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3/3/23
Samantha Barbas
Professor of Law

Expertise: Mass media law, libel, privacy, freedom of the press

Phone: 716-645-6216
Email: sbarbas@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Mark Bartholomew
Professor of Law
Expertise: intellectual property, copyright, trademarks, cyber law, cybersecurity bills (such as SOPA and CISPA), net neutrality, advertising law
Phone: 716-645-5959
Email: bartholo@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Nichol Castro

Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Expertise: speech, language and memory; word retrieval; anomia, including in aphasia, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Phone: 716-829-5565
Email: nicholca@buffalo.edu
5/1/23
David Doermann
Director of the University at Buffalo Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Expertise: artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, image analysis and recognition, document analysis, media forensics
Phone: 716-645-1557
Email: doermann@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Helen A. “Nellie” Drew
Director of the Center for the Advancement of Sport

Expertise: sports law, including student-athletes’ name, image and likeness (NIL), antitrust laws, collective bargaining, discipline of athletes, drug testing, NCAA compliance and Title IX; diversity in sport
Phone: 716-645-2071
Email: hdrew@buffalo.edu
4/7/23
Shira Gabriel

Professor of Psychology
Expertise: social psychology, social connections, sense of self, the need to belong, comfort food
Phone: 716-645-0227
Email: sgabriel@buffalo.edu
6/27/22
Jeff Good

Chair and Professor of Linguistics

Expertise: morphology, syntax, evolution of languages, endangered languages, language documentation, multilingualism
Phone: 716-645-0126
Email: jcgood@buffalo.edu
4/13/23
Julie Gorlewski

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Teacher Education

Expertise: access and equity in education; literacy; teacher preparation
Phone: 716-645-2455
Email: jgorlews@buffalo.edu
9/7/21
Melanie Green
Chair and Professor of Communication

Expertise: persuasion, power of narrative, storytelling, online friendships, trust and deception online
Phone: 716-645-1508
Email: mcgreen2@buffalo.edu
11/10/21
Lindsay Hahn
Assistant Professor of Communication

Expertise: media psychology, morality, media effects, children and media, media and radicalization
Phone: 716-645-1172
Email: lhahn2@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Yingjie Hu

Assistant Professor of Geography

Expertise: GIScience, spatial analysis, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, big data
Phone: 716-645-1820
Email: yhu42@buffalo.edu
12/6/21
Kenneth Joseph

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: computing for social good; societal impacts of social media and online platforms (including in news and politics); inequality and societal divides
Phone: 716-645-0682
Email: kjoseph@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Heidi Julien
Professor of Information Science
Expertise: digital literacy, information literacy, information behavior, information practice
Phone: 716-645-1474
Email: heidijul@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Erin Kearney
Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction

Expertise: language teaching and learning, intercultural competence and language education, language teacher training and development
Phone: 716-645-4058
Email: ekearney@buffalo.edu
2/3/23
Jessica Kruger

Clinical Associate Professor of Community Health and Health Behavior

Expertise: binge-watching, consumption, addictive behaviors, substance use and abuse, health behavior decision-making
Phone: 716-829-6748
Email: jskruger@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Arun Lakshmanan
Associate Professor of Marketing
Expertise: sensory marketing and visual perception; consumer attention and learning; new product use and design; advertising and social media

Contact: Arun Lakshmanan can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.
8/16/21
Jianqiang Wang

Associate Professor of Information Science
Expertise: information retrieval, cross-language information retrieval, information retrieval systems for short text and social media conversations
Phone: 716-645-2412
Email: jw254@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Charles Lindsey

Associate Professor of Marketing

Expertise: consumer behavior, advertising, marketing strategy and research, brand loyalty, serving and package sizes

Contact: Charles Lindsey can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.
8/16/21
Xiufeng Liu

Professor of Learning and Instruction

Expertise: STEM education, including student achievement, assessment and evaluation, and STEM teaching in colleges and universities; science and the public
Phone: 716-645-4050
Email: xliu5@buffalo.edu
4/11/23
Siwei Lyu

Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: digital media forensics, deepfakes, computer vision, machine learning, art authentication
Phone: 716-645-1587
Email: siweilyu@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Mary McVee
Director of the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction

Expertise: literacy instruction; diversity and literacy; technology and literacy; narrative

Phone: 716-645-2458
Email: mcvee@buffalo.edu
6/27/22
Cody Mejeur

Assistant Professor of Media Study

Expertise: game studies; trans, queer and feminist studies; narrative; storytelling; social justice and inclusion in video games and new media; games pedagogy
Phone: 716-645-0932
Email: codymeje@buffalo.edu
8/19/21
Jacob Neiheisel

Associate Professor of Political Science

Expertise: political communication, campaigns, electoral strategy, religion and politics, the U.S. Christian right, voter turnout, voting rights, election administration, electoral reforms, the U.S. presidency

Phone: 716-645-8439
Email: jacobnei@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Yotam Ophir

Assistant Professor of Communication

Expertise: misinformation; persuasion; effect of media content on audiences, including in health, science, politics and terrorism

Phone: 716-645-1158
Email: yotamoph@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Margaret Rhee

Assistant Professor of Media Study

Expertise: digital storytelling; participatory art; new media, ethnic, cultural, Asian American, queer and feminist studies
Phone: 716-645-0923
Email: mrhee@buffalo.edu
4/12/23
Maria Y. Rodriguez

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Expertise: Computational methods in social work and social policy; social movements on social media; disinformation targeting Black and brown communities online
Phone: 716-645-2986
Email: myr2@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Richard Salvi
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Expertise: tinnitus, hearing, noise-induced hearing loss, hyperacusis, central auditory system

Phone: 716-829-5310
Email: salvi@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Lynn Shanahan
Associate Professor of of Learning and Instruction

Expertise: childhood literacy; literacy, technology and multimodality; STEM and urban education
Phone: 716-645-4028
Email: ls34@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jennifer A. Surtees

Associate Professor of Biochemistry

Expertise: genomes, genetic diversity, DNA, science communication, COVID-19 genomic surveillance and genetic variants
Phone: 716-829-6083
Email: jsurtees@buffalo.edu
9/13/21
Sama Waham

Assistant Professor of Media Study

Expertise: filmmaking; cinematography; narrative, documentary, experimental and hybrid films; storytelling
Phone: 716-645-0954
Email: swaham@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Hua (Helen) Wang

Associate Professor of Communication

Expertise: communication strategies for health promotion and social change; entertainment-education; communication technology; social networks; digital media literacy; health interventions
Phone: 716-645-1501
Email: hwang23@buffalo.edu
9/7/21
Janet Yang

Professor of Communication

Expertise: science, health, environmental and risk communication

Phone: 716-645-1169
Email: zyang5@buffalo.edu
6/22/22
Yini Zhang

Assistant Professor of Communication

Expertise: social media, political communication, misinformation, online activism, impact of social media on journalism and democracy
Phone: 716-645-0954
Email: yzhang20@buffalo.edu