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Expert	Expertise
Sue Adams Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies suekadams@mail.uri.edu 401-874-5958more...	family and community health, pediatric psychology, health disparities, counseling strategies, families and stress
Peter Adamy Associate Professor of Education adamy@uri.edu 401-874-7036more...	technology and assessment in education, technology integration in teacher education
Robert Beagle Vice President for University Advancement rbeagle@advance.uri.edu 401-874-2291more...	political debates, political communication, fundraising strategies
Martin Bide Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design mbide@uri.edu 401-874-2276�more...	textile dyeing, color science, textile processing, biomedical textiles
Jon Boothroyd Emeritus Professor of Geosciences jon_boothroyd@uri.edu 401-874-2265more...	coastal erosion, geology
Thomas Boving Professor of Hydrology boving@uri.edu 401-874-7053more...	groundwater pollutants, hydrology
Jeffrey Bratberg Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy jefbratberg@uri.edu 401-874-2734more...	infectious diseases
Patricia Burbank Professor of Nursing pburbank@uri.edu 401-874-5314more...	gerontology, health behavior changes, fall prevention, long-term care issues, alternative health care strategies
Bridget Buxton Assistant Professor of History babuxton@mail.uri.edu 401.874.4085more...	shipwrecks, underwater archaeology, Mediterranean archaeology, ancient history, ancient military history
David Byrd Professor of Education dbyrd@uri.edu 401-874-5484more...	teacher education, effective instruction
Leo Carroll Professor of Sociology lcarroll@uri.edu 401-874-4135more...	criminology, race relations, ethnic relations
Kathleen Castro Research Associate kcastro@uri.edu 401-874-5063more...	lobsters, lobster shell disease, fisheries management
Bongsup Cho Professor of Medicinal Chemistry bcho@uri.edu 401-874-5024more...	cancer, dna damage and repair
Emily Clapham Assistant Professor of Kinesiogy eclapham@MAIL.URI.EDU� 401-874-5447�more...	adaptive physical education, youth exercise and nutrition
Dwight Coleman Marine Research Scientist dcoleman@gso.uri.edu 401-874-6637more...	shipwrecks
Donald Cunnigen Professor of Sociology and Anthropology dcunn@uriacc.uri.edu 401-874-4302more...	race and ethnic relations, social inequity, social movements, social history
Annie De Groot Research Professor of Biotechnology annied@uri.edu 401-272-2123more...	vaccine development, tropical diseases, hiv
Matt Delmonico Associate Professor of Kinesiogy delmonico@mail.uri.edu 401-874-5440more...	exercise for elderly populations, muscle function
Lynn Dunphy Nursing Professor, Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice ldunphy@mail.uri.edu 401-874-5323more...	nursing workforce issues, nursing shortage, nursing history
David Fastovsky Professor of Geosciences defastov@uri.edu 401-874-2185more...	dinosaurs, fossils
Victor Fay-Wolfe Professor of Computer Science and Statistics wolfe@cs.uri.edu 401-874-2701more...	digitai forsenics, real-time systems
Isaac Ginis Professor of Oceanography iginis@gso.uri.edu 401-874-6484more...	hurricane forecasting
Kathleen Gorman Professor of Psychology kgorman@uri.edu 401-874-9089more...	hunger abatement, hunger education
Otto Gregory Professor of Chemical Engineering gregory@egr.uri.edu 401-874-2085more...	sensors, jet engines
Stephan Grilli Professor of Ocean Engineering grilli@uri.edu 401-874-6636more...	tsunamis
Douglas Hales Professor of Marketing Supply Chain Management dhales@mail.uri.edu 401-874-7882more...	transportation, logistics
Carolyn Hames Associate Professor of Nursing chames@uri.edu 401-874-5330more...	thanatology, grief and loss in children and adolescents, death education
Mark Higgins Dean of the College of Business Administration, the Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro Inc. Leadership Chair in Business markhiggins@uri.edu 401- 874-4244more...	pension crisis, accounting, taxes
Dennis Hilliard Director, R.I. State Crime Lab at URI dch@uri.edu 401-874-2893more...	forensics, crime scene evidence, scientific procedures
Donna Hughes Professor of Women's Studies dhughes@uri.edu 401-874-2757more...	trafficking of women and children, sexual exploitation, slavery
Dayle Joseph Dean of Nursing dayle@uri.edu 401-874-2766more...	nursing workforce issues, behavior change (diabetes)
John Kenna Clinical assistant professor of nursing Jkenna@ds.uri.edu 401-868-0018more...	concussions, traumatic brain injury
Diane Kern Assistant Professor of Education dkern@uri.edu 401-874-9490more...	comprehension instruction, teacher education in english language arts and literacy
Tiffani Kisler Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies tkisler@uri.edu 401-874-2403more...	relationships, sexual health
Dana Kovarsky Professor of Communicative Disorders danak@mail.uri.edu 401-874-2735�more...	brain trauma, hearing loss
