UMass Lowell Experts Assist Print, Radio and TV Journalists
06/01/2016
UMass Lowell offers world-class faculty, researchers and scholars to print, radio and TV journalists looking for expert sources. Lending authority to news and feature stories in an engaging and relatable way, experts are available in person, by phone or e-mail as sources on topics in a range of fields from science and engineering, business and education to the social sciences and humanities. TV options include live interviews in person or via satellite.
This month’s hot topics and featured sources are:
- Summer weather – Frank Colby, meteorologist. Colby is an expert in forecasting who can discuss severe weather trends around the country, whether they are likely to happen in New England and if they are connected to climate change. He can talk about what causes humidity and other weather phenomena, including thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes and microbursts, along with the factors that contribute to determining a forecast. A professor of meteorology, he is a mentor to students who predict the weather on campus and to graduates of the program, many of whom are TV meteorologists in the Boston market and beyond.
- Empty Nest Syndrome – Alice Frye, psychologist. Frye can discuss what parents may experience and how they can cope as high-school and college students graduate and families move to the next chapter of their lives. A clinical psychologist, Frye is a faculty member in UMass Lowell’s Psychology Department, where her research includes examining disorders that manifest during adolescence. Her past experience includes counseling couples and families.
- Presidential nominee process – Frank Talty, politics expert. Talty will attend the Democratic and Republican national conventions with UMass Lowell students who will intern at both events. He can talk about where the candidates stand leading up to the conventions, what it will be like to be there and the deal-making that goes into choosing the 2016 Democratic and GOP nominees for president. Talty co-directs UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion, which conducts independent polling research, and teaches in UMass Lowell’s Political Science Department.
For a complete list of UMass Lowell experts, see www.uml.edu/experts. The university’s media relations team is ready to help connect you. Contact Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu.