economic Experts

Hiba Baroud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringVanderbilt University

Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Nicole B. Simpson, CFP

CFP, Best Selling Author, Disaster Recovery SpeciaHarvest Wealth Media Group

Experienced, empowerment speaker who specializes in helping families recover from trauma emotionally, spiritually and financially.

Rachel Cummings

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Rachel Cummings is an expert in data privacy, algorithmic economics, optimization, statistics, and information theory.

Santanu Datta

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Santanu Datta's current research is focused in the areas of lung cancer screening, smoking cessation and adolescent vaping.

Mahendrarajah Nimalendran

Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

Mahendrarajah "Nimal" Nimalendran is an expert in information economics, asset pricing models, empirical methods in finance and investments.

Biplab Datta, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management, Economics, and PolicyAugusta University

Dr. Datta focuses on biopsychosocial determinants of health and the scope of psychosocial attributes in healthcare management.

Reuben F. Burch V

Vice Provost of ResearchTexas Christian University

Dr. Burch has extensive experience in fostering collaborations, securing funding, and managing research priorities and infrastructure.

Irina Firsova

Instructor of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Mariana Chilton

Professor of Practice in the School of Public Health & Health SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Mariana Chilton is a nationally recognized expert on food security, human rights, trauma and economic empowerment with families.

Alexandros Tsamis

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture; Graduate Program Director; Associate Director, Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Architect focused on composite materials, building energy systems and advanced manufacturing technologies for the built environment.