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Abortion policy
Phillip Levine, economics
Advertising and non-verbal communication; psychology of advertising
Robin Akert, psychology
Adult psychological development
Paul Wink, psychology
African American literature, black women writers, Caribbean literature
Selwyn Cudjoe, Africana studies
African philosophy
Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy
African politics
Craig Murphy, political science
Aging, aging and religion
Paul Wink, psychology
Aging, economics of
Courtney Coile, economics
Agricultural issues, tenancy, sharecropping
Kyle Kauffman, economics
Archaeology of ancient Near East
Philip Kohl, anthropology
Alexander the Great
Guy Rogers, classical studies
Altruism
Paul Wink, psychology
American healthcare
Jonathan Imber, sociology
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
American politics, elections
Alan Schechter, political science
American political thought
Edward Stettner, political science
Ancient Near East
David Bernat, Jewish studies, religion
Art, studio art, book arts, architecture
Art faculty members
Artificial intelligence, human and computer vision
Ellen Hildreth, computer science
Artificial lighting and its effects on aquatic life
Marianne Moore, biological sciences
Asteroids
Steven Slivan, astronomy
Asian religions
T. James Kodera, religion
Bangladesh
Christopher Candland, political science
Bible
David Bernat, Jewish studies, religion
Biblical world
Barbara Geller, religion
Bioethics
Jonathan Imber, sociology
Bioremediation
Daniel Brabander, geosciences
Biotechnology
Robert Paarlberg, political science
Birds, population ecology; conservation of birds in natural and managed ecosystems
Nick Rodenhouse, biological sciences
British and European politics
Joel Krieger, political science
Buddhist thought
T. James Kodera, religion
Campaign finance law
Tom Burke, political science
Civil Rights movement
Judith Rollins, Africana studies
Chemical pollution, cancer
Anastasia Karakasidou
Chinese politics, Mao Zedong
William Joseph, political science
Christian spirituality
Sharon Elkins, religion
Childhood development
Tracy Gleason, psychology
College, transition to
Nancy Genero, psychology
Communist and post-communist regimes
William Joseph, political science
Thomas Cushman, sociology
Computing, Web spamming, trust on cyberspace
Panagiotis Takis Metaxas, computer science
Computer science and learning
Robert Berg, physics
Computer security
Franklyn Turbak, computer science
Conformity and defiance
Lee Cuba, sociology
Creativity
Beth Hennessey, psychology
Cubicle and office décor, psychology of
R. Steven Schiavo, psychology
Dead Sea Scrolls
David Bernat, Jewish studies, religion
Death and dying
Paul Wink, psychology
Development economics, labor economics
Ann Velenchik, economics
Disability, anti-discrimination laws, Americans with Disabilities Act
Tom Burke, political science
Diaries
Larry Rosenwald, English
Alexandra Johnson, writing program
Diverse families
Rosanna Hertz, women’s studies & sociology
Domestic violence, abuse
Sally Theran, psychology
Ecological light pollution; artificial night lighting; New England lakes; lake restoration; plankton
Marianne Moore, biological sciences
Econometrics, law and economics, public economics
Ann Dryden Witte, economics
Economics of education
Corrine Taylor, economics
Economic sanctions for environmental controls
Elizabeth DeSombre, environmental studies
Education history, education policy
Barbara Beatty, education
Elections, politics and the media
Marion Just, political science
Election campaigns, negativity
Marion Just, political science
Electoral reform
Marion Just, political science
Environmental biomonitoring
Daniel Brabander, geosciences
Environmental economics
Stacy Sneeringer, economics
Environmental politics and law
Elizabeth DeSombre, environmental studies
Environmentally sustainable farming
Robert Paarlberg, political science
Ethical behavior
Thomas Bittner, philosophy
Stephen Marini, religion
First-year transition to college
Nancy Genero, psychology
Gender and ethics
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
Gender and work
Julie Matthaei, economics
Gender violence
Sally Merry, anthropology
Sally Theran, psychology
Gender differences in economic decisions; decision making
Margery Lucas, psychology
Gender and politics
Katharine Moon, political science
Gender and psychology
Julie Norem, psychology
Gender stereotypes
Robin Akert, psychology
Rosanna Hertz, sociology & women’s studies
Genetically modified foods
Robert Paarlberg, political science
Genocide
Thomas Cushman, sociology
Geology, mineralogy
James Besancon, geosciences
Geology, rock formation, glacial deposits in the Boston area
Margaret Thompson, geosciences
German-Jewish culture
Thomas Nolden, German
Globalization
Joel Krieger, political science
Goethe, 20th century German literature, Kafka and Walser
Jens Kruse, German
Greek and Roman literature and culture
Brandon Reay, classical studies
Family structure
Joseph Swingle, sociology & quantitative reasoning
Families
Rosanna Hertz, sociology & women’s studies
Feminism, history of American women
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
Feminism and theology
Sharon Elkins, religion
Food, international food, genetically modified crops, agricultural policy
Robert Paarlberg, political science
Health policy
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
Hebrew Bible, Old Testament
David Bernat, Jewish studies, religion
Hermeneutics (interpretation theory)
Edward Hobbs, religion
Holocaust
Barbara Geller, Jewish studies, religion
Housing markets; housing bubbles; housing boom and bust cycles
Karl “Chip” Case, economics
Human rights, humanitarian issues
Sally Merry, anthropology
Thomas Cushman, sociology
Identity, personal and social
Jonathan Cheek, psychology
Imaginary companions
Tracy Gleason, psychology
Immigration, U.S. immigrants
Peggy Levitt, sociology
Immigration policy
Kristin Butcher, economics
Imposter phenomenon
Jonathan Cheek, psychology
India
Christopher Candland, political science
International agricultural and environmental policy
Robert Paarlberg, political science
International environmental politics and law
Elizabeth DeSombre, environmental studies
International Monetary Fund (IMF); international macroeconomics
Joseph Joyce, economics
International political economy
Craig Murphy, political science
Italian history
Valerie Ramseyer, history
Islamic political thought, Islamic fundamentalism, Islam, jihad
Roxanne Euben, political science
Islamic society
Lidwien Kapteijns, history
Japan
Y. Tak Matsusaka, history
Japanese politics
William Joseph, political science
Jewish women writers, Jewish identity, Zionism
Frances Malino, Jewish studies & history
Judaism, ancient
David Bernat, Jewish studies, religion
Jewish civilization
Barbara Geller, religion
Judicial politics, law
Nancy Scherer, political science
Labor conditions
Christopher Candland, political science
Labor markets, the World Bank
David Lindauer
Labor economics, immigration policy, health economics
Kristin Butcher, economics
Language processing, word meaning, evolution of language
Margery Lucas, psychology
Language, including sign language, and cognition
Jennie Pyers, psychology
Language and power
Markella Rutherford, sociology
Language and writing
Winifred Wood, writing program
Latin American culture and politics
Lois Wasserspring, political science
Law, litigation, lawsuits, American politics
Tom Burke, political science
Liberal arts education
Timothy Peltason, English
Linguistics, speech perception and production, child language acquisition, bilingualism;, spoken and written language
Andrea Levitt, linguistics, French
Macroeconomics, international macroeconomics, economics of globalization
Joseph Joyce, economics
Mass media and communication
Thomas Cushman, sociology
Medical ethics
Jonathan Imber, sociology
Ifeanyi Menkiti, philosophy
Medical ethics, experimentation
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
Medieval literature, Chaucer, food and literature in medieval times
Kathryn Lynch, English
Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean
Valerie Ramseyer, history
Memory, brain function, neural mechanisms, processing of information, short-term memory
Mark Goldman, physics and neuroscience
Microbiology, biochemistry
Mary Allen, biochemistry and biological sciences
Middle East in world politics
Craig Murphy, political science
Migration
Julie Chu, anthropology
Peggy Levitt, sociology
Molecular and computational biology
Brian Tjaden, computer science
Monetary economics and international macroeconomics
Akila Weerapana, economics
Motherhood, fatherhood
Rosanna Hertz, sociology & women’s studies
Motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic
Beth Hennessey, psychology
MRIs, nuclear magnetic resonance
Nancy Kolodny, chemistry
Narcissism
Jonathan Cheek, psychology
Paul Wink, psychology
Nationhood identity
Anastasia Karakasidou
Native American history
Nathaniel Sheidley, history
Nervous system, development of
Barbara Beltz, biological sciences
New Testament
Edward Hobbs, religion
Nonverbal communication
Robin Akert, psychology
Nontraditional families
Rosanna Hertz, sociology & women’s studies
Nursing history
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
Office décor, psychology of
R. Steven Schiavo, psychology
Pakistan
Christopher Candland, political science
Paleontology of birds and dinosaurs
Rebecca Mattison, geosciences
Patriotism
Thomas Cushman, sociology
Personal finance, low-income families
Ann Dryden Witte, economics
Personality psychology
Julie Norem, psychology
Planets, Saturn
Richard French, astronomy
Planets, quasars
Kim McLeod, astronomy
Poetry, Robert Lowell
Frank Bidart, English
Political participation, congressional politics, congressional elections
Hahrie Han, political science
Marion Just, political science
Wilbur Rich, political science
Positive and negative psychology
Julie Norem, psychology
Positive psychology
Paul Wink, psychology
Power, personal, social, institutional
Lee Cuba, sociology
Preschool education
Barbara Beatty, education
Presidential politics, campaigns and elections
Marion Just, political science
Wilbur Rich, political science
Propaganda, Internet hate sites
Thomas Cushman, sociology
Psychology and religion
Paul Wink, psychology
Psychology of language
Margery Lucas, psychology
Psychology of the self; psychology of gender
Julie Norem, psychology
Quantitative reasoning
Corrine Taylor, economics
Race, gender, class
Filomena Steady, Africana studies
Race, gender, science and medicine
Susan Reverby, women’s studies
Real estate markets, prices
Karl “Chip” Case, economics
Reformation, Christian thought
Stephen Marini, religion
Refugees
Christopher Candland, political science
Religion, culture, African Diaspora
Pashington Obeng, Africana studies
Religion and immigration
Peggy Levitt, sociology
Religion and psychology
Paul Wink, psychology
Religion in America; religion and politics
Stephen Marini, religion
Religion and the sacred
Markella Rutherford, sociology
Retirement
Paul Wink, psychology
Courtney Coile, economics
Risk and resilience
Sally Theran, psychology
Robotics
Robert Berg, physics
Franklyn Turbak, computer science
Russian language, literature and film
Sarah Clovis Bishop
Russian writing and music
Thomas Hodge, Russian
Russian novels, 19th and 20th century
Adam Weiner, Russian
Russia and WWII
Nina Tumarkin, history
Sacred music
Stephen Marini, religion
Sexuality, cross-cultural; history of sexuality
Geeta Patel, women’s studies
Shakespeare
Yu Jin Ko, English
Shyness, sociability
Jonathan Cheek, psychology
Single mothers
Rosanna Hertz, sociology & women’s studies
Social and cultural psychology
Nancy Genero, psychology
Social inequality
Rosanna Hertz, sociology & women’s studies
Markella Rutherford, sociology
Social Security, pensions, retirement
Courtney Coile, economics
Soil contamination
Daniel Brabander, geosciences
Somalia
Lidwien Kapteijns, history
South Asian studies
Geeta Patel, women’s studies
South Asia, Southeast Asia
Christopher Candland, political science
Sri Lanka
Christopher Candland, political science
Stars, mass loss
Wendy Hagen Bauer
Stem cell research, global competition for
Robert Paarlberg, political science
Sudan
Lidwien Kapteijns, history
Sweatshops, working conditions, trade unions, economic development in South Asia
Christopher Candland, political science
Teacher education
Barbara Beatty, education
Third World and its political economy, development
William Joseph, political science
Tolkien
Kathryn Lynch, English
Toxic metals
Daniel Brabander, geosciences
Transnationalism
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