Elaine Hyshka
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · University of Alberta
Professor Hyshka is a health services and policy researcher focused on reducing the health, social, and economic costs of substance misuse.
Harm Reduction Opioids Cannabis Drug Policy Substance misuse
Julian Ford, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry · University of Connecticut
Director, Center for Trauma Recovery and Juvenile Justice and Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders
Psychiatry Treatment of Trauma Trauma Stress Trauma in Children
Marc Freedman
CEO and Founder · Encore.org
An award-winning social entrepreneur, frequent commentator in the national media, and the author of multiple books
Retirement Baby Boomers Aging Careers
Chris Melde
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Chris Melde is an expert in youth violence, gangs, school violence, and youth violence prevention and intervention strategies
School Violence Program Evaluation Adolescent Development Youth Violence Gangs
Jeffrey McClurken
Chief of Staff · University of Mary Washington
Dr. McClurken's expertise blends history and technology.
American History History in Film Civil War Digital History Digital Pedagogy
Jonathan M. Metzl
Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University
World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.
Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare
Professor Louisa Ells
Professor of Obesity · Leeds Beckett
Louisa has specialised in applied obesity research for the past two decades.
Obesity Nutrition Public Health Weight Management
Erica Shifflet-Chila
Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
Professor Shifflet-Chila focuses on public policy, homelessness, technology, and social work.
Social Work Homelessness Public Policy Technology
David Hunt, PhD
Associate Professor, Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences · Augusta University
Dr. David Hunt researches education, school transformation and teaches courses in sociology, education, religion, and social stratification.
Sociology of Education Sociology of Religion Sociology of Sport Methods of Social Research Youth and Society
Naomi Ekas
Department Chair & Professor of Psychology · Texas Christian University
Naomi Ekas is an expert in autistic and non-autistic children's emotional development.
Marital Conflict Emerging Adulthood Parenting Emotion Regulation Caregiver Care for Families with Autism
Magaela Bethune
Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Magaela Bethune is an expert on adolescent socialization, behavior, health, & development at intersections of race, gender, & sexuality.
Black Adolescence African American Studies Race & Health Health Policy & Policy Studies Race
Tracey Covassin
Professor of Kinesiology · Michigan State University
Tracey Covassin is an expert in the effects of concussions and the epidemiology of sports injuries.
Concussions Athletics Injuries
Nedra Cossa
Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University
Nedra Cossa researches children’s writing practices, teacher preparation, and professional development schools
Professional Development Schools Family contribution to children's writing process Young children's writing practices Instructional writing practices for pre-service teachers Teacher Preparation
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health · UC Irvine
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.
Stroke and heart disease prevention Public Health Infectious Diseases COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Elizabeth Cauffman
Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law · UC Irvine
Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.
Social Ecology Juvenile Justice Adolescent Development Mental Health Legal and Social Policy
Elizabeth (Betsy) VanDeusen, PhD
Director, Augusta University Literacy Center · Augusta University
Interdisciplinary Instruction Communities of Practice Literacy
Marieke Van Willigen
Department Chair, Sociology and Anthropology · Georgia Southern University
Marieke Van Willigen writes about the mental and physical health of adolescents, women and disaster survivors.
Natural Disaster Assessment Social Statistics Gender and Society Mental Health
Kelly Klump
MSU Foundation Professor of Psychology and Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders · Michigan State University
Kelly Klump is an expert in genetic and biological factors of eating disorders.
Psychology Eating Disorders
Jennifer Andrews
Professor, Department of English · University of New Brunswick
Jennifer Andrews’s areas of interest include nineteenth- and twentieth-century English-Canadian and American literature
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English-Canadian and American Literature Native North American Literature Literary Theory Border Studies Cultural Studies