James Randerson
Chancellor's Professor Earth System Science
James Randerson studies the global carbon cycle using remote sensing and in-situ measurements and different types of models.
Expertise
- Climate-Carbon Cycle Feedbacks
- Forests
- Wildfires
- Climate
- Plants
Eric Rignot
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Earth System Science
Dr. Rignot works to understand the interactions of glaciers and climate and what effects they will have on global sea levels.
Expertise
- Ice Sheet Dynamics and Mass Balance
- Climate Change
- Glaciology
- Radar
Roxane Cohen Silver
Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science
Roxane Cohen Silver studies stress, traumatic events, coping, disasters, health psychology and social psychology.
Expertise
- Health Psychology
- Stress
- Traumatic Events
- Coping
- Social Psychology
Tony Smith
Professor of Political Science
Tony Smith's research is grounded in the contestation over rights in the US and in global frameworks using a variety of methodologies.
Expertise
- Political Science
- International Law
- Legal Institutions
- US Politics
- Comparative Law
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
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
Linda Trinh Vo
Professor, Department of Asian American Studies
Dr. Linda Trinh Vo is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Expertise
- Gender Relations
- Racial and Ethnic Relations
- Vietnamese Experience
- Asian American Studies
- Immigrants and refugees