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Faculty Experts


To speak with any of these experts, please contact Caitlin Kizielewicz at 412-554-0074 or ckiz@andrew.cmu.edu.

Smart Cities

 
Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman  

Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman, Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Systems

Smart cities
Transportation services
Urban informatics
Disaster management
Mobility services
 
Corey Harper  

Corey Harper, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Automation policy
Sustainability
Micromobility
Electric vehicles
Automation in transportation
Equity issues surrounding transportation
Policy implications of emerging technologies on the transportation system
 
Mark Kamlet  

Mark Kamlet, University Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Economics of healthcare
U.S. healthcare systems
Impact of technology on jobs
Smart cities
Integrated health systems
Language technologies
 
Karen Lightman  

Karen Lightman, Executive Director of Metro21

Smart cities
Economic development
MicroElectroMechanical Systems
Broadband
IoT
Semiconductors
Public/private partnerships
Industry partnerships/collaboration
 
Rick Stafford Photo  

Rick Stafford, Distinguished Service Professor

Engineering public policy change
Civic campaigns and reorganization
Legislative campaigns
Critical infrastructure
Smart transportation systems
The vehicle of the future
Public governance
Regional economic development
Education and workforce development
 
 

Management

Linda Babcock Photo  

Linda Babcock, Professor of Economics

Gender equity
Negotiations
Women in business
 
 
Dareen Basma Photo  

Dareen Basma, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, Climate and Equity

Mental health
Mental wellbeing
Racial trauma
Historical trauma
DEI in education
International students
Immigrants and refugees
Civil discourse
 
Rebekah Fitzsimmons Photo  

Rebekah Fitzsimmons, Assistant Teaching Professor of Professional Communication

Professional communication
Digital learning technologies
Storytelling
Children’s literature
Digital humanities
 
William Gogolak Photo  

William Gogolak, Assistant Teaching Professor

Personal finance
Financial markets
CFO activities
Retirement
Private equity
Corporate finance
Employment
Inflation
 
Wanda Heading-Grant Photo  

Wanda Heading-Grant, Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Chief Diversity Officer; Distinguished Service Professor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Human resources
Civil rights
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Social work
Social services
Leadership
 
David Krackhardt Photo  

David Krackhardt, Professor of Organizations and Public Policy

Cognitive social structures
Network analysis
Organization structures and functions
Social networks
Organizational design
Communication networks
 
David Lassman Photo  

David Lassman, Distinguished Service Professor of Organizational Management

Organizational culture
Employee motivation
Leadership
Strategy development
Teamwork
Leading change
Organizational structure
Employee motivation systems
 
Anna Mayo Photo  

Anna Mayo, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior

Teamwork
Collaboration
Teams in healthcare
Hospital staffing
Organizational behavior
 
Stacy Rosenberg Photo  

Stacy Rosenberg, Associate Teaching Professor

Political communication
Crisis communication
TV industry
Media and representation
 
Denise Rousseau Photo  

Denise M. Rousseau, University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy

Evidence-based management
Organizational change
Leadership and career development
Social enterprise and innovation
Organizational effectiveness
Performance management
Human Resource management
Employment relations
Multi-level organizational models
 
 

International Relations

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Silvia Borzutzky, Teaching Professor of International Relations and Politics

Chilean politics
Chilean pension system
Chilean socioeconomic policies
Latin American politics
Poverty and inequality issues in Latin America
Latin America social policy
Comparative social security systems
Women and public policy
Human rights abuses
Human rights policies
Transitional justice policies
 
Sarah Mendelson  

Sarah Mendelson, Distinguished Service Professor Of Public Policy And Head Of Heinz College In Washington, DC

Democracy and politics
Civil society
Human rights
Russian politics
Human trafficking
International relations
Diplomacy
Global affairs
 
 

Information Technology

 
Uttara Ananthakrishnan Photo  

Uttara Ananthakrishnan, Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Technology’s impact on society
Digital platforms
Consumer behavior
AI
Digital products
Social responsibility and inclusivity
Product management
Online harassment
Fraud and misinformation
User generated content
Online reviews
 
Leman Akoglu Photo  

Leman Akoglu, Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Anomaly mining
Data streams
Data mining
Knowledge discovery
Network science
Machine learning
Pattern discovery
Fraud and event detection
 
Eli Ben-Michael Photo  

Eli Ben-Michael, Assistant Professor Of Statistics

Machine learning
Statistics
Optimization
 
 
George Chen Photo  

George Chen, Assistant Professor Of Information Systems

Forecasting models
Machine learning for healthcare
Machine learning for the developing world
 
