pandemic Experts

Eric Spangenberg

Professor of Marketing and Psychological Science; Academic director for the Center for Global LeadershipUC Irvine

Eric Spangenberg is an expert in consumer behavior, psychology, leadership and statistics.

Laura Olson

Professor and Herman Brown Chair of Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Political scientist studying religion, public opinion, civic engagement and American politics

Sara Jansen Perry, Ph.D.

Professor of ManagementBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert on employee stress & well-being, including the role of remote/hybrid work & leadership

Neil Maher

ProfessorNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Neil Maher studies environmental and political history in the 20th century, urban history and the history of environmental justice.

William Hatcher, PhD, MPA

Chair and Professor in the Department of Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.

J. Andrew Hansen

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Nash Moawad

Professor | ChiefUniversity of Florida

Dr. Nash Moawad is an expert surgeon with clinical interests in endometriosis, hysterectomy, robotic surgery and uterine fibroids.

Jaisy A. Joseph, PhD

Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Jaisy A. Joseph, PhD, is an expert in the study of unity and difference in the global Church, synodality and the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Jed Forman

Assistant Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Andrew Danylchuk

Professor of Fish ConservationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Andrew Danylchuk’s research seeks to understand the factors that influence the life history and ecology of fish and other aquatic organisms.