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UW Speakers Bureau

Welcome to the UW Speakers Bureau!

The University of Washington is home to experts on many topics of broad interest to the public and that affect people’s daily lives, from minimum wage to volcanoes. Below are names of UW researchers who have indicated that they are willing to present their work in public talks to community groups.

The names below are listed in alphabetical order. To find the best match for your group, use the “search” and “filter” tools to sort potential speakers by their name, expertise or UW department. If you still can’t find what you’re looking for, please use the contact information at the bottom to get help finding a match.

If you’re looking to host an event outside the Puget Sound area, please contact us so we can help you find a speaker.

Contact:
speakerbureau@uw.edu

 

Photo Name Title Email / Phone Expertise
Scott Allard Scott Allard Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

sallard@uw.edu

206-221-4872

Poverty and inequality, safety net policy and urban policy

Ernesto Alvarado Ernesto Alvarado Research associate professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

alvarado@uw.edu

206-616-6920

Forest fire ecology, fire management, prescribed fire, smoke emissions, climate change, tropical forestry, landscape, international forestry, modeling

Cecilia Aragon Cecilia Aragon Professor, Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering

aragon@uw.edu

Human-centered data science; data visualization; visual analytics; human-computer interaction; data-intensive discovery; human-centered natural language processing.

Joel Baker Joel Baker Science director, Center for Urban Waters

jebaker@uw.edu

253-254-4423

Transport of organic contaminants in the environment, oil spills and water contamination, particularly in urban environments.

Rory Barnes Rory Barnes Research assistant professor, astronomy

rkb9@uw.edu

206-543-8979

Identifying habitable planets, formation and evolution of habitable planets

Erica Mills Barnhart Erica Mills Barnhart Director, Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy

enm@uw.edu

Communications, marketing, nonprofits, philanthropy

George Bergantz George Bergantz Professor, Department of Earth & Space Sciences

bergantz@uw.edu

206-685-4972

Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. Numerical modeling, lab experiments and field studies.

Carl Bergstrom Carl Bergstrom Professor, Department of Biology

cbergst@uw.edu

206-685-3487

Behavior, evolution and systematics, mathematical and computational biology

Elin Björling Elin Björling Senior research scientist and lecturer, Human Centered Design & Engineering

bjorling@uw.edu

Technology design to improve mental health in teens

Nick Bond Nick Bond Research scientist, UW Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies / Washington state climatologist

nab3met@uw.edu

206-525-7363

Washington’s state climatologist, can comment on recent events, historic trends and the seasonal outlook

Ann Bostrom Ann Bostrom Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

abostrom@uw.edu

Risk perception, risk communication, and decision making under uncertainty

Sally Brown Sally Brown Research associate professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

slb@uw.edu

206-616-1299

Contaminated soils, risks, waste (compost municipal wastewater) soil amendments, carbon accounting

Benjamin M. Brunjes Benjamin M. Brunjes Assistant Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

brunjes@uw.edu

206-685-0680

American political institutions and processes; Public administration – bureaucracy, management, organization theory, ethics; and Public finance and procurement – budgeting, tax policy, government contracting

Karin Bumbaco Karin Bumbaco UW research scientist, Washington's assistant state climatologist

kbumbaco@uw.edu

206-543-3145

Questions or data inquiries on Washington weather trends in the context of historical data. Publishes the monthly newsletter on statewide trends and forecasts.

