Experts

Leland Ware

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Research focuses on civil rights and civil liberties law, employment law and constitutional law.
Former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Has authored more than 90 articles in academic journals and other publications on various aspects of Civil Rights law.
Co-authored two books, "Brown v. Board of Education: Caste, Culture and the Constitution" and "Choosing Equality: Essays and Narratives on the Desegregation Experience." U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wrote the forward for "Choosing Equality."

Could bringing back Wilmington High help fix school inequities?

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Delaware's first black Supreme Court justice takes oath of office: 'I do not feel the least bit entitled'

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Wilmington going from 'Murder Town' to 'Mystery Town'

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A.R. Siders

Disaster Research Center

Research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on managed retreat (relocation of people and assets away from risk) and environmental justice.
Sal Mistry

Management

Studies teams and leadership within organizations in order to understand the factors that unite individuals, teams and leaders in organizations or break them apart.
Jennifer Horney

Epidemiology

Research focuses on the impacts of natural disasters on public health, as well as linkages between disaster planning and the actions communities and individuals take to prepare, respond and recover.
David Redlawsk

Political Science

Political psychologist and expert on voter behavior and emotion, focusing on how voters process information to make their decisions.
Allison Karpyn

Education and Social Policy

Research interests include obesity, food policy, community nutrition, as well as the value and limitations of supermarkets and corner stores.
Tiffany Barber

Africana Studies

Examines representations of Blackness and womanhood in pop culture, the art world and the media.