family Experts

Gustavo Vejarano

Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Ace Vo, Ph.D.

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

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.

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.

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.

Abbas Shahmohammadi

Assistant Professor | M.D.University of Florida

Dr. Abbas Shahmohammadi specializes in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.

Maurie Cohen

Professor, HumanitiesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

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

Charles Yarish, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Yarish is an expert in marine macroalgae, coastal management, and commercial uses for seaweed for food, nutraceuticals, and biofuels.

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.

Nicole Duffy, Ph.D, MA

PsychologistChristianaCare

Nicole Duffy is a health psychologist at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute.