pandemic Experts

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.

Olivia Bullock

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Olivia Bullock studies how gaps between experts' beliefs and the public's beliefs can be closed with effective messaging interventions.

Nicholas J. Petrelli, M.D.

Director, Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research InstituteChristianaCare

Nicholas J. Petrelli is a nationally recognized expert on cancer.

Julie Ancis

Professor, InformaticsNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Dr. Julie Ancis explores cyberpsychology, the relationship between technology and human behavior, diversity and gender.

James Druckman

Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Druckman is an expert in American political behavior and survey methodology.

Valerie Karplus

Professor and Associate Director of the Scott InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.

Susan Smith, Ph.D, RN

Director, Technology and ResearchChristianaCare

Susan Smith is a nurse scientist with experience conducting clinical research using various forms of digital health technology.

Jesse Rhodes

Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the UMass PollUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jesse Rhodes is a leading expert in social policy, voting rights, inequality, and political behavior.

Michael Dennin

Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning; Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of PhysicsUC Irvine

Prof. Dennin is leading the evolution of teaching and learning on the college campus, and he is a top communicator of all issues of physics.

Anatoly Zhuplev, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University