Zsolt Nyiri
Associate Professor, Political Science and Law
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Political Science
- International Relations
Research Interests
- European politics
- quantitative methods
- public diplomacy
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Willard Gingerich
Professor of English, Former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- English Language and Literature
- Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures
Research Interests
- Indigenous language study
- indigenous and colonial literary cultures
- American Literature
Anthony Spanakos
Professor, Political Science and Law
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Political Science
- Comparative Politics
Research Interests
- Brazil, Venezuela, BRICS
- Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Populism, Democratization, Securit
- Foreign Policies of Developing Countries
Tarika Daftary-Kapur
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Juvenile Law
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Plea deal decision making
- jury decision making
- adolescent decision making and legal competencies presently focused on plea deal decision making
Ruth Propper
Professor, Psychology
Disciplines
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology
Research Interests
- Memory
- Psychology
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
Reginia Judge
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- impacts of technology and popular culture on the justice system
Peter Kingstone
Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Political Science
- Comparative Politics
Research Interests
- democratization and the politics of neoliberal economic reforms
- Comparative Politics
- Latin American Politics
Michael Bixter
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cognitive Psychology
- Quantitative Psychology
Research Interests
- understanding how decisions are made about delayed and risky rewards
- Understanding how decisions are made in small-group environments
- Understanding how cognitive behaviors develop across adulthood
Marshall Schmidt
Assistant Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Law
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
Research Interests
- criminology, white-collar crime, social psychology, the family, and intersections between these topics
Lisa Anne Zilney
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Sex crimes legislation
- environmental crime
- human-animal bond
Lawrence Walsh
Instructional Specialist, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Social Statistics
Research Interests
- crime analysis
- performance evaluation
- police ethics
Kenneth Sumner
Associate Provost for Academic Personnel, Academic Affairs
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Leadership Studies
- Psychology
Research Interests
- Research on implicit measurement, job attitudes, judgment and decision making, selection and assessment, stress and health
- leadership, attitudes, and psychometrics
Karen Ramsden
Market Research Analyst, University Communications and Marketing
Disciplines
- Higher Education
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Library and Information Science
Research Interests
- Institutional Repository implementation and maintenance
- Fundraising research
- ethnography and qualitative methods in library research
Judith Lin Hunt
Retired Dean, Library Services, Library Administration
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Library and Information Science
Joel Penney
Associate Professor, School of Communication and Media
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Communication
- Critical and Cultural Studies
Research Interests
- digital media, social media, critical/cultural studies, political communication, social movements and advocacy, LGBT media representation, qualitative methods
Jason Williams
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Arts and Humanities
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Sociology
Research Interests
- Race, Ethnicity and Crime
- criminological/criminal justice theory
- critical criminology
Gabriel Rubin
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Terrorism Studies
Research Interests
- Migration
- Global Justice
- Human Rights
Francesca Laguardia
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Civil Rights and Discrimination
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- terrorism
- the legal system
- counterterrorism policies
Emily Douglas
Professor and Chair, Social Work and Child Advocacy
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Social Work
Research Interests
- child and family well-being, with a strong focus on policy and programmatic implications
- fatal child maltreatment
- men who experience partner violence and seek help
Elenice De Souza Oliveira
Associate Professor, Justice Studies
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Criminology and Criminal Justice