Matthew Coles
Professor of Practice · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: colesm@uchastings.edu
Civil Procedure Race, Sex and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Constitutional Law Freedom of speech Jail and Prison Conditions
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence Institute · UConn Health
Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.
Stem Cell Science and Technology Nanotechnology Polymeric Materials Science Tissue Engineering Regenerative Engineering
Sarah Neville
Director · Open Line Communications
A speaker, educator and diversity & inclusion specialist. Sarah helps people bridge difference through powerful, authentic communication.
Diversity and Inclusion Intercultural Communication Presentation Skills Training Leadership Training Communication
Maxine Bryant
Interim Associate Provost, Office of Faculty Development and Diversity · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Maxine Bryant holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Services Degree from Walden University.
Offender Reintegration Motivational Speaking Public Speaking Criminal Justice & Corrections Unaddressed Trauma and Incarceration
Sandra Ka Hon Chu
Director of Research and Advocacy · Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida
Human rights advocate for people living with, affected by and vulnerable to HIV.
Hiv / Aids Prison health Drug Policy Harm Reduction Sex Work and Prostitution Law
Meena Bose
Professor of Political Science, Executive Dean for Public Policy & Public Service Programs · Hofstra University
Dr. Meena Bose is Executive Dean of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs
Presidential Elections Presidential Campaigns Presidential Politics Presidential History
Bethany Lacina
Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Bethany Lacina is an expert in civil and ethnic conflict.
Migration International Relations Territorial Autonomy Civil Conflict Ethnic Conflict
Steve Palmer
Chair · CATAAlliance Public Safety Advisory Board
Steve Palmer is a Life Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Strategic Communications Public Safety Strategy Strategic Planning Security
Charlene Senn
Professor of Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies · University of Windsor
Dr. Charlene Senn's research centres primarily on male violence against women with a focus on sexual violence interventions.
Women's and Gender Studies Violence Against Women Sexual Violence and Campus Interventions Male Violence Against Women Applied Social Psychology
Donna S. Havens, PhD
Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Health systems researcher Donna Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a leader and an advocate for quality nursing education, practice and patient care.
Stress/Burnout of Nurses and Doctors Quality of Patient Care Nursing Practice Health Systems Research Nursing Leadership
Jennifer Lundquist
Professor of Sociology / Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jennifer Lundquist examines the pathways through which racial, ethnic and gender inequalities are perpetuated in institutional settings.
Workplace Inequality Online Dating Behaviors Race and Ethnicity Inequality
Kimberly Fenn
Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of the Sleep and Learning Lab · Michigan State University
An expert on the effect of sleep on learning and memory
Sleep Deprivation and Memory Sleep Deprivation Sleep Sleep and Human Performance Fitness and Memory
Bree Akesson
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work · Wilfrid Laurier University
Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work
Refugee and Human Rights Issues War and Violence Children and Families Social Work Social Work Education
Lisa Briggs
Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster Management · Western Carolina University
Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.
Crime and Deviance Forensic Based Criminology Criminology Missing Persons Scent Detection K9s
Elliott Silverstein
Director, Government Relations, Insurance · CAA Club Group
Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.
Government Relations & Public Affairs Issues Management Legislation Policy Analysis Strategic Advocacy
Josh Clinton
Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University
Polling expert who uses statistical methods to explain political processes. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.
Voters Tennessee politics Polling American Politics Political polls
Nadia Matos
Manager, External Communications · CAA South Central Ontario
Media spokesperson and subject matter expert on winter driving, road trips and travel.
Road Trips Travel and Tourism Winter Driving Strategic Communications
Monder Ram
Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small Business · Aston University
Professor Ram is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media.
Industrial Sociology Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship SMEs in the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship SMEs
Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.
Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction · University of Connecticut
Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.
Teacher Education Sociocultural and Political Contexts of Education Teacher Preparation Racial and Social Justice Educational Equity
Juliet Daniel
Professor of Biology · McMaster University
Dr. Daniel is a Cancer Biologist with expertise in breast cancer, racial disparities in cancer, and diversity issues in higher education.
Cadherin-mediated cell adhesion Cell & Molecular Biology Developmental Biology Kaiso and transcription factors Women in Science and Engineering