Experts

Rodrigo Vargas

UD Media Relations staffers are happy to assist journalists with interview requests for this expert.

Studies soil-plant-atmosphere interactions to understand the response of terrestrial ecosystems to management, extreme events and climate change.
Research also covers data science, blue carbon and environmental networks.
Co-principal investigator for the Deep Soil Ecotron, which will explore how the planet's vast underground store of carbon reacts to climate change.

New observatory to probe the mysteries of Earth’s ‘forgotten’ subsoil

Science

Our coastal wetlands absorb CO2 — but environmental changes alter that

The Hill

Coastal marshes help mitigate climate change. So why is this Delaware marsh contributing to it?

Delaware Public Media

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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.
Philip Gable

Psychological and Brain Sciences

Research investigates the interplay of emotion, motivation, personality and cognition, with a focus on how emotions influence our thoughts.