faculty Experts

Cindy Ott

Associate Professor | Director, Graduate StudiesUniversity of Delaware

Expert in American food and culture, history and memory, material and visual culture, and race and ethnicity studies

Mahmoud Nourayi, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Boleslaw Szymanski

Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy; Director, Network Science and Technology CenterRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Specializes in network science with a current focus on social and computer networks

Diane M. Styers

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Diane Styers's current research focuses on analyzing ecosystem structure and function and examining changes over space and time.

Manochehr Dorraj

ProfessorTexas Christian University

Manochehr Dorraj has expertise in international affairs, energy, and global geo-strategy.

Dennis Wykoff, PhD

Professor and Chairperson of Biology and Dennis M. Cook Endowed Gregor Mendel Chair in GeneticsVillanova University

Dennis Wykoff, PhD, has expertise in genetics, genomics, genetic diseases and infectious diseases.

Elizabeth A. Johnson-Young

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Mary Washington

Elizabeth Johnson-Young is an expert on health communication, especially maternal and family health, and media.

Christopher J. Garcia

Professor of Quantitative Business MethodsUniversity of Mary Washington

Christopher Garcia is an expert in optimization, quantitative modeling and business analytics.

W. James Weese

ProfessorThe University of Western Ontario

Cultivate and inspire leaders to achieve success

Tom Seng

Assistant Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Professor Seng, whose focus is on energy finance, has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas industry.