Rural Experts

Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Julie Brigham-Grette is an internationally-renowned expert on the Arctic’s climate history and sea-level rise.

Polar Climate‎Arctic ScienceSedimentologyGlaciologyGeological Mapping

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public PolicyUC Irvine

Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.

Global climate change policyEnvironmental PlanningPublic PolicyLegislative RelationsClimate Change

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Maya Israel researches how to support academically diverse learners’ meaningful engagement in computer science education.

Technology IntegrationComputer Science EducationSpecial EducationUniversal Design for Learning

Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special EducationWestern Carolina University

Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.

Teacher DevelopmentSpecial EducationInclusionDisproportionate RepresentationCulture Relevant Pedagogy

Chief Executive OfficerNORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Turnaround StrategiesEntrepreneurshipAcademicResearchCommercialization

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Email: wuf@uchastings.edu | Phone: 415-565-4830 | Office: 390-200

Civic EngagementVolunteer ServiceHigher Education AdministrationAsian American IssuesCivil Rights

Founder and Executive Director, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and PovertyBaylor University

National voice on scalable solutions to end hunger through partnerships, research, innovative models & collaboration

Hunger PolicyFood InsecurityCommunity Organizing

Instructor of Anthropology and Assistant Director of Forensic Anthropology FacilitiesWestern Carolina University

Rebecca L. George focuses on the utility of dental morphology and metrics to estimate population affinity within forensic anthropology.

Forensic AnthropologyDental AnthropologyOsteologySkeletal ProcessingBioarchaeology

Anne Potter Wilson Distinguished Professor of American Religious HistoryVanderbilt University

Expert in the history of religion in the American South.

Religion and philanthropyHistory of religion in the U.S.Religion in the American SouthReligious symbolism in the U.S.

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Turner Goins is a nationally known specialist in American Indian aging issues.

Public HealthAmerican Indian Aging IssuesGerontology

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