observations Experts

Debanjan (Deb) Mitra, Ph.D.

Professor of MarketingUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Mitra is an expert in innovation and new product management, the customer experience.

Gareth Fraser

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Gareth Fraser's research focuses on the diversity of fishes and how they evolve and develop their unique adaptations.

Kris Kitani

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Nina Stark

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Nina Stark's expertise is in geotechnical storm and flood reconnaissance and mitigation.

Dana E. Veron

Professor, Geography and Spacial Sciences; Co-Director, Gerard J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy HubUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Veron's research interests include climate change impacts, polar and coastal climate and climate change education.

Marie Shanahan

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

David Wagner, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Wagner is an expert in caterpillars, butterflies, moths, insect conservation, global insect decline

Dr Phil Porter

Reader in Geoscience and Geoscience EducationUniversity Alliance

Phil studies the response of glaciers to a warming world. He’s led expeditions to some of the last true wilderness areas on our planet.

Mahmoud Nourayi, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Peihua Qiu

Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

Peihua Qui studies design and data analysis, including decision-making problems like disease surveillance and environment monitoring.