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The Northwestern University Guide to Experts

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81 Experts beginning with "S"

 
H. Steven Sadowsky
Assistant professor, physical therapy and human movement sciences
Office: 312-503-3343
Email: s-sadowsky@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Cardiac rehabilitation

 
Frank Safford
Professor, history
Office: 847-491-7444
Email: f-safford@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Latin American
LATIN AMERICA

 
Alan V. Sahakian
Professor, electrical and computer engineering; biomedical engineering
Office: 847-491-7007
Email: sahakian@ece.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Electrophysiology
CARDIOLOGY: Implantable defibrillators

 
Linda Salchenberger
Lecturer, Kellogg
Office: 312-503-2409
Email: lsalchenberger@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
MEDICINE: Medical Informatics

 
Doreen Domenica Salina
Assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Office: 312-346-1881
Email: d-salina@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PSYCHOLOGY: Adolescent
PSYCHOLOGY: of Women

 
Peter K. Sand, MD
Professor, obstetrics and gynecology
Office: 847-570-2750
Email: p-sand@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
UROLOGY: Incontinence
UROLOGY: Women's

 
Babette S. Sanders
Assistant professor, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Office: 312-908-9405
Email: b-sanders2@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HEALTH AND FITNESS

 
Juan Onesimo Sandoval
Assistant professor, sociology
Office: 847-467-4139
Email: j-sandoval@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
SOCIOLOGY: Race and poverty

 
Vijay Sarthy, MD
Professor, ophthalmology; cell and molecular biology
Office: 312-503-3031
Email: vjsarthy@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
OPHTHALMOLOGY: Retinal research


 
James A. Sauls
Professor, physics
Office: 847-491-8624
Email: sauls@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PHYSICS: Condensed matter
PHYSICS: Superconductivity

 
Ian Savage
Assistant chair, economics
Office: 847-491-8241
Email: ipsavage@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
TRANSPORTATION: Safety
TRANSPORTATION: Urban

 

 
Karl Scheidt
Professor, CHEMISTRY: Pharmaceutical
Office: 847-491-6659
Email: scheidt@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Organic

 
Heidi Schellman
Professor, physics and astronomy
Office: 847-491-8608
Email: schellman@fnal.gov


Areas of expertise:
PHYSICS: High-energy

 
Ben Schneider
Associate professor, political science
Office: 847-467-1147
Email: brs@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
LATIN AMERICA: Brazil
LATIN AMERICA: Political economy
MEXICO

 

 
David Schoenbrun
Associate professor, history
Office: 847-491-7278
Email: dls@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
AFRICA: Language and history
HISTORY: Ancient African

 
Joseph L. Schofer
Professor, civil and environmental engineering; Transportation Center
Office: 847-491-8795
Email: j-schofer@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
TRAFFIC SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION: Policy
TRANSPORTATION: Urban

 
James L. Schroeder, MD
Associate professor, medicine
Office: 312-695-0618
Email: jschroder@nmff.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HEALTH CARE: Delivery systems

 
Don E. Schultz
Professor emeritus, integrated marketing communications
Office: 847-328-6488
Email: dschultz@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ADVERTISING
MARKETING: Brands and branding

 
Neena B. Schwartz
Professor emeritus, neurobiology and physiology
Office: 847-491-5767
Email: n-schwartz@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
BIOLOGY: Reproductive

 
Eitan D. Schwarz, MD
Assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Office: 844-433-6060
Email: e-schwarz@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: : EFFECT ON FAMILY AND CHILDREN
PSYCHOLOGY: Violence, effects of

 
James Schwoch
Associate professor, communication studies
Office: 847-467-1153
Email: j-schwoch@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Media
MEDIA: History
TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 
Jeffrey Sconce
Associate professor, radio/television/film
Office: 847-491-5982
Email: sconce@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
FILM
POPULAR CULTURE: Film and television
TELEVISION

 
Walter Scott
Professor, management and strategy
Office: 847-491-2686
Email: wds@kellogg.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
BUSINESS: Corporate governance
BUSINESS: Leadership
BUSINESS: Nonprofit

