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Lisa Briggs

Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster ManagementWestern Carolina University

Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.

James Costa

Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological StationWestern Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Channa R. De Silva

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Channa De Silva teaches chemistry and carries out research in the areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and computational chemistry.

Benjamin Steere

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.

Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.

Alice T. and William H. Goodwin, Jr. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering; BS, San Diego State University; Ph.D. UC Santa BarbaraVCU College of Engineering

Bone, mechanobiology, regenerative medicine, effects of space travel on bone and muscle, gap junctions, osteoblast, osteocyte, osteoclast

Brett Riggs

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Lowell Gustafson, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lowell Gustafson, PhD, is an expert in the politics, political structure and cultural heritage of Latin America.

Caitlyn Ratcliffe

Lecturer in Health and Human SciencesLoyola Marymount University

Jessica Martinez-Tebbel

Senior Lecturer of Women's and Gender StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Jessica Martinez-Tebbel is an expert in gender studies and feminist teacher-scholar skilled in teaching, research, and community building.

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director, Chemical & Life Science Engineering | Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering | Engineering Foundation ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Roper specializes in efforts to bring engineering and science closer to patients who utilize medicines via novel technologies.