Missy LeBlanc

Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Missy LeBlanc is a curator and writer of Métis, Nēhiyaw, and Polish decent currently based in Moh’kins’stis (Calgary).

Contemporary Art Indigenous Art Curatorial Studies Art History Art

John Ligon

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Dr. John Ligon is a translational researcher committed to advancing novel cellular therapies and immunotherapies.

Cancer Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Trials Developmental Therapeutics Oncology

Olivia Bullock

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Olivia Bullock studies how gaps between experts' beliefs and the public's beliefs can be closed with effective messaging interventions.

Risk Communication (Science, Health, and Technology) Persuasion Message Processing Risk Communication

Luis A. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Luis Rodriguez’s areas of expertise include nonlinear control and motion planning of robot manipulators.

Optimal Control Robot Control Robotics and Multibody Dynamics Design of Mechatronics Systems Motion Planning

Chris Foss

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Foss specializes in 19th-century British literature, with a secondary expertise in disability studies.

British Victorian Novel Oscar Wilde British Literature Since 1800 British Romantic Literature British Romantic Women Poets

Philippa Gamse

President · Total 'Net Value, Inc.

Author "42 Rules for a Web Presence That Wins", digital marketing strategy expert

Web Strategy Internet Marketing Social Media Strategy

Amita Chudgar

Associate Professor of Education Policy · Michigan State University

Amita Chudgar's long-term interest focuses on ensuring that all learners have equal access to high-quality learning opportunities.

Education Policy Comparative and International Education Development and Education Economics and Education

Elizabeth Sekul, MD

Pediatric Neurologist · Children's Hospital of Georgia

A highly-acclaimed pediatric neurologist specializing in electrodiagnostic medicine and neuromuscular diseases.

Cerebral Palsy Electrodiagnostics Botulinum toxin injections Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders

Dr Maria Maynard

Reader in Public Health Nutrition · Leeds Beckett University

Expertise in the health & diets of minority ethnic & migrant communities - exploring nutrition-related inequalities, obesity & diabetes.

Communities Obesity Nutrition Migrant Health Diet and Inequality

Jonathan Crane

Professor · University of Florida

Jonathan Crane studies how hurricanes affect Florida agriculture.

Hurricane Effects on Florida Agriculture Biodiversity and the Environment

Amir Kazory

Professor/Chief · University of Florida

Dr. Amir Kazory has published extensively on topics related to kidney disease and heart failure.

Hypertension Fluid overload Hemodialysis access Dialysis Acute kidney failure

Staja Booker

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Staja Booker is an expert in racial disparities and health equity in pain management in Black/African American older adults.

Health Equity Black/African American with Chronic Pain Chronic Pain in Older Adults Chronic Pain Osteoarthritis

Maury Nation

Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Human Development Counseling · Vanderbilt University

An expert in restorative justice, suspensions, equity for students of color and restorative discipline practices.

Public School Systems Race Bullying and School-Age Children Neighborhood Characteristics and Mental Health Community & School-based Prevention Research

Lisa Taylor

Assistant Research Scientist · University of Florida

Lisa Taylor researches biodiversity and the extravagant and brilliantly colored displays that arthropods use to communicate.

Animal Behavior Animal Cognition Animal Coloration Animal Communication Spider Biology

Matthew Burns

Endowed Professor · University of Florida

Matthew Burns studies data-based decisions about instruction, the effects of interventions, and systems to best deliver them.

Identifying Learning Disabilities Dyslexia Reading Intervention Reading Assessment Multitiered Systems of Support

Reinhard Laubenbacher

Professor · University of Florida

Reinhard Laubenbacher's research is in computational and mathematical systems biology, with applications to human health.

Systems Biology Data Science Systems Medicine Mathematical and Computational Modeling Computational Immunology

Robert Cook

Professor/M.D. · University of Florida

Dr. Robert Cook is a professor within the Department of Epidemiology focusing on preventative health care.

Primary Care Medicine Alcohol Consumption Sexually Transmitted Diseases HIV Infection Stigma

Justin Trevor Winters

Instructor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

The intersection of Tech and Entertainment Screenwriting Producing

Gregory Brock

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Gregory Brock is a professor of economics specializing in economic development, transition economies, and regional economics.

Macroeconomics Regional Economics Economic Development Transition Economies Microeconomics

Professor Helen Dawes

Professor of Movement Science and Director for the Centre for Movement, Occupational and Rehabilitation Sciences · Oxford Brookes University

Her expertise is in human movement and optimising performance of the body - through understanding the mechanisms of movement.

Elite Athletes Mental Health Rehabilitation Human Movement Exercise