 
Kenneth Seeskin
Professor, philosophy
Office: 847-491-3656
Email: k-seeskin@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PHILOSOPHY: Ancient
PHILOSOPHY: of Religion

 
Mark A. Segraves
Associate professor, neurobiology and physiology
Office: 847-491-5072
Email: m-segraves@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
BRAIN
NEUROSCIENCE

 
Tamar Seideman
Professor, chemistry
Office: 847-467-4979
Email: seideman@chem.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Molecular electronics

 
David N. Seidman
Professor, materials science and engineering
Office: 847-491-4391
Email: d-seidman@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Metals and alloys

 
Hank Seifert
Professor, microbiology-immunology
Office: 312-503-9788
Email: h-seifert@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
GENETICS: Bacteria

 
Kamal Seth
Professor, physics and astronomy
Office: 847-491-4050
Email: kseth@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PHYSICS: Experimental nuclear and particle

 
Robert K. Seyfried
Division manager, Center for Public Safety
Office: 847-491-3431
Email: r-seyfried@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Traffic
TRAFFIC SAFETY: Highway design
TRAFFIC SAFETY: Signs and signals

 
Surendra Shah
Professor, civil and environmental engineering
Office: 847-491-3858
Email: s-shah@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Cement and concrete

 
Joel Shalowitz, MD
Professor, preventive medicine
Office: 847-491-5540
Email: j-shalowitz@kellogg.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HEALTH CARE: Delivery systems
HEALTH CARE: Quality

 

 
Brian T. Shea
Professor, cell and molecular biology
Office: 312-503-6911
Email: b-shea@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
BIOLOGY: Evolutionary


 
Karen Sheehan, MD
Assistant professor, pediatrics; preventive medicine
Office: 773-880-4412
Email: ksheehan@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Injury prevention

 
Stephen H. Sheldon
Associate professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-8230
Email: ssheldon@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
SLEEP: Children's

 
Michael S. Sherry
Professor, history
Office: 847-491-3406
Email: m-sherry@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Gender
HISTORY: Military
HISTORY: Modern

 
Kenneth R. Shull
Associate professor, materials science and engineering
Office: 847-467-1752
Email: k-shull@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Polymers

 
Lee P. Shulman, MD
Professor, obstetrics and gynecology
Office: 312-926-6301
Email: l-shulman@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Reproductive genetics

 
Stanford Shulman, MD
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4187
Email: sshulman@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
MEDICINE: Immunizations
PEDIATRICS: Immunizations

 
Teepu Siddique, MD
Professor, neurology; cell and molecular biology
Office: 312-503-4737
Email: t-siddique@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
NEUROLOGY: ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
NEUROLOGY: Neuromuscular disorders

 
Irwin Silverman, MD
Assistant professor, medicine
Office: 847-869-1499
Email: i-silverman@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY

 
Wesley G. Skogan
Professor, political science
Office: 847-491-8731
Email: skogan@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CRIME: Community policing

 
Mark Sleeper
Assistant professor, physical therapy and human movement sciences
Office: 312-908-6785
Email: m-sleeper@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Sports

 

 
Stephen E. Smith
Senior Lecturer, Law
Office: 312-201-8200
Email: sesmith@sesmithlaw.com


Areas of expertise:
LAW: Arbitration
LAW: Contract

 
Carl Smith
Professor, American studies; English; history
Office: 847-491-7136
Email: cjsmith@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: American
HISTORY: Chicago
LITERATURE: American

 
Michael Smutko
Lecturer, physics and astronomy
Office: 847-491-4568
Email: m-smutko@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ASTRONOMY

 
Randall Snurr
Associate professor, chemical and biological engineering
Office: 847-467-2977
Email: snurr@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ENGINEERING: Catalysis
ENGINEERING: Chemical
NANOTECHNOLOGY

 
Michael L. Socol, MD
Professor, obstetrics and gynecology
Office: 312-926-7518
Email: msocol@nmh.org


Areas of expertise:
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: High-risk pregnancy

