local Experts

Patricia Bricker

Professor, Jay M. Robinson Distinguished Professor in Educational TechnologiesWestern Carolina University

Patricia Bricker's primary areas of expertise are science education and teacher professional development.

Yanxiao Zhao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director | Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Zhao specializes in wireless networking, Internet of things and cyber security.

C. Nataraj, PhD

Moritz Endowed Professor of Engineered Systems; Director, VCADS Research Center | College of EngineeringVillanova University

C. Nataraj, PhD, is an expert in unmanned vehicles, robotics, and diagnostic healthcare systems.

Bryan Riemann

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Bryan Riemann is an expert in functional joint stability, postural control, and the biomechanics of exercise and therapeutic exercise.

Sharon Mooney

Associate Professor, Film and TV ProductionLoyola Marymount University

Sharon A. Mooney, MFA, Associate Professor in the School of Film and Television teaches post-production at LMU

Heidi Jo Newberg

Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and AstronomyRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Studies the formation and structure of the Milky Way and other galaxies

Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.

Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights and Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.

Christopher Westley, Ph.D.

Expert in regional economic trendsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Dr. Westley studies and researches the economics of the free society.

Christopher McCarty

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Christopher McCarty has expertise in social network analysis with an emphasis on personal networks.

Adriana Lacy

Lecturer of JournalismLoyola Marymount University