texas Experts

Rick Relyea

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Patrick Payne

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Patrick Payne's teaching interests include risk management and insurance, estate planning, or any other field within financial planning.

Jennifer Longnion

Management LecturerLoyola Marymount University

Brett Crawford

Associate Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Brett Crawford has presented lectures and workshops on marketing, audience engagement, audience development, business models and methods.

Cleotilde Gonzalez

Professor of Social & Decision SciencesCarnegie Mellon University

Cleotilde Gonzalez studies human decision making in dynamic environments and how humans interact with technology.

Rebecca Dority

Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Didactic Program in Dietetics DirectorTexas Christian University

Rebecca Dority expertise lies in food science, human nutrition, diabetes and clinical dietetics.

Timothy Johnson

Outreach CoordinatorThe Mentoring Center of Central Ohio

Energetic, engaging speaker, passionate about serving youth and helping people reach their full potential

Linda Copel, PhD

Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Linda Copel, PhD, RN, CNS, BC, CNE, NCC, FAPA, has experience providing counseling in situations of familial and domestic violence.

Allison Alford, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Business CommunicationBaylor University

Interpersonal & business communications expert who studies the roles of daughters & mothers in the family structure

Erasmus Kersting, PhD

Professor and Department Chair, EconomicsVillanova University

Erasmus Kersting, PhD, is an expert on monetary policy, inflation and economic policy.