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Coye Cheshire Coye Cheshire
School of Information
sociology, trust, social media, social psychology, misinformation, disinformation, social networks, collective action, social exchange, information exchange, social incentives, reputation, internet research, online research, online behavior, human-computer interaction, data science, biosensors, virtual reality
Jennifer Johnson-Hanks Jennifer Johnson-Hanks
Dept of Demography
Dept of Sociology
culture, population, social action, intentions, Africa, gender, fertility, marriage
David Whitney David Whitney
Dept of Psychology
cognitive neuroscience, cognition, attention, visual perception, vision, visually guided action, human factors
headshot of Anna Stilz Anna Stilz
Dept of Political Science
history of political thought, nationalism, collective agency, migration, environmental and climate justice
Karine Gibbs, photograph by Adam Sings in the Timber Karine Gibbs
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbiology, microbial development, molecular genetics, biochemistry, microbial social behaviors, bacterial communities / microbiomes, collective behaviors
Richard Kramer Richard H. Kramer
Dept of Neuroscience
Neurons, synaptic transmission, photopharmacology, ion channels, action potentials, optical imaging, vision, learning and memory, retina, neurodegenrative disease(1551)
Ernesto Dal Bó Ernesto Dal Bó
Haas School of Business
applied microeconomic theory, political economy, corruption and influence, collective decision-making, coercion, quality of politicians, state capabilities
Serena Chen Serena Chen
Dept of Psychology
Self and identity, close relationships, social cognition, social psychology, relational self, collective self, social power, hierarchy, status
Elliot Turiel Elliot Turiel
School of Education
development, education, cognition, human development, development of social judgments and action, the development of moral reasoning, children’s conceptions of authority, rules in school settings, culture and social development
Sarah Anzia wearing brown blazer in outside environment Sarah Anzia
Dept of Political Science
Goldman School of Public Policy
American politics, public policy, interest groups, state politics, local politics, election timing, voter turnout, public pensions, public sector unions, collective bargaining
wdt William (Bill) D. Thompson
Dept of Psychology
cognition, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, learning, Problem solving, Reasoning, decision-making, Bayesian statistics, natural language processing, machine learning, computational modeling, collective decision-making, social networks
Michael Zuerch in front of vacuum chamber. Michael W. Zuerch
Dept of Chemistry
collective phenomena in material, chemical material dynamics in surfaces and interfaces, symmetry-broken states and their emergence in condensed-phase systems, dynamical properties in artificial and correlated superlattices, ultrafast spectroscopy from THz to X-rays
Chris Hoofnagle Chris Jay Hoofnagle
School of Law
consumer protection, internet law, privacy, computer crime, criminal procedure, law and technology, public choice theory, federal trade commission, federal communications commission, class action litigation, cyber security, cybersecurity, quantum information, national security
john powell at lectern john powell
Dept of African American Studies
Dept of Ethnic Studies
School of Law
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
Mathew Welch Matthew Welch
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biology, cell motility, the role of the actin cytoskeleton in cell locomotion, shape change, actin filament assembly, bacterial and viral pathogens
headshot of Ellen Evers Ellen Evers
Haas School of Business
moral psychology, collecting, judgment and decision making, pattern perception
Alexis Bell Alexis T. Bell
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
chemical engineering, heterogeneous catalysts, spectroscopic techniques, chemical reaction engineering
headshot of Robert G. Bergman Robert G. Bergman
Dept of Chemistry
organic and inorganic chemistry: synthesis and reaction mechanisms, organotransition metal compounds, homogeneous catalysis
Alex Filippenko Alex Filippenko
Dept of Astronomy
supernovae, active galaxies, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, expansion of the universe
Sophie Volpp standing in outside setting. Sophie Volpp
Dept of Comparative Literature
Dept of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Chinese literature, Ming and Qing fiction and drama, material culture, pre-modern women poets and dramatists
Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research. Ahmad Omar
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly
Kranthi K. Mandadapu Kranthi K. Mandadapu
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, biological membranes, active matter, glassy dynamics
Masayoshi Tomizuka with two industrial robot arms. Masayoshi Tomizuka
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
robotics, mechatronics, control systems theory, digital control, dynamic systems, mechanical vibrations, adaptive and optimal control, motion control
Katherine Snyder Katherine Snyder
Dept of English
19th through 21st century Literature in English, narrative and the novel, gender studies, post-traumatic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Aila Matanock at work in Berkeley Aila Matanock
Dept of Political Science
post-conflict elections, policing, peace processes, civil conflict, foreign intervention, armed actor governance, armed actor social support, counterinsurgency, survey experiments, mixed-method research design, Central America, Colombia, Solomon Islands, West Africa
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