Steve Calandrillo Steve Calandrillo Professor, law

stevecal@uw.edu

206-685-2403

Controversial law and public policy topics including contracts, daylight saving time, drone technology/regulation, organ donation, minimum wage legislation, instant replay, and baseball’s designated hitter rule

Ryan Calo Ryan Calo Associate professor, law

rcalo@uw.edu

206-543-1580

law, technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, misinformation

Shuyi Chen Shuyi Chen Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences

shuyic@uw.edu

206-685-1736

Tropical meteorology, air-sea interactions, mesoscale dynamics, numerical modeling

Eric Chudler Eric Chudler Research associate professor, Department of Bioengineering

chudler@uw.edu

206-616-6899

Behavioral neuroscience, brain-computer interfaces

Alison Cullen Alison Cullen Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

alison@uw.edu

Risk analysis, environmental policy, wildfire risk and management

Angel Fettig Angel Fettig Associate professor, education

afettig@uw.edu

206-685-1287

Special education, early childhood special education, developmental disabilities

Karen Fredriksen Goldsen Karen Fredriksen Goldsen Professor, School of Social Work

fredrikk@uw.edu

206-543-5722

Aging, well-being and longevity, intergenerational solutions to reduce social isolation, health disparities and resilience among LGBTQ+ people and other underserved communities

Anne Goodchild Anne Goodchild Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

annegood@uw.edu

206-543-3747

Freight transportation, E-commerce and online shopping, Urban Freight Home delivery, UAV or drone delivery, Goods movement, Sustainable freight transportation, Transportation logistics

Mary Kay Gugerty Mary Kay Gugerty Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

gugerty@uw.edu

Evaluation and impact measurement in the social sector; advocacy, accountability and voluntary regulation programs among nonprofit and NGOs; and health, agriculture and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa

Crystal C. Hall Crystal C. Hall Associate professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

hallcc@uw.edu

206-221-5237

Judgment and decision making, poverty and social welfare policy, and psychology and behavioral economics

Brian Harvey Brian Harvey Assistant professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

bjharvey@uw.edu

206-685-9929 (desk) 650-521-1988 (mobile)

Wildfires, climate, ecology, resource management, forest disturbances

Heather Hill Heather Hill Associate professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

206-685-8041

Effects of poverty and low-wage work on families and children

Ines Jurcevic Ines Jurcevic Assistant professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

jurcevic@uw.edu

Intersection of social psychology and public policy; stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and diversity

Reşat Kasaba Reşat Kasaba Professor, Jackson School of International Studies

kasaba@uw.edu

206-543-4373

State-society relations in the Middle East from a historical perspective, Turkey

Deborah Kelley Deborah Kelley Professor, School of Oceanography

dskelley@uw.edu

206-543-9279

Underwater volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, cabled deep-sea observatories

Sharon Kioko Sharon Kioko Associate professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

skioko@uw.edu

Public finance (US states/local governments), tax policy, voter referendum and tax limitations, education finance (K-12), infrastructure finance/debt management

Marieka Klawitter Marieka Klawitter Professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

marieka@uw.edu

206-616-1673

Family and employment policy, gender, policy analysis, LGBTQ policy and savings and asset-building for low-income families

Patricia Kramer Patricia Kramer Professor, anthropology

pakramer@uw.edu

206-616-2449

Biological anthropology, evolution, human paleontology, nonhuman primates

Jane Lee Jane Lee Assistant professor, social work

janejlee@uw.edu

206-616-8984

Role of migration shaping health and wellbeing of immigrant populations

Taryn Lindhorst Taryn Lindhorst Professor, School of Social Work

tarynlin@uw.edu

Grief/loss, death and dying, cancer, domestic violence, international child abduction

Jana Mohr Lone Jana Mohr Lone Director, UW Center for Philosophy for Children / Affiliate Associate Professor

mohrlone@uw.edu

Philosophical abilities of children and youth

Joe Lott Joe Lott Associate professor, education

jlott1@uw.edu

206-685-9204

Equity studies, higher education, policy and educational reform

Don MacKenzie Don MacKenzie Associate professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

dwhm@uw.edu

206-685-7198

Electric vehicles, shared use transportation services, energy use in transportation sector

Charles Marcus Charles Marcus Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Physics

cmarcus@uw.edu

Experimental condensed matter physics, quantum coherent electronics, quantum matter, qubits, quantum chaos, complexity, topology in condensed matter

