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Steve McCornack, Ph.D.

Deception and deceptive message production • Communication in close relationships • Romantic relationship problems

Laura McGuinn, M.D.

Developmental pediatrics • Behavioral pediatrics • Autism spectrum disorder • Learning disabilities in children • Intellectual disabilities in children 

Dennis McLernon

Teaching acting and performance to students and adults • Directing for the stage • Teaching acting students to portray patients in a clinical setting

James Meador-Woodruff, M.D.

Schizophrenia • Mood disorders • Psychiatric education/mentorship • Cellular alterations of neural circuitry in schizophrenia • Molecular expression in schizophrenia

Benjamin Meadows, Ph.D.

Economics • Environmental Economics • Economics of Education • Housing Markets • Labor Market Dynamics

Matthew Might, Ph.D.

Precision medicine • Personalized medicine • Genetics • Rare diseases • Computer science • Search engine optimization


Stephen Miller, Ph.D. 

The history of capitalism • Early modern Europe • French Revolution 

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Stephen Mitchell, DMD

Dental care • Rural access to dentistry • Pediatric dentistry

Amit Momaya, M.D.

Sports medicine • Shoulder dislocations • Shoulder replacement • Rotator cuff tears • Hip impingement and labral tears • ACL injuries • Meniscus repair • Cartilage restoration • PRP and stem cell injections

Anthony Morlandt, DMD

Oral cancer • Facial trauma • Bone graft surgery • Early detection of cancer • Salivary gland tumors • Head and neck skin cancer • Head and neck microsurgery • Head and neck reconstruction • Bone graft surgery • Facial trauma • Total jaw reconstruction • Osteonecrosis of the jaws due to medications or radiation therapy 

Patrick Murphy, Ph.D.

Entrepreneurship and history •Economic growth and development •Venture capitalist and angel investing •Technological innovation and commercialization •Social and community enterprises •Entrepreneurial ecosystems •Innovation in educational settings •International entrepreneurship •Firm culture and performance

Jeffrey Nix, M.D.

Cancers including prostate, bladder, testicular, kidney, penile, adrenal • MRI in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment • Robotic surgery

Nicholas Onken, O.D.

Pediatric optometry • Myopia control • Contact lenses

Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D.

Age-related macular degeneration • Vision and driving • Improving eye care access and quality for underserved populations

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Henry Panion, Ph.D.

Gospel music • Music production • Music technology • Working in the music industry

Sarah Parcak, Ph.D.

Egyptian archaeology • Egyptology • Remote sensing

Gregory Pence, Ph.D.

Cloning and assisted reproduction • Emerging issues in bioethics • Medical ethics

Courtney Peterson, Ph.D.

Meal timing • Circadian rhythms • Nutrition • Body mass index • Obesity research

Jonathan Quade, M.D.

Orthopedic trauma • Pelvic and acetabular fractures • Upper extremity fractures • Lower extremity fractures • Foot and ankle trauma • Fracture nonunions and malunions • Outcomes research

Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D.

Urologic cancers including prostate, kidney, adrenal, testis, bladder, ureteral, penile • Robotic surgery • Advanced imaging for urologic cancers • Genomic testing for urologic cancers

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