Rebecca Tippett, Ph.D.
Director, Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center · UNC-Chapel Hill
Areas of expertise include population estimates & forecasts, postsecondary education, Census reapportionment & NC demographic trends.
Reapportionment Higher Education Population Estimates and Forecasts School Enrollment Projections Indicators of Economic Well-Being
Prof. Sarah Harper
Director and Professor of Gerontology · Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Oxford University
Sarah trained as an ethnographer and her early research focused on migration and the social implications of demographic change
Addressing Inequalities Global Migration Public Policy Longevity Global Population Ageing
Yong Cai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
Professor Cai is a leading expert in Chinese Society and Social Demography
Social Demography Sociology of Health Chinese Society Comparative Historical Sociology Research Methodology
Tracy Rittenhouse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, director of the Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Center · University of Connecticut
Tracy Rittenhouse is an expert in the study of wildlife populations - bobcats, bear, frogs - within exurban development.
Citizen Science Forest Management Wildlife Populations Wetland Ecology Ranavirus Epidemics
Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.
Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams
Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity
Dr. Jane Barratt
Secretary General · International Federation on Ageing
As Secretary General of the IFA Dr Barratt is an internationaly respected speaker on age related issues across the globe.
Fostering Healthy Ageing Healthy Ageing Public Policy and Advocacy Population Ageing Women's Rights
Peter Smith Ring, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Networks and Strategic Alliances Public Sector-Private Sector Collaboration Inter-organizational Relationships Strategic Management
Leonardo Villalon
Professor of Political Science · University of Florida
Leonardo A. Villalón is Dean of the International Center and Professor of Political Science and African Studies.
West Africa Post-Colonial Studies Economics Developing World Africa
Dr. Anthea Tinker
Professor of Social Gerontology · King's College London
Anthea Tinker's main areas of research interest are social policy and research ethics, specialising since 1974 in Gerontology.
Public Policy Frailty Home Care Elder Abuse Social Policy
Allyson Poska
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Poska is an internationally known expert on the history of women in early modern Europe and colonial Latin America.
Smallpox Vaccination Spanish History Latin American History Women's History
Matthew Kerbel, PhD
Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Matthew Kerbel, PhD, is the go-to source for stories about political communication.
Political Science Political Parties Presidency and Governorship American Government Media and Politics
James H. Johnson Jr., Ph.D.
William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor Johnson explores community and economic development and the effects of demographic changes on the U.S. workplace.
Diversity & Inclusion Entrepeneurship Urban Issues Political Economy Offshoring
Lori Baker, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology · Baylor University
Anthropologist and forensic scientist specializing in skeletal and DNA analyses
Anthropology Indentification of Remains Forensic Analysis of Skeletal Remains Reuniting Families Project Remains Found Along Mexican Border
Sydney Finkelstein
Associate Dean for Executive Education; Steven Roth Professor of Management · Dartmouth College
Leadership and strategy expert focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of executive talent
Corporate Strategy Strategic Leadership Mergers & Acquisitions Executive Talent Board Effectiveness
Andrew Noymer
Associate Professor of Public Health · UC Irvine
Andrew Noymer is an epidemiologist and demographer with an expertise in pandemics and post-pandemic social recovery.
Mathematical Sociology 1918 Influenza Pandemic Pandemic response Health and Mortality Demography
Megan Donahue
Professor of Astronomy · Michigan State University
Megan Donahue is an expert on AGN feedback in clusters and circumgalactic gas and is now president of the American Astronomical Society.
Galaxy Formation Galaxies Stars
Elizabeth Frankenberg, Ph. D.
Director, Carolina Population Center; Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor, Sociology · UNC-Chapel Hill
Areas of expertise: How individuals and families respond to unexpected population-level disasters.
Disaster Psychology Disaster Behavioral Health Illness Demography Health
Dr. Lucie Vidovićová
Assis. Prof. · Masaryk University
Lucie is a sociologist, educator, and speaker on age, ageing, envirogerontology, gerotechnologies, ageism, and other age(ing) topics.
Grandparenting Intergenerational Relationships Environmental Gerontology Climate Change Human Rights
James Mathieu
Emeritus Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Demography and Population Analysis Race and Ethnicity Sociology of the Developing World Sociology of Africa Sociology of Hawaii and the Pacific
Prof. Raina MacIntyre
Head, School of Public Health and Community Medicine & Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology · University of New South Wales
Prof. MacIntyre is an international expert in infectious diseases, vaccinology (especially for the elderly) and biosecurity.
Vaccination COVID-19 Biosecurity Epidemic Response and Emerging Infectious Diseases Vaccinology