university Experts

Christa Court

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Christa Court is director of the UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program, which focuses on disaster impacts to the state of Florida.

Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Jeff Schneider

Research Professor, Robotics InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Jeff Schneider's work is on ML, AI, Autonomy, robotics, self-driving cars, nuclear fusion, and national defense.

Giacomo Negro

Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Organization & Management and Professor of Sociology (by courtesy); Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Jennie Noll

Professor of Psychology and Executive Director of Mt. Hope Family CenterUniversity of Rochester

Noll is an expert in child maltreatment prevention and child psychology.

Marina Cooley

Assistant Professor in the Practice of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Katherine Whitaker

Associate Professor of AstronomyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kate Whitaker is an observational extragalactic astronomer who studies galaxy formation and evolution at the very edges of the universe.

Mike Langford

Director of AdmissionsWestern Carolina University

Mike Langford is a experienced director of admissions with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.

Francis Beckwith, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies, Affiliate Professor of Political ScienceBaylor University

Nationally recognized philosopher & legal expert in the areas of religion, jurisprudence, politics & ethics

James C. Kaufman, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on creativity and educational psychology.