 
David Choi Photo  

David Choi, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Information Systems

Statistics and machine learning
Social networks
Decision-making under uncertainty
Network data and data mining
 
 
Alexandra Chouldechova Photo  

Alexandra Chouldechova, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Public Policy

Applied statistics
Statistics in decision making
Statistical methodology
Predictive analytics in healthcare
Recidivism prediction
Fairness in machine learning
Black-box predictors
 
Mariana Escallon Barrios Photo  

Mariana Escallon Barrios, Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Systems

Data analysis
Nonprofits
Operations research
Optimization
Volunteer scheduling
Transportation logistics
 
Rayid Ghani Photo  

Rayid Ghani, Distinguished Career Professor

AI, policy and social impact
Government systems
Ethics, fairness and equity
Political campaigns
Preventive Public Health
Early Warning Systems
Police misconduct
Social enterprises
Fraud detection
Machine learning
Social media analytics
Big data
Data science
Text analytics
 
Christopher Goranson Photo  

Christopher Goranson, Distinguished Service Professor

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Data visualization
Innovation and government
Geospatial data privacy
Visualization of public health
End-user technology
Ethics in technology
Visualization of healthcare records
 
Ramayya Krishnan Photo  

Ramayya Krishnan, Dean of Heinz College and Professor of Management Science and Information Systems

Consumer behavior in digital environments
Telecommunications management
Business technology
Big data technology and policy
Smart cities
Risk management
Privacy and confidentiality
 
Kristen Kurland Photo  

Kristen Kurland, Teaching Professor of Architecture, Information Systems and Public Policy

Collaborations in health
Built environment s
Spatial analysis/GIS 
Urban design
Economic development 
Building information modeling 
Computer aided design
3D visualization
Computer aided facility management 
Infrastructure management 
Technology enhanced learning
 
Beibei Li Photo  

Beibei Li, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Management

Consumer decision-making
Consumer behavior online and offline
Responses to online reviews
Consumer behavior on search engines
Mobile health apps
Digital behavior in marketing
Digital behavior in healthcare
Technology and the travel industry
Digital behavior in transportation
 
Anand Rao Photo  

Anand Rao, Distinguished Service Professor

Innovation
Responsible AI
Economics of AI
Operationalizing AI
Data analytics
Data science
NLP
Digital twins
LLM
Generative AI
 
Woody Zhu Photo  

Woody Zhu, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Management

Machine learning
Data science
Optimization
Computer science
Statistics
 
 

Healthcare

Martin Gaynor Photo  

Martin S. Gaynor, Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Regulatory policies in healthcare
Antitrust and competition
Antitrust and the economy
Physician Incentives in HMOs
Consumer protection
Insurance mergers
Competition in healthcare markets
Economics of healthcare
Health policy and reform
Health insurance exchanges
Spending on healthcare
Mergers/acquisitions of hospitals
Drug prices and pharmaceuticals
 
Amelia Haviland  

Amelia M. Haviland, Professor of Statistics and Public Policy

Patient side of healthcare
Disparities and immunization rates
Medicare
Employer-saving plans
High-deductible plans
Workplace wellness
Patient safety in medical malpractice claims
Healthcare insurance and behavior
Hot spot policing
Deterrent effect of the death penalty
 
Rema Padman Photo  

Rema Padman, Professor of Management Science & Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare information systems
Confidentiality in healthcare databases
Healthcare informatics and analytics
Healthcare operations
Disease management
Healthcare delivery and providers
Healthcare technologies
Costs of healthcare
Electronic health records
Mobile health
 
Holly Wiberg Photo  

Holly Wiberg, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy

Healthcare analytics
Personalized medicine
Optimization
ML in healthcare
Risk prediction and intervention
Healthcare operations
AI/ML in medical education
Oncology applications
 
 

Environment

Karen Clay Photo  

Karen Clay, Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Climate change
Lead and child mortality
Energy and environmental economics
Oil and natural gas pipeline
Demography
Air pollution and health
 
Akhsaya Jha  

Akshaya Jha, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Electricity markets
Coal markets
Transportation of energy
Financial trading of energy
Local pollution
Climate change
Econometrics
Environmental policy
Energy markets
 
Edson Severnini Photo  

Edson R. Severnini , Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Energy and environmental economics
Economic history
Energy infrastructure
Environmental regulations
Air pollution and health
Climate change
Labor economics
Urban economics
 
