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Expert’s Guide

UMKC experts are frequently consulted by local, regional and national media to comment on matters that are making headlines. Our faculty and staff, drawing on their extensive research and knowledge, can provide insight into an issue or trend, helping your audience better understand the story.

Please select from the options on the left to begin your search or contact a member of the UMKC Public Relations staff.

 

Featured Experts:

Criminology

Professor Alex Holsinger Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology Areas of Expertise: Community Corrections; Juvenile Delinquency; Criminology Theory and Statistics Click here to contact Professor Holsinger

Professor Ken Novak Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology Areas of Expertise: Policing in America; Police Officer Behavior; Racial Profiling; Gun Violence; Violence Reduction Click here to contact Professor Novak

Political Issues

Professor Max Skidmore Dept. of Political Science Areas of Expertise: Ideologies; American Political Thought; The Presidency; Social Security Policies Click here to contact Professor Skidmore

Professor Elizabeth Miller Dept. of Political Science Areas of Expertise: Political Psychology; Public Opinion; Political Behavior; Campaigns & Elections Click here to contact Professor Miller

Professor Dale Neuman Dept. of Political Science Areas of Expertise: American Politics; Elections; Public Opinion; Voting Behavior; Political Representation Click here to contact Professor Neuman

Sustainability

Professor Syed Hasan Dept. of Geosciences Areas of Expertise: Engineering, Environmental Geology and Health; Underground Space; Waste Management Click here to contact Professor Hasan	Professor Deborah O'Bannon School of Computing & Engineering Areas of Expertise: Water Quality; Sewage Control; Environmentally-Friendly Solutions; Effects of Pollution Click here to contact Professor O'Bannon	Professor Jimmy Adegoke Dept. of Geosciences Areas of Expertise: Land Surface-Climate Interactions; Satellite Remote Sensing; Regional Climate Modeling; Climate Change Click here to contact Professor Adegoke
Associate Professor Caroline Davies Director of Environmental Studies Program Dept. of Geosciences Areas of Expertise: Climate Change; Air Quality; Human/Landscape Relationships Click here to contact Professor Davies

The Economy

Professor James I. Sturgeon Dept. of Economics Areas of Expertise: Institutional Economics; Industrial Organization; Political Economy Click here to contact Professor Sturgeon

Dean Karen Vorst College of Arts & Sciences Areas of Expertise: Banking and Financial Markets; U.S. and European Economies Click here to contact Dean Vorst

Professor L. Randall Wray Dept. of Economics Areas of Expertise: Orthodox Monetary Policy and Alternatives; Full Employment Policy Click here to contact Professor Wray

Political Issues

Professor Carla Klausner Dept. of History Areas of Expertise: Islam; Middle East; Israel; Arab-Israeli Conflict Click here to contact Professor Klausner

Professor Kris Kobach School of Law Areas of Expertise: Immigration Law and Policy; Constitutional Law; American Legal History; Legislation Click here to contact Professor Kobach

Professor Dennis Merrill Dept. of History Areas of Expertise: U.S. Foreign Relations; Latin America; International Tourism Click here to contact Professor Merrill