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Charles Burke

President & CEOFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Charles Burke champions the intersection of art, culture and nature to build healthy communities—a philosophy he embodies at Meijer Gardens.

Arts AdministrationBusiness StrategyCommunity EngagementStrategic PlanningPerforming Arts
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Allison Alford, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Business CommunicationBaylor University

Interpersonal & business communications expert who studies the roles of daughters & mothers in the family structure

Family & Interpersonal CommunicationMother-Daughter RelationshipsConflict Resolution
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Jase Bernhardt

Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and SustainabilityHofstra University

Dr. Bernhardt's current research is focused on using VR technology to teach about dangerous weather conditions.

Rip Tide safetyHurricanesClimatologyClimate ChangeWeather
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Valerie Duffy, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on how variation in taste affects food flavor and food preference, translated to healthier eating to reduce obesity risk.

Community-based InterventionsFlavorSmellNutritionFood Preference
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Cory Smith, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Applied physiologist specializing in aerospace and environmental physiology,

Extreme Environmental PhysiologyNeurophysiologyElectrocardiography (EKG)Environmental Physiology
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Kabindra Shakya, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceVillanova University

Kabindra Shakya, PhD, conducts research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils and environmental justice issues.

Air PollutionParticulate MatterEnvironmental JusticeLead Contamination in Soil
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Aashish Kumar

Professor of Radio, Television, FilmHofstra University

Fulbright-winning filmmaker on LGBTQ+family acceptance, the South Asian diaspora, and how media shapes communities.

Civic Engagement and ActivismImmigration and Global MediaVirtual and Augmented RealityAI in Film and MediaMedia Literacy
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Rubén Martínez

Professor of English and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & WritingLoyola Marymount University

Professor of English and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University

JournalismMixed-Genre WritingPost-Colonial Literatures and Diaspora
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Richard Reynolds

DirectorMobile Gardeners

Guerrilla Gardener

Creative StrategyIntegrated MarketingAdvertisingGardeningPublic Realm
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Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.

Conservative ChristianityReligionWhite NationalismReproductive PoliticsRace and Racism