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Robert Parrish Waters
Associate Professor of BiologyUniversity of Mary Washington
Dr. Parrish Waters’ areas of expertise include neuroscience, physiology, hormone axis function, stress physiology and sensory perception.
Riqiang Yan
Professor and Chair, Department of NeuroscienceUniversity of Connecticut
Professor Yan is an expert in neurodegenerative diseases, specializing in identifying the biological culprits behind Alzheimer’s disease.
Tracie O. Afifi
Associate Professor, Community Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba
Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.
Dominique Braxton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University
Beth Vallen, PhD
Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University
Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making.
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental ManagementUniversity of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Caitlin Halbert, DO, MS, FACS
Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical ServicesChristianaCare
Dr. Caitlin Halbert is a Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical Services.
Dr Maria Maynard
Reader in Public Health NutritionLeeds Beckett University
Expertise in the health & diets of minority ethnic & migrant communities - exploring nutrition-related inequalities, obesity & diabetes.
Linda Pescatello, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA
Distinguished Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Connecticut
Dr. Pescatello specializes in exercise prescription for health benefit
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.