Experts by Expertise: Social Media and the Internet

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8/16/21
Sam Abramovich
Associate Professor of Learning and Instruction, and Information Science
Expertise: learning sciences, emerging technologies in education, alternative assessments, educational games, digital badges
Phone: 716-645-3174
Email: samuelab@buffalo.edu
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
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
Stephanie Fredrick

Associate Director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention
Expertise: bullying, cyberbullying, youth mental health, bullying interventions
Phone: 716-645-1141
Email: ssfredri@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
8/16/21
Joana Gaia
Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Science and Systems
Expertise: health information systems; business intelligence; digital security and privacy; data analytics; emergency management; girls and STEM careers

Contact: Joana Gaia can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@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
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
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
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
4/12/23
Nadine Shaanta Murshid

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Expertise: microfinance, mobile financial services, domestic violence, street harassment, women’s health, trauma
Phone: 716-645-5749
Email: nadinemu@buffalo.edu
11/8/21
Amanda Nickerson
Director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention
Expertise: school violence, bullying prevention and intervention, parent and peer relationships, assessment and treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders
Phone: 716-645-1532
Email: alberticenter@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
8/31/21
Bina Ramamurthy
Professor of Teaching in Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: Blockchain; blockchain and cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ether) and non-fungible tokens; data-intensive computing; big data platforms

Phone: 716-645-3182
Email: bina@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
9/29/22
Sourav Sengupta

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Expertise: Child and adolescent mental health; children’s and adolescents’ use of technology, including screen time
Email: souravse@buffalo.edu
Contact: Sourav Sengupta can be reached through Ellen Goldbaum in University Communications at 716-645-4605 or goldbaum@buffalo.edu, or Douglas Sitler in University Communications at 716-645-9069 or drsitler@buffalo.edu.
9/20/22
Sanjukta Smith
Associate Professor and Chair of Management Science and Systems
Expertise: online social networks, cloud computing, data center operations
Contact: Sanjukta Smith 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
Machiko R. Tomita

Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Science

Expertise: aging, falls and frailty prevention in older adults, caregiving for older adults, smart home technology, virtual group exercise
Phone: 716-829-6740
Email: machikot@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Shambhu Upadhyaya
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: cybersecurity, hacking, encryption, cyberattacks, protecting infrastructure from cyber threats

Phone: 716-645-3183
Email: shambhu@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
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