covid Experts

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Professor, AnthropologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment; Professor Emerita | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Brian Gleason, CTP

Senior Managing DirectorJ.S. Held LLC

Corporate Turnaround Leader | Restructuring Advisor | Crisis Management Expert | Corporate Operations Strategist

Colin Polsky, Ph.D.

Director of the Florida Center for Environmental StudiesFlorida Atlantic University

Colin Polsky is trained as a geographer, specializing in the human dimensions of global environmental change.

Matthias Winkenbach, PhD

Director of Research, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics | Senior Research Scientist, MIT | Chair, MIT Transportation Education Committee | Director, MIT Intelligent Logistics Systems Lab & MIT CAVE LabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Winkenbach researches at the intersection of AI, operations research, and human decision-making — transforming global supply chains.

Vyas Sekar

Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Vyas Sekar seeks to develop more rigorous foundations for securing tomorrow’s electric energy grid

Mike Langford

Director of AdmissionsWestern Carolina University

Mike Langford is a experienced director of admissions with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.

Raymond Carter, M.D.

Clinical Leader at ChristianaCare’s Concord Health CenterChristianaCare

Jasmine Kerrissey

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jasmine Kerrissey is an expert on labor movements, work and inequality

Valerie Karplus

Professor and Associate Director of the Scott InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.