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Founded in 1908, James Madison University is a public university located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. JMU is one of the nation’s leading lights in higher education, where students enjoy engaging relationships with world-class faculty who drive education innovation and support advanced research. With state-of-the art amenities and facilities, students have access to NCAA Division 1 athletics. JMU also has the highest post-graduation job levels of all Virginia colleges.

Experts

SCIENCE

Ahmad Salman, Ph.D

Professor of IT

Keywords:
Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Post-quantum Cryptography, Computer and Network Security

SCIENCE, LIFE

Amy Goodall, Ph.D.

Professor, Geography

Keywords:
Conservation Biogeography, Environmental Education, physical geography

LIFE

Andre Neveu, PhD

Professor, Economics

Keywords:
Tax Policy, Exchange rate forecasts, Income dynamics, Local earned income tax credits, Inefficiencies in the living wage, Macroeconomic impacts of early childhood education

SCIENCE, LIFE

Ángel Garcia Jr., Ph.D.

Professor, Geology and Environmental Science

Keywords:
Ethnogeology, Karst Geology, Geosciences

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Ayasakanta Rout, Ph.D

Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:
Benefit from amplification, Hearing Loss, Audiology

BUSINESS

Baback Vaziri, Ph.D.

Professor of Business Analytics

Keywords:
Business, Education, Business Analytics, Ranking Methods, Academic Motivation, sports analytics

MEDICAL, SCIENCE, LIFE

Ben Blankenship , Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Keywords:
Social Sciences, Politics & Policy, Health & Medicine, Social identity, Political Psychology, Stigma, Prejudice and Stereotypes, LGBTQ Psychology

LIFE

Benjamin Selznick, PhD

Professor, Strategic Leadership Studies

Keywords:
higher education leadership, applied learning, Organizational leadership in higher education

LIFE

Bernd Kaussler, PhD

Professor of Political Science

Keywords:
International Security, Iran Nuclear Deal, Middle Eastern politics, Terrorism

BUSINESS

Brad Barnett, M.S., AFC, CPFM

Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships

Keywords:
Finance, Financial Aid, Financial Policy, Personal Finance, Scholarship

SCIENCE

Carole Nash, Ph.D.

Director of Access and Inclusion; Professor

Keywords:
Middle Atlantic Archaeology, Human Ecology, Citizen Science

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Catherine Zeman

Faculty Expert, Health Sciences Department

Keywords:
Environmental epidemiology and toxicology, Complementary Alternative and Integrative Health, Environment and health relationship

MEDICAL, LIFE

Cathy McKay , Ed.D.

Associate Professor

Keywords:
Parasport Education and Awareness, Contact Theory and Social Inclusion, Changing Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Disability, Physical and Health Education Teacher Education

MEDICAL, LIFE

Debbie Sturm, Ph.D

Faculty Expert, Graduate Psychology Department

Keywords:
Climate Change and mental health, climate anxiety, Trauma, Eco-anxiety

SCIENCE, LIFE

Eric Pyle, Ph.D

Faculty Expert, Geology and Environmental Science Department

Keywords:
Geology and Science Education, Earth Phenomena, planetary geology

Greg Wrenn

Faculty Expert, English Department

Keywords:
Creative Writing, Coral Reefs, LGBT Literature, Environmental Literature and Climate Change

LIFE

Hala Nelson, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics

Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, data science, Mathematical Modeling

MEDICAL, LIFE

Jaime Kurtz, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology

Keywords:
Scientific Study of Happiness, Savoring, Positive Psychology, Travel and Happiness, Self-Knowledge, Decision Making

LIFE, BUSINESS

Janna Parker, PhD

Marketing professor

Keywords:
Digital Marketing, social media marketing, Advertising, Retailing

BUSINESS

Jason Fink, PhD

Professor, Finance; Wells Fargo Faculty Fellow

Keywords:
Finance, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Market Dynamics

LIFE

Jennie Rosier, PhD

Professor, Communication Studies

Keywords:
Communication in interpersonal relationships, Marriage, Romance and love, Parent-child attachment, trauma-informed relational conflict

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Jeremy Akers, Ph.D.

