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  Debate expert on peaceful family discussions and avoiding arguments over the holidays

  John Koch
  - Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate
  - Expert in debate, including argumentation analysis, persuasive techniques and rhetorical theory.

  November 23rd, 2021

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  Food decision-making expert on holiday food consumption

  Kelly Haws
  - Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr. Professor of Marketing
  - Expert in food consumption choices, dieting, financial decision making, and self-control in consumption.

  November 19th, 2021

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  Consumer behavior expert and former "Survivor" contestant on holiday deals and scarcity

  Kelly Goldsmith
  - Professor of Marketing
  - Expert in marketing, market research, and consumer behavior focusing on the impact of scarcity and sales on shoppers' mindsets.

  November 19th, 2021

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  International trade expert on U.S.-China trade relationship

  Timothy Meyer
  - Professor of Law
  - Expert in international trade, energy policy and investment law

  October 4th, 2021

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  Misinformation expert on YouTube ban on false information on vaccines

  Lisa Fazio
  - Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development
  - Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

  September 29th, 2021

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  U.S. historian and immigration expert on Afghan refugees in the U.S.

  Paul Kramer
  - Associate Professor of History
  - Expert in modern U. S. history, with an emphasis on transnational histories, American social thought and the politics of inequality.

  September 17th, 2021

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  Media, gender and celebrity culture expert on Britney Spears news developments

  Claire Sisco King
  - Associate Professor of Communication Studies
  - Expert in media and visual culture, with a particular emphasis on the study of gender and sexuality.

  September 15th, 2021

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  Employment law expert on COVID-19 vaccine mandates

  Jennifer Shinall
  - Professor of Law
  - Expert in discrimination, particularly in the areas of gender and disability.

  September 15th, 2021

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  Infrastructure and extreme weather expert on recent weather events

  Hiba Baroud
  - Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  - Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

  September 14th, 2021

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  Ask an Expert: How do you manage a natural disaster during a pandemic?

  August 4th, 2021