Faculty Experts
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Jennifer Ball, Art
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Art, Medieval Art, History of the Mediterranean, Material Culture, Textiles, Dress History, Byzantine Islamic Relations
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Samir Chopra, Philosophy
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Philosophy, Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Law, Legal Theory of Artificial Agents, Politics and Ethics of Technology, Existentialism, Buddhism, Psychoanalysis
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Kenneth Gould, Sociology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Sociology, Environment, Climate Change, Gentrification, Sustainable Development, Environmental Justice, Natural Disasters, Green Politics, Ecology
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Rosamond S. King, English
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: English, LGBTQ+, Sexual Minorities in the Caribbean, Caribbean Literature, African Literature, Poetry, Experimental Poetry, Black Poetry, Performance Art, Digital Literature
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Jerome Krase, Sociology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Sociology, Gentrification, Gentrification in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Neighborhoods, Brooklyn Ethnic Groups, Italians in Brooklyn, Italian-American Politics, Italian-American Culture, Race, Class, Urban Life, Urban Culture, Race and Ethnicity in New York City
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Anna Law, Political Science
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Political Science, United States Immigration Policy, History and Law of Gender-based Asylum, Diversity Visa Lottery, Illegal Immigrants, Legal Immigration, Immigration Reform, Courts and Immigration, Asylum
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Lauren Mancia, History
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: History, History of Christianity, European Middle Ages, Medievalism, History of Emotions, Monasticism, Medieval Art
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Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome, Political Science
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Political Science, Gender Power and Religion in Africa, Governance, Sub-Saharan African Political Economy, Economic Liberalization, Economic Development, Political Development, Diaspora Studies, Contemporary African Immigration, Globalization, State and Society Relations
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Tanya Pollard, English
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: English, Shakespeare, Early Modern Drama, Greek Drama, Performance, History of Bodies, Sexuality, Medicine, Drugs
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Gregory Smithsimon, Sociology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Sociology, Urban Sociology, Gentrification, Race, Racism, Disasters, Community Responses to Terrorism, Climate Change, French Suburbs, Public Space, Fake News
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Karl Steel, English
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: English, Medievalism, Critical Animal Studies, Posthumanism, Medieval Intellectual History, Middle English Literature, Ecocriticism
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Karen Stern, History
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: History, Jews, Jewish Archaeology, Material Culture, Ancient Synagogues, Catacombs, Inscriptions, Ancient Graffiti, Ancient Art, Visual Culture in Antiquity, Ancient North Africa, Roman Syria, Roman Judea, Jewish and Christian Relations in Antiquity
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Celina Su, Political Science
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Political Science, Political Participation, Protest, Participatory Democracy, Participatory Budgeting, Civic Engagement, Elections, Democracy, Civic Intelligence, Collaborative Governance
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Alex Vitale, Sociology
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Expertise: Sociology, Policing, Community Policing, Public Safety, Civil Disorder, Demonstrations, Crime, Alternatives to Incarceration, Youth Violence, Gangs, Drug Policy, School Safety, Sex Work, Social Movements, Urban Politics
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