Media Experts List

The Providence College Media Experts list has been designed to help members of the media take full advantage of the wealth of expertise PC faculty and staff members offer.

This page is designed to allow you to find experts by keyword searches, by academic department or academic expertise. To use the keyword search function, simply type what you’re looking for into the search box. To use the departmental search, click on any of the links. This will display faculty profiles, which allow you to view areas of expertise, research interests, and recent scholarship.

To arrange for an interview, please contact the Office of Public Affairs, Community and Government Relations: Carolyn Cronin at 401.865.2413 or ccronin2@providence.edu.

The Office of Public Affairs, Community and Government Relations continually updates the database of faculty and staff experts. We invite members of the media to check back periodically for important changes and/or additions.

Carolyn E. Cronin

Associate Director
Media Relations
401.865.2413
ccronin2@providence.edu

Dr. Arthur P. Urbano Jr.

Theology

Associate Professor and Chair of the Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee

  • History and Theology of the early Church
  • Jewish-Christian Relations
  • New Testament

Dr. Jennifer Van Reet

Psychology

Associate Professor and Program Director of the Center for Engaged Learning

  • Cognitive Development in Childhood
  • Development of Executive Function
  • Development of Pretend Play, Imagination, and Creativity Importance of Play
  • Development of Social Cognition

Dr. Eve Veliz-Moran

Sociology and Anthropology

Associate Professor

  • Latino Mothers and Fathers
  • Latino/a adolescent risky behavior
  • Race and Ethnicity, and Families

Rev. John Vidmar, O.P.

History

Associate Professor

  • American Dominican History
  • Monasticism (religious life)
  • Nineteenth Century Catholicism
  • TADA – the Da Vinci Code and related topics (Gnostic Gospels)
  • The English Reformation
  • The Inquisition
  • The Popes (history of)
  • The Reformation in general

Dr. Adam H. Villa

Mathematics and Computer Science

Associate Professor

  • Computer Performance Evaluation
  • Computer Security
  • Data Analytics
  • Data Storage and Computer Networking
  • Managing and Moving "Big Data"

Dr. Yinsheng Wan

Biology

Professor

  • Effects of Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation on Skin Aging ​and Skin Cancer

Dr. Liu Wang

Finance

Associate Professor

  • Corporate Finance
  • International Finance
  • Investments

Dr. Jane Waters

Biology

Associate Professor

  • Ants
  • Body Size and Scaling
  • Collective Behavior
  • Comparative Physiology
  • Insects and Natural History
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Metabolic Physiology

Dr. David Zalewski

Finance

Professor and Department Chair of Finance

  • Economic and Financial History
  • Ethics and Social Justice
  • Political Economy

Dr. F. Gizem Zencirci

Political Science

Associate Professor

  • Humanitarianism
  • Islamic Political Movements
  • Middle East Politics
  • Poverty and Charity
  • Turkish Politics