April Callahan, RDN, LDN
Registered Dietitian · ChristianaCare
April Callahan is a licensed registered dietitian at ChristianaCare.
Food and Nutrition
James Costa
Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station · Western Carolina University
Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.
Charles Darwin Conservation Ecology Insect Behavior Evolutionary Biology
Allison Karpyn
Associate Professor, Education; Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Karpyn can speak to topics such as obesity, food policy and community nutrition.
Farmer’s Markets Supermarket Access Obesity Food Insecurity Public Health
Juan Andrade Laborde
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Juan Andrade Laborde develops sustainable strategies and technologies that can be used to deliver nutrition to vulnerable populations.
Food Aid Micronutrients Internatinal Development Human Nutrition Food Science and Technology
Keith Schneider
Professor · University of Florida
Keith Schneider’s research focuses on food safety and understanding foodborne illnesses.
Food Safety Foodborne Illnesses
Lisa Diewald
Program Manager, MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Lisa K. Diewald, MS, RD, LDN, is an expert in healthy eating and nutrition education programs for children and adults
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Weight Management Nutrition Obesity Prevention Nutrition Counseling
Dr Hannah Bartlett
Reader, Optometry Optometry & Vision Science Research Group (OVSRG) Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing · Aston University
Dr Bartlett's research portfolio is broadly based around the role of nutrition in ocular disease.
Clinical Education Ophthalmic Instrumentation Low Vision Ocular Nutrition Macular Pigment
Lorrie Faith Cranor
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Lorrie Faith Cranor has authored over 150 research papers on online privacy, usable security, and other topics.
Engineering and Policy Privacy Cybersecurity and Privacy Computer Science Usable Security
Raga Bjarnadottir
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Ragnhildur Bjarnadottir is an expert in using health informatics and data science to improve care quality for underserved populations.
Artificial Intelligence Quality of Care Data Science Nursing Informatics Clinical Decision Support
Laura Acosta
Senior Lecturer · University of Florida
Laura Acosta specializes in clinical nutrition care, diagnosing malnutrition and the integration of fitness and nutrition.
Clinical Nutrition Dietetics Fitness Green Tea Malnutrition
Amy Saxe-Custack
Assistant Professor of Public Health · Michigan State University
Dr. Saxe-Custack is a Registered Dietitian and Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
Chronic Diseases Pediatric Nutrition Fresh Foods
Velitchka Kaltcheva, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Retail Environment Impact Marketer-Consumer Relationships Consumer Motivation Consumer Economics Business Administration
Elaine Power
Associate Professor · School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen's University
Teaches social determinants of health. Researches food insecurity. Advocates for basic income. Dreams of the day when food banks can close.
food insecurity food banks feeding the family family food practices Social Determinants of Health
Karl Peace
Professor, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Jiann-Ping College of Public Health · Georgia Southern University
Karl Peace researches biostatistics, clinical trials and drug research and development.
Clinical Trials Pharmaceutical Research Health & Disease Health Sciences Biostatistics
Katherine Gettys
Wellness Educator and Health Coach · NSA
Physician and experienced speaker passionate about nutrition, health and happiness
Nutrition Disease Prevention Well-Being
Dr. Adey Nyamathi
Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine
Dr. Nyamathi conducts studies among vulnerable groups, including homeless, drug-addicted and incarcerated persons and gay/bisexual youth.
Vulnerable Populations Tuberculosis Role of Nursing Hiv/Aids Hepatitis
Timothy J. Williamson
Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Mindfulness Stress and Coping Psychosocial Oncology Clinical Psychology Health Psychology
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.
Food Pantries School Food SNAP School Food Options Nutrition
Alicia Walf
Senior Lecturer, Cognitive Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Neuroscientist with extensive research into body, brain, and mind relationships related to brain health, social cognition and emotions.
Brain Health Emotion Memory Neuroplasticity Well-Being
Douglas Schmidt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Computer Science · Vanderbilt University
Expert in mobile cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, information technology and data privacy.
Computer Science Risk and Reliability Big Data Digital Learning Cyber-Physical Systems