students Experts

Don Thushara Galbadage

Associate ProfessorTexas Christian University

Dr. Galbadage investigates innovative therapeutic methods to target multidrug resistant pathogens.

Jill Perry-Smith

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Bruce Gehrig

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Bruce Gehrig has served for more than 16 years in academia and 15 years in the public, private and international sectors.

Lynne Segall

Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management; Associate Dean, Management Practice InitiativesEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Wingyan Chung

Professor, Kneedler Distinguished Professor of CISWestern Carolina University

Wingyan Chung is an information systems scholar with expertise in business analytics, information systems and human-computer interaction.

Amy Murphy-Nugen

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Amy Murphy-Nugen has more than 20 years of social work practice and policy experience in housing, community building and engagement.

Peihua Qiu

Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

Peihua Qui studies design and data analysis, including decision-making problems like disease surveillance and environment monitoring.

Katerina Zacharia

Professor of ClassicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Vanessa Díaz

Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Christopher Westley, Ph.D.

Expert in regional economic trendsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Dr. Westley studies and researches the economics of the free society.