Shawn Howton, PhD

Faculty Director, The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate; Professor of Finance | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Shawn Howton, PhD, is an expert in commercial real estate.

Business Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Governance Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Income Markets

Don Platt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Director of the Spaceport Education Center · Florida Tech

Dr. Platt's work has involved developing, testing and flying different types of avionics, communications and rocket propulsion systems.

Space Systems Rocket Propulsion Systems Deep Space Exploration Satellite Design Astrodynamics

Aria Eshraghi

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Aria Eshraghi has expertise in infection microbiology and his team's goal is to develop new ways to prevent and treat infections.

Francisella Francisellosis Graduate Education in the Life Sciences Tularemia Tularensis

A.R. Siders

Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences · University of Delaware

Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on relocation and fairness in adaptation.

Flood Exposure & Resilience Climate & Disaster Study Managed Retreat Environmental Justice Climate-related Hazards

Read Hayes

Research Scientist · University of Florida

Read Hayes' research team aims to better protect vulnerable people and places from crime victimization.

Active assailant shooter Artificial Intelligence Burglary Fear of crime IoT

Larisa Cavallari

Professor · University of Florida

Larisa Cavallari's research involves discovery and clinical translation of genetic variants related to drug response.

Pharmacogenomics Precision Medicine

Hiba Baroud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Vanderbilt University

Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Climate Change Flood Mitigation Natural Disasters Resilience modeling Interdependent Systems Data Analytics

Jason Ferrell

Director/Professor · University of Florida

Jason Ferrell has expertise in invasive plant management, pesticide safety and fate of pesticides in the environment.

Pesticide Safety Invasive Plants Aquatic Plants

Angie Lindsey

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Angie Lindsey studies disaster preparation and recovery at the community level, with a focus on what makes communities resilient.

Natural Resource Dependent Communities Collaboration Efforts After a Disaster Community Resource Organizations Community Resilience Issues Management

Edward Braun

Professor · University of Florida

Edward Braun is broadly interested in the evolution of genomes and organisms.

Genomics (Vertebrates, Especially Birds and Reptiles) Genomics Evolutionary Biology Evolutionary genetics Vertebrates

Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D.

Motorola Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Taghi Khoshgoftaar researches computer security and intrusion detection systems.

Computer Security and Intrusion Detection Systems Software Engineering Machine Learning Data Mining Big Data Analytics

Kim Walsh-Childers

Professor/Chair · University of Florida

Kim Walsh-Childers' research focuses include news coverage of health issues and mass media effects on individual health and health policy.

Science Communication Health Communication Ethics Editing Professional Responsibility

Erin Baker

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.

Sustainability equity Energy equity Environmental equity Energy Economics and Policy Wind Energy

Rachel Arnow-Richman

Chair/Professor · University of Florida

Rachel Arnow-Richman teaches and publishes in the areas of employment law and contracts.

Commercial Law Employment Law and Discrimination Contracts Labor Law

Andy Naranjo

Professor/Chair · University of Florida

Andy Naranjo is an expert in financial technology, including information flows and processing, and international finance.

Fintech Info Flows Cybersecurity Empirical Asset Pricing International Finance

Diana Wilkie

Professor · University of Florida

Diana Wilkie has devoted her research program to cancer pain and sickle cell disease management, palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Cancer Pain Palliative Care End-of-Life Issues

Phil Poekert

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Phil Poekert leads the Lastinger Center for Learning to educational innovations through partnerships, research, development, and advocacy.

Policy Advocacy Educational Innovations Teacher Education Professional Learning and Development Teacher Leadership

Siobhan Malany

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Siobhan Malany studies the effects of microgravity on human muscle biology using an automated tissue chip system.

Space Age-related Msucle Atrophy Drug Discovery and Screening Space Medicine Human Muscle Biology

Mark D. Weinstein, M.S.

Executive Director of Public Relations · Cedarville University

Mark D. Weinstein has worked in higher education since 1988. He began his tenure at Cedarville University in 2010.

Public Affairs and Communications Organizational Leadership Higher Education Public Relations Marketing

Katie Peek

Coastal Research Scientist · Western Carolina University

Katie Peek researches coastal vulnerability, climate change impacts, and natural hazard resilience using GIS.

Hazard Mapping Climate Change Adaptation Sea-Level Rise Coastal Processes Natural Hazard Vulnerability Assessments