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Erin Westgate

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Erin Westgate studies boredom, interest, and thinking (...and why it's so hard for so many people).

Trevor Zink, Ph.D.

Professor of Management and Sustainability, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Stefanie Sydlik

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Stefanie Sydlik's research interests include polymer science, materials chemistry, biomaterials and sustainable materials.

Alma Stevenson

Professor of LiteracyGeorgia Southern University

Alma Stevenson teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in critical literacy, strategies, assessment and literacy in the content areas.

Marie E. McAllister

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. McAllister currently works on the intersections of literature and medicine.

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.

Alicia Walf

Senior Lecturer, Cognitive ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Neuroscientist with extensive research into body, brain, and mind relationships related to brain health, social cognition and emotions.

Kathleen M. Brennan

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Kathleen M. Brennan's research interests include mental health, medical sociology and social psychology.

William Bridges

Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities, Associate Professor of JapaneseUniversity of Rochester

Bridges researches the intersection of modern Japanese literature, African-American literature, and comparative literature.

Alexander Theodoridis

Associate Professor of Political Science / Co-director of UMass PollUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Alex Theodoridis looks at the ways in which citizens interact with the political world in an era of hyper-polarization.