research Experts

Jerusha Conner, PhD

Professor of Education; Program Coordinator, Graduate Education | Department of Education and CounselingVillanova University

Jerusha Conner, PhD, is an expert on student engagement, student voice, youth activism and education policy.

Chris Umfreville

Deputy Dean Education and Student Experience, College of Business and Social SciencesAston University

Chris Umfreville specialises in corporate insolvency, with a particular interest in corporate rescue, including pre-packs and CVAs.

Gene Hoyt, M.S.

Expert in mobile applications and information systemsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Gene Hoyt has managed organizational technology domestically and internationally.

Grace Pownall

Professor Emerita of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Nick Drydakis

Director of the Centre for Pluralist Economics (CPE)Anglia Ruskin University

Nick is spokesperson at the IZA World of Labor for areas such as inequality, poverty & discrimination.

Ivan Lee

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.

M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Ph.D., MCHES, FAAHB

ProfessorBaylor University

Avid researcher who promotes health and access to opportunities for healthy living through an active living lens.

Elliott Silverstein

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Eric Magnuson

Associate Professor of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Charles Vance, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University