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40 Experts beginning with "W"
Andrew Wachtel
Professor, Slavic languages and literatures
Office: 847-467-1970
Email: a-wachtel@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BOSNIA
CROATIA
LITERATURE: Russian
POLITICS: Russian
SERBIA
Professor, Slavic languages and literatures
Office: 847-467-1970
Email: a-wachtel@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BOSNIA
CROATIA
LITERATURE: Russian
POLITICS: Russian
SERBIA
Lynne I. Wagner
Assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Office: 312-503-1538
Email: lwagner@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Psychological aspects of
Assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Office: 312-503-1538
Email: lwagner@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Psychological aspects of
Annette Wagner, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Dermatology
Office: 773-880-4698
Email: awagner@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
DERMATOLOGY
PEDIATRICS: Dermatology
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Dermatology
Office: 773-880-4698
Email: awagner@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
DERMATOLOGY
PEDIATRICS: Dermatology
Wendy Wall
Professor, English
Office: 847-491-7294
Email: w-wall@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LITERATURE: English Renaissance
LITERATURE: Feminist
LITERATURE: Shakespeare
WOMEN: Feminist literature
Professor, English
Office: 847-491-7294
Email: w-wall@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LITERATURE: English Renaissance
LITERATURE: Feminist
LITERATURE: Shakespeare
WOMEN: Feminist literature
Michael Wallerstein
Professor, political science
Office: 847-491-2646
Email: m-wallerstein@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ECONOMICS: Wage policies
LABOR: Wage policies
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Industrialized societies
Professor, political science
Office: 847-491-2646
Email: m-wallerstein@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ECONOMICS: Wage policies
LABOR: Wage policies
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Industrialized societies
Joseph Walsh
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Office: 847-491-3553
Email: jwalsh@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: lasers
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Office: 847-491-3553
Email: jwalsh@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: lasers
Dorothy Wang
Assistant professor, English
Office: 847-491-7320
Email: d-wang5@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LITERATURE: Asian American
Assistant professor, English
Office: 847-491-7320
Email: d-wang5@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LITERATURE: Asian American
Gregory Ward
Professor, linguistics
Office: 847-491-8055
Email: gw@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LINGUISTICS: Meaning
Professor, linguistics
Office: 847-491-8055
Email: gw@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LINGUISTICS: Meaning
Robert Warden
Director, Center on Wrongful Convictions
Office: 312-503-3291
Email: r-warden@law.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LAW: Death penalty
LAW: Wrongful convictions
Director, Center on Wrongful Convictions
Office: 312-503-3291
Email: r-warden@law.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
LAW: Death penalty
LAW: Wrongful convictions
Celeste Watkins
Assistant professor, sociology; African American studies
Office: 847-491-4805
Email: c-watkins@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
AIDS
GENDER
POVERTY: Urban
SOCIOLOGY: Race and poverty
WELFARE POLICY: Reform
Assistant professor, sociology; African American studies
Office: 847-491-4805
Email: c-watkins@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
AIDS
GENDER
POVERTY: Urban
SOCIOLOGY: Race and poverty
WELFARE POLICY: Reform
D. Martin Watterson
Professor, molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry
Office: 312-503-0656
Email: m-wattterson@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHARMACOLOGY: Drug development
PHARMACOLOGY: Drug, discovery
Professor, molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry
Office: 312-503-0656
Email: m-wattterson@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHARMACOLOGY: Drug development
PHARMACOLOGY: Drug, discovery
Sandra R. Waxman
Professor, psychology; education and social policy
Office: 847-467-2293
Email: s-waxman@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PSYCHOLOGY: Children's learning
Professor, psychology; education and social policy
Office: 847-467-2293
Email: s-waxman@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PSYCHOLOGY: Children's learning
Jeffrey D. Wayne, MD
Assistant professor, surgery
Office: 312-695-4853
Email: jwayne@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Surgery
Assistant professor, surgery
Office: 312-695-4853
Email: jwayne@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Surgery
Catherine L. Webb, MD
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4553
Email: c-webb@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Pediatric
