Meredith Rausch, PhD

Associate Professor · College of Education

A leading expert in counselor education with research focusing on underserved populations, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals and women.

Counselor Education Veterans and Military Families LGBTQ+ Mentorship

Stacey Curtis

Clinical Associate Professor/Assistant Dean · University of Florida

Stacey Curtis is passionate about student development through teaching and community pharmacy practice.

Wellness and Well-being Pharmacy Management Community Pharmacy Immunizations Over-the-Counter Medications

Keith Webster

Dean of Libraries · Carnegie Mellon University

Keith Webster’s professional interests include research evaluation, learning space design and trends in scholarly communication.

Trends in Scholarly Communication Research Evaluation Learning Space Design Future of Research Libraries Impact of Open Science on Publishing and Libraries

Monique Mitchell Turner

Chair of the Department of Communication · Michigan State University

Monique Mitchell Turner is trained in persuasion and employs that expertise in health and risk communication.

Risk Perception Persuasion Cognitive Processing Social Influence Emotion

Maya Israel

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Maya Israel researches how to support academically diverse learners’ meaningful engagement in computer science education.

Technology Integration Computer Science Education Special Education Universal Design for Learning

Sylvia Bawa

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology · York University

Dr. Bawa teaches sociology at York University

Human Rights Women's Empowerment postcolonial feminisms African feminisms Development Theory

Sherry Pagoto, Ph.D.

Professor of Allied Health Sciences · University of Connecticut

Leveraging technology for health promotion and disease prevention

Health Behavior Sun Safety Skin Cancer Prevention Digital Health Social Media

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

Barbara Schneider

Hannah Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Professor of Sociology and Education · Michigan State University

An expert on how schools and families influence the academic and social well-being of adolescents as they move into adulthood

Social Contexts of Education Adolescents and Families

Michelle Grimes

Associate Professor of Child Clinical Psychology · Southern Utah University

A licensed psychologist specializing in clinical child psychology, principles of phycological assessment, and sibling conflict resolution

ADHD Acceptance and Committment Therapy (Act) Anxiety Behavior Disorders in Children Behavioral Health

Nicholas Kontopoulos

Senior Director I Global Marketing I CRM LoB Customer · SAP

Nicholas Kontopoulos is a Senior Director of Global CRM Marketing at SAP

CRM Customer Experience Management Business Strategy Social Media Enterprise Mobility

Susan Birkhoff, Ph.D, RN

Program Director of Technology Research & Education · ChristianaCare

Susan Birkhoff is a nurse scientist with experience conducting clinical research using various forms of digital health technology.

Technology Innovation Research Nursing Robotics

Sarah Prevette

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Named by Inc Magazine as one of the top entrepreneurs in North America & recognized as a futurist/early-supporter of emerging technology

Failism: the Art of Strategic Evolution Tech Startups The Entrepreneur Journey Entrepreneurial Networking & Collaboration Setting Direction and Strategy for Companies

Lisa Stephenson

Reader · Leeds Beckett

Lisa Stephenson's teaching and research specialism is creative (drama) learning.

Wellbeing Mental Health Education Culture Children

William Heyborne

Dean of College of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University

Higher education leader facilitating the development of faculty, staff, and students.

Ecology and Evolution of Insects and Arachnids Herpetology Entomology Zoology Amphibians

Lori Webb

Founder, Speaker & Trainer · International Speaker Collective

Enthusiastic, engaging and knowledgeable speaking professional with five decades of varied experience under her belt.

Experience Design Public Speaking & Presentation Philosophy of Entrepreneurial Spirit Tech for the Technologically Challenged The Abc's of Social Media

Esther Lim

CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC

Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment

Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification

Philip Gable

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences · University of Delaware

Prof. Gable has expertise in emotion and motivational science; our sense of time, and neuroscience

Emotional Theory Motivation Neuroscience Social Psychology Autism

Professor Persephone S. Sextou

Professor · Leeds Beckett

Persephone Sextou is a leading expert in applied theatre for health and wellbeing.

Wellbeing Performing Arts NHS Community Digital Arts

Michael Kang

Visiting Professor and Graduate Director of FIlm and Television Production · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Producing Writing Directing