Faculty | Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

César Abadía-Barrero

Associate Professor, Anthropology & Human Rights

cesar.abadia@uconn.edu

Ghada Almashaqbeh

Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering

ghada.almashaqbeh@uconn.edu

Director, Eversource Energy Center Applied Research
Director, Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Eversource Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering

manos@uconn.edu

Zehra Arat

Professor, Political Science

zehra.arat@uconn.edu

Carol Atkinson-Palombo

Director, Environmental Studies Program
Associate Professor, Geography

carol.atkinson-palombo@uconn.edu

Marisa Auguste

Driver Behavior Analyst
Connecticut Transportation Institute

marisa.auguste@uconn.edu

Amvrossios Bagtzoglou

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

amvrossios.bagtzoglou@uconn.edu

Jon Bauer

Clinical Professor of Law
Richard D. Tulisano '69 Scholar in Human Rights

jon.bauer@uconn.edu

Oksan Bayulgen

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Political Science
Associate Professor, Political Science

oksan.bayulgen@uconn.edu

Megan Berthold

Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Graduate Certificate Coordinator, Social Work

megan.berthold@uconn.edu

Robert Bird

Professor, Business Law
Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics
Research Fellow, School of Law

rbird@business.uconn.edu

Mark Boyer

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Geography

mark.boyer@uconn.edu

Alexis Boylan

Professor of Art History and Africana Studies Institute
Director of Academic Affairs, Humanities Institute

alexis.boylan@uconn.edu

Mike Brand

Adjunct Faculty

mike.brand@uconn.edu

Boris Bravo-Ureta

Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics

boris.bravoureta@uconn.edu

Richard Brown

Emeritus Professor, History

richard.brown@uconn.edu

Tom Buckley

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice

thomas.e.buckley@uconn.edu

Daniel Burkey

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Diversity, UConn School of Engineering

daniel.burkey@uconn.edu

Heather Cassano

Assistant Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

heather.cassano@uconn.edu

Clarissa Ceglio

Assistant Professor, Digital Culture, Learning, and Advocacy

clarissa.ceglio@uconn.edu

Diego Cerrai

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

diego.cerrai@uconn.edu

Davis Chacon Hurtado

Assistant Research Professor, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

davis.chacon-hurtado@uconn.edu

Rachel Chambers

Assistant Professor, Business Law

rachel.2.chambers@uconn.edu

Audrey Chapman

Professor, Public Health Sciences

achapman@uchc.edu

Carmel Christy K J

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

carmel_christy.kattithara_joseph@uconn.edu

Maria Chrysochoou

Professor and Department Head, Civil & Environmental Engineering

maria.chrysochoou@uconn.edu

James Coltrain

Assistant Professor, Game Design

james.coltrain@uconn.edu

Eleni Coundouriotis

Professor, English

eleni.coundouriotis@uconn.edu

Kelly Dennis

Associate Professor, Visual Studies

kelly.dennis@uconn.edu

Manisha Desai

Professor, Sociology & Asian and Asian American Studies
Department Head, Sociology

manisha.desai@uconn.edu

Zoi Dokou

Assistant Research Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

zoi.dokou@uconn.edu

John Dunn

Visiting Assistant Professor, Education and Human Rights

jkdunn@uconn.edu

Stephen Dyson

Professor, Political Science

stephen.dyson@uconn.edu

Heather Elliott-Famularo

Department Head, Digital Media & Design
Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

heather@uconn.edu

Gary English

Professor, Dramatic Arts

gary.english@uconn.edu

José Falconi

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts & Human Rights
Assistant Professor, Art and Art History & Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

jose.falconi@uconn.edu

Norman Garrick

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

norman.garrick@uconn.edu

Krystyna Gielo-Perczak

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

krystyna.Gielo-Perczak@engr.uconn.edu

Robin Greeley

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts & Human Rights
Associate Professor, Art History

robin.greeley@uconn.edu

Oscar Guerra

Assistant Professor, Digital Film/Video Production

oscar.guerra@uconn.edu

Lynne Healey

Emeritus Professor, Social Work

lynne.healy@uconn.edu

Mark Healey

Associate Professor and Department Head, History

mark.healey@uconn.edu

Shareen Hertel

Wiktor Osiatyński Chair of Human Rights
Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

shareen.hertel@uconn.edu

Richard Hiskes

Professor Emeritus, Political Science & Human Rights

hiskesr@gvsu.edu

Elizabeth Holzer

Director of Undergraduate Programs, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Associate Professor, Sociology & Human Rights

elizabeth.holzer@uconn.edu

John Ivan

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

john.ivan@uconn.edu

Blair Johnson

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Psychology

blair.johnson@uconn.edu

Derek Johnson

Senior Lecturer in Residence, Economics

derek.johnson@uconn.edu

Brendan Kane

Co-Director, Democracy & Dialogues Initiative
Professor, History & Literature, Cultures, & Languages

brendan.kane@uconn.edu

Kazem Kazerounian

Dean, UConn School of Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

kazem.kazerounian@uconn.edu

Heejoo Kim

Assistant Professor, Motion Design and Animation

heejoo.kim@uconn.edu

Christine Kirchhoff

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

christine.kirchhoff@uconn.edu

Henry Krisch

Emeritus Professor, Political Science

henrykrisch@gmail.com

Molly Land

Graduate Certificate Coordinator, School of Law
Catherine Roraback Professor of Law
Professor, Human Rights

