Expert sources for journalists

As the public research university for Northern Ohio, The University of Akron has many faculty who are nationally recognized experts in their fields.

They can provide journalists with insight and analysis on a wide range of topics — from the science of polymers to workplace issues, constitutional law, airline security, health care, politics and the economy.

Listed below are just some of our areas of expertise. To arrange interviews on these or other topics, please contact the assigned PR representative. To call the rep, dial 330-972 and the extension listed below. 

Arts and Humanities
	Art and Art History	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Art Education	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Interpersonal and Organizational Communication	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Mass Media	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	WZIP-FM	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Z-TV	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
Business Management / Economy
	Banking/Finance Regulation	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Entrepreneurship	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Local and state economy	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Marketing/Direct marketing/Market research	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	U.S./World economy	Laura Massie ext. 6476
Education
	Early childhood education	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Exercise science/Sports studies	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Literacy	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Longer school year in K-12	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Special education	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Teacher licensure in Ohio	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
Engineering and Hard Sciences
	Biology	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Biomedical engineering/1-76 biomedical corridor in Akron area	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Chemical and biomolecular engineering	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Chemical sciences	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Civil engineering	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Computer science/Technology	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Geology/Environmental science	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Liquid Crystal technology	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Mechanical engineering	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Physics/space/applied mathematics	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Polymer science and Polymer Engineering Akron Polymer Training National Polymer Innovation Center World-class polymer research	Denise Henry ext. 6477
General University
	Honors College	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Student Activities/Student Life	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	University College	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
Health Care
	Austen BioInnovation Institute	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Biomedical/I-76 Biomedical Corridor in Akron	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Ethics	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Exercise Science	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Gerontology/Adult care	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Health care policy/Reform, U.S.	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Nursing shortage/nursing faculty shortage	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Nutrition	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
Law
	Constitutional Law Ohio/U.S.	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Civil/Criminal Justice	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Criminal profiling	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Criminal Law/trials	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Ethics	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Intellectual property and technology	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Judiciary/Courts Federal State	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Scientific evidence	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Trusts and estate law	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Women and the law	Laura Massie ext. 6476
Politics
	Air travel/Airline security	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Campaign finance law	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Health care reform	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Homeland security	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Local and state politics Akron/Summit County/Northeast Ohio State of Ohio	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Presidential politics	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Race and politics	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	Religion and politics	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
	U.S. war on terror	Sarah Lane ext. 7429
Summit College
	Allied Health Technology	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Criminal Justice Technology/Criminal Profiling	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Engineering & Science Technology	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Hospitality Management	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Police Academy	Denise Henry ext. 6477
	Workforce Development/Continuing Education	Denise Henry ext. 6477
University of Akron Administration
	Board of Trustees	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Campus safety	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Diversity/Inclusive Excellence	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Financial Aid	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	President	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Provost	Laura Massie ext. 6476
	Student Affairs	Laura Massie ext. 6476