development Experts

Brandi Simonsen, Ph.D.

Professor of Educational Psychology, Co-Director of Center for Behavioral Education and ResearchUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Simonsen is an expert in school, classroom, and student positive behavioral interventions and supports.

Tyler Frankel

Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

He is an expert on ecotoxicology, specifically the impact of pharmaceutical, industrial waste products, & pesticides on aquatic wildlife.

T. (Ravi) Ravichandran

Irene and Robert Bozzone '55 Distinguished Chair, Professor of Information Systems, Associate Dean for ResearchRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading expert in digitization and transformation, digital platforms, supply chain management, and innovation in business.

David Yaron

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

David Yaron has been involved in development and assessment of new learning technologies for over two decades.

Cynthia M. Alcantar

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social JusticeLoyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.

Department Chair; Inez Caudill, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Biomedical and Health Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University | Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of PittsburghVCU College of Engineering

Professor Heise studies pulmonary mechanotransduction, including lung injury and pulmonary regenerative medicine

Kathleen "Kitty" Hernlen, EDD, MBA, RRT

Program Director and Professor in College of Allied Health SciencesAugusta University

Kitty Hernlen's research interests are online education, experiential/active learning, and technology in education.

Jef Menguin

Founder and PresidentBusiness Innovation

Trainer & Speaker | Leadership, Innovation & Teamwork

Evgeniya Pyatovskaya

Assistant Professor of Communication StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Guido Mueller

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Guido Mueller’s research interests include quantum optics and detectors for axions and axion-like particles.