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Rebecca Christofferson

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Christofferson is an international expert on emerging zoonotic and mosquito-borne viruses.

Tara Schafer, MD, DMD

Department Chair & ProfessorAugusta University

Gretchen Chapman

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Gretchen Chapman's research combines judgment and decision-making with health psychology.

Lance Hunter, PhD

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.

Roy Curtiss

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Roy Curtiss designs and constructs vaccines to protect farm animals and humans against diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites.

Shira Shafir

Senior Lecturer in BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Elizabeth Prince-Coleman, MPA, PA-C

Department Chair and Associate Professor in College of Allied Health SciencesAugusta University

Elizabeth Prince-Coleman has expertise in treating dementia, parkinson's disease, alzheimer's disease, among other conditions.

Jessica Smith Schwind

Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyGeorgia Southern University

Jessica Smith Schwind researches emerging infectious diseases in global health settings

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

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

Jim Wellehan

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jim Wellehan's research focuses on comparative infectious disease, pathogen evolution, molecular diagnostics and pathogen discovery.