Bernadette Boden-Albala
Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health · UC Irvine
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.
Stroke and heart disease prevention Public Health Infectious Diseases COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Sara Mednick
Professor of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine
Sara Mednick is an expert in memory consolidation, sleep, aging and brain stimulation and author of “The Power of the Downstate.”
Memory Consolidation Aging Sleep Pharmacology Cognitive Science
John Tate
Member · Stites & Harbison PLLC
Provocative and entertaining speaker, with skills honed in the courtroom and the classroom, knowledgeable on all aspects of civil litigation
Science in the Courtroom Product Safety Persuasive Communication
Dr Maria Chli
Reader, Computer Science · Aston University
Dr Chli's work is in the area of artificial intelligence, particularly in applying machine learning techniques.
Agent-Based Computing Deep Learning Architectures Machine Learning Techniques Probabilistic Modeling Smart Cities
David Feldman
Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI · UC Irvine
David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.
Drought Sustainable Development Ethics and Environmental Decisions Water Resources Management Global climate change policy
Ken Catania
Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.
spatial maps rodents Biological Sciences neural processing mammals
Vincent Olivieri
Professor of Sound Design · UC Irvine
Vincent Olivieri has designed sound and composed music for theatrical productions around the world.
Composition Sound Design Theatre
Tara Alvarez
Professor and Director, Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Alvarez conducts neuroscience research for helping patients recover their vision and for diagnosing other visual diseases.
Vision Therapy Virtual Reality Vision Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering
Robert J. Sawyer
Science Fiction Writer · SFWRITER.COM Inc.
"Canada's foremost futurist" -- CBC Radio
Heidi Jo Newberg
Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Studies the formation and structure of the Milky Way and other galaxies
Physics Color Selection of QSOs Supernova Phenomenology Astronomy Galaxy Photometry
Frederick Steier, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Cybernetics researcher
Cybernetics Constructionist Research Methodologies Relationships Between Information Technologies, Organizational and Inter-Organizational Communication Work Teams and Communication Processes
Katherine Stewart
Author and Journalist · The Good News Club
Seasoned speaker with expertise in religion, policy, education, and politics.
Anti-Lgbt Bullying Subverting the Teaching of Science and Evolution Controversies Over Sex Education Religion and Student Athletics Peer Evangelism Initiatives
Dr Verity Jones
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education and Childhood · UWE Bristol
Her area of interest is developing young people’s education on sustainability.
Public Engagement Eco-fashion Sustainability Education Natural Food Sources Edible Insects
James Konow
Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Economics and Ethics Behavioural Economics Experimental Economics Public Economics Economics of happiness
Heather Walsh-Haney, Ph.D.
Expert in forensic studies and human rights · Florida Gulf Coast University
Heather Walsh-Haney teaches forensic science and regularly assists law enforcement finding and studying remains in Florida
Ground-penetrating radar Trauma Analysis Witness Testimony Child Abuse Forensics
Tanya Wright
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Curriculum and instruction in language and literacy during the early childhood and elementary years
Instruction Early Language and Literacy Oral Language Vocabulary Literacy in Young Children
Heather Farley, M.D., MHCDS, FACEP
Chief Wellness Officer · ChristianaCare
Dr. Farley, an emergency physician by training, is one of the nation's foremost experts on healthcare worker wellbeing
Change Management Wellbeing at Work Culture of Wellbeing Flourishing Burnout
M. Ehsan Hoque
Asaro Biggar Family Fellow in Data Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, and Interim Director, Goergen Institute for Data Science · University of Rochester
M. Ehsan Hoque is designing and implementing new algorithms to sense subtle human nonverbal behavior
Data Science Human Nonverbal Behavior Interactive Machine Learning Human-Computer Interaction Computer Vision
Eric Eskey
Managing Director · Strategyn
Eric Eskey is a Principal of Strategyn and a Practitioner of Outcome-Driven Innovation (ODI).
Entrepreneurship Developing Strategy Leading Change Business Model Innovation Innovation Strategy
Chuck Hodges
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Charles Hodges's research is focused on learner motivation, online teaching & learning, self-efficacy, self-regulation, & emerging tech
Teacher Professional Development Instructional Technology Online Teaching Instructional Design Technology Enhanced Learning