Nature Experts

Nicole Van Lier

Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Christine Hatch

UMass Extension Professor in Earth, Geographic and Climate SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Christine Hatch is a hydrogeologist who studies the intersection between water resources, ecology and climate change,

Jason W. Davidson

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Davidson specializes in U.S. foreign and security policy and global affairs. He's a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Master TeacherBaylor University

Top educator/researcher who explores religious organizations and religion's impact on social life, community involvement, politics & work.

Kyle Davis

Assistant Professor, Geography and Spacial SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Davis' work focuses on food systems, water sustainability, and global environmental change.

Kevin Zollman

Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences and Director, Institute for Complex Social DynamicsCarnegie Mellon University

Kevin Zollman's research focuses on complex social behavior in humans and other animals

Jeffrey Lefstin

Associate Academic Dean and Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: lefstinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4682 / Office 355-200

Jean Polfus

Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Manitoba

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

David Tewksbury

Lecturer, Media StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Craig Albert, PhD

Graduate Director, PhD in Intelligence, Defense, and Cybersecurity Policy and Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security StudiesAugusta University

Dr. Craig Albert focuses on propaganda, information warfare, national security studies, cyberconflict, and political thought.