Dietetics, Graduate Program Director

Keywords:
Health & Medicine, Nutrition, Metabolism, Exercise in Chronic Disease, Weight Management

MEDICAL, LIFE

Jessica Salvatore, Ph.D

Faculty Expert, Psychology Department

Keywords:
intergroup relations, Social stigmas, Group norms

SCIENCE

John Guo, PhD

Professor, Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics

Keywords:
Computer Information Science, Information Technology, Business Analytics, Cybersecurity, metaverse

SCIENCE, LIFE

John Almarode, BS, MAT, PhD

Professor

Keywords:
Science Of Learning, Education, student engagement

SCIENCE

Jonathan Miles, Ph.D.

Professor

Keywords:
Wind and Solar Energy, State and Regional Policy on Wind and Solar Energy, Engineering and Energy

MEDICAL, LIFE

Joseph Kush, Ph.D.

Assistant Assessment Specialist; Assistant Professor

Keywords:
survey data, educational assessment, Academic and Behavioral Interventions, Psychological Measurement

SCIENCE

Karim Altaii, Ph.D.

Professor, ISAT

Keywords:
Sustainability & Environment, Education, Engineering & Technology, Renewable Energy Applications, International Education and Programs, Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning

LIFE

Ken Rutherford, PhD

Professor of Political Science

Keywords:
Landmines, Global Disability Rights, International Laws of War, International Law, Stability and Recovery Operations, Global Politics

LIFE

Laura Leduc, PhD

Professor, Business Management & MBA Program

Keywords:
human resource management, employment law

LIFE

Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, PhD

Professor, Communication Studies

Keywords:
Suicide, Mental Health, mortality science, Death

SCIENCE

Mace Bentley, Ph.D.

Professor, Geography

Keywords:
Natural Science, Climate Change, Geography, Weather

LIFE

Marty Cohen, PhD

Professor of Political Science

Keywords:
Political Science, Religion And Politics, House Elections

LIFE

Maryam Sharifian, Ph.D.

Professor of Education

Keywords:
Early Childhood Education, Refugee Children Education, War Zone Education, Conflict Areas, Resilience, Burnout

SCIENCE, LIFE

Orlandrew Danzell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, IA

Keywords:
international terrorism, domestic terrorism, Military interventions, conflict in Africa, Intelligence Theory, Anti-Money Laundering

LIFE

Philip Frana, PhD

Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies and Independent Scholars

Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, software and information studies, computing and culture, Digital Technologies, Health Informatics, individualized and interdisciplinary education

SCIENCE

Philip Baxter, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, IA

Keywords:
International Security, Geopolitics, Emerging Technology, Open-Source Intelligence Collection, Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation, Data Mining and Modeling

LIFE

Rebecca Brannon, PhD

Professor, History

Keywords:
Early American, Revolution, History, Aging, Politics

SCIENCE

Rich Hilliard, PhD

Professor of Graphic Design

Keywords:
Illustration, Graphic Design, Animation, Science Fiction, Collectibles, Historic Space Flight

BUSINESS

Rob Alexander, Ph.D.

Professor of Public Policy and Administration

Keywords:
Politics & Policy, Sustainability & Environment, Climate Change Policy, Environmental Change Policy, government management, public-private partnerships, sustainable communities

LIFE

Robert Roberts, M.P.A., J.D., Ph.D

Professor of Political Science, Coordinator of the Public Administration Major

Keywords:
Political Science, Government, Law, criminal procedure, Public Integrity, Virginia politics, local politics

SCIENCE

Rocky Parker, Ph.D

Faculty Expert, Biology Department

Keywords:
Pheromones, Chemical Ecology, Sexual Signals, Animal Behavior, Invasive Species, Endocrinology

SCIENCE

Samy El-Tawab, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Keywords:
Intelligent Transportation, Computer Networks, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity

MEDICAL

Santo Coleman, Ph.D.