 

Economics

Lee Branstetter Photo  

Lee Branstetter, Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Economics of technological innovation
Industrial organization
Economic growth in East Asia
Patent laws and intellectual property
Multinationals and technology
International trade and investment
International digital trade
Growth in the US economy
 
Felix Koenig Photo  

Felix Koenig, Assistant Professor Of Economics

Labor markets
Income inequality
Wages
Welfare
Unemployment
 
Brian Kovak Photo  

Brian Kovak, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

International trade and labor markets
Immigration
Local wages and employment
Labor market and offshoring
Brazilian trade liberalization
Internal migration
Price indexes
 
Andrew Garin Photo  

Andrew Garin, Assistant Professor

Labor economics
Public economics
Future of work
Labor markets
Gig economy
Inequality and mobility
Wages
 
Lowell Taylor Photo  

Lowell Taylor, Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Labor economics
Economic demography
LGBT populations
Minimum wage policy
Affirmative action in higher education
Incentives in the labor market
Racial disparity in unemployment
 
 

Digital Media Analytics

Avi Collis Photo  

Avi Collis, Assistant Professor

Measuring the digital economy
Digital platforms
Social media
Value of personal data
Free digital goods
Big Tech regulation
 
Pedro Ferreira Photo  

Pedro Ferreira, Assistant Professor of Information Systems

Big data analytics in digital markets
Consumption of information goods
TV, VoD streaming and piracy
Peer influence in social networks
Spillovers in ICT-related markets
ICTs and student performance
Telecommunication markets
 
Air Lightman Photo  

Ari Lightman, Professor of Digital Media and Marketing

Marketing
Digital transformation
Measuring social media
Emerging technologies
Disruption in the workplace
Diffusion of knowledge in collaborative systems
Metaverse
Social networks in regulated markets
Generation Z
NFTs
Web 3.0
Blockchain
 
Ananya Sen Photo  

Ananya Sen, Assistant Professor

Digital platforms
Digital media
Media bias
Digital business
Paywalls
Algorithmic bias
User generated content
Entrepreneurship
Social media
 
Mike Smith Photo  

Michael Smith, Professor of Information Technology and Marketing

Consumer behavior in online markets
Digital media markets
Piracy
Movie/DVD releases
Copyrights
TV production
Streaming services
Technology and entertainment 
Studios and labels
Advertising effectiveness
 
Rahul Telang Photo  

Rahul Telang, Professor of Information Systems

Economics of digitization
Technology and entertainment
Online piracy and streaming
Copyright & intellectual property
Online ads
Information security and privacy
Data breaches and cyberhacks
Disclosure laws
Healthcare IT and patient safety
 
 

Cyber Security and Data Privacy

Alessandro Acquisti Photo  

Alessandro Acquisti, Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy

Privacy
Economic value of personal data and privacy
Social media and online disclosures
Data breaches
Digital discrimination
Behavior economics of privacy
Paradox of privacy
Beliefs of privacy and disclosure
Predictability of SSN
Facial recognition
 
Greg Touhill Photo  

Gregory Touhill, Adjunct Professor

Cyber security and IT
International relations
Cyber risk
Government information
Privacy
Leadership and management
Information systems
Communications
 
Randall Trzeciak Photo  

Randall Trzeciak, Adjunct Professor of Information Systems and Management

Information security management
Database management
Software engineering
Cyber security
Insider threats
Data privacy and security
Incident response capability
Information security assessments
 
 

Crime and Drug Policy

Al Blumstein Photo  

Al Blumstein, University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research, Emeritus

Sentencing
Crime rates
Crime measurement
Criminal careers
Criminal justice policy
Criminal records and redemption
Prison populations
Drug markets
 
Jon Caulkins Photo  

Jonathan Caulkins, University Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy

Substance abuse policy
Illegal markets
Marijuana legalization
Brand and reputation management
Data & monitoring systems
Dynamic optimal control
Public policy
 
Dan Nagin Photo  

Daniel Nagin, University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics

Prison populations and recidivism
Policing
Deterrence
Death penalty
Crime and child development
Sentencing
 
 

Arts Management

Brett Crawford Photo  Brett Crawford, Assistant Teaching Professor of Arts Management
Arts management
Theatre history
Arts Marketing
Theatre management
Diversity and inclusion
Audience development
Technology and the arts
Women producers and managers
Production management