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40 Experts beginning with "P"
Ken Paller
Professor, psychology
Office: 847-467-3370
Email: kap@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BRAIN: Mechanisms of memory
MEMORY
NEUROSCIENCE: Cognitive
PSYCHOLOGY: Neuropsychology
Professor, psychology
Office: 847-467-3370
Email: kap@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BRAIN: Mechanisms of memory
MEMORY
NEUROSCIENCE: Cognitive
PSYCHOLOGY: Neuropsychology
Amy Paller, MD
Professor, dermatology; pediatrics
Office: 312-695-3721
Email: apaller@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
DERMATOLOGY
PEDIATRICS: Dermatology
Professor, dermatology; pediatrics
Office: 312-695-3721
Email: apaller@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
DERMATOLOGY
PEDIATRICS: Dermatology
Anthony J. Paoni
Professor, managerial economics and decision sciences
Office: 847-491-5474
Email: ajpaoni@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BUSINESS: Information technology
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Professor, managerial economics and decision sciences
Office: 847-491-5474
Email: ajpaoni@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BUSINESS: Information technology
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Maria V Papadopoulou
Research associate professor, radiology
Office: 847-570-2262
Email: m-papadopoulou@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Drug development
Research associate professor, radiology
Office: 847-570-2262
Email: m-papadopoulou@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Drug development
Theresa Pape
Research assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-1624
Email: t-pape@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Brain injury
Research assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-1624
Email: t-pape@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Brain injury
Rod Passman, MD
Assistant professor, medicine (cardiology)
Office: 312-926-2274
Email: r-passman@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Arrhythmias
Assistant professor, medicine (cardiology)
Office: 312-926-2274
Email: r-passman@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Arrhythmias
Alexander Z. Patashinski
Professor, chemistry
Office: 847-467-2618
Email: a-patashinski@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Thermodynamics and kinetics
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Engineering
Professor, chemistry
Office: 847-467-2618
Email: a-patashinski@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Thermodynamics and kinetics
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Engineering
Pravin K. Patel, MD
Associate professor, surgery
Office: 773-880-4094
Email: pkpatel@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
SURGERY: Cleft lip and palate
SURGERY: Craniofacial
Associate professor, surgery
Office: 773-880-4094
Email: pkpatel@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
SURGERY: Cleft lip and palate
SURGERY: Craniofacial
Jyoti D. Patel, MD
Instructor, medicine (hematology/oncology)
Office: 312-695-4549
Email: jd-patel@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Lung
CANCER: in women
Instructor, medicine (hematology/oncology)
Office: 312-695-4549
Email: jd-patel@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Lung
CANCER: in women
Alexandra Patera
Assistant director, Biological Sciences
Office: 847-467-0451
Email: a-patera@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BIOLOGY: Graduate education
Assistant director, Biological Sciences
Office: 847-467-0451
Email: a-patera@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BIOLOGY: Graduate education
Eric Patrick
Assistant professor, Radio-Television-Film
Office: 847-461-4229
Email: ericp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
RADIO/TV/FILM
Assistant professor, Radio-Television-Film
Office: 847-461-4229
Email: ericp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
RADIO/TV/FILM
Mary Pattillo
Associate professor, sociology
Office: 847-491-3409
Email: m-pattillo@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
POVERTY: Urban
RACE
SOCIOLOGY: Black middle class
SOCIOLOGY: Black youth
Associate professor, sociology
Office: 847-491-3409
Email: m-pattillo@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
POVERTY: Urban
RACE
SOCIOLOGY: Black middle class
SOCIOLOGY: Black youth
James L. Patton
Research assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitative sciences; mechanical engineering; biomedical engineering
Office: 312-238-1277
Email: j-patton@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Robotics
Research assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitative sciences; mechanical engineering; biomedical engineering
Office: 312-238-1277
Email: j-patton@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Robotics
Abe Peck
Professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-2068
Email: a-peck@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: 1960s
HISTORY: Magazine
