Dyson faculty were highly sought after by local and national media outlets on a wide array of issues, from the 2024 presidential election, to local, national, and international geopolitics, the US economy and environmental concerns. Here’s a small sample of some of their contributions.
Matthew Aiello-Lammens, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Science
Aiello-Lammens commented upon several events related to environmental disasters, such as the wildfires in New Jersey and Suffolk County, New York and the Yonkers, New York building collapse due to rockslides (News 12, LoHud, New Jersey Breaking News).
Matthew Aiello-Lammens, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Science
Aiello-Lammens commented upon several events related to environmental disasters, such as the wildfires in New Jersey and Suffolk County, New York and the Yonkers, New York building collapse due to rockslides (News 12, LoHud, New Jersey Breaking News).
Sara Perl Egendorf, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Science
Egendorf was quoted in Scienceline on New York City being a model for its open soil storage yards for local supplies of clean soil.
Mike Finewood, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Science
Finewood appeared on Fox Weather about the environmental implications of New York’s drought.
Mike Finewood, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Science
Finewood appeared on Fox Weather about the environmental implications of New York’s drought.
Adam Klein, PhD
Associate Professor, Communication and Media Studies
Klein offered his communications expertise on President Trump’s media strategy and his first 100 days in office (The Conversation).
Seong Jae Min, PhD
Professor, Communication and Media Studies
Min shined a light on various issues related to both Korean and American culture and politics, ranging from the Trump administration’s immigration policies, to Korea’s shifting political and high-tech landscape, to a comparison of Korean lifestyle vis-à-vis the US (The Korea Times).
Seong Jae Min, PhD
Professor, Communication and Media Studies
Min shined a light on various issues related to both Korean and American culture and politics, ranging from the Trump administration’s immigration policies, to Korea’s shifting political and high-tech landscape, to a comparison of Korean lifestyle vis-à-vis the US (The Korea Times).
Laura Tamman, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Political Science
Tamman offered her expertise on and responses to local, state, and national politics, such as Governor Hochul’s commentary on New York City politics and inflation (Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Spectrum News NY1), the New York City mayoral race (Newsday, Mother Jones, New York Daily News), and the 2024 US presidential election (Westchester News 12, Fox 5, NBC4).
Mark Weinstock, CBE
Clinical Associate Professor, Economics
Weinstock unpacked complicated economics related to President Trump’s proposed tariffs (News 12, WPIX 11, Fox 5, CBS Money Watch), local and state conversations around minimum wage increases and inflation refund checks (Westchester Journal News) and the 2024 US presidential election (Associated Press, WPIX 11, News12 Westchester).
Mark Weinstock, CBE
Clinical Associate Professor, Economics
Weinstock unpacked complicated economics related to President Trump’s proposed tariffs (News 12, WPIX 11, Fox 5, CBS Money Watch), local and state conversations around minimum wage increases and inflation refund checks (Westchester Journal News) and the 2024 US presidential election (Associated Press, WPIX 11, News12 Westchester).
Melvin Williams, PhD
Associate Professor, Communication and Media Studies
Williams’s expertise on the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality in popular culture was evident in prolific contributions on topics such as Elon Musk in America’s political landscape, the narratives surrounding the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, celebrity endorsements of the Harris-Walz presidential campaign, and cancel culture in light of Trump’s presidential victory (USA Today, The New York Times, The Hill, CBS News, The American Prospect, Reuters).
Podcast: Talking American Girl Dolls
Professor of Communication and Media Studies Emilie Zaslow, PhD, was a guest on the podcast, History of the ’90s, discussing the cultural phenomenon of the American Girl dolls. Her book, Playing with America’s Doll: A Cultural Analysis of the American Girl Collection (Palgrave Macmillan 2017), is a critical account of the American Girl brand, which explores what its books and dolls communicate to girls about femininity, racial identity, ethnicity, and what it means to be an American. She is a highly sought-after expert on the topic.
Podcast: Talking American Girl Dolls
Professor of Communication and Media Studies Emilie Zaslow, PhD, was a guest on the podcast, History of the ’90s, discussing the cultural phenomenon of the American Girl dolls. Her book, Playing with America’s Doll: A Cultural Analysis of the American Girl Collection (Palgrave Macmillan 2017), is a critical account of the American Girl brand, which explores what its books and dolls communicate to girls about femininity, racial identity, ethnicity, and what it means to be an American. She is a highly sought-after expert on the topic.
