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Lynn Adler

Professor of BiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Lynn Adler examines the interaction between flowers, pollinators and pathogens.

PollinatorsBeesFloral TraitsPlant-Animal InteractionsEcology and Evolution of Insect-Plant Interactions
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Connie Olwit, PhD, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor in College of NursingAugusta University

Dr. Olwit specializes in mental health, public health, stigma reduction, and global health research.

Mental Health NursingPublic Health ResearchSubstance Use‎Mental HealthPublic Health
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Aysegul Gunduz

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Aysegul Gunduz is a biomedical engineer who works with neurosurgical patients and records brain signals to treat motor and mental disorders.

Artificial IntelligencePsychiatric DisordersBrain MappingBrain-Computer InterfacesNeuromodulation
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John Emberger, RRT-ACCS, FAARC, CPHQ

Director of Respiratory CareChristianaCare

John Emberger is the respiratory therapist and the critical care coordinator for ChristianaCare’s Respiratory Department.

Respiratory CareCritical CareMechanical Ventilation
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Lorenza Beati

Curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection, Associate ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Lorenza Beati's research focuses on the study of the taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, and population genetics of arthropods.

Hard-TicksEcology of the Swiss AlpsSystematic BiologyArthropod DiversityPopulation Genetics of Arthropods
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Valerie Earnshaw

Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Earnshaw examines associations between stigma and health inequities.

Health InequitiesHealth OutcomesHIV StigmaAIDS StigmaStigmatized Conditions‎
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Sebastian Berisha, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Sebastian Berisha is a computer science professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

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Staja Booker

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Staja Booker conducts community-engaged research and passionately studies ways to understand and reduce chronic pain in older adults.

Health EquityChronic Pain in Older AdultsChronic PainOsteoarthritis
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Amanda Bullough (Workman)

Professor of Management & Global Leadership, Co-Founder & Research Director of Women’s Leadership Initiative, GLOBE 2020 Principal Co-InvestigatorUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Bullough's expertise spans global and women’s leadership and entrepreneurship, societal culture, and organizational behavior.

Adverse EnvironmentsInternational BusinessWomen's LeadershipSocietal CultureGlobal Leadership
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Nicole Peritore, PhD

Assistant ProfessorAugusta University

Nicole Peritore is an assistant professor of kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University.

Food InsecurityHealth PromotionHealthy LivingCommunity Health