Faculty Experts

Many UNM faculty experts are available for media interviews. Search by name or expertise, using quotes to separate topics. (Example: "law" "politics")

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Maryam Ahranjani

Associate Professor, School of Law

Professor Maryam Ahranjani teaches in the areas of constitutional, criminal and education law. Ahranjani's research interests include the intersection of criminal law / procedure and the constitutional rights of students, particularly vulnerable...

Reilly White

Associate Professor, Anderson School of Management

Reilly White is a tenured Associate Professor of Finance and Endowed Bank of America Lecturer at UNM's Anderson School of Management. He is the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning. His research focuses on local, national and international finance, pensions, corporate finance, poverty and...

Adrian Oglesby

Director, Utton Transboundary Resources Center

Adrian Oglesby began his tenure as the Director of Utton Center in 2014. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law and has practiced water law since 2000, including working with the Utton Center on many projects. Oglesby’s legal...

Robert Rhatigan

Director, Geospatial and Population Studies

Robert Rhatigan joined the UNM Geospatial and Population Studies group in 2013 and currently serves as director and head of UNM Geospatial and Population Studies. His background in GIS, data analysis and technical communication has been a valuable addition to...

Vanessa Svihla

Associate Professor, Organization, Information & Learning Sciences / Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Vanessa Svihla is an associate professor at The University of New Mexico with appointments in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program and the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering. Svihla was the first UNM faculty member...

Peter Kierst

Principal Lecturer, Political Science

Peter Kierst is a senior lecturer in political science who teaches Constitutional Law and theory. He joined the political science faculty full-time in 2005 after teaching these subjects for many years part-time. Kierst was a trial lawyer in New ...

Emile Nakhleh

Director, Global & National Security Policy Institute

Dr. Emile Nakhleh is a research professor and coordinator of National Security Programs at UNM. Nakhleh is a retired Senior Intelligence Service Officer, a National Intelligence Council Associate and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Since ...

Nancy López

Professor, Sociology

Biography Nancy López is a professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico López directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice, RWJF Center for Health Policy, which is in the process of creating a ...

Cheryl Torrez

Education, Professor

Research interests include teacher inquiry and practitioner research, K-12 school/university partnerships, and curriculum and instruction in K-12 settings. Dr. Torrez is the new Interim Chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy. She teaches undergraduate and graduate teacher education classes Her research emphasis is...

Ziarat Hossain

Professor, Family Studies; Program Director, Family Studies, Regents Lecturer

Ziarat Hossain is a professor of Family Studies in the UNM College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) in the Department of Individual, Family and Community Education. He is also the program director for the Family Studies program at UNM and the Chair of the Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education (IFCE). Regents’ Lecturer. His...

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