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ProfessorAugusta University

Dr. Simon Medcalfe is an economist with an emphasis on sports economics, social determinants of health, and the local economy.

Community and Economic DevelopmentSocial Determinants of HealthSports Economics

Professor EmeritusFlorida Gulf Coast University

Darren Rumbold is an expert in environmental toxicology and mercury in estuarine and coastal systems.

Marine EcologyEcological Risk AssessmentMercury Biogeochemistry and BiomagnificationEnvironmental ToxicologyWater Quality

Chair and Professor of PhysicsLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Quantum FoundationsPhysicsTheoretical CosmologyParticle PhysicsTheories of Gravitation

Research Scientist / EngineerMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Bruce Mehler’s research interests are in driver monitoring, attention support, and adaptation to new technologies and user interfaces.

Non-invasive Physiological MonitoringHuman Factors ResearchConcept IntegrationStress Assessment

Fred & Edith Hale Endowed Chair for School LeadershipBaylor University

Research focuses on school improvement, including sustainable green schools and districts; digital principals and collaborative leadership.

Principal PreparationSchool LeadershipSchool SustainabilityGreen SchoolsSchool Improvement

Professor of Political Science and International AffairsUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Lester is an expert in church and state issues, especially controversies surrounding teaching religion in schools.

American Constitutional LawChurch and State IssuesTeaching Religion in SchoolsMinority Religious GroupsPolitical Philosophy

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyCarleton University

Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements

Youth CulturesCitizenship DemocracySocial Inclusion and ExclusionGlobalization and Neoliberalism

Distinguished Professor, Environmental Science and Public Health; Director of Environmental Health ScienceBaylor University

Leading interdisciplinary expert water quality, environmental contaminants & sustainability issues in rapidly urbanizing areas

Environmental Health, Risk & ContaminantsUrbanization & SustainabilityWater Quality and Water Reuse

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Carlos De la Torre is an expert in Latin American populism from a global perspective and in racism and citizenship in the Americas.

AuthoritarianismLatin American StudiesGlobal PopulismDemocratizationRacism and Citizenship in the Americas

Associate Chair and Professor, International Relations and Comparative PoliticsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Ba researches US-China-Southeast Asia relations; institutional cooperation/competition in Asia; and regionalism.

International Relations of East and Southeast AsiaASEANSoutheast Asian PoliticsChinese Foreign Policy & RelationsInternational Relations

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