risk Experts

M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor Emeritx of EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.

Michel Boufadel

Distinguished ProfessorNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Michel Boufadel focuses on water, water technology and energy, offering insights into oil spills and other environmental disasters.

Jean Polfus

Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of Manitoba

Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.

Ming Hsu

William Halford Professor | Haas School of Business & Helen Wills Neuroscience InstituteUniversity of California, Berkeley

Leading expert in neuromarketing and the application of biological methods to understand consumer behavior

Melissa Bemiller, PhD

Associate Professor of Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Bemiller's research focuses on violent victimization: homicide, sex crimes, and portrayals of violence in mass media.

Erin Westgate

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Erin Westgate studies boredom, interest, and thinking (...and why it's so hard for so many people).

Pierre Baldi

Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Artificial Intelligence in Science InstituteUC Irvine

Pierre Baldi works at the intersection of biology and computer science with an expertise in artificial intelligence and deep learning.

Ashwini Tiwari Pandey, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Ramzi Salloum

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Ramzi Salloum’s research focuses on the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based practices, especially in cancer prevention.

Zack Hawley

Associate ProfessorTexas Christian University

Zack Hawley studies urban economics, including discrimination in housing markets and what motivates organ donors.