r Experts

Huaxia Rui

Professor, Xerox Chair of Computer and Information SystemsUniversity of Rochester

Huaxia Rui conducts research on topics related to social media, health IT, and optimal contract design.

Karen Hamberg

Vice President, StrategyWestport Fuel Systems

Clean-technology and clean transportation executive

Miriam N. Liss

Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Liss is internationally known expert on parenting and work-family balance issues.

Emily Bianchi

Associate Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Kara Dixon Vuic

LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in 20th-Century AmericaTexas Christian University

Prof. Vuic writes about women, gender, and the US military.

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.

Melissa Garno

Professor and Associate ChairGeorgia Southern University

Melissa Garno is an expert in mental health nursing and nursing education.

Susan Tsu

Bessie F Anathan Professor of Design & University ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

As a costume designer, Tsu has spent a lifetime examining the human condition and the semiotics of what others don.

Ken Ryalls

PresidentIDEA

Ken Ryalls is dedicated to the improvement of learning in higher education through research, assessment, and professional development

Kelli R. Brown

ChancellorWestern Carolina University

Kelli R. Brown is the chancellor of Western Carolina University, serving more than 11,000 students with a wide range of bachelor’s degrees.