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Experts List

Amir AghaKouchak

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Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Expertise

  • Climate Extremes
  • Climatology
  • Climate Change
  • Flood
  • Drought
  • Heatwave
  • Hydrology
  • Remote Sensing of the Environment

June Ahn

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Professor

June Ahn is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Research-Practice Partnerships at the UC Irvine (UCI) School of Education.

Expertise

  • Data Use and Analytics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Learning Technologies
  • Research-Practice Partnerships
  • Educational Technology

Aileen Anderson

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Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center

Dr. Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.

Expertise

  • Glioblastoma
  • Stem Cell Biology
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Spinal Cord Injury

Richard Arum

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Professor of Education and Sociology

Richard Arum's research is focused on education, social stratification and formal organizations.

Expertise

  • Social Stratification
  • Legal and Institutional Environments of Schools
  • Digital Education

Bernadette Boden-Albala

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Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health

Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.

Expertise

  • Stroke and heart disease prevention
  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases
  • COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Jessica Borelli

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Associate Professor of Psychological Science

Jessie Borelli's research focuses on the links between close relationships and mental health

Expertise

  • Attachment
  • Parenting
  • Developmental
  • Mental Health
  • Health
  • Clinical
  • Parent-Child Relationships

Dr. Daniela Bota

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Associate Dean of Clinical Research and Associate Professor of Neurology

Dr. Daniela A. Bota is a UCI Health neuro-oncologist who specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors.

Expertise

  • Clinical Trials
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Brain Cancer
  • Neurology
  • Brain Tumors

Jack Brouwer

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Professor: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Director: National Fuel Cell Research Center, Advanced Power and Energy Program

Jack Brouwer's research focuses on high-temperature electrochemical dynamics and integrated renewable energy systems.

Expertise

  • High-Temperature Electrochemical Dynamics
  • Renewable Hydrogen
  • Renewable Power Dynamics
  • Integrated Renewable Power Systems
  • Hybrid Power and Energy Storage Systems

James Bullock

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Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy

James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.

Expertise

  • Dark Matter
  • Star Formation
  • Astronomy
  • Galaxy Dynamics
  • Physics

Elizabeth Cauffman

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Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law

Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.

Expertise

  • Social Ecology
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Adolescent Development
  • Mental Health
  • Legal and Social Policy