Avelardo Valdez

Cleofas and Victor Ramirez Professor of Practice Policy Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population Professor of Social Work and Sociology · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Dr. Valdez is an expert on the relationship between substance abuse and violence and health issues among high-risk groups.

Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Behavioral Health Social Development and Policy

Benjamin Henwood

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

Expert on housing and integrative support for homeless individuals

Serious Mental Illness Housing First, homelessness, permanent supportive housing Integrated behavioral and primary healthcare

Brian Kloeppel

Professor · Western Carolina University

Brian Kloeppel's scholarly interests include watershed ecology, carbon and water cycling, forest growth and dynamics.

Forest Growth and Dynamics Watershed Ecology Graduate Program Development Strategic Planning Biological Field Station Site Reviews and Planning

Jesse Bockstedt

Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Behavioral Economics Online Consumer Behavior Electronic Commerce Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity

James Cortese

Director, Clean Tech Practice · Zeno Group

Corporate communications for clean tech, biotech and high tech

Content Development Media Relations Public Relations Storytelling Social Media Development

Mara Scanlon

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Professor of English, Department of English, Linguistics and Communication

Digital Humanities Women’s Literature and Feminist Theory Twentieth-Century Literature Asian American Studies Bakhtinian theory

Chiara De Santi

Assistant Professor, Modern Languages · Farmingdale State College

Dr. De Santi teaches Cinema, Italian Culture and Language at Farmingdale State College.

History Food Studies Italian Cinema International Cinema Second Language Acquisition

Joseph Hellige

Professor of Psychology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Research Methods for Consumers Left- and Right-Handedness Human Cognition Brain Asymmetry Cognitive Neuroscience

Alan Ogilvie, J.D.

President · Church Mutual

Alan is a seasoned insurance professional and an expert on topics including risk management and business diversification.

Executive Leadership Perspectives Risk Management Insurance Legal

Lori Shefchik Bhaskar

Assistant Professor of Accounting · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Lori Shefchik Bhaskar has expertise in decision-making in accounting with specific interest in audit quality, and internal controls.

Professional Skepticism Audit Quality Judgement and Decision Making in Accouting Audit Regulation

Laura Chomiuk

Astronomer · Michigan State University

Laura Chomiuk is an expert of novae and gamma rays.

Astronomy Supernovae Novae Gamma Rays

Shinyi Wu

Associate Professor of Social Work and Industrial & Systems Engineering · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Dr. Wu is a distinguished researcher who takes an engineering approach to research that spans many social work applications.

Health Systems Health Care Disparity Reduction Healthcare Health Mental Health

Jungeun Olivia Lee

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

Jungeun Olivia Lee focuses on a relationship among SES, adverse childhood experiences, substance use, and its comorbid mental health.

SES Childhood Adversity Life Course Human Development Substance use

Lisa Holle, Pharm.D., BCOP, FHOPA

Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice · University of Connecticut

Dr. Holle’s clinical research focuses on medical marijuana, oral cancer therapy management, and impact of clinical pharmacy services

MyDispense Medical Marijuana Pain Cancer Cancer Therapeutics

Matt Zierler

Associate Professor of International Relations · Michigan State University

An expert in U.S. foreign policy, international security, international relations theory, international law and international cooperation.

International Relations Libya France Terrorism Turkey

Vincent Cozzi

SVP, Ventas \\ CIO, Lillibridge · Ventas, Inc.

This healthcare real estate investment expert provides great insight into corporate strategy, finance, asset management, and more.

Healthcare Real Estate Commercial Real Estate Mergers & Acquisitions Healthcare Real Estate Investment

Jeremy Kedziora, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Jeremy Kedziora is the PieperPower Endowed Chair for Artificial Intelligence at MSOE.

Data Science Machine Learning Statistical Modeling Bayesian Inference Game Theory

Kristin Baird

CEO · Baird Group

Healthcare's customer service guru who ignites passion for the patient experience.

Patient Experience Customer Service in Healthcare Leadership and the Patient Experience Hcahps

Wendy Hill

Writing Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law

hillw@uchastings.edu / 198 McAllister Street, Office 458

Civil Litigation Federal Courts Legal Writing Legal Research Civil Procedure

Dan Pavletich

Graduate Programs Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dan Pavletich is a respected and dedicated professional in providing employee development, team effectiveness and leadership development.

Employee Development and Leadership Curriculum Development Educational Leadership Instructional Design Strategic Planning