Jon Gould
Dean · UC Irvine
Jon Gould is a distinguished scholar in justice policy, social change and government reform.
International Human Rights Hate Speech Indigent Defense Government Reform Justice Policy
Justina Ray
President and Senior Scientist · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems
Conservation Planning Forested Ecosystems Biodiversity Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Conservation
Frank Waddell
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Frank Waddell's research interests are at the intersection of new technology and online storytelling.
Artificial Intelligence Media Violence Media Effects Online News Fake News
Larry Van Horn
Associate Professor of Management and Executive Director of Health Affairs · Vanderbilt University
Expert in health care management, health insurance policy and health care economics.
Malpractice Health Insurance Health Care Economics Health Care Management Health & Healthcare Law and Policy
Peter Blacklow
President, WorldWinner and Executive Vice President, GSN Digital · GSN
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Online Gaming
Brett Grainger, ThD
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Brett Grainger, ThD, researches the changing face of modern spirituality in America and how various religions view the natural world.
Religion and Nature Modern Spirituality American Religious History History of Christianity Evangelicalism
Tony Smith
Professor of Political Science and Law · UC Irvine
Tony Smith’s knowledge of politics includes Constitutional Law, the U.S. Supreme Court and election law.
Political Science International Law Legal Institutions US Politics Comparative Law
Professor Susan Watkins
Professor · Leeds Beckett University
Professor Susan Watkins is an expert in contemporary women's fiction and feminist theory.
Contemporary Women's Dystopian and Apocalyptic Fiction Doris Lessing Gender Culture Ageing
Bintong Chen
Professor, Business Administration; Director, Institute for Financial Services Analytics · University of Delaware
Prof. Chen's cross-disciplinary expertise includes knowledge of both business management practices, data science, and systems engineering.
Optimization Machine Learning Game Theory Business Logistics Customer Service Management
Bill Maurer
Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine
Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.
Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance
Tricia Wachtendorf
Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.
evacuations Multi-organizational coordination and responses in disasters Transnational crises Improvisation and adaptation Community-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
Tanya Rhodes Smith
Instructor in Residence and Director, Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work · University of Connecticut
Tanya Rhodes Smith specializes in policy development, nonprofit administration, voter engagement and legislative advocacy.
Social Work Education Nonpartisan Voter Registration Electoral Participation Social Workers in Elected Office Voter Registration, Education and Outreach in Community Agencies
Andrew Lover
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Deputy Director, New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Andrew Lover is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work focuses on malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
Tick-borne Diseases Infectious Disease Vector-Borne Diseases Drug Development Malaria
Enrique (Erik) Blair, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering · Baylor University
An expert in low-power computing, molecular computing, and quantum-dot cellular automata.
Entropy Power Dissipation Low-power Computing Molecular Computing Finite-dimensional Quantum
Juliana Trichilo Cina
Solutions Director · Learnography | Curriculum Standards Canada
A leader in strategic communications | Learnography.ca
Strategic Communications Corporate Communications Blogging Marketing Communications Strategy
Carlos de la Torre
Director · University of Florida
Carlos De la Torre is an expert in Latin American populism from a global perspective and in racism and citizenship in the Americas.
Racism and Citizenship in the Americas Populism Latin American Studies Democratization Authoritarianism
Ibrahim Guven, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Guven specializes in fracture and failure analysis using peridynamics.
Fracture and failure analysis using Peridynamics Impact and penetration mechanics Finite element method Boundary element method Multi-scale modeling of physical phenomena
Brooke Flammang
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Flammang specializes in functional morphology, biomechanics, and bioinspired technology of fishes, including sharks and remora.
Marine Biology Physiology Biomechanics Biology Biomechanics of Animal Locomotion
Dr Dannielle Green
Senior Lecturer in Ecology · Anglia Ruskin University
She researches the impact of human activities on land, rivers, seas and oceans.
Discarded Cigarette Waste Plastic Pollution Oceans Ecology Marine Biology
Shelby Gai
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Shelby Gai's research focuses on a subfield of organizational design that emphasizes how to design a company’s board of directors.
Strategic Management Corporate Governance Managerial Decision Making