Elizabeth Dorrance Hall
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Elizabeth Dorrance Hall has applied and extended interpersonal and family communication theories to explore difficult conversations.
Interpersonal Communication Family Communication Organizational Communication
Patrick Flavin, Ph.D.
Bob Bullock Professor of Political Science, Interim Chair of Political Science · Baylor University
Dr. Flavin focuses on political inequality, the impact of politics and public policies on citizens’ quality of life, and state politics.
Politics Inequality State Politics Teachers' Unions and Politics Quality of Life
Helen Odell-Miller
Professor of Music Therapy · Anglia Ruskin University
Helen is the lead researcher for HOMESIDE, an RCT trial for home-based music therapy for people with dementia & their family carer.
Personality Disorder Adult Mental Health Music Therapy Dementia Arts Therapies
Steven E. Harris
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Harris is an expert on modern Russian and European history.
Aerospace History Commercial Aviation Russian History Contemporary Russia Global Socialism
Michael Scullin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · Baylor University
Professor Scullin’s research investigates how sleep physiology impacts memory, education, health, and aging.
Neuroscience Sleep Physiology Cognitive Neuroscience Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Psychology
Evangelyn Alocilja
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Evangelyn Alocilja is an expert in sensors and nano-biosensor devices for biodefense, health diagnostics and therapeutics.
Bio-inspired Nanostructures Tamper-Evidency Food/Water Safety Biosecurity Healthcare Diagnostics
Linda Trinh Vo
Professor, Department of Asian American Studies · UC Irvine
Dr. Linda Trinh Vo is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Gender Relations Racial and Ethnic Relations Vietnamese Experience Asian American Studies Immigrants and refugees
Dawn Bowdish
Associate Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine · McMaster University
Understanding why changes in immunity that occur with age and how this predisposes us to infection and chronic inflammatory diseases.
Immunology Microbiome Immunosenescence Aging Immune System Pneumonia
Eli Singer
Founder and CEO · NearNow
Serial entrepreneur and recognized digital communications thought leader
Advertising & Media Strategy Board Advisor Brand & Communications Strategy Digital & Mobile Strategy Innovation & Commercialization
Paticia Fletcher
Chief Strategy Officer · ElderCare Buddy
Credentialed Gerontologist and Professional Certified Marketer
The Next Four Decades: the Older Population in the United States: 2010 to 2050 Communicating With Older Adults
Lyndsay Green
Sociologist · Independent
Lyndsay Green is a sociologist and researcher who has spent her career helping people use communications technologies for learning
Sociology Communication Retirement Education Aging and Elderly Parenting and Technology
Katherine Arnup
Professor, Carleton University (Retired); Keynote & Presentation Speaker · Life Changes Coaching
Katherine Arnup is a writer, life coach, speaker, hospice volunteer, and retired Carleton University professor.
Death and Dying Medical Aid in Dying Hospice Care Aging Parents Caregiving
Jeff Wray
Associate professor of film studies and African American literature and culture · Michigan State University
Expert in Third World and Black U.S. Cinema
Filmmaking Film Studies Screenwriting Third World and Black U.S. Cinema Gay Cinema
Aaron Young
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Aaron Young is an expert in powered orthotic and prosthetic control systems for persons with stroke, neurological injury or amputation.
Robotic Mobility Enhancement Myoelectric Control Biological Signal Processing Machine Learning Assistive Devices
Matthew (Matt) Andersson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology · Baylor University
Expert on health inequality, focusing on educational and socioeconomic inequalities in mental and physical well-being
Parent-child Bonding Comparative parenthood Health Behaviors Health inequality Parent-child Bonding
Paige Marta Skiba
Professor of Law and Professor of Economics · Vanderbilt University
Expert in behavioral economics, including causes and consequences of borrowing on high-interest credit.
Empirical Legal Studies Commercial Law High-interest Credit Banking and Finance Law Applied Microeconomics
Stephen Eppes, M.D.
Associate Infection Prevention Officer and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Stephen Eppes is the associate infection prevention officer and pediatric infectious disease specialist at ChristianaCare.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pediatrics
Dr. Marty Makary
Physician, Researcher, Author, Medical Commentator · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health
This won't hurt a bit! In fact, your audience will say "Ahh" when a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine physician and author is at the podium
Minimally-Invasive Surgery Health Services Research Cancer Therapy Health Policy Access to Healthcare
Jose Vazquez, MD
Infectious Diseases · Augusta University
Dr. Jose Vazquez studies and treats infectious diseases, including COVID-19, antibiotic-resistant superbugs and fungal infections.
Coronavirus Translational Medicine in Infectious Diseases Drug-Resistant Infections (CREs, KPCs) Infectious Disease Clinical Trials Antimicrobials and Antifungals
Bethany Lacina
Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Bethany Lacina is an expert in civil and ethnic conflict.
Migration International Relations Territorial Autonomy Civil Conflict Ethnic Conflict