Kyle Kusz Associate Professor of Kinesiology kkusz@mail.uri.edu 401-874-5434more...	social and gender issues in sports
Leonard Lardaro Professor of Economics lardaro@cox.net 401-783-9563more...	economy of rhode island
E. Paul Larrat Associate Dean, Professor of pharmacoepidemiology larrat@uri.edu 401-874-5011more...	pharmacy benefit management, epidemiology, drug use management
Linda Lotri Levin Professor of Journalism lllevin@uri.edu more...	first amendment issues, media law
Brett Lucht Professor of Chemistry blucht@chm.uri.edu 401-874-5071more...	batteries, electric vehicles
Thomas Mather Professor of Entomology tmather@uri.edu 401-874-5616more...	ticks, lyme disease, tick-borne diseases
Brian Maynard Professor of Plant Sciences bmaynard@uri.edu 401-874-5372more...	plants, trees, horticulture
Ed Mazze Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management emazze@uri.edu 401-874-4308more...	economy
Helen Mederer Professor of Sociology hmederer@uri.edu 401-874-4144more...	aging populations, workforce issues, gender issues
Kathleen Melanson Associate Professor of Nutrition kmelanson@uri.edu 401-874-4477more...	nutrition, metabolism
Judy Mercer Clinical Nursing Professor jmercer@uri.edu 401-874-5327more...	umbilical cord clamping, newborn infants, gentle birth practices, nurse-midwifery, breastfeeding
John Merrill Professor of Oceanography jmerrill@gso.uri.edu 401-874-6715more...	climate change, atmospheric chemistry
Maureen Moakley Professor of Political Science moakely@uri.edu more...	rhode island politics, puerto rico statehood
Scott Molloy Professor Schmidt Labor Research Center molloy@uri.edu 401-874-2569more...	labor history, labor movements, industrial history
Bahram Nassersharif Professor of Mechanical Engineering bn@uri.edu 401-874-9335more...	nuclear power
Dennis Nixon Associate Dean of Oceanography dnixon@uri.edu 401-874-6561more...	marine law, marine policy
Scott Nixon Professor of Oceanography swn@gso.uri.edu 401-874-6803more...	marine law, marine policy
Ronald Onorato Professor of Art ronorato@uri.edu 410-874-2769more...	architecture, graveyards, monuments, historic districts
Margaret Ordo�ez Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design mordonez@uri.edu 401-874-5481�more...	textile conservation, textile design
Jimmie Oxley Professor of Chemistry joxley@uri.edu 401-874-2103more...	explosive detection, bomb use in terrorism attacks, pyrotechnics
Gregory Paquette Director of Biotechnology Programs gregcls@uri.edu 401-874-2315more...	biotechnology
Peter Paton Professor of Wildlife Ecology ppaton@uri.edu 401-874-2986more...	birds, amphibians
James Prochaska Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology jop@uri.edu 401-874-2830more...	behavior change, health promotion
Michael Rice Professor of Fisheries rice@uri.edu 401-874-2943more...	shellfish, aquaculture
David C. Rowley Associate Professor of Pharmacognosy drowley@uri.edu 401-874-9228more...	drugs from marine microorganisms
Navindra Seeram Assistant Professor of Pharmacognosy nseeram@mail.uri.edu 401-874-9367more...	health benefits of natural products, anti-oxidant properties of berries and maple syrup, nutraceuticals
Yang Shen Professor of Oceanography yshen@gso.uri.edu 401-874-6848more...	earthquakes
Rosanne Sherry Master Gardener Coordinator mastergardener@uri.edu 401-874-2929more...	gardening, plants
Ken G. Smith Professor of Entrepreneurial Management and Law kgsmith@mail.uri.edu 401-874-4354more...	competition, competitive advantage, entrepreneurship
Manbir Sodhi Professor of Industrial Engineering sodhi@uri.edu 401-874-5189more...	driving distractions, cell phone use while driving
Jackie Sparks Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies jsparks@uri.edu 401-874-7425more...	family therapy, marriage therapy
Malcolm Spaulding Professor of Ocean Engineering spaulding@oce.uri.edu 401-874-6666more...	oil spills
Mary Sullivan Nursing Professor. Director of Graduate Studies mcsullivan@uri.edu 401-874-5339more...	premature infant development, maternal child health nursing
Daniel Udwary Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences danudwary@mail.uri.edu 401-874-9361more...	drug discovery from natural products
Kristina Ward Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Drug Information Services kward@uri.edu 401-874-7484more...	drug information, women's health
Linda Welters Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design lwelters@uri.edu 401-874-4525more...	folk dress (european), quilts, archaeological textiles
Cheryl Wilga Professor of Biological Sciences cwilga@uri.edu 401-874-9020more...	sharks
Mark Wood Professor of Psychology Mark_Wood@uri.edu 401-874-4252more...	alcohol-related preventive interventions among college students
Betty Young Professor of Education byoung@uri.edu 401-874-4150more...	education reform in k-8 science and math, gender issues in stem disciplines, teacher education, teachers' working lives

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