 
Sara A. Solla
Professor, physiology; physics and astronomy
Office: 312-503-1408
Email: solla@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
NEUROSCIENCE: Computational
PHYSIOLOGY: Neural computation

 
Alexandra B. Solomon
Lecturer, psychology
Office: 847-733-4300, x797
Email: asolomon@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PSYCHOLOGY: Family relationships


 
Patricia G. Spear
Professor, microbiology-immunology
Office: 312-503-8230
Email: p-spear@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
VIRUSES: Molecular biology of

 
Richard E. Speidel
Professor emeritus, law
Office: 312-503-3147
Email: r-speidel@law.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
LAW: Arbitration
LAW: Contract
LAW: Uniform Commercial Code

 
Bruce D. Spencer
Professor, statistics
Office: 847-491-5810
Email: bspencer@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
STATISTICS: Government


 
James P. Spillane
Associate professor, education and social policy
Office: 847-467-5577
Email: j-spillane@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
EDUCATION: Children's learning
EDUCATION: School organization and governance

 
Peter H. Sporn, MD
Associate professor, medicine
Office: 312-908-8163
Email: p-sporn@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ASTHMA
LUNG DISEASE

 
Stuart Sprague, MD
Associate professor, medicine
Office: 847-570-2512
Email: ssprague@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
KIDNEY DISEASE
MEDICINE: Metabolism, bone and mineral

 
Hendrik Spruyt
Professor, political science
Office: 847-491-2648
Email: h-spruyt@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
POLITICAL SCIENCE: State formation

 
Peter C. Stair
Professor, chemistry
Office: 847-491-5266
Email: pstair@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CHEMISTRY: Electroanalytical
CHEMISTRY: Surface

 
Seth Stein
Professor, geological sciences
Office: 847-491-5265
Email: seth@earth.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
GEOLOGY: Earthquakes
GEOLOGY: Plate tectonics

 
Robin H. Steinhorn
Professor, Pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4142
Email: r-steinhorn@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Neonatology

 
David M. Steinhorn, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4780
Email: d-steinhorn@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Critical care
PEDIATRICS: Palliative Care

 
William Stenzel
Division manager, Center for Public Safety
Office: 847-491-8995
Email: wstenzel@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
POLICE: Management

 
Louis W. Stern
Professor emeritus, marketing
Office: 847-491-2718
Email: lwstern@kellogg.northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
MARKETING: Distribution channels

 
Catherine S. Stika, MD
Associate professor, obstetrics and gynecology
Office: 312-695-7382
Email: c-stika@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Menopause

 
Davide Stimilli
Assistant professor, French and Italian
Office: 847-491-8268
Email: d-stimilli@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
LITERATURE: Italian
LITERATURE: Medieval and Renaissance studies

 
Neil J. Stone, MD
Professor, medicine
Office: 312-944-6677
Email: n-stone@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Atherosclerosis
CARDIOLOGY: Lipid disorders

 
Daniel B. Stone, MD
Assistant professor, medicine
Office: 312-694-7000
Email: dbstone2000@yahoo.com


Areas of expertise:
EMERGENCY MEDICINE

 
Joshua Straus, MD
Assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Office: 312-695-2089
Email: jstraus@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
PSYCHIATRY: Depression

 
Larry Stuelpnagel
Assistant professor, journalism
Office: 312-503-8529
Email: lls768@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
JOURNALISM: Political reporting

 
S. David Stulberg, MD
Professor, orthopaedic surgery
Office: 312-908-5975
Email: jointsurg@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ORTHOPAEDICS: Joint replacement
SURGERY: Joint reconstruction

 
Samuel Stupp
Professor, chemistry; materials science and engineering
Office: 847-491-3002
Email: s-stupp@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
GENETICS: Tissue engineering
NANOTECHNOLOGY

 
Robert L. Sufit, MD
Associate professor, neurology
Office: 312-908-0774
Email: r-sufit@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
NEUROLOGY: ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)

 
Claudia Swan
Associate professor, art history
Office: 847-491-8031
Email: c-swan@northwestern.edu


Areas of expertise:
ART: Renaissance and baroque