American Experts

M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor Emeritx of EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.

Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.

Brian Levine

Director of Cybersecurity Institute and Distinguished Professor in the Manning College of Information & Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Brian Levine's work focuses on thwarting child sexual exploitation on the internet.

David Mednicoff

Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public PolicyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

David Mednicoff is a lawyer and political scientist whose work relates central issues of Middle Eastern politics, law and US foreign policy.

David Godwin

DirectorUniversity of Florida

David Godwin researches fire ecology, from remote sensing assessments of burn severity to prescribed fire and forest carbon dynamics.

Daniel Hanttula

ManagerOklahoma Safety Council

Author, Speaker, IT Professional

Michael Salerno

Emeritus Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the UC Hastings Legislation ClinicUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: salernom@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4663 / Office 202-198

Blake McGee, PhD, MPH, RN

Associate ProfessorAugusta University, College of Nursing

Blake McGee studies the impacts of federal and state policy choices on economically or socially marginalized people.

Jean Polfus

Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Manitoba

Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.

Lucy Wilson

Professor Emeritus of EnglishLoyola Marymount University