Faculty Experts

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These members of the faculty and other members of the community are knowledgeable in various disciplines and can provide expert commentary on a wide range of issues in the news. Please contact the  Communications Office if you would like to reach them.

Faculty Experts Spotlight

Faculty Experts Spotlight

20th-century U.S. urban history
Race and architecture
History of architecture and planning
Modern architecture and urbanism
Urban social movements

Brian Goldstein

Brian Goldstein

Race and educational inequality
School funding inequity
Urban education
Solidarity

Roseann Liu

Roseann Liu

Social computing, social media, online platforms
Human-computer interaction
Misinformation and disinformation
Ethical AI, data, and labor practices
Generative AI, deepfakes, and technology-based fraud

Sukrit Venkatagiri

Sukrit Venkatagiri

Fields of Expertise

SwatTalk Shorts: Yvonne Chireau on African American Religious Traditions and Ancestral Recovery

Professor of Religion, Yvonne Chireau on the diversity of African American religious traditions and modern political practices

SwatTalk Shorts: Edwin Mayorga on the Impacts of the Pandemic and Racial Justice on Public Education

Professor of Education Studies, Edwin Mayorga on the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19 and heightened racial injustice awareness to improve public education throughout Pennsylvania