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Erienne Olesh
Executive Director, Office of Innovation and Commercialization
Email: Erienne.Olesh@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Student and Faculty Innovation, Business Startups, Startup Strategies, Customer Discovery, Business Support, Business Investments, Grants -
Melissa Olfert
Professor, Human Nutrition and Foods, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement
Office: +1 (304) 293-8701Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Chronic Disease Prevention through Lifestyle Intervention, Multi-disciplinary Team Science, Health Promoting Perceptions of Built Environment, Behavioral Health Awareness and Assessment in Rural Communities, Nutrition -
Kristina Olson
Director of the School of Art and Design, College of Creative Arts and Media
Professor, Art History, College of Creative Arts and MediaEmail: Kristina.Olson@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Modern and Contemporary Art, Modern and Contemporary Architechture, Art Theory, Art Criticism, Public Art, Social Practice Art -
Melissa O'Neal
Associate Director, West Virginia Water Research Institute
Office: +1 (304) 293-7006Email: melissa.o'neal@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Health -
Kevin Orner
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Media inquiries should be directed to J. Paige Nesbit, Director of Marketing and Communications, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resouces
Office: 304-293-4135Email: jpnesbit@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Human and Environmental Health., Sustainable Nutrient Rocovery -
Dr. Stephen Pachuta
Dean, School of Dentistry
Media inquiries should be directed to Jessica Wilmoth, Director of Marketing and Communications, WVU School of Dentistry
Office: +1 (304) 293-6133Email: jwilmot1@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Oral Health, Dental Education, Dental Training, Oral Health and Overall Health, Dental Workforce Needs, Dental Innovations -
Doug Patchen
Director, Resource Extraction, Institute for Sustainability in Energy Research
Office: +1 (304) 293-6216Email: Doug.Patchen@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Shale Gas, including Marcellus and Utica, Appalachian Storage and Trading Hub -
Donna Peduto
Executive Director, WV Public Education Collaborative
Office: +1 (304) 293-5447Email: dpeduto@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Public Education, Public Education Policy, Public Education Collaboration, Technology Integration -
Guilherme Pereira
Professor, Robotics, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Media inquiries should be directed to J. Paige Nesbit, Director of Marketing and Communications, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resouces
Office: 304-293-4135Email: jpnesbit@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Field and Aerial Robotics -
Brad Phillips
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, School of Nursing
School of NursingMedia inquiries should be directed to Wendy Holdren, Director of Communications and Marketing, School of Nursing
Office: +1 (304) 581-1772Email: Wendy.Holdren@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Pediatrics, Family-Centered Care, Disabilities, Interprofessional Education -
Ubolrat "Diu" Piamjariyakul
Associate Dean for Research, School of Nursing
Associate ProfessorMedia inquiries should be directed to Wendy Holdren, Director of Communications and Marketing, School of Nursing
Office: +1 (304) 581-1772Email: Wendy.Holdren@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Palliative and End-of-Life Care, Home Care, Home Caregiving, Chronic disease -
Lisa Platt
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology, College of Applied Human Sciences
Media inquiries should be directed to Adam Zundell, Marketing and Communications Director, College of Applied Human Sciences
Office: +1 (304) 293-3295Email: Adam.Zundell@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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LGBT and Multicultural Social Justice, Transgender Issues, LGBT issues -
Brad Price
Department Chair and Associate Professor, Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics
Co-director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design, West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science InstituteMedia inquiries should be directed to Tanner Yuhase, Director of Marketing and Communications, WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics
Office: +1 (304) 293-7961Email: Tanner.Yuhase@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Big Data, Data Uses and Applications, Novel Machine Learning, AI Tools in Business Operations and Rural Healthcare, Algorithm, Technology and Software Creation, Applied AI and Data Analytics -
Carlos Quesada
WVU Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement
Office: +1 (304) 293-8701Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Insects, Pest Management Integration, Education on Pesticides, Biological Controls -
Dr. Bill Ramsey
Associate Vice president for Coordination and Logistics, and Chief Collaboration Officer, WVU Health Sciences, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
Media inquiries should be directed to Cassie Thomas, Director, Communications and Marketing, School of Medicine
Office: +1 (304) 293-3412Email: Cassie.Thomas@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Emergency Management and Crisis Situations, Policy Leadership, Emergency Medical Care -
Rhonda Reymond
Associate Professor, Art History, College of Creative Arts and Media
Office: +1 (304) 293-3182Email: Rhonda.Reymond@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Art History, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, Baroque Art History, Nineteenth Century Art, European Art and Architecture, American Art, African American Art, Early-Twentieth Century Art, Ecclesiastical Architecture -
