Meiburg, a former acting deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who is now Wake Forest University’s director of graduate programs in sustainability, can discuss environmental challenges in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts, Research & Discovery

Father’s Day: WFU expert available on ‘Dadvertising,’ divorce & more

June 8, 2017

Wake Forest education professor Linda Nielsen is an ideal expert source for Father’s Day stories. For more than 25 years, Nielsen has taught “Fathers and Daughters,” the only known college class in the country devoted exclusively to dad-daughter relationships.

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Robert Mueller named special counsel

May 18, 2017

Katy Harriger, author of "The Special Prosecutor in American Politics," can comment on the appointment of a special counsel for an investigation of ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

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HB2: one year later

March 20, 2017

With the first anniversary of the passage of North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) approaching this week, several Wake Forest experts are available to comment on the original legislation, appeal proposals, court challenges and the impact on the state.

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Pros penalized off the tee at The Masters are more likely to take risks

March 7, 2017

Research by Wake Forest University sports economist Todd McFall suggests that a faction of players beginning holes with penalty strokes will regularly take greater risks in their subsequent shots to avoid any additional strokes—a decision predicted by behavioral economics that can lead to disastrous consequences for golfers’ performances.

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Special prosecutor: Answer for investigation of Trump ties to Russia?

March 3, 2017

Katy Harriger, author of The Special Prosecutor in American Politics, can comment on the possible appointment of a special prosecutor for an investigation of ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Harriger, professor and chair of the politics and international affairs department at Wake Forest University, says this may not be the best solution.

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The effects of repealing the Affordable Care Act in NC

March 1, 2017

What would potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act mean for North Carolina? Hana Brown, associate professor of sociology at Wake Forest University, says it would be disastrous. Brown studies the political consequences of social inequality and state welfare policymaking.

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Trump surpasses expectations in address to Congress

March 1, 2017

Wake Forest's Allan Louden, an expert in political communication, presidential rhetoric and argumentation theory, is available for comment on Donald Trump's speech to Congress last night.

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Coping with tragedy: Counselor offers strategies after Las Vegas shooting

WFU expert explains special counsel Mueller’s speed and tactics

Former EPA official: Harvey polluted floodwaters pose challenges

Father’s Day: WFU expert available on ‘Dadvertising,’ divorce & more

Robert Mueller named special counsel

HB2: one year later

Pros penalized off the tee at The Masters are more likely to take risks

Special prosecutor: Answer for investigation of Trump ties to Russia?

The effects of repealing the Affordable Care Act in NC

Trump surpasses expectations in address to Congress

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