molly.land@law.uconn.edu

Erica Laplante

Director, Human Rights Research and Data Hub and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute

erica.laplante@uconn.edu

Emily Larned

Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

emily.larned@uconn.edu

Thomas Levine

Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction

thomas.levine@uconn.edu

Baikun Li

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

baikun.li@uconn.edu

Cuihong Li

Department Head and Professor Operations and Information Management

cuihong.li@uconn.edu

Kathryn Libal

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Professor, Social Work & Human Rights

kathryn.libal@uconn.edu

Jacqueline Loss

Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Literatures, Cultures, & Languages

jacqueline.loss@uconn.edu

Nicholas Lownes

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

nicholas.lownes@uconn.edu

Asif Majid

Assistant Professor, Dramatic Arts & Human Rights

asif.majid@uconn.edu

Alan Marcus

Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
University of Connecticut Teaching Fellow

alan.marcus@uconn.edu

Samuel Martínez

Director, El Instituto
Professor, Anthropology

samuel.martinez@uconn.edu

Catherine Masud

Assistant Professor In-Residence, Human Rights Documentary Filmmaking

catherine.masud@uconn.edu

Laura Mauldin

Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies

laura.mauldin@uconn.edu

Jeffrey McCutcheon

Professor and Executive Director, Fraunhofer USA Center for Energy Innovation
Al Geib Professor, Environmental Engineering Research and Education

jeffrey.mccutcheon@uconn.edu

Laurent Michel

Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering

laurent.michel@uconn.edu

Alanson Minkler

Emeritus Professor, Economics

alanson.minkler@uconn.edu

Gaurav Mukherjee

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Stuart F. Smith Teaching Fellow

gaurav.mukherjee@uconn.edu

Michael Orwicz

Co-Chair, Research Program on Arts & Human Rights
Associate Professor, Art History

michael.orwicz@uconn.edu

Eleanor Ouimet

Assistant Professor In Residence, Anthropology

eleanor.ouimet@uconn.edu

Mark Overmyer-Velázquez

Campus Dean & Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Hartford
Professor, History & Latino and Latin American Studies

mark.velazquez@uconn.edu

Rupal Parekh

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

rupal.parekh@uconn.edu

Stephen Park

Co-Director, Business and Human Rights Initiative
Associate Professor, Business Law

stephen.park@uconn.edu

Richard Parnas

Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

richard.parnas@uconn.edu

Ugur Pasaogullari

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

ugur.pasaogullari@uconn.edu

Avinoam Patt

Director, Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies
Associate Professor, Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

avinoam.patt@uconn.edu

Laurel Pehmoeller

Visiting Assistant Professor, Digital Media & Design

laurel.pehmoeller@uconn.edu

Malaquías Peña

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

mpena@uconn.edu

Jeremy Pressman

Professor, Political Science

jeremy.pressman@uconn.edu

Susan Randolph

Emerita Professor, Economics

susan.randolph@uconn.edu

David Richards

Director of Graduate Programs, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute
Associate Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

david.richards@uconn.edu

Macushla Robinson

Director, Contemporary Art Galleries
Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Art & Art History

macushla.robinson@uconn.edu

Michael Rubin

Assistant Professor, Political Science & Human Rights

michael.a.rubin@uconn.edu

Christopher Sancomb

Assistant Professor, Industrial Design

christopher.sancomb@uconn.edu

Lyle Scruggs

Professor, Political Science

lyle.scruggs@uconn.edu

Helena Silva

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Materials Science

helena.silva@uconn.edu

Sara Silverstein

Co-Director, Research Program on Humanitarianism
Assistant Professor, History & Human Rights

sara.silverstein@uconn.edu

Sandra Sirota

Director, Human Rights Close to Home
Assistant Professor in Residence, Experiential Global Learning & Human Rights

sandra.sirota@uconn.edu

Ranjan Srivastava

Professor and Department Head, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

rs@uconn.edu

Christine Sylvester

Professor, Political Science

christine.sylvester@uconn.edu

Amy Thompson

Associate Professor in Residence, Systems Engineering

amy.2.thompson@uconn.edu

Lynne Tirrell

Professor, Philosophy

lynne.tirrell@uconn.edu

Tim Vadas

Director, Environmental Engineering Program
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

timothy.vadas@uconn.edu

Fiona Vernal

Associate Professor, History

fiona.vernal@uconn.edu

Katharina von Hammerstein

Emerita Professor, German Studies

von.hammerstein@uconn.edu

Manuela Wagner

Professor, German Studies and Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies

manuela.wagner@uconn.edu

Scott Wallace

Associate Professor, Journalism

scott.wallace@uconn.edu

James Waller

Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights Practice
Director, Dodd Human Rights Impact Programs
Professor, Literatures, Cultures, & Languages

james.waller@uconn.edu

Guiling Wang

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

guiling.wang@uconn.edu

Thomas Weinland

Emeritus Professor, Education

thomas.weinland@uconn.edu

Sarah Willen

Co-Director, Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights
Professor, Anthropology

sarah.willen@uconn.edu

Richard Wilson

Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Law and Anthropology

richard.wilson@uconn.edu

Sarah Winter

Co-Director, Research Program on Humanitarianism
Professor, English

sarah.winter@uconn.edu

Sebastian Wogenstein

Associate Professor, German Studies

wogenstein@uconn.edu

Arash Zaghi

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

arash.esmaili_zaghi@uconn.edu

Jin Zhu

Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

jzhu@uconn.edu