Laura Tamblyn Watts, LLB
President and CEO · CanAge
Nationally and internationally recognized expert on law and aging issues, with a specialty in law reform, policy, partnerships, and more.
Financial Literacy for Vulnerable Populations Plain Language Tool Development Legal Research Elder Law Mediation
Bill Maurer
Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine
Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.
Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance
Dr. Vivek Nangia
Director, Pulmonology, Medical Critical Care and Sleep Disorders · Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital
Dr Nangia is an Interventional Pulmonologist and Infectious Disease Specialist with training in Sleep and Critical Care Medicine.
Coronavirus Adult Vaccination Pulmonology Sleep Medicine Interventional Bronchoscopies
Stephen Eppes, M.D.
Associate Infection Prevention Officer and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Stephen Eppes is the associate infection prevention officer and pediatric infectious disease specialist at ChristianaCare.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pediatrics
Prof. Martin Knapp
Professor of Social Policy · Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics
Professor Knapp's research focuses on dementia, mental health, autism, long-term social care, and often incorporates economic perspectives
Long Term Care Dementia Community Care Policy Health Economics Health Policy
Ms. Donna Butts
Executive Director · Generations United
Ms. Butts frequently speaks on intergenerational connections, grandparents raising grandchildren and policies effective across the lifespan.
Health and Ageing Intergenerational Connections
Cliff Missen, M.A.
Clinical Associate Professor and Director of WiderNet@UNC · UNC-Chapel Hill
Missen is the Director of the WiderNet Project
Digital Libraries Off-line information access Information technologies for underserved populations Libraries in the developing world Information services for incarcerated populations
Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.
Draper Chair in American History · University of Connecticut
Dr. Sinha is an expert in Civil War and Reconstruction
Feminism Abolition Slavery
Tiffany Field, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Over thirty years of research on the positive effects of touch
Infant Mental Health Alternative Therapies High-Risk Infants Depression Research Methods
Colleen McDonough
Interim Section Chief of the Dept. of Pediatrics: Hematology/Oncology · Augusta University
A leading expert in pediatric oncology and hematology at the Georgia Cancer Center and the Children's Hospital of Georgia.
Ryan Black
Professor · Michigan State University
US Supreme Court, judicial politics, legal institutions
Legal Institutions US Supreme Court Judicial Politics
Nathan Kar Ming Chan
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Race/Ethnicity Public Opinion American Politics Political Methodology Political Participation
Dr. Lucie Vidovićová
Lecturer · Masaryk University
Long-term research interests include the sociology of ageing, age discrimination, active ageing, and social exclusion
Ageing Population Ageing Survey Methodology and Data Analysis Social & Sociological Analysis Demography and Population Studies
Dr Ian Maidment
Reader, Pharmacy · Aston University
Dr Ian Maidment is an experienced researcher, manager and clinician with a broad research background.
Community Pharmacy Dementia Pharmacology Mental Health Medication Management for Older People
George Kuchel, M.D., F.R.C.P.
Professor of Medicine, Travelers Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology · University of Connecticut
Improving health and independence in older adults through multidisciplinary team science
Mobility and Frailty Voiding Issues and Urinary Incontinence Geroscience Geriatric Medicine Aging
Donna Thomson
Author, Caregiving Activist · McMaster University
Author and Leader in family caregiving - disability and aging Instructor, McMaster University Vice-Chair, Kids Brain Health Network
Health Care Navigation Family Caregiving Resilience Strategic Advocacy Teaching, Coaching
Dr. Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik
Researcher & Clinician · National Adult Protective Services Association
Dr. Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik is a sociologist researcher, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, and Licensed Certified Social Worker.
Public Policy Active Ageing Elder Abuse Human Rights Frailty
Dr. Goldie Nejat
Associate Professor · Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
Goldie Nejat, PhD, P.Eng. is the Founder and Director of the Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics (ASBLab) Laboratory
Biomedical Engineering Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Engineering Applied Mechanics and Design Robotics, Mechatronics and Instrumentation Human Factors/Ergonomics
Walter Arlen
Professor Emeritus of Music · Loyola Marymount University
Musical Criticism Classical Music Composing
Tim Platts-Mills, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, with Joint Appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine and the Division of Geriatrics · UNC-Chapel Hill
Improving the quality of emergency care for older adults through research and support of geriatric emergency medicine researchers.
Coronavirus Geriatric Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Geriatric Medicine Research