May 9, 2022
Contact: Sara Diedrich, 573-882-3243, diedrichs@missouri.edu
University of Missouri faculty experts are available to speak with media regarding topics related to the Ukraine-Russia war. Our experts have provided their titles, areas of expertise and preferred method of contact.
Stephen Quackenbush
- Title:
- Associate Professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Science
- Director, Defense and Strategic Studies Program
- Areas of Expertise: International conflict, deterrence, military strategy, war outcomes
- Preferred method of contact: Email (quackenbushs@missouri.edu)
Victor McFarland
- Title: Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Science
- Areas of Expertise: Historical perspective of oil, gas, and energy markets
- Preferred method of contact: Email (mcfarlandv@missouri.edu)
Colleen Colaner
- Title: Associate Professor, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Science
- Areas of Expertise: Family communication, with an emphasis on children’s experiences and communicating with children about difficult topics in respectful and developmentally appropriate ways. Much of her research is on complex family structures, primarily adoption, interfaith, multiethnic, and politically diverse family units.
- Preferred method of contact: Email (colanerc@missouri.edu)
Jay Sexton
- Title:
- Rich and Nancy Kinder Chair of Constitutional Democracy, Kinder Institute of Constitutional Democracy
- Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Science
- Areas of Expertise: International diplomacy, international relations
- Preferred method of contact: Email (sextonj@missouri.edu)
Cooper Drury
- Title:
- Interim Dean, College of Arts and Science
- Professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs, College of Arts and Science
- Areas of Expertise: International relations, economic sanctions
- Preferred method of contact: Email Jen Horton (hortonjl@missouri.edu)
Kateryna Holland
- Title:
- Assistant Professor, Finance, Trulaske College of Business
- Areas of Expertise: Energy, corporate finance, government involvement with firms, university innovation
- Preferred method of contact: Email (holland@missouri.edu)
