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Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry, cellular differentiation, chromatin function, RNA synthesis, single cell imaging, single molecule imaging

Dr. Chris Schell sets a wildlife camera trap in the East Bay, CA. His lab uses these devices and other techniques (e.g., GPS collars, roadkill collections) to monitor how wildlife populations adapt to life in cities.

Christopher Schell

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

behavioral ecology, urban ecology, One Health, social-ecological dynamics, environmental justice

Charlan Jeanne Nemeth

Charlan Jeanne Nemeth

Dept of Psychology

decision making, jury decision making, influence and persuasion, creativity in small groups, managing innovation in organizations, psychology of creative scientists and entrepreneurs, corporate cultures, diversity of team members, brainstorming, psychology and law

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Daniel Lee

Dept of Political Science

political theory, history of political thought, jurisprudence

Costas J. Spanos

Costas J. Spanos

Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)

integrated circuits, solid-state devices, sensors, semiconductor manufacturing, energy efficiency, smart buildings

Dept of Anthropology

anthropology, historical archaeology, oral history, material culture and ethnic identity, family and gender relations, North America, Northern California, Caribbean, Bahamas, African consumerism, creolization, multi-ethnic community

Dept of African American Studies

Patrice Douglass

Patrice D. Douglass

Dept of Gender and Women's Studies

Black feminist theory, Afro-pessimism, feminist philosophy, gender and sexual violence, feminist legal theory, legal theory, political philosophy, Black political thought

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

agroecology, soil ecology, biogeochemistry, plan-soil-microbe interactions

Laureano Gherardi

Laureano Gherardi

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

plant ecology

Nikki Jones Head Shot

Nikki Jones

Dept of African American Studies

African American communities, policing, racial/gender disparities and the criminal justice system, violence and violence interventions

Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad

Dept of Bioengineering

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

molecular cell biomechanics, bacterial communities / microbiomes, deep learning for biology and medicine

Chiyuma Elliott

Chiyuma Elliott

Dept of African American Studies

poetry and poetics, African American literature, intellectual history - 1920s to the present, Black geography/cultural geography

john powell at lectern

john powell

Dept of African American Studies

Dept of Ethnic Studies

Civil rights and civil liberties, structural racialization, racial justice and regionalism, concentrated poverty and urban sprawl, opportunity based housing, voting rights, affirmative action in the United States, South Africa and Brazil, racial and ethnic identity, spirituality and social justice, needs of citizens in a democratic society

Yang Dan

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

Dept of Neuroscience

neuronal circuits, mammalian visual system, electrophysiological, imaging, prefrontal cortex, sleep

Michaela Mattes

Dept of Political Science

International Conflict and Cooperation, Conflict Management, Domestic Politics and International Relations

Eric Paulos

Division of Computer Science (EECS)

human-computer interaction, new media arts, digital fabrication, epidermal and wearable electronics

Dept of Ethnic Studies

art, aesthetics and visual culture, transnational feminist and queer of color theories, Arab diaspora, Muslim diaspora, militarism, critical race theory, critical postcolonial theory, Anthropocene, extractive economies and petrocultures

Rhiannon Noel Welch

Rhiannon Noel Welch

Dept of Italian Studies

Italian literature, film and media, Italian colonialism, critical theories of race and racialization, borders and mobilities, biopolitics, postcolonial and decolonial theory

Dept of Political Science

international relations, international security, religion and conflict, Israel, military intelligence, torture, interrogation

Leslie Salzinger

Dept of Gender and Women's Studies

sociology of gender, capitalism, theories of neoliberalism, political economy, Gender and Work, Latin America, Mexico, ethnography, Marxian political economy, social reproduction

Kim Shelton

Dept of Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

ceramics, classical civilization and archaeology, Aegean prehistory, religion/mythology

Richard H. Kramer

Dept of Neuroscience

Neurons, synaptic transmission, photopharmacology, ion channels, action potentials, optical imaging, vision, learning and memory, retina, neurodegenrative disease(1551)

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

metallurgy, nanomechanics, electron microscopy, in situ TEM, electron microscopy of soft materials

Dept of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

sparse learning, integer programming, computational optimization, robust optimization, logistics