global Experts

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.

Tom Flick

PresidentTom Flick Communications

Authority on Leadership, Leading Change and Increasing Performance

My (Myla) Bui, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Nabil Al-Tikriti

Associate Professor of History & American StudiesUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Al-Tikriti has firsthand experience with Middle Eastern affairs, as a researcher, humanitarian and election monitor.

Andrew Danylchuk

Professor of Fish ConservationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Andrew Danylchuk’s research seeks to understand the factors that influence the life history and ecology of fish and other aquatic organisms.

Professor Kehinde Andrews

Professor of Black StudiesBirmingham City University

Kehinde Andrews is Professor of Black Studies and Director of the Centre for Critical Social Research at Birmingham City University.

Ryan McManamay, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Spatial ecologist that studies human-environmental systems in order to balance ecosystem and societal needs.

Tara Trammell

Associate Professor, Urban ForestryUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.

Eric Rignot

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Earth System ScienceUC Irvine

Dr. Rignot works to understand the interactions of glaciers and climate and what effects they will have on global sea levels.

Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.

Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFlorida Atlantic University

Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.