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headshot of Micah Khater Micah Khater
Dept of African American Studies
African American history, Black feminist theory, carceral studies, disability studies, racial formation in Arabic-speaking communities
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
Photo by Diamela Cutiño Courtney Desiree Morris
Dept of Gender and Women's Studies
Black women's social movement, state violence and authoritarianism, racial formations in Latin American, racial formations in the Caribbean, racial formations in the U.S., feminist and queer theory, environmental ethics, Black visual culture and aestetics
Lok Siu Lok Siu
Dept of Ethnic Studies
diaspora, transnational migration, un/belonging and citizenship, racial/ethnic/gender formation, food, ethnography, Chinese diaspora, hemispheric Asian American studies
Luanne Redeye holding a portrait of a man in a black sweatshirt Luanne Redeye
Dept of Art Practice
art, painting, Native communities
Andrew Scharlach Andrew Scharlach
School of Social Welfare
aging, social welfare, family issues, aging-friendly communities, long-term care policies
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
Lindy Elkins-Tanton is director of the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory and lead of the NASA Psyche mission. Lindy Elkins‑Tanton
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
planetary formation, magma oceans, planetary differentiation
Jonathan Glater Jonathan Glater
School of Law
education law, social justice, racial justice
Beatriz Manz Beatriz Manz
Dept of Ethnic Studies
Dept of Geography
Latin America, human rights, peasantry, migrations, social movements, political conflict, Mayan communities in Guatemala, issues of memory, grief
Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad is a Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and a Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research integrates biomechanics, mechanobiology, artificial intelligence, and computational biology to understand how physical forces regulate biological systems across molecular, cellular, and microbial scales. Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
molecular cell biomechanics, bacterial communities / microbiomes, deep learning for biology and medicine
headshot of woman smiling; Tina Sacks Tina Sacks
School of Social Welfare
racial disparities in health, social disparities of health, race and class and gender, poverty and inequality
Eugene Chiang Eugene Chiang
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Earth and Planetary Science
planetary science, theoretical astrophysics, dynamics, planet formation, circumstellar disks
JH Justin Hosbey
Dept of City & Regional Planning
cultural and political economy of racism, Black ecologies, racial capitalism, digital humanities
Professor Michi Taga with Petri plate Michi Taga
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
molecular biology, genetics, microbial biology, chemical biology, cofactors, nutrient exchange, microbial communities, bacteria
Celeste Kidd Celeste Kidd
Dept of Psychology
attention, curiosity, learning, computational modeling, cognitive development, machine learning, belief formation
headshot of Michael Frenklach Michael Frenklach
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
chemical kinetics, computer modeling, uncertainty quantification, combustion chemistry, pollutant formation (carbon black, soot), chemical vapor deposition of diamond films, homogeneous nucleation of silicon, diamond and graphene, diamond powders; interstellar dust formation
Tianna Paschel Tianna Paschel
Dept of African American Studies
Dept of Sociology
racial ideology, politics, globalization, Latin America
Chung-Pei Ma Chung-Pei Ma
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
astrophysics, black hole, dark matter, cosmology, formation and evolution of galaxies, cosmic microwave background radiation
Martin White Martin White
Dept of Astronomy
Dept of Physics
cosmology, formation of structure in the universe, dark energy, expansion of the universe, cosmic microwave background, quasars, redshift surveys
Karen Nakamura Karen Nakamura
Dept of Anthropology
disability, Japan, disability studies, queer studies, LGBTQ communities, social cultural anthropology, medical and psychiatric anthropology, community-engaged research / scholarship, community-based research partnerships
headshot of Tianna Bruno Tianna Bruno
Dept of Geography
racial geographies, environmental justice, earth system science
Prof. Jessica Lu and the Keck Observatory Laser-Guided Adaptive Optics System. Jessica Lu
Dept of Astronomy
black holes, star and cluster formation, galactic centers, adaptive optics, astronomy, instrumentation, infrared instrumentation, astrometry
Khatharya Um Khatharya Um
Dept of Ethnic Studies
education, memory, Southeast Asian Studies, Asian American histories and communities, Southeast Asian diaspora, refugees, international migration, transnational and diaspora studies, genocide studies
Valerie Shapiro Valerie Shapiro
School of Social Welfare
social and emotional learning, social work, prevention, mental health, coalition, collaboration, research practice partnership, strength, school, assessment, screening, resilience, translation, dissemination, implementation, communities that care, children, DESSA, community-engaged research / scholarship, research practice partnerships
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