Dr. Padmanava Dash is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University (MSU). He specializes in remote sensing and water biogeochemistry. His broad research interests include investigating the conditions under which water quality issues develop, assessing their ecological impacts, and developing visualizations for their management and mitigation. His…

Dr. Mary Dozer is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology.  Her research interests include geropsychology, hoarding disorder, and behavioral interventions to address psychopathology across the lifespan. Her current research focuses on hoarding disorder in older adults. She is available for commentary and analysis on these and related topics.
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Tonya Hays is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication teaching acting, playwriting, directing, theatre for young audiences and theatre for change.  Her recent Theatre MSU productions include Banner: a Sea Turtle Saga which engaged audience members in the fate of sea life in climate change and challenged them to take action. This production garnered international…

 Dr. Lancaster's research in pediatric psychology focuses on promoting health behaviors—such as sleep, nutrition, and physical activity—among children and families in rural communities. She is particularly interested in developing and implementing digital health interventions that support families with limited resources. By leveraging technology and innovative strategies, her work aims to…

Dr. McMillen is a Professor with a joint appointment with the Social Science Research Center and the Department of Psychology. He has published numerous fact sheets and policy papers that have informed decisions about health risk behaviors and chronic disease in Mississippi. His research has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Flight Attendant Medical Research…

Dr. Holli Seitz is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and director of the Message Laboratory at the MSU Social Science Research Center. Seitz's research focuses on health communication, message effects, media effects and health equity. She is an applied communication scientist, using her knowledge to help others craft more effective messages.

To Shi, data science is a challenge-oriented field. She am interested in discovering research challenges and leveraging cutting-edge technologies or developing new methods to solve real-world problems. She am currently focusing on healthcare-related challenges, especially in transferring data into knowledge and the generalization of health informatics approaches. Meanwhile, she am open to…

Dr. Molly Zuckerman is a professor in the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures. She explores the biosocial determinants of health inequalities and disease experiences of past populations within social bioarchaeology, focusing on considerations of social identity. Recently, her research interests have extended to pandemic infectious disease, relative to social inequality…