research Experts

Ignacio Higareda

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Anthony G. Alessi, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology and OrthopaedicsUniversity of Connecticut

Focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in athletes from youth leagues to professional sports.

Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Schwenk studies the functional morphology and evolution of lizards and snakes.

Claire Cupples

Dean of Science and Professor of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Faculty of ScienceSimon Fraser University

Dr. Cupples has worked as a scientist, faculty member and administrator in three Canadian comprehensive universities since 1989.

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of EducationCarnegie Mellon University

George Kantor has been developing robotic technologies to address problems in agriculture and scientific exploration for 15 years.

Polina Durneva, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Tara Trammell

Associate Professor, Urban ForestryUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Trammell studies how biophysical and sociological factors affect urban ecosystem structure and function.

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Martine Hackett

Associate Professor of Population HealthHofstra University

Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.

Elaine Power

Associate Professor School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, Queen's University

Teaches social determinants of health. Researches food insecurity. Advocates for basic income. Dreams of the day when food banks can close.