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Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and InstructionUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.

Teacher EducationSociocultural and Political Contexts of EducationTeacher PreparationRacial and Social JusticeEducational Equity
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Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Technology and Interpersonal ViolenceYouth ViolenceGun Violence PreventionResearch MethodologyChild and Adolescent Development
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Sarah Schaumann, PhD

Postdoctoral AssociateMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Schaumann leverages AI, machine learning, and optimization methods to tackle real-world challenges in logistics.

Last-Mile LogisticsLast-Mile DeliveryMachine LearningOperations ResearchDrone Delivery Systems
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Thomas Powers

Associate Professor, PhilosophyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Powers specializes in ethics in information technology (including AI), ethics in science and engineering and research ethics.

Scientific EthicsBiomedical EthicsEnvironmental EthicsResearch EthicsComputer Ethics
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Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Director, UConn Health Disparities InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. has expertise in health equity and the social determinants of health.

Participatory ResearchHealth DisparitiesHealth EquityCommunity HealthSocial Determinants of Health
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Lauren Herckis

LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University

Lauren Herckis' field research applies anthropological and archaeological methods and theory to analyze human engagement with the world.

Human-Computer InteractionImplementation ScienceFuture of EducationAnthropologyDigital Archaeology
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Sima Salahshor

Strategic Advisor | Life Sciences & HealthTech Program ManagementShiruy, Inc | University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Health Innovation Advisory and Program Design & Management

Oncology and Cancer ResearchPsychedelic MedicineMedical GeneticsBusiness Development & PartnershipsProgram Implementation
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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.

Cancer and Behavioral HealthPopulation Health ResearchBehavioral Health DeterminantsPsychchology Social Health Determinants
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Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

Professor | School of CommunicationThe Ohio State University

Communications expert, focusing on the politics of media

Media SelectionNew MediaPolitical CommunicationHealth communicationNews
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Laura J. Burton, Ph.D.

Department Head, Educational LeadershipUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on management in sports organizations and how gender stereotypes affect women working in athletics.

Gender StereotypesAccess and Success in LeadershipSport ManagementGender Issues in SportLeadership in Sport Organizations