Competition Experts

James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological StationWestern Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Paul Boothe

ProfessorIvey Business School

Experienced professor with a background in macroeconomics, international finance, debt management and public finance

Robert Winsor, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Asoo Vakharia

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Asoo Vakharia's research and areas of expertise include sustainability, channel selection, green product design and supply chains.

L.G. Thomas

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Dong Chen, Ph.D.

Professor of International Business, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Professor Marina Novelli

Professor of Tourism and International DevelopmentUniversity of Brighton

She is committed to generating new knowledge on ways in which tourism can play a key role in sustainable development.

Christopher McCarty

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Christopher McCarty has expertise in social network analysis with an emphasis on personal networks.

Oliver Yao

Dean of Lerner College, Professor of MISUniversity of Delaware

A recognized scholar in information systems and operations management

Bill Tomlinson

Professor of InformaticsUC Irvine

Bill Tomlinson studies artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction and computer-supported learning.