nature Experts

Nicole Van Lier

Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Christine Hatch

UMass Extension Professor in Earth, Geographic and Climate SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Christine Hatch is a hydrogeologist who studies the intersection between water resources, ecology and climate change,

Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Master TeacherBaylor University

Top educator/researcher who explores religious organizations and religion's impact on social life, community involvement, politics & work.

Kevin Zollman

Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences and Director, Institute for Complex Social DynamicsCarnegie Mellon University

Kevin Zollman's research focuses on complex social behavior in humans and other animals

Jeffrey Lefstin

Associate Academic Dean and Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: lefstinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4682 / Office 355-200

Jean Polfus

Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Manitoba

Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.

Kyle Davis

Assistant Professor, Geography and Spacial SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Davis' work focuses on food systems, water sustainability, and global environmental change.

David Tewksbury

Lecturer, Media StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Billie Murray, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication; Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Billie Murray, PhD, explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech and on issues of rhetoric and social justice.

Nicola Rohrseitz

AI Leader, Entrepreneur & Deep-Tech ExecutiveDefitech Foundation | GESDA

15+ years in AI, spanning venture creation, product innovation and enterprise transformation, grounded in neuroscience and robotics.