economic Experts

Cynthia Osborne

Professor of Leadership, Policy, and OrganizationsVanderbilt University

Early childhood policy professor specializing in family policy, child well-being and evidence-informed state policy.

Keith J. Hand

Associate Dean for Global Programs, Professor of Law, and Director of the East Asian Legal Studies ProgramUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: handk@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4803 / Office 378-200

Irene Malaty

Professor | M.D.University of Florida

Irene Malaty M.D., F.A.A.N., specializes in Parkinson's disease, Tourette syndrome and tic disorders across the lifespan, and dystonia.

Sam Curry

Chief Product and Security OfficerCybereason

Sam Curry is an expert in cyber conflict and security, information security management and enabling a safe, reliable and connected world.

Kelly Goldsmith

E. Bronson Ingram Professor of MarketingVanderbilt University

Expert in marketing, market research, and consumer behavior focusing on the impact of scarcity and sales on shoppers' mindsets.

Peter Campbell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political ScienceBaylor University

Expert on international security, civil-military relations, strategy, insurgency & counterinsurgency & cyberwarfare

Ace Vo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Michael L. Parsons, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal water healthFlorida Gulf Coast University

Michael Parsons studies the causes of harmful algal blooms and how their toxins can impact marine and human lives.

Lance Hunter, PhD

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.

Zhifang Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Zhifang Wang specializes in electric power grid vulnerability analysis, synthetic grid modeling, and renewable integration.