science Experts

Gordon Patterson, Ph.D.

Professor | School of Arts and CommunicationFlorida Tech

Olivia Bullock

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Olivia Bullock studies how gaps between experts' beliefs and the public's beliefs can be closed with effective messaging interventions.

Professor Sue Backhouse

Professor of Sport Psychology and Behavioural NutritionLeeds Beckett University

Her particular expertise is in athlete welfare, drug use in sport, why athletes dope, what makes athletes vulnerable to doping and more.

Keith Gary

Director of Program DevelopmentKansas City Area Life Sciences Institute

Trained neuroscientist that moved from academia to leveraging regional life sciences assets for economic development.

Deepak Vashishth

Director, Center for Biotechnology & Interdisciplinary Studies & Professor, Biomedical EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Working to redefine the role of a top tier research university

Barbara Frei

Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Natural Resource Sciences McGill University

Conservation biologist, scientific communicator & collaborative researcher. Champion for conservation in a rapidly changing world.

Edie Dullaghan

Head, Target ValidationCentre for Drug Research and Development

Striving for excellence through mentoring people and by fostering creative/critical thinking,

David R. Dorondo

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

David R. Dorondo's research interests include the history of the European cavalry and the military horse.

Miriam Liss

Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Liss is internationally known expert on parenting and work-family balance issues.

David Munn, MD

Director of the Georgia Cancer CenterAugusta University

Dr. David Munn's research is focused on activating the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.