JOURNALISM: Alternative press
JOURNALISM: Arts
JOURNALISM: Magazines
PUBLISHING: Magazine
Professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-2068
Email: a-peck@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: 1960s
HISTORY: Magazine
JOURNALISM: Alternative press
JOURNALISM: Arts
JOURNALISM: Magazines
PUBLISHING: Magazine
Dylan C. Penningroth
Associate professor, history
Office: 847-491-7421
Email: dcp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: African American
HISTORY: of the South
Associate professor, history
Office: 847-491-7421
Email: dcp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: African American
HISTORY: of the South
Jay M. Pensler, MD
Associate professor, surgery
Office: 312-642-7777
Email: jpensler@aol.com
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Plastic surgery
SURGERY: Cleft lip and palate
SURGERY: Craniofacial
Associate professor, surgery
Office: 312-642-7777
Email: jpensler@aol.com
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Plastic surgery
SURGERY: Cleft lip and palate
SURGERY: Craniofacial
Eugene Pergament, MD
Professor, obstetrics and gynecology
Office: 312-981-4400
Email: e-pergament@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
GENETICS: Genetic testing
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Reproductive genetics
Professor, obstetrics and gynecology
Office: 312-981-4400
Email: e-pergament@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
GENETICS: Genetic testing
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Reproductive genetics
Eric Perreault
Assistant professor, biomedical engineering; physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-2226
Email: e-perreault@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHYSIOLOGY: Spinal
Assistant professor, biomedical engineering; physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-2226
Email: e-perreault@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHYSIOLOGY: Spinal
William Peruzzi, MD
Professor, anesthesiology
Office: 312-926-2537
Email: wperuzzi@nmff.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ANESTHESIOLOGY
MEDICINE: Critical care
Professor, anesthesiology
Office: 312-926-2537
Email: wperuzzi@nmff.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ANESTHESIOLOGY
MEDICINE: Critical care
Michael Peshkin
Professor, mechanical engineering
Office: 847-491-4630
Email: peshkin@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Robotics
ROBOTICS: Human/Machine Interaction
Professor, mechanical engineering
Office: 847-491-4630
Email: peshkin@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Robotics
ROBOTICS: Human/Machine Interaction
Penelope L. Peterson
Professor, education and social policy
Office: 847-491-3828
Email: p-peterson@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
EDUCATION: Children's learning
EDUCATION: Mathematics
EDUCATION: Policy
EDUCATION: School reform
EDUCATION: Teaching profession
Professor, education and social policy
Office: 847-491-3828
Email: p-peterson@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
EDUCATION: Children's learning
EDUCATION: Mathematics
EDUCATION: Policy
EDUCATION: School reform
EDUCATION: Teaching profession
Carl Petry
Professor, history
Office: 847-491-7448
Email: c-petry@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Middle Eastern
MIDDLE EAST: History
Professor, history
Office: 847-491-7448
Email: c-petry@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Middle Eastern
MIDDLE EAST: History
Janet Pierrehumbert
Professor, linguistics
Office: 847-491-8058
Email: jbp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LINGUISTICS: Intonation
LINGUISTICS: Phonetics
Professor, linguistics
Office: 847-491-8058
Email: jbp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LINGUISTICS: Intonation
LINGUISTICS: Phonetics
Mark Pinsky
Professor, mathematics
Office: 847-491-5519
Email: pinsky@math.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MATHEMATICS: Fourier analysis
MATHEMATICS: Stochastic analysis
Professor, mathematics
Office: 847-491-5519
Email: pinsky@math.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MATHEMATICS: Fourier analysis
MATHEMATICS: Stochastic analysis
William M. Pinsof
Professor, marital and family therapy
Office: 847-733-4300
Email: w-pinsof@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
FAMILY: Values
PSYCHOLOGY: Family relationships
Professor, marital and family therapy
Office: 847-733-4300
Email: w-pinsof@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
FAMILY: Values
PSYCHOLOGY: Family relationships
Lawrence H. Pinto
Professor, neurobiology and physiology
Office: 847-491-7915
Email: larry-pinto@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
GENETICS: Mammalian
NEUROBIOLOGY: Circadian rhythms
VISION
Professor, neurobiology and physiology
Office: 847-491-7915
Email: larry-pinto@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
GENETICS: Mammalian
NEUROBIOLOGY: Circadian rhythms
VISION
De Plaen, Isabelle G., MD
Assistant professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-755-6379
