Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Associate Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Additive Manufacturing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Design Engineering

Brenda Sternquist

Professor · Michigan State University

International retailing, retailing in transitional economies, commercial buyer-supplier relationships.

Commercial Buyer-supplier Relationships International Retailing Retailing in Transitional Economies

Lou Russell

CEO / Queen / Learning Facilitator · Russell Martin & Associates

As a sought-after international speaker to leaders, Lou blends her humorous stories with her engaging on-the-ground experience to customize

Project Management for Scalability Eq for Project Decision Making Success Leading Unruly Project Teams Focused Performance

Jonathan Hiskey

Associate Chair of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert on Latin American politics and Latin American migration.

Honduras Guatemala Migration Crime in Latin America Immigration

Aaron McCright

Professor and Chairperson, College of Social Science/Lyman Briggs College · Michigan State University

Dr. McCright specializes in environmental sociology, sociology of science and technology, and social movements.

Political Polarization Values and Sciences Climate Change Politics Climate Change Climate Change Denial

Dan McCole

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

An expert on tourism, wine tourism, and social entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneruship Wine Tourism Tourism Sustainable Tourism Social Enterprise

Brandon Frederick De Bruhl

Lecturer of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Kurt M. Bretthauer

Professor of Operations & Decision Technologies · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Professor Bretthauer researches service operations management and healthcare services

Service Operations Management Healthcare Services Supply Chain Management

Fujie Jin

Assistant Professor of Decision and Information Technologies and 3M Faculty Fellow · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Fujie Jun is an expert in the areas of IT and firm productivity, social media, entrepreneurship, social networks and online labor markets.

Business Analytics Big Data Social Networks Social Media IT and Firm Productivity

Stephanie J. Silverman

Bora Laskin National Fellow in Human Rights Research

Professor Silverman is an international expert on immigration control, particularly immigrant detention and community monitoring programs.

Immigration Policy Immigration Detention Refugee Studies Alternatives to Detention Public Policy Analysis

Casey O'Donnell

Associate Professor of Media and Information · Michigan State University

Casey O'Donnell's research examines the creative collaborative work of video game design and development.

Software Engineering Computers and Society Science and technology studies Game Studies Anthropology

Barbara Walter

Professor of Political Science · UC San Diego

Barbara F. Walter's current research is on the behavior of rebel groups in civil wars.

The Strategic Use of Internet Propaganda The Causes, Duration, and Resolution of Civil Wars Extremist Ideology in War Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Robert Traver, PhD

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Edward A. Daylor Chair in Civil Engineering; Director of the Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems | College of Engineering · Villanova University

Robert Traver, PhD, PE, WRE, is an expert on green stormwater infrastructure.

Stormwater Management Bmp Green Infrastructure Urban Watersheds Flooding Water Resources

Dawn Bowen

Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Bowen's expertise centers on the regional geography of Eastern and Western North America, and Latin America.

Geography and Development Human Geography Geography North American Geography

Angela Pool-Funai

Director of the Master of Public Administration Program · Southern Utah University

Specializing in experiential learning, fund-raising, and grant writing in higher education

Board Development Donor Relations Experiential Learning in Higher Education Fund-Raising for Higher Education Fund-Raising for Non Profit

Dra. Ida Berenice Molina Aguilera

Head of Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) · Honduras

Dr. Ida Berenice Molina Aguilera is the Head of Honduras’ Extended Program for Immunization (EPI) program.

Vaccination Strategies Vaccination Infectious Disases

Rebecca Hanson

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Rebecca Hanson conducts research on participatory democratic neighborhood experiments and police militarization.

Venezuelan Politics Socialism Political Theory Latin American Studies Citizen Security and Policing

Louis A. Pérez, Ph.D.

J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History. Director, Institute for the Study of the Americas, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Pérez’s principal research interests center on the 19th and 20th century Caribbean, with a research emphasis on Cuba.

Cuba Cuban Revolution Caribbean Studies Latin American Culture

John Higgs

President · Frontline Research

I'll show you how to develop a straightforward mindset to be aware of your surroundings, make simple plans, and know when to execute them.

Personal Security

Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs | Professor of Chemical & Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Research interest: batteries, electrochemistry, sustainable energy, biofuel, biomaterials, supercritical extraction, and nanomedicine.

Batteries Electrochemical engineering Bio-carbon Supercritical carbon dioxide technology Nanotechnology