Faculty Experts Portal

Ara Sanjian

Associate Professor of History; Director of Armenian Research Center

[email protected] 313-583-6531

Teaching Areas: Arab American Studies , Armenian , History , Middle East Studies

Research Areas: Historiography

Adnan Shaout

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

[email protected] 313-593-5308

Teaching Areas: Computer Engineering

Research Areas: Computing and Networks , Cybersecurity , Machine Learning, Optimization, and Intelligent Systems , Software Engineering

Vivek Singh

Richard E. Czarnecki Endowed Collegiate Professor II, Professor, Finance

[email protected] 313-583-6533

Teaching Areas: BBA , BBA Finance , MBA

Research Areas: Asset Price Formation , Behavioral Finance , Capital Markets , Earnings Management

Mitchel Sollenberger

Professor of Political Science; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Integrative Learning

[email protected]

Teaching Areas: Master of Public Administration and Policy , Political Science

Research Areas: Branches of American Government , Obama Administration , Politics / Political Science

Julie Taylor

Professor of History Education and Intercultural Education

[email protected] 313-583-6427

Teaching Areas: M.A. in Teaching

Research Areas: Arts Integration , History Education , Intercultural Education

Dale Thomson

Professor of Political Science

[email protected]

Teaching Areas: Master of Public Administration and Policy , Political Science

Research Areas: Community Development and Organization , Government / Nonprofit Management , Public Policy , Urban Politics and Governance

Jamie Wraight

Director, The Voice/Vision Archive; Lecturer IV in History

[email protected]

Teaching Areas: History

Research Areas: Military History , Oral History

Yiwan Ye

Assistant Professor of Health & Human Services

[email protected]

Teaching Areas: Sociology , Statistics

Research Areas: Health Inequity , Higher Education , Medical Sociology , Quantitative Methodology , Social Demography

Ya Sha (Alex) Yi

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

[email protected] 313-583-6318

Teaching Areas: Electrical Engineering

Research Areas: Automotive Engineering , Bioengineering , Integrated Design and Manufacturing , Materials and Material Processing , Nano Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices , Power Electronics and Energy Systems , Wearable Sensors

Expert Advisories

Associate Professor Birhanu Eshete stands for a portrait against a neutral background

7/22/2024

Reckoning with AI’s trust issues

In his new trustworthy AI course, Associate Professor Birhanu Eshete is helping students go beyond the technical know-how and understand the social, political and economic contexts of the artificial intelligence boom....

Assistant Professor Adam Sekuler and his students discuss one of their Freep Film Festival selections

4/3/2024

Bringing fresh perspectives to the Freep Film Festival

Students in a new course designed by CASL Assistant Professor Adam Sekuler helped curate the all-documentary event, now in its 11th year....

College students look at artwork on a wall in a community center in Detroit

1/15/2024

Living, working and learning in Detroit

Through U-M’s Semester in Detroit program, students meet community leaders and immerse themselves in the city – while earning a stipend and college credit....

Photo of Dearborn rapper Esa Mighty, who is featured in a student short documentary film

12/6/2023

Capturing authentic stories of Arab American Dearborn

A halal butcher, a local rapper, a podcasting empire and a beloved coffee house are all featured in the “Arab American Perspectives: Filmic Visions of Dearborn” student film showcase. ...