Dr. Ali Rezai
Director, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute; Associate Dean
John D. Rockefeller IV Tenured Professor in Neuroscience, School of MedicineMedia inquiries should be directed to Tara Scatterday, Associate Vice President, Communications and Institutional Relations, WVU Health Sciences
Office: +1 (304) 293-0630Email: tdscatterday@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Neurosciences, Addiction, Brain Research -
Heather Richardson
Vice President, Strategic Communications and Marketing
Media inquiries should be directed to Shauna Johnson, Executive Director of Strategic Communications, Strategic Communications and Marketing
Office: +1 (304) 293-8302Email: sjohns13@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Marketing, Storytelling, Brand Strategy, Public Affairs, Brand and Reputation Management, Strategic Communications -
Carrie Rishel
Program Director, Rural Integrated Behavioral Health Training, Professor, Social Work, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Office: +1 (304) 293-6377Email: Carrie.Rishel@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Addiction, Mental Health and Children, Behavioral Health in Childhood, Integrating Behaviroal Healthcare, Risk Factors in Youth, Protective Factors in Youth, Prevention and Early Intervention, Mental Health Services in Schools -
Toni Rudisill
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Media inquiries should be directed to Lindsay Wiles, Director of Marketing and Communications, School of Public Health
Office: +1 (304) 293-1699Email: Lindsay.Wiles@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Transportation Safety, Substance Use, Injuries in Medically Underserved Populations -
Edward Sabolsky
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Media inquiries should be directed to J. Paige Nesbit, Director of Marketing and Communications, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resouces
Office: 304-293-4135Email: jpnesbit@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Fuel Cells, Chemical Sensors, Nanomaterials, Ceramics -
John Saldanha
Sears Chair in Global Supply Chain Management, Director of the Wehrle Global Supply Chain Lab, Professor, John Chambers College of Business and Economics
Media inquiries should be directed to Tanner Yuhase, Director of Marketing and Communications, WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics
Office: +1 (304) 293-7961Email: Tanner.Yuhase@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Supply Chain Disruptions, Logistics Information Systems, Supply Chain Management Systems, Global Supply Chain -
Dr. Arif R. Sarwari
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, School of Medicine
Professor, Infectious DiseasesMedia inquiries should be directed to Tara Scatterday, Associate Vice President, Communications and Institutional Relations, WVU Health Sciences
Office: +1 (304) 293-0630Email: tdscatterday@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Infectious Disease -
Samantha Scarneo-Miller
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
MSAT Program DirectorMedia inquiries should be directed to Cassie Thomas, Director, Communications and Marketing, School of Medicine
Office: +1 (304) 293-3412Email: Cassie.Thomas@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Sport-Safety Best Practices, Emergency Action Plans, Automated External Defibrillator Availability, Exertional Heat Illness, Public Health and Sports Medicine -
Chuck Scatterday
Shott Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Creative Arts and Media
Mobile: +1 (860) 384-5076Expertise
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Sports Broadcasting, ESPN, Adventure, Entertainment Productions, Remote and Studio Broadcasting, Media -
Shikha Sharma
Marshall S. Miller Energy Professor of Geology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Office: +1 (304) 293-6717Email: shikha.sharma@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Energy and Environment, Biogeochemistry, Geothermal Energy, Critical Minerals, Shale Oil and Gas, Hydrogen Storage, Carbon Sequestration -
Sunil Sharma
Section Chief, Professor, Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine
Media inquiries should be directed to Cassie Thomas, Director, Communications and Marketing, School of Medicine
Office: +1 (304) 293-3412Email: Cassie.Thomas@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Cardiovascular Implications of Sleep Disorders, Hospital Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension, Healthcare Disparities -
Carrie Showalter
Dean of Students, Associate Vice President, Student Life
Media inquiries should be directed to Corissa Rosenberger, Senior Director of Marketing, WVU Strategic Communications and Marketing
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Student Code of Conduct, Student Behavorial and Academic Integrity, Mediation, Conflict Coaching, Restorative Justice, Student Legal Issues -
Dee Singh-Knights
Agricultural Economics Specialist, WVU Extension
Media inquiries should be directed to Hannah Booth, Interim Director, Communications, Marketing and Information Technology, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement
Office: +1 (304) 293-8701Email: Hannah.Booth@mail.wvu.eduExpertise
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Sustainable Agriculture, Economics of Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Agripreneurship, Risk Management and Agriculture, Local Food Systems -
Douglas Slain
Chair, Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy
Clinical Professor, Medicine, School of MedicineMedia inquiries should be directed to Christa Currey, Director of Marketing and Communications, School of Pharmacy
Office: +1 (304) 293-7192Email: Christa.Currey@hsc.wvu.eduExpertise
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Vaccinations, Pharmaceutical Care, Medical Pharmacology, Global Pharmacy Practice, Antibiotic Resistance
