MTSU’s faculty experts recently shared their expertise with the national media on a number of topics, including agriculture, nuclear energy, economics and public health.

Dr. Justin Gardner

Dr. Michael Allen

Dr. Justin Gardner, an associate professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Agriscience, commented on the creation of herbicide-resistant weeds in separate stories for CNBC and NBC News.

The CNBC story may be read here, and the NBC News story is available here.

Dr. Murat Arik

Lisa Schrader

Dr. Mike Allen, a professor of engineering technology and an expert on nuclear power security, commented for the Voice of America on Lockheed Martin’s fusion reactor plan.

Allen’s views can be accessed here.

Dr. Murat Arik, interim director of the MTSU Business and Economic Research Center, analyzed Tennessee’s high unemployment rate for the Credit Union Times.

His report is available here.

Lisa Schrader, director of health education, discussed addictions among college students for www.thechoiceblog.com. Schrader’s perspectives may be read here.

Reporters seeking expertise from MTSU personnel, as well as members of the campus community with expertise for media, may contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Media Relations at 615-898-5081 or via email at gina.logue@mtsu.edu.