Shalini Shankar, Anthropology
Shalini Shankar is a sociocultural and linguistic anthropologist who explores race and ethnicity, youth and migration, language use and media.
Research Profiles
Great research happens at the Weinberg College of Arts and Science, where interdisciplinary thinking allows us to thrive in and transform our increasingly complex world. The most critical way we do that is through research — the process of careful study and rigorous analysis, which culminates in the creation and application of new knowledge.
Meet just a few of our researchers whose work is shaping the way we think about the world.
Jennifer Tackett, Psychology
Clinical psychologist Jennifer Tackett is dedicated to understanding how personality shapes adolescent behavior.
Catherine Woolley, Neuroscience
Throughout her career, Catherine Woolley has been dedicated to building networks within her discipline and across the larger scientific community.
James Druckman, Political Science
As one of the country’s leading political scientists, James Druckman has produced widely cited research on a variety of topics.
Yarrow Axford, Paleolimnology
Yarrow Axford’s research into climate history may well help scientists deal with the effects of current and future climate change, an increasingly urgent issue.
E. Patrick Johnson, Performance Studies
Johnson’s work in all its academic and creative forms explores the intersections of race, gender and sexuality.
Natasha Tretheway, Poetry
American history, family and racial identity are among the evocative themes running through the Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry of Natasha Trethewey.