college Experts

Jim Mendez, PhD

Clinical Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, is an expert in lung disease and transplantation, pharmacology and clinical ethics.

Elyse Tager

Regional Development DirectorConstant Contact, Inc.

Educational Marketing Expert - Northern CA, Silicon Valley, San Fransico

Rayid Ghani

Distinguished Career ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Rayid Ghani designs and deploys AI systems with governments for health, housing and justice and advises them on AI governance & evaluation.

Johannes DeYoung

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Johannes DeYoung is an internationally recognized artist and filmmaker who works at the intersection of computational & material processes.

Vishesh Agarwal, M.D.

Chair of Addiction Medicine Services, Vice Chair of Department of PsychiatryChristianaCare

Dr. Vishesh Agarwal is an addiction psychiatrist with a demonstrated history of working in the health care industry.

Eric Layland

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Layland bridges LGBTQ+ developmental research to community impact.

Sambeeta Das

Assistant Professor of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Das’s research spans robotics, autonomous systems, physics, organic chemistry and materials engineering.

Cory Smith, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Applied physiologist specializing in aerospace and environmental physiology,

Mira Ghaly, DMD

Department Chair & Associate ProfessorAugusta University

Deborah J. Rhea

Professor and Director LiiNK ProjectTexas Christian University

Deborah J. Rhea, Ph.D. is a full professor in Kinesiology and associate dean of Research and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University.