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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
8/16/21
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
James M. Chen

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Expertise: materials science, turbulence, energy harvesting, hypersonic/supersonic vehicles, aerodynamics, nonequilibrium phenomena, high-performance computing
Phone: 716-645-3163
Email: chenjm@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Sanjukta Das Smith
Associate Professor of Management Science and Systems
Expertise: cloud computing, digital piracy, business information systems, business statistics

Contact: Sanjukta Das 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
David Doermann
Director of the University at Buffalo Artificial Intelligence Institute
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
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
8/16/21
Johannes Hachmann

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: computational chemistry; molecular and materials modeling; cheminformatics; machine learning; big data; materials discovery and design

Phone: 716-645-1524
Email: hachmann@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
Mark H. Karwan
Praxair Professor of Operations Research
Expertise: sports scheduling, especially in the NFL
Phone: 716-645-2422
Email: mkarwan@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Tevfik Kosar

Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: big data, cloud computing, distributed systems, high-performance computing, green computing, energy-efficient systems
Phone: 716-645-2323
Email: tkosar@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jessica Kruger

Clinical Assistant 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
12/16/21
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
8/17/21
Sayanti Mukherjee

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expertise: resilient sociotechnical systems, predictive analytics, risk-informed decision-making, public health and health care, electrical grid and energy, climate change impact assessment
Phone: 716-645-4699
Email: sayantim@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Sarah Muldoon
Associate Professor of Mathematics

Expertise: brain activity, brain networks, network neuroscience
Phone: 716-645-6284
Email: smuldoon@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Nadine “Shaanta” Murshid

Associate Professor of Social Work

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
8/16/21
Chunming Qiao
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: Self-driving and connected cars, specifically the computing systems for these technologies

Phone: 716-645-4751
Email: qiao@computer.org
8/16/21
Kenneth W. Regan
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Expertise: cheating in chess

Phone: 716-645-4738
Email: regan@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
5/24/22
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
8/30/21
Adel Sadek
Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Expertise: traffic, traffic at border-crossings, traffic in bad weather, smart cities, electric, autonomous and conventional vehicles
Phone: 716-645-4367
Email: asadek@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Albert H. Titus
Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Expertise: biomedical engineering, wearable technology, biosensors, smart sensors

Phone: 716-645-1019
Email: ahtitus@buffalo.edu
5/19/20
John E. Tomaszewski

SUNY Distinguished Professor and Peter A. Nickerson, PhD, Chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

Expertise: clinical laboratory testing; COVID-19 testing; renal, immunological and urological pathology; digital and computational pathology; kidney disease; anatomical gifts
Phone: 716-829-2846
Email: johntoma@buffalo.edu. Tomaszewski can also 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.
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
8/16/21
Peter Winkelstein
Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Informatics
Expertise: electronic health/medical records; medical informatics; ethics and informatics; computer modeling
Phone: 716-881-7546. Winkelstein can also 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.
Email: pwink@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