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Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D. profile photo

Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.

Food SystemsMarketingIndustrial OrganizationPublic Policy
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Riqiang Yan

Professor and Chair, Department of NeuroscienceUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Yan is an expert in neurodegenerative diseases, specializing in identifying the biological culprits behind Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer's DiseaseMedicineNeuroscience
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Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Problem GamblingDomestic ViolencePhysical PunishmentChild MaltreatmentSociology
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Dominique Braxton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Customer ExperienceDigital MarketingConsumer BehaviorRetail TechnologyConsumer Well-Being
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Beth Vallen, PhD

Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making.

Consumer BehaviorConsumer Goals/MotivationFood MarketingBusinessHealth-Related Decisions
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Steffanie Scott

Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental ManagementUniversity of Waterloo

Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.

Food Agriculture & EnvironmentCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)ChinaFood PolicyLocal Food Systems
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Caitlin Halbert, DO, MS, FACS

Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical ServicesChristianaCare

Dr. Caitlin Halbert is a Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical Services.

Bariatric SurgeryForegut Surgery (hiatal hernia, reflux surgery, achalasia)Clinical ResearchLeadership Education
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Dr Maria Maynard

Reader in Public Health NutritionLeeds Beckett University

Expertise in the health & diets of minority ethnic & migrant communities - exploring nutrition-related inequalities, obesity & diabetes.

CommunitiesObesityNutritionMigrant HealthDiet and Inequality
Linda Pescatello, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA profile photo

Linda Pescatello, Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA

Distinguished Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Pescatello specializes in exercise prescription for health benefit

Blood PressureCardiovascular DiseaseComplementary and Alternative ExerciseExercise GenomicsExercise Prescription
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Lorrie Cranor

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Lorrie Cranor's research focusses on usability and policy issues related to security and privacy.

Engineering and PolicyPrivacyCybersecurity and PrivacyComputer ScienceUsable Security