matter Experts

Vu Nguyen

Co-director of Carnegie Mellon Robotics AcademyCarnegie Mellon University

Jarrod O. Miller

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in AgronomyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Miller is interested in how precision ag technologies can make farms more economically and environmentally efficient.

Jonas Mureika

Chair and Professor of PhysicsLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Mark Caleb Smith, Ph.D.

Professor of Political ScienceCedarville University

Dr. Smith is an expert in American politics, campaigns & elections, and constitutional law.

Joan C. Williams

Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings Foundation Chair and Director of the Center for WorkLife LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: williams@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4706 / Office 402-100

Francis Galgano, PhD

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Francis A. Galgano, PhD, specializes in coastal geography and military geography.

Lou Russell

CEO / Queen / Learning FacilitatorRussell Martin & Associates

As a sought-after international speaker to leaders, Lou blends her humorous stories with her engaging on-the-ground experience to customize

Karen Musalo

Professor of Law, International Law Professorship Chair and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee StudiesUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: musalok@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4720 / Office 403-100

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Sophie Lynch

CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Sophie Lynch has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the National Gallery of Canada.