family Experts

Michael C. Slattery

Professor, Department Chair and Director of the Institute for Environmental StudiesTexas Christian University

Mike has worked in diverse landscapes ranging from the Namib Desert in southern Africa to the cloud forests of Costa Rica.

Charmaine Smith Wright, M.D., MSHP

Director of the Center for Special Health Care NeedsChristianaCare

Dr. Charmaine Smith Wright is director of ChristianaCare's Center for Special Health Care Needs.

K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences | Affiliate Professor of BiologyBaylor University

A cancer biologist, epidemiologist, and dietitian focusing on how diet and the microbiome influence cancer development and treatment.

Ace Vo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Kathryn Alexander

Speaker, Coach, AuthorThe Art of Leadership - Impact!

A Futurist for Life - Transforming Leaders

Gustavo Vejarano

Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Tiffany Muller Myrdahl

Urbanist and Feminist GeographerSimon Fraser University

Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Nancy Jordan

Dean Family Endowed Chair of Education and ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Jordan's work focused on how children learn to math and why so many struggle.

Maurie Cohen

Professor, HumanitiesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Maurie's research is centered in the field of environmental/sustainability social science