play Experts

Aileen Anderson

Vice Chancellor of ResearchUC Irvine

Aileen Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, and research administration.

Carol Friedland

Director of LaHouse Research & Education Center and ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Friedland bridges research and real-world solutions for Louisiana homes.

Jeanette Andrade

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jeanette Andrade has a long-term goal to create nutrition education tools to improve renal outcomes and delay the initiation of dialysis.

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Dean, Mellon College of ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

Barb Shinn-Cunningham studies auditory neuroscience and hearing loss; as dean, she speaks on how AI and collaboration advance science today.

Michael A. Genovese

Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Ryan Hamilton

Associate Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Carolyn Heinrich

University Distinguished Professor of Leadership, Policy, and OrganizationsVanderbilt University

An expert in k-12 education public policy, economics, healthcare and impact of opioids on families.

Jessica Borelli

Associate Professor of Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Jessie Borelli's research focuses on the links between close relationships and mental health

Gordon Coonfield, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Gordon Coonfield, PhD, has expertise in visual communication, popular culture, philosophy of technology and new media.