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Jen-First

Jennifer First

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Jennifer First’s research focuses on addressing the unequal impacts of climate hazards and severe weather events such as tornadoes, floods and extreme heat, particularly in the southeastern U.S.

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Shandra Forrest-Bank

Associate Professor of Social Work

Shandra Forrest-Bank has expertise in the transition to adulthood, risk and resilience, positive youth development, racial microaggression, and how poverty and racism impact young adult trajectories.

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Nick Geidner

Professor of Journalism and Media

Nick Geidner’s research examines how technological changes in media affect the ways in which individuals select, use, and make sense of journalism.

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Guy Harrison

Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media

Guy Harrison’s an expert in gender and race in sports and news media.

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Megan Haselschwerdt

Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies

Megan Haselschwerdt’s research focuses on family violence from the perspective of youth in the home, adult victims/survivors, and social service providers who work with those affected by family violence.

Kandi Hollenbach

Kandi Hollenbach

Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Kandi Hollenbach studies gender and identity among hunting-gathering peoples and the shift from foraging to food production.