Expert Directory
Charles Goebel, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Ecology and Department Head of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
University of IdahoEcology,Fire ecology,Forest,Forestry,Natural Resources,restoration ecology,Riparian Ecology,wildland fire
Robert Keefe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, University of Idaho Experimental Forest
University of IdahoForest and fuels management,Treatment Costs
Robert Keefe develops new research that advances and improves operational forestry. He works with students to manage and administer over 8,000 acres of productive, working forestland in Idaho and helps forestry students develop long-term careers with timberland owners, consultants, agencies and mills. He facilitates research integrated with active forest management by faculty and students in the College of Natural Resources.
He is available to speak on forest and fuels management, treatment costs, prescribed fire use and wildland firefighter safety.
Practices,Theory
Sydney Freeman Jr., Ph.D., is revolutionizing the way we think about higher education. With a focus on Black student and employee experiences in higher education, the faculty career-cycle and higher education, Freeman’s research is breaking down barriers and pushing boundaries.
At 36 years old, Freeman made U of I history as the first African American man to achieve full professorship at the university. He’s also the director of the university’s Black History Research Lab, which was founded in 2021. His appreciation of Black history fueled his desire to help share stories of past Black students and faculty members on a college campus where those groups may feel under-represented. And recently, he founded the Black Research Institute for Flourishing and Thriving an initiative that develops scholarship that leads to effective policy and practice prescriptions that facilitate a wholistic sense of belonging and joy for the Black community.
History,International Affairs,Sport
Bill L. Smith, director of the Martin Institute and Program in International Studies, claims to have the best job on UI's campus. A historian by training, he finds the combination of fields of study embodied in the International Studies degree fits his interests perfectly, prompting him to embrace the interdisciplinary program wholeheartedly. He says that one of the great things about working with the Institute and Martin School (as well as the affiliated Borah Foundation) is the chance to study new topics every year, which is a rare treat for an academic. He points to the uncommonly engaged and consistently excellent students affiliated with the Martin Institute as one of the true joys in life.
Brian Johnson, PhD
University Distinguished Professor, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Endowed Chair in Power Engineering
University of IdahoComputer Engineering
As a renowned expert in power system applications, Brian Johnson knows how to keep our energy flowing smoothly. From power system protection to energy storage systems, Johnson’s got it covered. He's also worked in cybersecurity and intelligent transportation systems.
Johnson is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and he’s held leadership roles on various technical committees. Plus, he is the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Endowed Chair in Power Engineering.
Over the past 27 years, Johnson’s advised an impressive 248 grad students in Moscow and beyond, many through the College of Engineering’s Engineering Outreach online education program. Plus, he advised 190 students completing graduate certificates.
Animal Sciences,fish health,Molecular Diagnostics,Proteomics
Kenneth Cain currently works at the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences and Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) at University of Idaho. He does research in fish immunology, microbiology, nutrition, etc. One current project involves vaccine development, and additional ongoing projects include the development of new fish species for conservation and commercial aquaculture.
Brian Small, Ph.D.
Professor of Fish Physiology, Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute
University of IdahoAquaculture,Fish physiology ,Marine Science
Brian Small is the director of the Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI) at the University of Idaho with research interests that span many facets of fish physiology and nutrition. He leads a highly recognized aquaculture program that includes formal partnerships with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Together, their research supports sustainable aquaculture and the conservation of aquatics species, with strengths in salmonid nutrition, health, selective breeding, genetics and genomics.
Bert Baumgaertner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Chair of Politics and Philosophy
University of IdahoPhilosophy,Philosophy of Science,Politics,Social Sciences
Bert Baumgaertner is an associate professor at University of Idaho. His research lies at the intersection of philosophy and the cognitive and social sciences. His approach to issues in these areas is informed by a computational perspective. The theory of computation continues to inform our understanding of the nature of knowledge, language and the mind, which have been Baumgaertner's primary areas of interest (you might call this, roughly, philosophy of artificial intelligence). His most recent work extends a computational methodology to include issues in social epistemology. Baumgaertner is also interested in a wide range of areas in both the humanities and the sciences, especially when they come in contact with computation and evolution.
