data Experts

Jessica Ferne

Director, Global Health ImpactCanWaCH (Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health)

Leader in disaster response, international development, youth & women-led programming, and sexual health & rights

Gene Hoyt, M.S.

Expert in mobile applications and information systemsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Gene Hoyt has managed organizational technology domestically and internationally.

Patricia Bricker

Professor, Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professor in Educational TechnologiesWestern Carolina University

Patricia Bricker's primary areas of expertise are science education and teacher professional development.

Zhe Jiang

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Zhe Jiang studies data mining, machine learning, deep learning, AI, spatiotemporal data mining and interdisciplinary applications.

Fereidoun Jahani

Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, Statistics, and Data ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Raga Bjarnadottir

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Ragnhildur Bjarnadottir is an expert in using health informatics and data science to improve care quality for underserved populations.

Patricia G. Martínez, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Steven Lazarus, Ph.D.

Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Lazarus' research interests include data assimilation, electrical phenomena such as gigantic jets, and wind/wave interactions.

Ramzi Salloum

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Ramzi Salloum’s research focuses on the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices, especially in cancer prevention.

Julie Brown

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Julie Brown examines how students, teachers and local communities use science to effect change in their world.