faculty Experts

Jasmine McNealy

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jasmine McNealy studies information, communication and technology with a view toward influencing law and policy.

Beth NeSmith, PhD

Dean, College of NursingAugusta University

Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work

Destenie Nock

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Destenie Nock uses mathematical modeling tools to address societal problems related to sustainability planning, energy policy and equity.

Zico Kolter

Associate Professor and Director of Machine LearningCarnegie Mellon University

Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.

Isabella Velicogna

Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and InclusionUC Irvine

Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

F. Wayne Vaught, Ph.D.

Interim PresidentUtah Valley University

Vaught is an expert in medical ethics and academic administration

Yasser Payne

Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Africana StudiesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Payne's research examines gun violence; policing and reentry; and educational inequality in street-identified populations.

Beth Wall-Bassett

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Kyle Reyes, Ph.D.

Vice President of Institutional AdvancementUtah Valley University

Reyes is an expert in research focuses on multicultural education, cross-cultural communication and arts-based integration.

Rich Milner

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.