Professor in the Health Science department

Keywords:
Health, Men’s Health, Masculinity/toxic masculinity, Fatherhood relationships, Adolescent Health, Obesity, Bioethics, Diversity in education

LIFE

Sarah Lupo, PhD

Professor Middle, Secondary, and Math Education

Keywords:
Science of Reading, Supporting literacy for all learners K-12, text complexity and knowledge

SCIENCE, BUSINESS

Suzanne Bergmeister, MBA, MS

Executive Director, Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship

Keywords:
Entreprenership, startup incubator, Venture Funding

MEDICAL, SCIENCE

Suzanne Grossman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Keywords:
Immigrant Health, Health Promotion and Equity, Health Literacy, Health Communication, Infectious Diseases

LIFE

Tim LaPira, PhD

Professor of Political Science, Coordinator of Government Relations Certificate program

Keywords:
Public Policy, Lobbying

Tom Benzing, Ph.D.

Professor, ISAT, Geography

Keywords:
Sustainability, Environment, Education, water resources management, Science Education

LIFE

Tony Kim, PhD

Associate Professor, Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management

Keywords:
Food safety/sanitation, Consumer perceptions and behavior in the food service industry, Hotel and restaurant cleanliness, Restaurant operation and consumer behavior, Risky food consumption, Foods in events and festivals

SCIENCE

Wayne Teel, Ph.D

Faculty Expert, Integrated Science and Technology Department

Keywords:
Soils, Biochar production, Agroforestry, Ecological agriculture, Climate Change, Environmental Science

SCIENCE

William Lukens, Ph.D.

Professor, Geology and Environmental Science

Keywords:
earth systems, Climate Change, Paleoclimate

Contacts

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Amy Goodall, Ph.D.

Andre Neveu, PhD

Ángel Garcia Jr., Ph.D.

Ayasakanta Rout, Ph.D

Baback Vaziri, Ph.D.

Ben Blankenship , Ph.D.

Benjamin Selznick, PhD

Bernd Kaussler, PhD

Brad Barnett, M.S., AFC, CPFM

Carole Nash, Ph.D.

Catherine Zeman

Cathy McKay , Ed.D.

Debbie Sturm, Ph.D

Eric Pyle, Ph.D

Greg Wrenn

Hala Nelson, Ph.D.

Jaime Kurtz, Ph.D.

Janna Parker, PhD

Jason Fink, PhD

Jennie Rosier, PhD

Jeremy Akers, Ph.D.

Jessica Salvatore, Ph.D

John Guo, PhD

John Almarode, BS, MAT, PhD

Jonathan Miles, Ph.D.

Joseph Kush, Ph.D.

Karim Altaii, Ph.D.

Ken Rutherford, PhD

Laura Leduc, PhD

Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, PhD

Mace Bentley, Ph.D.

Marty Cohen, PhD

Maryam Sharifian, Ph.D.

Orlandrew Danzell, Ph.D.

Philip Frana, PhD

Philip Baxter, Ph.D.

Rebecca Brannon, PhD

Rich Hilliard, PhD

Rob Alexander, Ph.D.

Robert Roberts, M.P.A., J.D., Ph.D

Rocky Parker, Ph.D

Samy El-Tawab, Ph.D.

Santo Coleman, Ph.D.

Sarah Lupo, PhD

Suzanne Bergmeister, MBA, MS

Suzanne Grossman, Ph.D.

Tim LaPira, PhD

Tom Benzing, Ph.D.

Tony Kim, PhD

Wayne Teel, Ph.D

William Lukens, Ph.D.

Contacts

Burdette BontragerAdministrative Assistant

540-568-3621

Eric GortonMedia Relations Coordinator

540-908-1760

Mary-Hope VassAssistant Vice President of Communications and University Spokesperson

540.568.7487

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