Donald Hoffman
Professor Cognitive Science · UC Irvine
Donald Hoffman studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology.
Visual Recognition Virtual Reality Philosophy Consciousness and Cognition Machine and Human Vision
Sascha Meinrath
PALMER CHAIR IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecommunications · Pennsylvania State University
Meinrath is a renowned technology policy expert and is internationally recognized for his work as a social entrepreneur and angel investor
Open Technology Public Interest Sector Internet of Things Civil Liberties Distributed Communications
Veronika Ilyuk-Morace
Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business · Hofstra University
Veronika Ilyuk-Morace is a consumer researcher specializing in health and well-being.
Marketing Research and Analytics Food Decision-making Consumer Behavior Consumer Judgments of Health Products
Marcy Ledford
Health & Productivity Director, Workforce Solutions · Unum
Marcy Ledford has over 20 years of rehab, case management and return to work experience.
Absence Management Medical Accommodations Short-Term Disability Human Resources Workforce Issues
Margaret Abraham
Professor of Sociology · Hofstra University
Margaret Abraham's research specializes in domestic violence, gender studies, and the South Asian Diaspora.
Sociology Gender Ethnicity Globalization Migration
Sandi Smith
University Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University
Sandi Smith is an expert in social Influence, and Interpersonal and Health Communication
Health Communications Communication Theory Persuasion Interpersonal Communication
Elaine Westbrooks
Vice Provost for University Libraries and University Librarian · UNC-Chapel Hill
Library leader with expertise in future of academic libraries, scholarly publishing, open access, diversity and inclusion in higher ed.
International librarianship Higher Education Scholarly Communication Diversity & Inclusion Open Access (OA)
Daniel (Dan) Melanson
President · Trend Tec Canada
Over the years Dan has earned a reputation as a leader with a make it happen attitude.
Helicopters Aircraft Maintenance General Aviation Aircraft Safety Commercial Aviation
Mark Deppe
UCI Esports Director · UC Irvine
Mark Deppe's expertise is at the intersection of video games, esports, education, and industry
Public Relations Psychobiology eSports Video Games Operations Management
Solomon Darwin
Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation | Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Hailed as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement”
Open Innovation Smart Villages / Smart Cities Business Models Innovation Strategies for Emerging Economies Business Ecosystems
Trey Malone
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Trey Malone focuses on applying lessons from behavioral economics to increase agricultural productivity and efficiency.
Agribusiness Management Food Policy Consumer and Producer Decision Making Domestic Food Agriculture
Seth Noar
Professor · UNC-Chapel Hill
Noar is a health communication researcher who can discuss vaping prevention in youth and product warning labels.
E-cigarettes Tobacco Control Tobacco Warning label Vaping
Georgeen Theodore
Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development
Equitable Economic Development Participatory & Dialogic Processes Regional Development Sustainable Building Design Strategic Planning
Daniel Reichman
Associate Professor · University of Rochester
Expert on the cultural responses to economic change, especially the anthropology of trade and globalization in Latin America
Latin American Development Trade and Globalization in Latin America Latin America Politics Latin American Immigration Cultural Anthropology
John Koch
Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate · Vanderbilt University
Expert in debate, including argumentation analysis, persuasive techniques and rhetorical theory.
Policy Debate Presidential Debate Political debate Debate Presidential Rhetoric
Taryn Allen
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Taryn Allen researches the educational experiences of traditionally under-represented students, particularly Latino, in higher education.
Qualitative Research Methods Inclusion in Higher Education Diversity in Higher Education Equity in Higher Education Higher Education Leadership
Joel Conte
Professor, Structural Engineering · UC San Diego
Joel Conte specializes in the design of safer and more economic structures, especially regarding earthquakes.
Computer Modeling and Simulation Earthquake Engineering Structural Analysis Earthquake Bridges
Jim Pivarnik
Professor of Kinesiology and Epidemiology · Michigan State University
Expert on physical fitness, special interest in fitness related to women and pregnancy.
Computer applications Exercise and sport physiology Physiological testing
Rebecca Spencer
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.
Behavioral Neuroscience Sleep Memory and Learning Cognition Learning and Memory Sleep and Learning
Kathleen Grimes, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Kathleen Grimes, PhD, is an expert on Christian ethics and their bearing on racism, white supremacy, sex, gender, and the environment.
Theology Religion Environmental Ethics Sexual Ethics Racism, White Supremacy and the Catholic Church