communities Experts

Jeffrey Siker

Professor Emeritus of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jin-Won Kim

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jin-Won Kim’s research focuses on the role of recreation, parks and tourism in the creation of active, healthy and sustainable communities.

Heather Bittner Fagan, M.D., MPH, FAFFP

Associate Vice Chair of Research and Faculty with ChristianaCare's Department of Family and Community MedicineChristianaCare

Dr. Heather Bittner Fagan is a practicing physician, faculty member and researcher in Family & Community Medicine at ChristianaCare.

Michael Prietula

Professor Emeritus in Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Kevin Zollman

Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences and Director, Institute for Complex Social DynamicsCarnegie Mellon University

Kevin Zollman's research focuses on complex social behavior in humans and other animals

Muqtedar Khan

Professor, Political Science and International RelationsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Khan researches and teaches Islam, governance and international relations.

Byron Johnson, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences | Founding Director, Institute for Global Human FlourishingBaylor University

Leading authority on the scientific study of religion and how it impacts key behaviors like volunteerism, generosity, and purpose

Diana C. Parry

Professor, Applied Health Sciences, Special Advisor to the President, Women's and Gender IssuesUniversity of Waterloo

Dr. Diana C. Parry research explores the roles of leisure in women’s health and wellbeing through a feminist lens.

Robert Mikos

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.

Marie Shanahan

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.