PEDIATRICS: Cardiology
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4553
Email: c-webb@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Pediatric
PEDIATRICS: Cardiology
James Webster
Professor, communication studies
Office: 847-491-2251
Email: j-webster2@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MEDIA: Mass audience behavior
MEDIA: New media, impact of
TELEVISION: Audience ratings and research
Professor, communication studies
Office: 847-491-2251
Email: j-webster2@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MEDIA: Mass audience behavior
MEDIA: New media, impact of
TELEVISION: Audience ratings and research
James R. Webster, MD
Professor, medicine
Office: 312-663-0040
Email: j-webster@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
AGING
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Professor, medicine
Office: 312-663-0040
Email: j-webster@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
AGING
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Peter Webster
Professor, music academic studies and composition
Office: 847-467-1682
Email: pwebster@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
EDUCATION: Music
Professor, music academic studies and composition
Office: 847-467-1682
Email: pwebster@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
EDUCATION: Music
Julia Weertman
Professor emerita, materials science and engineering
Office: 847-491-5353
Email: jrweertman@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Metals and alloys
Professor emerita, materials science and engineering
Office: 847-491-5353
Email: jrweertman@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MATERIALS SCIENCE: Metals and alloys
Irwin Weil
Professor emeritus, Slavic languages and literatures
Office: 847-491-8254
Email: i-weil@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Russian
LITERATURE: Russian
MUSIC: Russian
RUSSIA: Culture
RUSSIA: Jewish affairs
Professor emeritus, Slavic languages and literatures
Office: 847-491-8254
Email: i-weil@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Russian
LITERATURE: Russian
MUSIC: Russian
RUSSIA: Culture
RUSSIA: Jewish affairs
Sandra Weintraub
Professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences; neurology
Office: 312-908-9023
Areas of expertise:
AGING: Memory
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
MEMORY: and Aging
NEUROLOGY: Neuropsychology
Professor, psychiatry and behavioral sciences; neurology
Office: 312-908-9023
Areas of expertise:
AGING: Memory
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
MEMORY: and Aging
NEUROLOGY: Neuropsychology
Richard Weir
Research assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-6512
Email: rweir@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Prosthetics
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Robotics
Research assistant professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Office: 312-238-6512
Email: rweir@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Prosthetics
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION: Robotics
Alexander Weiss
Associate professor, management and strategy
Office: 847-491-5231
Email: alweiss@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CRIME: Control of
POLICE
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Associate professor, management and strategy
Office: 847-491-5231
Email: alweiss@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CRIME: Control of
POLICE
TRAFFIC SAFETY
Marc Weissbluth, MD
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 312-642-5515
Email: m-weissbluth@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Colic
SLEEP: Children's
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 312-642-5515
Email: m-weissbluth@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Colic
SLEEP: Children's
Michele Weldon
Assistant professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-2064
Email: m-weldon@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ETHICS: Journalistic
JOURNALISM: Women's issues
Assistant professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-2064
Email: m-weldon@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ETHICS: Journalistic
JOURNALISM: Women's issues
Mary Ann Weston
Associate professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-4635
Email: m-a-weston@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Journalism
JOURNALISM: Ethics
JOURNALISM: History of
JOURNALISM: Racial and ethnic groups
Associate professor, journalism
Office: 847-491-4635
Email: m-a-weston@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Journalism
JOURNALISM: Ethics
JOURNALISM: History of
JOURNALISM: Racial and ethnic groups
Lynn Whitcomb
Lecturer, African and Asian languages
Office: 847-491-2770
Email: l-whitcomb@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ANTIBIOTICS, RESISTANCE TO: Arabic Language
Lecturer, African and Asian languages
Office: 847-491-2770
Email: l-whitcomb@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ANTIBIOTICS, RESISTANCE TO: Arabic Language
Miriam White
Professor, radio/television/film
Office: 847-491-7315
