How do people resolve the ambivalent feelings they have about members of other groups? What mental maneuvers do people use to shield themselves from threats to their self-concepts? How do people deal with having violated their moral and other behavioral…

Herb Ruffin is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University.  He holds a Ph.D. in American History from Claremont Graduate University, California. His research examines the African American experiences in Silicon Valley (California), San Antonio (Texas), and in…

Samuel Gorovitz, former dean of Arts and Sciences, led in the development of the field of medical ethics. He has also published extensively on other topics in philosophy and public policy. His advice on college governance and on health policy…

Dr. Laura Machia’s research interests center on inter- and intra-personal dynamics of close relationships. Specifically, she examines predictors of relationship outcomes, most notably dissolution behaviors and health outcomes, as well as the processes associated with these outcomes. She is the…

Scott Manning Stevens is an Associate Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies and English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. Stevens also serves as the director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program. Dr….

Philip P. Arnold is an Associate Professor of the Department of Religion at Syracuse University, as well as a core faculty member of Native American and Indigenous Studies. He is the Founding Director of the Skä·noñh—Great Law of Peace Center, which…

David Yaffe is a nationally renowned arts critic and assistant professor of humanities in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences,  He is the author of Fascinating Rhythm: Reading Jazz in American Writing (Princeton, 2006) and Bob Dylan: Like a…

Assistant Professor Jonathan L. Preston is a certified speech-language pathologist whose research involves causes of and treatments for speech sound disorders with a focus on persisting articulation errors and childhood apraxia of speech. His work includes visual feedback treatments for speech, including…

Dr. Karen A. Doherty specializes in speech perception in the hearing-impaired, psychoacoustics and amplification, with a specific interest in age-related hearing loss. More recently, Doherty has expanded her research to include studies of innovative signal processing strategies, which may increase…

Dr. Kari Segraves is an evolutionary ecologist and researches how species interactions increase biodiversity. Understanding biodiversity requires more than identifying the number of species on earth and Dr. Segraves’ research examines how species interactions govern the dynamics of communities, ecosystems and…