CMU Experts on COVID — Fall 2020
Researchers join the conversation about implications and the road ahead
As the coronavirus panedmic continues to shift and academia begins a new year, Carnegie Mellon University experts lend their expertise to conversations surrounding the virus, its impact and forecasts for its future.
Marlene Behrmann, Thomas S. Baker University Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
The New York Times: In an Era of Face Masks, We're All a Little More Face Blind
Gretchen Chapman, professor, Social and Decision Sciences
Marketplace: Will it work to fine people who refuse to wear a mask?
Soo-Haeng Cho, professor, Operations Management and Strategy
USA Today: USA TODAY vaccine panel: 'Best news so far' in COVID-19 fight, but logistical challenges remain
Baruch Fischhoff, Howard Heinz University Professor
The Washington Post: Deep cleans and disinfecting mists might not keep us from getting the virus, but they sure make us feel better
Martin Gaynor, E. J. Barone University Professor Of Economics And Health Policy
The Wall Street Journal: Why Did Covid Overwhelm Hospitals? A Yearslong Drive for Efficiency
Meredith Meyer Grelli, adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship
The Washington Post: Restaurant rebellion: Limits on alcohol and indoor dining aimed at taming the coronavirus leave Pennsylvania bar owners fuming
Po-Shen Loh, associate professor of mathematics
Forbes: What If Contact Tracing Apps Could Warn You Before You Were Exposed to COVID-19?
Daniel Nagin, Teresa And H. John Heinz III University Professor Of Public Policy And Statistics
Science Magazine: Pandemic inspires new push to shrink jails and prisons
Alex Reinhart, assistant teaching professor, Statistics and Data Science
The Washington Post: A powerful argument for wearing a mask, in visual form
Roni Rosenfeld, professor and head of Machine Learning
Associated Press: A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer could give way to a bleaker fall
Denise Rousseau, H.J. Heinz II University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy
Inc.: How to Encourage Employees to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine
Kishana Taylor, postdoctoral fellow, Chemical Engineering
The New York Times: Black Microbiologists Push for Visibility Amid a Pandemic
Elizabeth Wayne, assistant professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Kelly R. Wilson, executive director of master's admissions, Tepper School of Business
Pittsburgh Business Times: How COVID Is Impacting the MBA
Danielle Wenner, associate professor, Philosophy
Popular Science: A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely
Anita Williams Woolley, associate professor, Organization Behavior and Theory
The Economist: COVID-19 has forced a radical shift in working habits
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Carnegie Mellon researchers, students and staff have contributed remarkable work to address the pandemic, related policy and its aftereffects. Read about our response to COVID