local Experts

Kent Messer

Professor, Applied EconomicsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Messer specializes in topics in the nexus of agriculture and the environment and the economics of stigma.

Peter Davison

Peter DavisonSpeaker

Digital Strategist & Sociable Fellow

Federica Bianco

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Federica works on data-driven solutions to problems across disciplines

Jessica Smith Schwind

Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyGeorgia Southern University

Jessica Smith Schwind researches emerging infectious diseases in global health settings

Laleh Golshahi, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Golshahi specializes in aerosol science and in vitro-in vivo correlations for respiratory support, diagnosis and inhalation therapy.

Susan Prentice

ProfessorUniversity of Manitoba

Professor Prentice's primary specialization is contemporary and historical childcare policy and advocacy

Dr Jo Michell

Associate Professor of EconomicsUWE Bristol

He is a macroeconomist - reviewing patterns and cycles of national and international financial performance data.

Dong Chen, Ph.D.

Professor of International Business, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Diane Turnshek

Special LecturerCarnegie Mellon University

Diane Turnshek has spent her career studying astronomy and is one of the foremost experts on light pollution.

Tom Tresser

Co-FounderThe CivicLab

Creativity champion. Civic educator. Public defender.