illinois Experts

Benjamin Weissman

Lecturer, Cognitive ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading expert in the field of emoji studies.

JB Kurish

Professor in the Practice of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Economist and ex-investment banker with experience in linking financial markets with the impacts of local, state, and national policies

Juan Perilla

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Juan Perilla develops physical and chemical based methodologies for the understanding of biological process related to life and disease

Cassandra Estep

Associate Professor of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Yanjie Wang

Associate Professor and Interim Chair (2026-27) of Asian and Asian American StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jongyeon Joy Ee

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Raghupathy Sivakumar

Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Raghupathy Sivakumar and his students do research in the areas of wireless networking and mobile computing.

Vicki J. Magley, Ph.D.

Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Magley researches sexual harassment coping at individual and organizational levels

Dan Hartman, PhD

Assistant Professor in Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social SciencesAugusta University

Joseph Toscano, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Director, Cognitive Science Program | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Joseph Toscano, PhD, is an expert in human speech recognition and language comprehension through the study of brain and behavior.