Our Experts
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Experts List
Michael Dennin
Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning; Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of Physics
Prof. Dennin is leading the evolution of teaching and learning on the college campus, and he is a top communicator of all issues of physics.
Expertise
- Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Undergraduate Education
- Physics
- Biophysics
- Science of super heros
Mark Deppe
UCI Esports Director
Mark Deppe's expertise is at the intersection of video games, esports, education, and industry
Expertise
- Public Relations
- Psychobiology
- eSports
- Video Games
- Operations Management
Louis DeSipio
Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Political Science
Louis DeSipio examines how democratic nations incorporate new members, including policymaking in the areas of immigration.
Expertise
- U.S. Electoral Politics
- Immigration
- Ethnic Politics
- Latino Politics
- Latino Studies
Magnus Egerstedt
Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering
Magnus Egerstedt is a leading research on control theory, complex networks and robotics.
Expertise
- Multi-system robots
- Mobile Sensor Networks
- Complex networks (e.g., optimization and control, resource sharing, dimension reduction)
- Control Theory
- Robotics
- Cyber-Physical Systems
David Feldman
Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI
David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.
Expertise
- Drought
- Sustainable Development
- Ethics and Environmental Decisions
- Water Resources Management
- Global climate change policy
- Adaptive Management
- Water
Wang Feng
Professor of Sociology
Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality - particularly in China.
Expertise
- China
- Post-Communist Societies
- Social Inequality
- Social Demography
- Contemporary Chinese Society
- Comparative Historical Demography
Dr. Shruti Gohil
Associate Medical Director, Epidemiology & Infection Prevention
Dr. Shruti K. Gohil is an infectious disease specialist in Orange, California and is affiliated with one hospital.
Expertise
- Epidemiology of Sepsis
- Infection Prevention
- Clinical infectious diseases
- Hospital Epidemiology
- Sociodemographic
Jon Gould
Dean
Jon Gould is a distinguished scholar in justice policy, social change and government reform.
Expertise
- International Human Rights
- Hate Speech
- Indigent Defense
- Government Reform
- Justice Policy
- Social Change
- Erroneous Convictions
- Prosecutorial Innovation
- Sexual Harassment
Joshua Grill
Director of the Institute for Memory Impairments and Nerological Disorders at UCI
Joshua Grill directs a major Alzheimer's disease research institute helps lead the national strategy for AD clinical trial recruitment.
Expertise
- Neuroscience
- Clinical Trials
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Recruitment and Retention
Jan D. Hirsch
Founding Dean, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jan Hirsch's research interests are focused in the areas of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research.
Expertise
- Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM)
- Medication Therapy Management
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Drug Development
- Gout Impact Scale
- Pharmaeutical Services
- Disease-specific Instruments
- Health Related Quality of Life