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Parrish Waters

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Parrish Waters’ areas of expertise include neuroscience, physiology, hormone axis function, stress physiology and sensory perception.

NeuroscienceScientific WritingMolecular BiologyStress PhysiologyHuman Physiology
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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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Huajin Wang

Senior LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University

Huajin Wang leads innovative initiatives that help to create a culture change towards a more open and reproducible research landscape.

Data CollaborationOpen ScienceBiomedical DataAI-Readiness of Research Data
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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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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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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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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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Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.

Food PantriesSchool FoodSNAPSchool Food OptionsNutrition
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Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Senior Director, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence; Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Organizational SociologyBusiness and SocietySocial EnterprisePhilanthropy and Non-ProfitsClimate Change