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Renee Love has made a name for herself in the field of geology, and her research projects have taken her on a journey through time, exploring the diversity of life on Earth and the conditions under which it thrived.
She has studied ancient pollen and plant fossils and how they can help scientists understand the history of how biota both recorded and responded to climate change 16 million years ago, including the Clarkia Fossil Beds of North Idaho. With her background in petroleum geology, she has extensively worked on understanding Idaho’s only producing oil and gas field in southwestern Idaho. She has also looked at how different types of ancient plants and animals lived together in Western Washington and southern British Columbia 50-60 million years ago and what they can tell us about changing climates. And she’s even studied mammoths of the last ice age.
Conservation Biology,conservation genetics,Genetics,landscape genetics,Molecular ecology
Lisette P. Waits is an American ecologist. She is a Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Resources at the University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources. In 2017, Waits was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her "contributions to research and teaching in conservation genetics, wildlife and conservation biology, and for development of techniques for the non-invasive sampling of DNA."
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Sanford Eigenbrode's work in entomology focuses on insect-plant interactions, climate change, the chemical ecology of plant viruses and their vectors, and weed biological control. As an outgrowth of his work leading large, transdisciplinary projects addressing problems affecting social ecological systems, he has a strong interest in the methods to improve communication within such projects.
He is available to speak on:
- Climate change and agriculture — integrated research, education and outreach concerning effects of changing climates on wheat production systems in the Northwest.
- Chemical ecology of Arthropod borne infectious agents — deciphering the mechanisms through which pathogens affect hosts and vectors, with implications for disease dynamics, integrated disease management, and evolution of pathogens, vectors and hosts.
- Chemical ecology of insects, plant–insect interactions, chemical and structural plant attributes affecting plant–insect and tritrophic interactions, insect behavior and plant surface waxes, with expertise in extraction and analysis of chemicals from plant tissues, scanning electron microscopy, host plant resistance and integration of host plant resistance into pest management (chemical ecology).
Cathy L. Guttentag, PhD, is a clinical child psychologist and associate professor of pediatrics at UTHealth Houston. She currently sees pediatric patients including infants, toddlers, and children for evaluation and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and related concerns.
Dr. Guttentag takes a developmental approach to evaluating children, considering all aspects of the child’s development, medical history, family history, culture, and community/school functioning to provide diagnoses and intervention recommendations, along with follow-up and care and consultation.
Dr. Guttentag joined UTHealth Houston as a faculty member in 2001. She has previous clinical experience assessing and working with children impacted by trauma and abuse/neglect, including those in CPS custody, diagnosing dyslexia and related learning disabilities, providing social skills intervention for preschool-age children, and teaching in elementary and childcare settings.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Guttentag conducts research and professional development training in the areas of early responsive parenting and improving the quality of center-based childcare for children at risk.
Cathy L. Guttentag, PhD, is a clinical child psychologist and associate professor of pediatrics at UTHealth Houston. She currently sees pediatric patients including infants, toddlers, and children for evaluation and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and related concerns.
Dr. Guttentag takes a developmental approach to evaluating children, considering all aspects of the child’s development, medical history, family history, culture, and community/school functioning to provide diagnoses and intervention recommendations, along with follow-up and care and consultation.
Dr. Guttentag joined UTHealth Houston as a faculty member in 2001. She has previous clinical experience assessing and working with children impacted by trauma and abuse/neglect, including those in CPS custody, diagnosing dyslexia and related learning disabilities, providing social skills intervention for preschool-age children, and teaching in elementary and childcare settings.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Guttentag conducts research and professional development training in the areas of early responsive parenting and improving the quality of center-based childcare for children at risk.
Cathy L. Guttentag, PhD, is a clinical child psychologist and associate professor of pediatrics at UTHealth Houston. She currently sees pediatric patients including infants, toddlers, and children for evaluation and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and related concerns.
Dr. Guttentag takes a developmental approach to evaluating children, considering all aspects of the child’s development, medical history, family history, culture, and community/school functioning to provide diagnoses and intervention recommendations, along with follow-up and care and consultation.
