Northeastern Ebola Experts by Emily Bhatti October 16, 2014 Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Northeastern University faculty from multiple disciplines bring their expertise to the Ebola crisis. Alex Vespignani Sternberg Distinguished Professor of Physics, Computer Science and Health Sciences Modeling the global spread of Ebola Wendy Parmet Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law Public health law and the ethics of quarantine Thomas Webster Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering Can nanomedicine be the cure for Ebola? Susan Mello Assistant Professor of Communication The intersection of risk perception in the public and health communication regarding Ebola