Email: isabelledp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Neonatology
Assistant professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-755-6379
Email: isabelledp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Neonatology
Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier
Professor, chemistry
Office: 847-491-3505
Email: krp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Solid-state
ENGINEERING: Superconductors
Professor, chemistry
Office: 847-491-3505
Email: krp@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Solid-state
ENGINEERING: Superconductors
Kenneth S. Polin, MD
Assistant professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-929-2260
Email: k-polin@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Emergency medicine
Assistant professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-929-2260
Email: k-polin@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Emergency medicine
Daniel H. Polk, MD
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-3482
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Neonatology
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-3482
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Neonatology
Richard M. Pope, MD
Professor, medicine (rheumatology)
Office: 312-503-8003
Email: rmp158@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ARTHRITIS: Rheumatoid
Professor, medicine (rheumatology)
Office: 312-503-8003
Email: rmp158@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ARTHRITIS: Rheumatoid
Philip Postlewaite
Professor, law
Office: 312-503-7359
Email: p-postlewaite@law.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LAW: Tax
Professor, law
Office: 312-503-7359
Email: p-postlewaite@law.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LAW: Tax
Elizabeth Powell, MD
Assistant professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4516
Email: epowell@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Emergency medicine
Assistant professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4516
Email: epowell@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Emergency medicine
Pottumarthi V. Prasad
Associate professor, radiology
Office: 847-571-1349
Email: p-prasad2@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
RADIOLOGY: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Associate professor, radiology
Office: 847-571-1349
Email: p-prasad2@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
RADIOLOGY: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Joel Press, MD
Assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-7767
Email: jpress@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Exercise
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Sports medicine
Assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-7767
Email: jpress@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Exercise
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Sports medicine
Stephen B. Presser
Professor, law
Office: 312-503-8371
Email: s-presser@law.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
GOVERNMENT: Separation of powers
LAW: Constitutional
LAW: Corporate
Professor, law
Office: 312-503-8371
Email: s-presser@law.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
GOVERNMENT: Separation of powers
LAW: Constitutional
LAW: Corporate
Stewart B. Priddy
Professor, mathematics
Office: 847-491-5511
Email: priddy@math.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MATHEMATICS: Algebraic topology
Professor, mathematics
Office: 847-491-5511
Email: priddy@math.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MATHEMATICS: Algebraic topology
Thomas R. Prince
Professor, accounting and information systems; health industry management
Office: 847-491-2669
Email: t-prince@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HEALTH CARE: Delivery systems
HEALTH CARE: Economics
HEALTH CARE: Information systems
HEALTH CARE: Management
Professor, accounting and information systems; health industry management
Office: 847-491-2669
Email: t-prince@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HEALTH CARE: Delivery systems
HEALTH CARE: Economics
HEALTH CARE: Information systems
HEALTH CARE: Management
David Prine
Research scientist, Infrastructure Technology Institute
Office: 847-491-2873
Email: dprine@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Bridges
ENGINEERING: Nondestructive testing
Research scientist, Infrastructure Technology Institute
Office: 847-491-2873
Email: dprine@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Bridges
ENGINEERING: Nondestructive testing
David Protess
Professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-2065
Email: d-protess@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ETHICS: Journalistic
JOURNALISM: Investigative reporting
LAW: Media
Professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-2065
Email: d-protess@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ETHICS: Journalistic
JOURNALISM: Investigative reporting
LAW: Media

