Ahu Yildirmaz, Ph.D.

Vice President, Head of ADP Research Institute · ADP

PhD economist with global background and insight on employment, big data, healthcare and workforce demographics

Big Data Business Intelligence Employment Jobs Creation Workforce Demographics

Najwa al-Qattan

Emeritus Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Muslim Court Jews and Christians under Islam The First World War

Laura June Davis

Assistant Professor of History · Southern Utah University

Specializing in mentoring for women in higher education, naval history, and gender history in the United States

United States Naval History Women in the Military Gender History in the United States Women's Studies Social Studies Education

Sharad Ghamande

Director of Gynecology Oncology · Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

Dr. Sharad Ghamande leads the team of gynecologic oncologists and oversees the clinical trials program at the Georgia Cancer Center.

Cancer clinical trials Vulvar Cancer Vaginal Cancer Uterine Cancer Ovarian Cancer

Monder Ram

Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small Business · Aston University

Monder is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media on these topics.

Industrial Sociology Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship SMEs in the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship SMEs

Kim Goodman

Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Field Education · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Clinical Associate Professor focused on adults, healthy aging, and behavioral health.

Social Work Education Adults and Healthy Aging Mental Health Counseling Cancer and Women Oncology

Richard H. Stanton

Professor | Kingsford Capital Management Chair in Business · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Leading expert on mortgage markets

Employee stock options (ESOs) Term structure modeling Mortgage and lease markets Mutual funds and risk management

Breauna Spencer

Lecturer of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Breauna Spencer's research examines the lack of black and Latino men in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics doctoral programs.

Education Minorities in Mathematics Sociology Minorities in Science Minority Men in Academia

Haroon Ullah

Policy Planning Staff · U.S. Department of State

A scholar, diplomat and author of widely acclaimed Bargain From The Bazaar and Vying for Allah's Vote. Visit haroonullah.com.

Public Policy Pakistan Diplomacy International Relations Foreign Policy

Melissa Williams

Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Social Psychology Power & Corruption Gender wage gap Women in the Workplace Diversity & Inclusion

Martine Hackett

Associate Professor of Health Professions · Hofstra University

Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.

Public Health Health communication Research Methods Maternal-Child Health Infant Injury

Laura Kray

Professor | The Ned and Carol Spieker Chair in Leadership | Faculty Director, Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Leading expert on gender in the workplace

Gender Bias Motivated Cognition Mindsets Groups and Teams Ethics and Morality

Kristal Brent Zook

Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University

Prof. Zook is an award-winning journalist and author who covers social justice, race, and gender issues in media and politics.

Journalism Media Analysis Social Justice Issues Politics Race and Gender Relations

Cordell Carter, II

Vice President, Operations · National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Innovative Social Sector Executive

Business Engagement in Education Reform College and Career Readiness Stem/Innovation Minorities

Seth Seabury, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics · USC School of Pharmacy

Seth Seabury is an expert in the impact of health on productivity and the law impact delivery of care and patient outcomes.

Value of Innovative Treatments Pharmaceutical and Health Economics Health Care Policy Delivery of Care and Patient Outcomes Medical Care Spending

Ruben Martinez

Professor of Sociology and Director of the Julian Samora Research Institute · Michigan State University

Ruben Martinez is an expert in race and ethnic relations, education of ethnic minorities, and environmental justice.

Race in America Institutional Change Ethnic Minorities Diversity Leadership Latinx Voting Habits

Joan C. Williams

Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings Foundation Chair and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: williams@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4706 / Office 402-100

Property Law Feminist Legal Theory Work Life Balance Gender and Sexuality in the Law Work Conflict

Mark Holmes, PhD

Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director of Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research · UNC-Chapel Hill

A Professor in the UNC-CH Gillings School of Public Health, with interests in rural health, health policy and hospital finance.

Policy Implementation and Development Patient-Centered Outcome Research Workforce Hospital Finance Rural Health

Cyndy Caravelis

Professor · Western Carolina University

Cyndy Caravelis's research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, and minorities and crime.

Minorities and Crime Social Justice Criminology Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Policy

Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Institute for Engineering and Medicine | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rice University · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Boyan specializes in cell and tissue engineering

Cell and Tissue Engineering Response of Cells to Biomaterials Mechanisms of Action of Hormones and Growth Factors in Cartilage and Bone Normal and Pathological Calcification Stem Cell Delivery Technologies