rural Experts

Roger Thurow

Senior Fellow The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Pulitzer prize finalist with a wealth of experience writing about global food issues, hunger, poverty and international affairs

Julie Brigham-Grette

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.

Ashwini Tiwari Pandey, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Maya Israel

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

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

Jeremy Everett, D.Min.

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

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

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

Loretta Davis, MD

Department Chair and Professor in Medical College of GeorgiaAugusta University

Dr. Davis has clinical interests in cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease, autoimmune skin diseases, and medical dermatology.

Charmion B. Rush

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.

Rebecca L. George

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.

Steven Carnovale, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Steven Carnovale is a supply chain strategist specializing in interfirm networks, risk management and global sourcing/production networks.