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Matt Hitchings

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matt Hitchings researches the effectiveness of interventions against infectious disease, including COVID-19, influenza and dengue virus.

COVID-19Infectious DiseaseInfectious Disease Epidemiology
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Jessica Eldridge

Senior Vice PresidentJ.S. Held LLC

Financial Damages Expert | Cyber & Insurance Risk Industry Lead | Litigation & Business Strategist

Business InterruptionCyberProperty DamageBuilder’s Risk & Soft CostsFee Funds
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Curt Harris, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean of Community and Behavioral Health SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Harris is a disaster health scientist with internationally recognized expertise in public health preparedness and disaster management.

Disaster Health SciencesHealthcare PreparednessDisaster MedicineNuclear PreparednessDisaster Exercises
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Jarrod Goentzel, PhD

Director, MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab | Principal Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Goentzel leads practical research to improve supply chain resilience and mobilize humanitarian response during emergencies.

Humanitarian LogisticsSupply Chain ResilienceSupply Chain Network DesignIndustrialized Housing ConstructionFuel Distribution
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Rebecca Shenkman

Director of the MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Rebecca Shenkman, MPH, RD, LDN, is an expert in nutrition, weight management and using food to help prevent and control disease.

Childhood ObesityDiet and BehaviorsNutrition & Disease PreventionNutrition & Lifestyle ChangesWeight Management
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Lauren Berkow

Professor | Chief | Director | M.D.University of Florida

Dr. Lauren Berkow is an expert on airway management, sustainability, and neuroanesthesia.

Environmental Sustainability in HealthcareNeuroanesthesiaDifficult Airway Management
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Johannes DeYoung

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Johannes DeYoung is an internationally recognized artist and filmmaker who works at the intersection of computational & material processes.

AnimationArtFuture of WorkDesignCinema
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J. Marshall Shepherd

Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and Director, Atmospheric Sciences Program | Associate DeanUGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

A leading International expert on weather and climate frequently called upon by the White House, Congress, and national media.

Hurricane and Tropical StormsClimateWeatherData AnalysisClimate Change
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Patricia Bradley, PhD

Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence; Professor of Nursing | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Patricia K. Bradley, PhD, RN, FAAN is a leading expert in psychiatric mental health nursing and disparities in cancer outcomes.

Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Survivorship Among African American WomenCancer SurvivorshipHealth DisparityPsychosocial Aspects of IllnessPsychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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John Lednicky

Research ProfessorUniversity of Florida

John Lednicky focuses on microbiology and molecular biology, various bacteria, fungi and viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses.

Airborne TransmissionZoonotic DiseasesWest Nile VirusInfectious DiseaseAirborne Disease