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Amy Murphy-Nugen

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Amy Murphy-Nugen has more than 20 years of social work practice and policy experience in housing, community building and engagement.

Community Development and Housing IssuesHousing LossForeclosureDisenfranchised Grief
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Gio Iacono, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Iacono's research interests include LGBTQIA+ youth mental health, youth resilience, diversity and inclusion in social work education.

Trauma-Informed CareLGBTQIA+ HealthSocial WorkMental HealthMindfulness
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Jennifer Trivedi

Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Trivedi's research explores disaster vulnerability, response, recovery, resilience and decision-making.

Disaster Resilience‎Disaster ResponseDisaster VulnerabilityDisaster RecoveryHurricanes
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Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social WorkUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance UseFamily Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk BehaviorsLatino Families and Parenting in at Risk EnvironmentsTeen Pregnancy PreventionFathers in the Latino Community
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Norman Garrick, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentUniversity of Connecticut

Professor with a focus on civil engineering, transportation behaviors, parking, public transit, and bicycle lanes.

Shared SpacesTransit PlanningUrban PlanningCivil EngineeringUrban Street Networks
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K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences | Affiliate Professor of BiologyBaylor University

A cancer biologist, epidemiologist, and dietitian focusing on how diet and the microbiome influence cancer development and treatment.

Cancer BiologyMolecular BiologyBiologyNutritionEpidemiology
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Vianne Timmons

President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Regina

Dr. Vianne Timmons, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina

Community AffairsAcademic LeadershipEducation and Educational LeadershipInnovationDevelopmental Disability
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Sheema Khan

Patent AgentShapiro Cohen LLP

Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)

Science and Technology Human Rights Muslim Current Affairs'Muslim FeminismIntellectual Property
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Hiba Baroud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringVanderbilt University

Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Climate ChangeFlood MitigationNatural DisastersResilience ModelingInterdependent Systems Data Analytics
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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.

Family Medicine