Email: m-white@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Film
TELEVISION: Criticism and theory
TELEVISION: Soap opera and melodrama
Professor, radio/television/film
Office: 847-491-7315
Email: m-white@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HISTORY: Film
TELEVISION: Criticism and theory
TELEVISION: Soap opera and melodrama
William J. White
Professor, industrial engineering and management sciences
Office: 847-491-3680
Email: white@iems.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BUSINESS: Career coaching
MANAGEMENT: Organizational behavior
Professor, industrial engineering and management sciences
Office: 847-491-3680
Email: white@iems.northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BUSINESS: Career coaching
MANAGEMENT: Organizational behavior
Peter F. Whitington, MD
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4643
Email: p-whitington@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Liver disease
TRANSPLANTS, ORGAN AND TISSUE: Pediatric
Professor, pediatrics
Office: 773-880-4643
Email: p-whitington@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
PEDIATRICS: Liver disease
TRANSPLANTS, ORGAN AND TISSUE: Pediatric
Richard J. Wiet, MD
Professor, otolaryngology; neurological surgery
Office: 630-789-3110
Email: r-wiet@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HEARING: Cochlear implants
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Meniere's disease
Professor, otolaryngology; neurological surgery
Office: 630-789-3110
Email: r-wiet@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
HEARING: Cochlear implants
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Meniere's disease
Craig S. Williams, MD
Assistant professor, orthopaedic surgery
Office: 847-823-9180
Email: cswilliams@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ORTHOPAEDICS: Hand
Assistant professor, orthopaedic surgery
Office: 847-823-9180
Email: cswilliams@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ORTHOPAEDICS: Hand
Gary N. Wilner, MD
Assistant professor, medicine
Office: 847-570-2063
Email: gnw837@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Coronary artery disease
ETHICS: Medical
Assistant professor, medicine
Office: 847-570-2063
Email: gnw837@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CARDIOLOGY: Coronary artery disease
ETHICS: Medical
David P. Winchester, MD
Professor, surgery
Office: 847-570-2560
Email: d-winchester@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Colorectal
CANCER: Skin
CANCER: Thyroid
SURGERY: Breast cancer
Professor, surgery
Office: 847-570-2560
Email: d-winchester@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
CANCER: Colorectal
CANCER: Skin
CANCER: Thyroid
SURGERY: Breast cancer
Jeffrey Winters
Associate professor, political science
Office: 847-491-2630
Email: winters@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
INDONESIA
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Indonesia
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Southeast Asia
Associate professor, political science
Office: 847-491-2630
Email: winters@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
INDONESIA
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Indonesia
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Southeast Asia
Mark Witte
Lecturer, Economics
Office: 847-491-8481
Email: mwitte@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ECONOMICS: Macroeconomics
ECONOMICS: Taxation
Lecturer, Economics
Office: 847-491-8481
Email: mwitte@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ECONOMICS: Macroeconomics
ECONOMICS: Taxation
Asher Wolinsky
Professor, economics
Office: 847-491-4415
Email: a-wolinsky@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ECONOMICS: Microeconomics
Professor, economics
Office: 847-491-4415
Email: a-wolinsky@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
ECONOMICS: Microeconomics
Gayle E. Woloschak
Professor, Radiation Oncology
Office: 312-503-4322
Email: g-woloschak@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
NANOTECHNOLOGY: Applications for cancer
RADIOLOGY
Professor, Radiation Oncology
Office: 312-503-4322
Email: g-woloschak@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
NANOTECHNOLOGY: Applications for cancer
RADIOLOGY
Cynthia Wong, MD
Assistant professor, anesthesiology
Office: 312-926-7632
Email: c-wong2@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Anesthesiology
Assistant professor, anesthesiology
Office: 312-926-7632
Email: c-wong2@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY: Anesthesiology
Teresa K. Woodruff
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Office: 312-503-2503
Email: tkw@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BIOLOGY: Reproductive
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Office: 312-503-2503
Email: tkw@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
BIOLOGY: Reproductive
Richard G. Wunderink
Professor, medicine
Office: 312-695-1878
Email: r-wunderink@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MEDICINE: Critical care
Professor, medicine
Office: 312-695-1878
Email: r-wunderink@northwestern.edu
Areas of expertise:
MEDICINE: Critical care