
Our Experts
Our experts are available to respond to media inquiries.
Experts List
Eric Spangenberg

Professor of Marketing and Psychological Science; Academic director for the Center for Global Leadership
Eric Spangenberg is an expert in consumer behavior, psychology, leadership and statistics.
Expertise
- Environmental Psychology
- Question-Behavior Effects
- Consumer Behavior
- Marketing
- Psychometrics
Constance Steinkuehler

Professor of Informatics
Constance Steinkuehler researches the cognitive and social aspects of multiplayer online videogames and esports.
Expertise
- Teenage Boys and Gameplay
- eSports
- Computer Gaming
- Multiplayer Online Videogames
- Parenting and Videogames
Eric Swanson

Professor of Economics
Eric Swanson is an expert on inflation, recessions and what changes in interest rates mean for the economy.
Expertise
- Monetary Economics
- Macroeconomics
- Macro-Finance
- Time Series Econometrics
Bill Tomlinson

Professor of Informatics
Bill Tomlinson studies artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction and computer-supported learning.
Expertise
- Computer Games & Virtual Worlds
- Environmental Informatics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer-Supported Learning
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Lorenzo Valdevit

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation
Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing
Expertise
- 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
- Architected Materials
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Materials Science
- Metamaterials
- Aerospace Engineering
Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion
Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Expertise
- Physical Climate
- Sea Level Rise
- GRACE Satellite
- Climate Change
Mark Warschauer

Professor of Education and Informatics
Mark Warschauer is a Professor of Education and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.
Expertise
- Literacy
- Educational Technology
- Online Learning
- Education
- Language
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Chancellor's Professor
Jeffrey specializes in modern Chinese cultural history & world history, who has written on many contemporary as well as historical issues
Expertise
- Urban
- Globalization
- China
- Protest
- Gender
Ian O. Williamson

Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business
Ian O. Williamson is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management.
Expertise
- Social Networks
- Organizational Theory
- Human Resource Management
- Recruitment
- Workplace Motivation
- Diversity in the Workforce
- Talent Pipelines
- Future of Work
- Talent Management
- Workplace Innovation
- Employee Retention
- Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- People Management
Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow
Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.
Expertise
- Neurobiology and Behavior
- Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
- Memory and Disease
- Memory
- Neuropsychiatric Disorders