communities Experts

Anthony Mazeroll, PhD

Professor Environmental StudiesSoka University

Professor Mazeroll focuses on the behavioral ecology of fishes

Jeffrey P. Cohen, Ph.D.

Kinnard Scholar in Real Estate and ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Jeffrey P. Cohen is an expert on transit-oriented development and housing, factors impacting real estate values, and property taxation

Sascha Usenko B.S., Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Science. Director, Environmental Science Graduate ProgramBaylor University

Environmental chemist focused on transport, transformation & forensic fingerprinting of anthropogenic contaminants in aquatic ecosystems

Rick Eckstein, PhD

Professor of Sociology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Rick Eckstein, PhD, is an expert on mental health in college athletics, sports and society, stadium financing and labor and unions.

Ruba Ali Al-Hassani

Postdoctoral Research AssociateLancaster University

Rudy Mondragón

Assistant Professor of Chicana/o-Latina/o StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D.

Chief Public Affairs Officer and Chief Health Equity OfficerChristianaCare

Leads health equity and government affairs strategies to advance ChristianaCare's vision and mission to serve the community.

Elizabeth VanDeusen, PhD

Director, Augusta University Literacy CenterAugusta University

Dr. VanDeusen centers her teaching on evidence-based literacy and community-engaged teacher education.

Thomas Ryden

Executive DirectorMassRobotics

Thomas Ryden is an expert in creating businesses based on technology and has overseen the development of leading mobile robotics products.

Helen A. Regis

Richard J. Russell Louisiana Studies ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Regis has been involved in urban, public, collaborative, and applied anthropology for over two decades.