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Lauren Lowman

Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering

Lowman studies how changes in water availability affects ecosystem sustainability and predictability.

Expert Areas: Hurricanes and drought | Hydrology | Role of fire on ecology and hydrology | Water availability and its impact on the ecosystem

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E.J. Masicampo

Associate Professor of Psychology

Masicampo’s research focuses on willpower, goal setting, and the psychology behind resisting temptation.

Expert Areas: Consciousess | Goal Setting | Plan Making | Self-Control | Social Psychology | Willpower

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AJ Mazaris

LGBTQ Center Director

They provide education, advocacy and support to the LGBTQ community and puts into perspective gender identity and sexual orientation issues.

Expert Areas: All Gender Restrooms | Bathroom Bill | Diversity and Inclusion | Gay Marriage | Gay Rights | Gender Studies | HB2 | LGBTQ History | LGBTQ Issues | LGBTQ Rights | Public History | Queer Theory | Transgender Issues

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Todd McFall

Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics

McFall uses his interest in golf and basketball to explain how regulatory policies impact competitors’ strategies.

Expert Areas: Economic Implications of Public | Economics of Education | NCAA Tournament Organization | Personnell Economics | Policy Economic Litigation | Sports Economics | Technological Change on Economic Decision-Making

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Allison McWilliams

Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development

McWilliams focuses on young adult personal & professional development, networking & interpersonal relationships for both mentors & mentees.

Expert Areas: Career Development | Careers | Higher Ed Mentoring | Internships | Leadership and Networking | Personal Development | Workplace Mentoring

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Christian Miller

A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy

Miller is an expert on the study of character and ethics.

Expert Areas: Character | Compassion | Ethics | God and Morality | Honesty | Moral Character | Moral Psychology | Moral Reasoning | Objective and Subjective Morality | Philosophy of Religion | Virtue

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Gary Miller

Associate Professor of Health and Exercise Science

Miller’s research considers healthy behavioral lifestyle changes of nutrition and physical activity.

Expert Areas: Advanced Exercise Physiology | Bariatric Surgery | Childhood Obesity | Culture and Diet | Dietary Intervention | Exercise Effects | General Nutrition | Inflammation and Disease | Lifestyles and Diseases | Nutrition in Health and Disease | Obesity | Physical Activity | The Role of Leptin in Obesity | Weight Loss

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Ananda Mitra

Professor of Communication

Mitra’s expertise makes him the go-to person for the latest trends in social media.

Expert Areas: Communication and Public Culture | Communication Technology and Evaluation | Computer Use in Data Collection | Computers in Education and Training | Cultural Sustainability | Employment in U.S. and India | Indian Culture and Communication Practices | Technology and Communication | Technology and Society

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Gloria Muday

Director, Center for Molecular Signaling and Professor of Biology

Muday pursues research on how plant hormones modulate root development.

Expert Areas: Genetically Modified Organisms | GMOs | Molecular Biology of Plants | STEM Education

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Linda Nielsen

Professor of Education

Nielsen’s special interest is father-daughter relationships and shared parenting/joint physical custody for children with separated parents.

Expert Areas: Children of Divorce | Fatherhood Myths | Fathers and Daughters | Joint Physical Custody

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