public health Experts

Lisa J. Merlo

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Lisa Merlo’s research focuses on mental health, well-being and professional fulfillment among healthcare professionals.

Matt Hitchings

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

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

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D.

Professor-in-Residence of Mathematics, Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial ResearchUniversity of Connecticut

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D. is an expert in applied actuarial research projects such as calculating healthy years left in life.

Julie Levy

Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Julie Levy focuses on shelter animal wellness, feline infectious diseases, spay/neuter and humane cat population control alternatives.

KM (Monirul) Islam, MD/MBBS, MPH, PhD

Professor of EpidemiologyAugusta University

Dr. Islam's research in is infectious diseases and patient-centered outcomes combines epidemiology and medicine.

Scott Siegel, Ph.D, MHCDS

Director of Cancer Control & Population SciencesChristianaCare

Scott Siegel, Ph.D., MHCDS, is a licensed psychologist and the Director of Cancer Control & Population Sciences at ChristianaCare.

Bianca Burini

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Bianca Burini's researches transgenic mosquitoes and genetic control of mosquito-borne diseases using CRISPR/Cas9 and transposable elements.

Roxanne Mykitiuk

Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law SchoolYork University

Roxanne Mykitiuk investigates the legal, ethical and social implications of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies.

Danilo Yanich

Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Yanich's research centers on the media and its intersection with citizenship, public policy and crime, as well as media ownership.

Robert Winsor, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University