Julian Marshall Julian Marshall Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

jdmarsh@uw.edu

(206) 685-2591

Models and measurements of people's exposure to air pollution, investigating ways to reduce exposures, environmental justice and disparities in exposure, exposures in the United States and in low-income countries

Karin Martin Karin Martin Assistant professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

kdmartin@uw.edu

Crime and punishment policy, criminal justice debt, courts and sentencing, criminal justice reform

Scott Montgomery Scott Montgomery Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies

scottlm@uw.edu

206-897-1611

Arctic and oil, oil and gas (reserves, technology, prices, politics), fracking, nuclear power, worked 25 years in the energy industry

Steve Muench Steve Muench Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

stmuench@uw.edu

206-616-1259

Infrastructure construction (bridges, roads, dams, etc.), Transportation infrastructure sustainability, Sustainability rating systems, Roads and pavements

Devin Naar Devin Naar Professor, international studies

denaar@uw.edu

206-616-6202

Modern Jewish history, Jewish culture from antiquity until today, Sephardic history and culture, the history and memory of the Holocaust

Jan Newton Jan Newton Oceanographer, UW Applied Physics Laboratory

newton@apl.washington.edu

206-543-9152

Ocean observing, ocean acidification and phytoplankton in Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest waters

Jeffrey Ochsner Jeffrey Ochsner Professor, architecture

jochsner@uw.edu

206-543-4180

Architectural design, urban design, historic preservation, and architectural history

Stephen Page Stephen Page Associate professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance

sbp@uw.edu

Public leadership, organizational culture, inter-organizational collaboration, transportation policy and projects

Saadia Pekkanen Saadia Pekkanen Professor, Jackson School of International Studies

smp1@uw.edu

Space law, space security, space policy, space diplomacy, Small-Satellites-Big Data (SSBD)

Franziska Roesner Franziska Roesner Associate professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

franzi@cs.washington.edu

Computer security and privacy, online mis/disinformation, online advertising and tracking

Ilene Schwartz Ilene Schwartz Professor, education

ilene@uw.edu

206-616-3450

Early childhood special education, applied behavior analysis and interventions for autism

Jeff Shulman Jeff Shulman Professor, Foster School of Business

jshulman@uw.edu

847-927-7467

Marketing, pricing strategies, Seattle growth, gig economy

Hugh Spitzer Hugh Spitzer Professor, School of Law

spith@uw.edu

206-685-1635

Constitutional law, federalism, legal ethics and professional responsibility, state and local government law, comparative constitutionalism

Bill Steele Bill Steele Director of outreach and information services, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

wsteele@uw.edu

206-685-5880

Regional earthquake, volcano and tsunami hazards, risk communication, tours of the UW seismology lab, ShakeAlert earthquake early warning

Riki Thompson Riki Thompson Associate Professor, Writing Studies & Digital Rhetoric at UW Tacoma

rikitiki@uw.edu

206-355-5474

Intersections of language, technology, identity, and interpersonal connectivity with a focus on how people negotiate digital spaces to connect with (and exclude) others

Harold Tobin Harold Tobin Professor, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, and Washington's state seismologist

htobin@uw.edu

206-543-6790

Earthquakes, Cascadia subduction zone, ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system, global plate tectonics

Kathy Troost Kathy Troost Associate teaching professor, Department of Earth & Space Sciences

ktroost@uw.edu

206-221-1770

Landslides, Seattle geology, Puget Lowland geology, geologic hazard mapping

Denise Walker Denise Walker Research associate professor, School of Social Work

ddwalker@uw.edu

206-543-7511

Development, testing and implementation of interventions that bring about positive changes in patterns of behavior; treatment of marijuana disorders in both adolescents and adults

Kathryn Watts Kathryn Watts Professor, law

kawatts@uw.edu

206-543-6299

Administrative law, constitutional law, presidential powers, U.S. Supreme Court

Jevin West Jevin West Associate professor, Information School

jevinw@uw.edu

206-543-2646

Misinformation, evolution of science, the models and science used to predict the spread of COVID-19