Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · University of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

COVID-19 Mosquito-borne Diseases Tick-borne Diseases Zika Smallpox

Joan Pirrung, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC

Chief Nursing Officer of Union Hospital · ChristianaCare

Joan Pirrung is the chief nursing officer at ChristianaCare’s Union Hospital.

Acute Inpatient Surgical and Trauma Services Trauma Service Leadership Trauma Nursing Trauma Care Adult Health

Claudia Finkelstein

Director of Wellness, Resilience and Vulnerable Populations · Michigan State University

Dr. Finkelstein's area of interest is that of physician health, believing that thriving physicians provide excellent care to their patients.

Mind-Body Interaction Medical Education Internal Medicine Physician Health Medical Research

Peter Ricci, Ed.D.

Clinical Associate Professor and Director · Florida Atlantic University

Peter Ricci is an expert in food service, lodging, incentive travel, and destination marketing.

Casinos & Gaming Travel and Tourism Hotel Guest Services Hospitality Marketing

Sara Perry, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Management · Baylor University

Dr. Perry conducts research in management-related topics, including negotiation, employee stress and health, innovation and leadership.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Management Organizational Behavior Negotiation Innovation

Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.

Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Jeanette Wyneken is an expert in vertebrate morphology, physiological ecology, behavioral ecology, and marine conservation biology.

Marine Conservation Biology Physiological Ecology Vertebrate Morphology Behavioral Ecology

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

Jim Bryan

Ryan/Bacardi Professor of Economics, Economics, Finance, and Management · Manhattanville College

Focused on issues of poverty, federal tax policy, and redistributive programs such as food stamps.

Economic Policy Federal Tax Policy Issues Of Poverty Redistributive Programs Economics

Farha Abbasi

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry · Michigan State University

Expert on cultural psychiatry, Muslim issues related to mental health

Psychiatry Cultural Psychiatry Mental Health Issues Within The Islamic Community Mental Health Muslim American Community

Josh Clinton

Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Polling expert who uses statistical methods to explain political processes. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.

Voters Tennessee politics Polling American Politics Political polls

Dr Oscar Rodriguez-Espindola

Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management · Aston University

Dr Rodriguez-Espindola researches supply chain management, operational research, humanitarian logistics and project management.

Supply Chain Management Humanitarian Logistics Operational Research Project Management Operations

Crystal Park, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology · University of Connecticut

Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut

Meaning Making Psychology of Religiousness and Spirituality Stress, Trauma and Coping Yoga Research Cancer Survivorship

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Associate Professor; Director of the Center for Global and Public Health | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing

Climate Change Immigrant Health Public Health Community & Public Health Nursing Epidemiology

Joan B. Rose

Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife · Michigan State University

International expert in water and public health microbiology, studies viruses, source tracking and protozoa in water with new tools.

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Microbial Source Tracking Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Public Health Microbiology Environmental Virology

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

Kevin Rose

Frederic R. Kolleck ’52 Career Development Chair in Freshwater Ecology · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Computational modeling of links between freshwater ecology and carbon cycling

Climate Change Aquatic Ecology Carbon Cycling Freshwater Ecosystems Biogeochemistry

C. Nataraj, PhD

Professor of Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University

C. Nataraj, PhD, is an expert in unmanned vehicles, robotics, and diagnostic healthcare systems.

Autonomous Vehicles Unmanned Vehicles Robotics Drones Engineering

Matt Grossmann

Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research · Michigan State University

Matt Grossmann's expertise includes American politics, policymaking, interest groups, public policy, political parties and campaigns.

Political Science Gun Control Public Policy Analysis Politics National Elections

Patricia Thornley

Director of EBRI, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute · Aston University

Patricia Thornley works in assessing the environmental, economic and social imapcts of renewable energy technologies.

Chemistry Supergen Project Climate Change Bioenergy Environmental Sciences

Dr Duane Mellor

Senior Teaching Fellow, Aston Medical School · Aston University

He is an experienced dietitian, researcher & educator having published over 60 papers in the fields of dietetics, nutrition & food science.

Food Science Dietetics Diabetes Obesity Nutrition