Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

evacuations Multi-organizational coordination and responses in disasters Transnational crises Improvisation and adaptation Community-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation

Philip Chmielewski

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Sir Thomas More Chair of Engineering Ethics · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Theological Ethics Corporate and Business Ethics Anthropology and Ethics Engineering Ethics Ethics

Manoj Viswanathan

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200

Tax Policy Economic Development The Regulation of Tax Exempt Organizations Community Development

Jared Pincin

Associate Professor of Economics · Cedarville University

Dr. Jared Pincin is a nationally respected expert on economic issues facing the United States of America

Economics and Education Economics Economics and Behaviour

Valerie Karplus

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

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

Strategy Political Economy Globalization Energy Economic Development

John Sedunov, PhD

Professor of Finance and Real Estate | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

John Sedunov, PhD, is an expert in banking, cryptocurrencies and financial institutions

Blockchain Federal Reserve Tariffs Political Economy fintech

Rahul Tongia

Adjunct Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Rahul Tongia's research focuses on infrastructure and technology for sustainable development.

Smart Grids Sustainable Energy Technology Underserved Populations Economics Policy

John Meisner

Assistant Professor, Teacher Education/Director COEHD Accreditation · Southern Utah University

Specializing in content area literacy, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and second language and curriculum development

Data Driven Instruction in Education LGBTQ+ Suicide in Utah Educator Preparation Education Second Language and Curriculum Development

Wang Feng

Professor of Sociology · UC Irvine

Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality - particularly in China.

China Post-Communist Societies Social Inequality Social Demography Contemporary Chinese Society

Robert Novy-Marx

Lori and Alan S. Zekelman Distinguished Professor of Finance · University of Rochester

Robert Novy-Marx is an award-winning expert on empirical asset pricing, empirical methods, and public finance.

Public Finance Empirical Asset Pricing Empirical Methods

Laurence Ales

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Laurence Ales' research interests include macroeconomics, optimal taxation, and contract theory.

Disruptive Technologies Tax Policy Economics Optimal Taxation Macroeconomics

Dr Virginie Grzelczyk

Reader/Associate Professor in International Relations · Aston University

Dr Grzelczyk's research focuses on security relationships over the Korean Peninsula and especially about North Korea.

Korean Peninsula Northeast Asia Politics Politics of North Korea Foreign Policy Towards North Korea North Korea

Dr Timothy Whitehead

Senior Lecturer in Product Design · Aston University

Dr Whitehead's interest is in developing approaches to improve the design of products distributed in low income countries.

User Centred Design Circular Economy Design for International Development Industrial Design 3D Printing ‎

Shahryar Minhas

Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University

Shahryar Minhas is an expert in international political economy and conflict studies.

Forecasting & Modeling Conflict Studies Network Analysis International Relations

Joshua Sapotichne

Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University

An expert on public policy, urban politics and the policy relationship between the U.S. government, state governments and local governments

State Politics Local Politics Public Policy Urban Politics Federal Politics

Professor Marina Novelli

Professor of Tourism and International Development · University of Brighton

She is committed to generating new knowledge on ways in which tourism can play a key role in sustainable development.

Travel Policy Tourism in Africa International Tourism Sustainable Tourism International Development

Professor Christopher Cooper

Professor · Leeds Beckett University

Chris Cooper has more than forty years experience in tourism and has worked as a researcher and teacher in every region of the world.

Travel Tourism

Justin Simard

Assistant Professor of Law · Michigan State University

Justin Simard’s research studies the modern citation of slavery by American judges and lawyers.

Modern Citations of Slavery Legal History Legal Education Slavery

Jared Starr

Sustainability Scientist in the College of Natural Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jared Starr's research analyzes how economic inequality shapes the distribution of environmental benefits and harms.

Economic Inequality Environmental Conservation Income Distribution Global Economy

John Cook

President and CEO · Greenchip Financial Corp.

John offers a unique and often entertaining perspective on challenges and opportunities presented by the emerging environmental economy.

Sustainable Investing Cleantech Socially Responsible Investing Environmental Economic Development Environmentally Responsible Investing