Clare Beckton

Executive Director · Carleton University Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership

Author, researcher, motivational speaker, consultant, coach and leader

Women's Leadership Strategic Planning Risk Management Aboriginal Policy Issues Inclusion and Diversity

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Sustainability

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering| Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Roper specializes in efforts to bring engineering and science closer to patients who utilize medicines via novel technologies.

Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis 3D Printing of Dose Forms Long Acting Therapy Development Nanomaterials and Particle Sciences Continuous Chemical Reaction Engineering

Don Platt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Director of the Spaceport Education Center · Florida Tech

Dr. Platt's work has involved developing, testing and flying different types of avionics, communications and rocket propulsion systems.

Space Systems Rocket Propulsion Systems Deep Space Exploration Satellite Design Astrodynamics

Joshua Cowen

Associate Professor of Teacher Education · Michigan State University

Joshua Cowen's current research focuses on teacher quality, student and teacher mobility, program evaluation and education policy.

Educational Policy K-12 Administration Statistics, Psychometrics, and Research Design Teacher Education, Learning, and Policy

Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Founding Editor and Writer · Ms. Magazine

Writer, lecturer, social justice activist, and the author of ten books—nine non-fiction works and one novel.

Illness Friendship Cancer Aging Jewish Interest

Wilkie Au

Emeritus Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Julian Ford, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut

Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders

Trauma in Children Stress Trauma Treatment of Trauma Psychiatry

Laura Mersini-Houghton, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill

Mersini-Houghton studies the origin of the universe, dark energy and the quantum physics of black holes.

Quantum Physics Cosmology Black Holes Dark Energy Origins of the Universe

Sally Scholz, PhD

Professor and Chair of Philosophy | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Expert on solidarity, ethics/social movements, violence against women, Just War Theory and Catholic Social Thought (esp. women, war, work).

Catholic Social Thought Violence Against Women Ethics Solidarity Social Movements

Gloria Mark

Professor Informatics · UC Irvine

Gloria Mark's research area is human-computer interaction (HCI) studying how technology has impacted individuals, groups, and society.

Information Technology Email Interruptions Human-Computer Interaction Multi-Tasking

Girish Mallapragada

Associate Professor of Marketing · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Girish Mallapragada is expert in the areas of open innovation, social networks, new product development, and inter-firm relationships.

Technology Management Social Networks Open Innovation Marketing Strategy

Donna S. Havens, PhD

Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Health systems researcher Donna Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a leader and an advocate for quality nursing education, practice and patient care.

Quality of Patient Care Nursing Practice Health Systems Research Nursing Leadership Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers

Jay Rappaport

Director · Tulane University

Rappaport is an expert in HIV/AIDS and nonhuman primate models of diseases in biomedical research.

COVID-19 Hiv/Aids Neuroscience Coronavirus

Tyan Parker Dominguez

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

Health care systems expert, focusing on persistent racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality, pre-term delivery, and low birthweight

Inpatient and outpatient medical settings Community mental health clinics

Christopher Letchford

Professor & Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Global expert in wind engineering.

Wind Power Siting and Modeling Debris Flight Mechanics Impacts of Climate Change on Infrastructure, Transportation, and Energy Production Wind Loads on Structures Wind Climatology

Emily Taylor

Consulting Manager · International Data Corporation (IDC)

Consulting Manager

Project Management Virtual Reality (VR) Consumer Tech Connected Life Wearables

Dr Jill Johnson

Senior Lecturer, School of Biosciences · Aston University

Dr Johnson’s current research interests focus on the role of pericytes in chronic lung disease.

Allergic Asthma Pulmonary Fibrosis Pericytes Chronic Lung Disease Leukocyte Biology

Danny Schechter

Executive Producer · Globalvision, News Dissector Blog

As a radio broadcaster, TV commentator and long time journalist, I can speak on many issues and with charisma

The Financial Crisis as A Crime Story Media: the More You Watch the Less You Know A Global Perspective On Social Change

Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP

Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, and Director of the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center · UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Fraher is well known for her ability to communicate complex research findings in ways that are easily understood and policy relevant

Helath Policy Healthcare Models Health Workforce Education Systems Health Workforce Research Policy Social Medicine