Faculty Highlights

Featured Profile: Dean Robinson

Dr. Robinson is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, at Amherst. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University in political science and did a postdoctora​l training in social epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Featured Profile: Alan Gaitenby

Alan Gaitenby is a senior lecturer in legal studies. His interests range from the construction of socially meaningful spaces (online and off) to the political and social implications of the discourse of exposure / privacy, and the aesthetics of data. He …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Lauren McCarthy co-edits Justice, Crime and Citizenship in Eurasia: A Sociolegal Perspective

Lauren and co-editor Erika Marat brought together explorations of issues of law and society in Eurasia that bring together authors from across the region.

You can learn more about it here

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Featured Faculty: Justin Gross

Take a minute to learn about our Political Science faculty.

My research interests include U.S. and comparative ideologies, political communication in mass and social media, public opinion, and the intersection of identity and political beliefs. I work on methodological problems …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Featured Faculty: Rebecca Hamlin

Take a minute to learn about our Legal Studies faculty.

My research is focused on law and immigration politics, and I have a particular interest in migrant categorization and the concept of a refugee. My published work has examined how …

By Adrian Grace
Adrian Grace Director of Undergraduate Advising
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Resource Economics Assoc. Professor Christine Crago among researchers to receive $6.3 Million to Ensure Energy Transition is Sustainable and Equitable

The strong integration of social equity into research and training will help to ensure that new investment in green technology and infrastructure benefits all members of society.

“There are difficult questions that arise from a transformation of the electrical grid …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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UMass Amherst Resource Economics Professor Angela de Oliveira Receives $205k NSF Grant to Study In-Kind Charitable Donations

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Angela de Oliveira, professor of experimental and public economics in the department of resource economics, has received a $205,000 standard grant from the National Science Foundation to study the motives, beliefs, and behaviors behind in-kind charitable …

By Carol Sharick
Carol Sharick Director of Career and Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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