Texas Experts

Peter B. James, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Specialties are planetary geophysics and finite element modeling

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

Julie A. Hoggarth, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of AnthropologyBaylor University

Maya archaeologist with expertise on ancient societies, societal collapse, environmental archaeology & chronology-building

Jonathan M. Metzl

Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and SocietyVanderbilt University

World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.

Maria Watson

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Maria Watson is an urban planner with expertise in disaster recovery.

Thomas Buckhoff

Associate ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Thomas Buckhoff is an associate professor of accounting at Georgia Southern University

David Banach

Associate Professor of Medicine, Head of Infection Prevention, Hospital EpidemiologistUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. David Banach is an expert in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology.

Peter Weyand

Professor & Chair of Kinesiology; Director of the Locomotor Performance LabTexas Christian University

Peter Weyand is an internationally renowned biomechanist and physiologist.

Gregg Murray, PhD

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Murray's research focuses on political behavior and psychology with specific interests in voter mobilization.

Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.