risk Experts

Joshua W. Walker, PhD

President & CEOJapan Society

Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology

Laura Shannonhouse

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Laura Shannonhouse specializes in suicide prevention and intervention, focusing on vulnerable groups like older adults.

Stephen Rich

Professor of Microbiology and Director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC)University of Massachusetts Amherst

Stephen Rich studies zoonotic diseases, with a focus on tick-borne diseases and human malaria. He is the director TickReport.

Stephanie Willerth

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Victoria

Biomedical engineering leader advancing stem cell therapies with biomaterial scaffolds that improve cell survival and drive regeneration.

JungHun Choi

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Southern University

JungHun Choi is an expert in colonoscopy-related medical devices and bioimpedance measurement.

Lawrence Kalbers, Ph.D., CPA

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Harsh Bais

Professor, Plant and Soil SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Bais conducts research in plant signaling – how plants recognize and communicate with one another.

Ramnath K Chellappa

Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management; Academic Director, MS in Business AnalyticsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Cyndy Caravelis

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Cyndy Caravelis's research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, and minorities and crime.

Ruth Barratt, Ph.D.

Professor, Department ChairMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Ruth Barratt's areas of expertise include online learning and development, building high performance teams and business ethics.