Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an American theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist, serving as an Associate Professor of Physics and Core Faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on early universe cosmology, including inflation, reheating, and the axion as a hypothesized dark matter candidate. Her work integrates concepts from General Relativity, quantum field theory, condensed matter, and particle physics to inform cosmological studies.