Dr. Guttentag joined UTHealth Houston as a faculty member in 2001. She has previous clinical experience assessing and working with children impacted by trauma and abuse/neglect, including those in CPS custody, diagnosing dyslexia and related learning disabilities, providing social skills intervention for preschool-age children, and teaching in elementary and childcare settings.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Guttentag conducts research and professional development training in the areas of early responsive parenting and improving the quality of center-based childcare for children at risk.
Cancer epidemiology,Food is Medicine,nutrition and cancer prevention,Produce prescription programs,ultraprocessed food
Dr. Fang Fang Zhang is a cancer epidemiologist with experience in conducting population-based studies to investigate the role of nutrition in cancer prevention and control. She is Chair of the Division of Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
The optimal strategies to improve diet and reduce cancer are not clear. While various individual-level behavior change approaches can be effective for some people, overall benefits and long-term adherence may be modest and overall benefits poorly sustained. In contrast, population strategies can be more powerful and achieve broader impact. Supported by NIH, Dr. Zhang is leading a multidisciplinary R01 project to evaluate the effectiveness, cost, and cost-effectiveness of population-based dietary interventions at the national level on cancer outcomes in the US.
gut health,Nutrigenomics,precision nutrition
Dr. José Ordovás is Senior Scientist and Leader of the Nutrition and Genomics Team at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. His research focuses on the genetic factors that predispose individuals to heart disease and obesity as well as the interaction of these genetic factors with the environment and behavioral factors. In particular, Dr. Ordovás examines the impact of diet on genetic factors.
Child Health,Child Nutrition,Child Obesity,community-based health interventions,Food is Medicine
Christina Economos, PhD is the Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, the New Balance Chair in Childhood Nutrition, and a Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. At the Friedman School, she co-founded and served as Director of ChildObesity180, a nationally renowned research initiative focused on evidence-based interventions, multi-sector partnerships, and stakeholder networks to address the complex drivers of child health and promote equity.
Dr. Economos currently serves as the principal investigator on multiple large-scale, community-based interventions that examine childhood nutrition and physical activity with the goal of improving the health of all of America's children. Her bio-behavioral research studies are interdisciplinary and include theory-based obesity prevention interventions, cutting-edge systems science, and partnerships with diverse populations in urban and rural communities in schools, out-of-school environments, childcare centers, and restaurants.
David Braun, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology), Louis Goodman and Alfred Gilman Yale Scholar
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCancer Immunology,Kidney Cancer,Medical Oncology
David Braun, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and a member of the Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology (CMCO) at Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Braun cares for patients with kidney cancers. He received his PhD in Computational Biology from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science at New York University and his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he received the Dunn Medical Intern Award and served as Chief Medical Resident before completing fellowship training in adult oncology through the Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare program where he was appointed the Emil Frei Fellow and the John R. Svenson Fellow.
Dr. Braun joined Yale from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where he was an Instructor in Medicine with clinical and scientific interest in understanding and improving immune therapies for kidney cancer. He has a longstanding interest in integrating experimental and computational approaches to biomedical research and is currently studying mechanisms of response and resistance to immune therapy in kidney cancer, with the goal of developing novel therapies. He continues this work as part of the CMCO, which fosters and mentors physician-scientists as they advance their laboratory-based research programs to bridge fundamental cancer biology with clinical investigation for the translation of basic discoveries into better treatments or diagnosis.
food-borne illness,Infectious Diesease,Public Health
Dr. Meera Gatlin is an assistant teaching professor of public health in the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She is also the track leader for the combined DVM/MPH degree program in collaboration with the Tufts School of Medicine, mentoring 10-15 students at any time pursuing both these degrees.
Dr. Gatlin received her BA in biological sciences and political sciences from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in 2012 and her DVM and MPH degrees from Tufts University (North Grafton, MA). She pursued small animal practice in central Massachusetts, with a special focus on canine reproductive services. She has also worked on STD/STI surveillance at the Evanston Health Department (Evanston, IL) as well as food-borne disease outbreaks at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, GA). She is board certified in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.
Her academic and research interests include public health education, participatory education, food protection, and canine theriogenology education.
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