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Tara Cataldo

LibrarianUniversity of Florida

Tara Tobin Cataldo is a STEM collections and research metrics librarian at the University of Florida

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Professor, AnthropologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

Allyson Stewart-Allen

Founder, CEOInternational Marketing Partners Ltd.

Allyson Stewart-Allen is a renowned marketer, whose expertise in brand internationalisation is sought by leading businesses globally.

Andrew Danylchuk

Professor of Fish ConservationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Andrew Danylchuk’s research seeks to understand the factors that influence the life history and ecology of fish and other aquatic organisms.

Charmaine Smith Wright, M.D., MSHP

Director of the Center for Special Health Care NeedsChristianaCare

Dr. Charmaine Smith Wright is director of ChristianaCare's Center for Special Health Care Needs.

Melissa Melby

ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Melby's research examines the ways in which environmental factors interact with human development to result in health outcomes.

Natasha Bakht

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ottawa

Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.

Thomas Smith

Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Rick Eckstein, PhD

Professor of Sociology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Rick Eckstein, PhD, is an expert on mental health in college athletics, sports and society, stadium financing and labor and unions.

Maury Nation

Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Human Development CounselingVanderbilt University

An expert in restorative justice, suspensions, equity for students of color and restorative discipline practices.