Experts Available to Comment on #Blackfriday and #CyberMonday Consumer Psychology and Decision Making
University of Delaware
University of Delaware professor David Redlawsk says a major takeaway from the 2017 election can be found down-ballot. The Democrats earned local wins across the country in places they never win.
University of Delaware researcher Tom Buckley can discuss findings that chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, was found in 99 percent of deceased NFL players' brains.
University of Delaware expert Carlos Moffat can discuss the Delaware-sized iceberg that broke off Antarctica. He says that while the now-floating piece of ice won't contribute to sea level rise, it is concerning because of what it could mean for future breaks.
Matthew J. Robinson, professor and director of the Sport Management Program in the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, can comment on stories about the NHL's decision to skip to 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
Willett Kempton, a Professor of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware, can comment on President Trump's new executive order rolling back climate change policy. He developed revolutionary technology that allows electric vehicles to recycle energy and researchers offshore wind power.
University of Delaware marketing professor John Antil dug into the numbers and the advertisements planned for Super Bowl LI and says viewers who prefer the commercials to the game might be let down this year. Still, some spots will break new ground and make it into the highlight reel.
Conducted reconnaissance field research
Tricia Wachtendorf, Director of the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center, is an expert on evacuation decision making and response during disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks. She has conducted field research during Hurricane Katrina and other events.
Sally Dodson-Robinson, a Physics and Astronomy professor at the University of Delaware, discusses the key differences between sunlike stars and the M dwarf that the newly discovered Proxima b is orbiting. Those and other factors are crucial to whether there could be life on the planet.
University of Delaware Black American Studies Professor Yasser Payne is available for interviews to discuss today's not guilty verdict for the van driver in the Freddie Gray case. Payne's interests include street violence, criminal justice and law enforcement and he has conducted research on the streets of Harlem and Wilmington, Delaware.
Ben Yagoda, a well-known author who helped inaugurate a journalism minor at the University of Delaware, called Donald Trump's recent media ban of the Washington Post "an outrageous assault on the spirit, if not the letter, of the First Amendment."
A University of Delaware research team led by Guoquan Huang of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded an NSF grant to design resource-aware, attack-resilient navigation for micro aerial vehicles.
A study by a University of Delaware researcher shows that incarceration of adult family member can lead to lasting neurological health decline for young female relatives.
Kyle Emich, a marketing professor at the University of Delaware, has co-authored study that examines teams in sports and business and looks at how adding star players or employees to preexisting staffs can negatively impact other individuals.
Allison Karpyn, associate director for the University of Delaware's Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, has been involved in recent research efforts on corner store programs in urban areas and in-store marketing approaches to promote purchase and consumption of healthier options.
Paul R. Brewer, Director of the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, led a team that found that peers' comments on social media have more sway over potential voters than the actual political candidates.
Professor Bahira Trask specializes in globalization, diversity, family and personal relations, and work-life issues.