Faculty Experts

Provost Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Institute of Diversity SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nilanjana "Buju" Dasgupta studies how implicit or unconscious bias influences people’s first impressions and behavior toward others.

Women in STEMImplicit BiasSTEM EducationSocial IdentityStereotypes

Professor of the Practice, Information Systems; Faculty Director, VU Women in Tech | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Sue Metzger, MS, is an expert in advancing women in technology, mobile app development and entrepreneurship, and enterprise computing.

BusinessAdvancing Women in TechnologyMobile Application Development and EntrepreneurshipEnterprise Computing Including the CloudCollaborative Media

Research Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Michael Volk’s work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design.

Regional Conservation PlanningAdaptive Planning and DesignLandscape ArchitectureAdaptive ConservationCultural Landscapes

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.

Soft RoboticsMedical Device ManufacturingWearable RoboticsMedical DevicesAdvanced Manufacturing

Assistant ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Richard Cleveland's research is focused in school counseling outcome research, quantitative research methods and factor analysis.

Stress ResponseStudent/Client SpiritualityAssessmentSchool Counseling Outcome ResearchMindfulness

Professor of Computer ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Computer science educator striving to inspire students and equip them with skills and perspectives to navigate today's interconnected world.

Computer ScienceComputer Science EducationSTEM EducationSoftware Development for nonprofitsAI in Computer Science Education

Professor | School of CommunicationThe Ohio State University

Communications expert, focusing on the politics of media

Media SelectionNew MediaPolitical CommunicationHealth communicationNews

Cindy Laverty Coaching & Training, Founder Lionhearted Woman TrainingCindy Laverty Coaching & Traning

Helping Women live Courageously, Maintain Balance and Design a Life Worth Talking About!

WritingMotivational SpeakerAuthorCaregiver ExpertRadio

Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Lisa Chasan-Taber is an internationally recognized expert on physical activity during pregnancy.

Physical Activity and PregnancyReproductive and Perinatal EpidemiologyGestational Diabetes MellitusPhysical Activity EpidemiologyHealth Equity

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Hoda Heidari is broadly interested in the Ethical and Societal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

ElectionsFairness and AccountabilityArtificial IntelligenceEthicsMachine Learning

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