risk Experts

Bruce Compas

Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director of Clinical Psychology Training, and Director of Psychology at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterVanderbilt University

An expert on how stress affects the physical and mental health of children and families, and the power of coping and preventative measures.

Brian Hoh

Chair | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Brian Hoh has expertise in cerebrovascular, endovascular and brain tumor neurosurgery.

Paul Cowan

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Paul Cowan's research involves sinonasal inflammatory disease, sinus and brain tumors at the base of the skull and olfaction.

Justina Ray

President and Senior ScientistWildlife Conservation Society Canada

Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems

Robert Twilley

LSU Vice President of Research and Economic DevelopmentLouisiana State University

Dr. Twilley is an internationally renowned researcher in wetland ecology.

Jongyeon Joy Ee

Associate ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Lowell Gustafson, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lowell Gustafson, PhD, is an expert in the politics, political structure and cultural heritage of Latin America.

Thomas Smith

Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Katy Serafin

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Katy Serafin researches extreme sea levels, coastal flooding and erosion hazards.

Gina Jarman Hill

Professor & Department ChairTexas Christian University

Dr. Hill's interests include food security, sustainability, urban agriculture and community nutrition education.