József Böröcz

Professor
Department of Sociology
School of Arts and Sciences

Key topics: Historical sociology, comparative sociology, global structures, social change, economic discourse

József Böröcz is an associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University. He is also a member of the Institute for Political Science and the Hungarian Academy of Science in Budapest. In 2006, Böröcz received the Knight's Cross of the Medal of…

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Charlotte Bunch

Board of Governor's Distinguished Professor
Department of Women's Gender Studies, Center for Women's Global Leadership
School of Arts and Sciences

Key topics: Women's Human Rights Globally, Human Rights, Violence Against Women, Sexual Rights, Gender and Diversity, Women and Leadership, Women Peace and Security, United Nations Policies on Gender and Women, UN Secretary General Selection and Women candidates

Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar at the Center for Women's Global Leadership and Board of Governor's Distinguished Professor in Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University, has been an activist, writer and organizer in the…

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Lee Clarke

Professor
Department of Sociology
School of Arts and Sciences

Key topics: Biological attack, community response to disaster, evacuation, homeland security, panic, risk communication, terrorism

Lee Clarke, Ph.D., is an internationally known expert on disasters and organizational and technological failures. He is the author of Mission Improbable and Worst Cases, both from the University of Chicago Press. He…

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Rebecca Davis

Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Office of Global Social Work Programs
School of Social Work

Key topics: Global Child Welfare and Protection; social service workforce strengthening, global social work.

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Nurgul Fitzgerald

Assistant Extension Specialist in Health Promotion and Behavior
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension

Key topics: Type 2 diabetes among Hispanics and other populations, health disparities, nutrition, obesity, physical activity, acculturation, food insecurity and other socioeconomic factors in relationship to diabetes prevention and control.

Nurgul Fitzgerald, Ph.D., is an assistant professor/extension specialist at the Family and Community Health Sciences Department and the Department of Nutritional Sciences; she is also a registered dietitian.

Dr. Fitzgerald's expertise…

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Nydia Flores

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Education

Key topics: Sociolinguistics, Spanish in the U.S., bilingualism, Spanish pragmatics, teaching English language learners, second language acquisition, and changing perspectives in the teaching of Spanish in the U.S.

Nydia Flores' line of inquiry explores two interrelated avenues in the field of sociolinguistics: the use of Spanish in society and Spanish language education. She prepares pre- and in-service language teachers and future linguists to understand…

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Marie Radford

Associate Professor, Library Consultant
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies

Key topics: Interpersonal communication, traditional and virtual reference services, time management, customer service excellence, dealing with difficult people, communication skills for managers and leaders, public speaking, nonverbal communication, focus groups, qualitative research methods, mentoring, librarian stereotypes, and future of libraries.

Marie Radford, Ph.D., focuses her research on the study of interpersonal communication aspects of reference service, the evaluation of digital resources and services, qualitative methodologies, cultural studies, and media stereotypes of…

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Linda Stamato

Policy Fellow
New Jersey State Policy Lab at Civic Square
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Key topics: Negotiation, conflict resolution, higher education policy, regulatory policy, gender differences in negotiation

Linda Stamato is co-director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a member of the graduate faculty at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. She teaches negotiation and conflict resolution at the…

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