university Experts

Deborah A. O'Dell

Professor of BiologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. O'Dell performs research into how bees use magnetic fields to orient themselves.

E. Eric Gable

Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Gable is an expert on museum studies, heritage, and the religion and politics of West Africa and of Outer Island Indonesia.

Rachel Fu

Chair | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rachel Fu can provide expertise on issues and trends related to tourism, from the emergence of space tourism to COVID-19 impacts on travel.

Larisa Cavallari

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Larisa Cavallari's research involves discovery and clinical translation of genetic variants related to drug response.

Beth Vallen, PhD

Professor of Marketing and Business Law | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Beth Vallen, PhD, is an expert on consumer behavior, with a focus on health-related decision making.

Paula de la Cruz-Fernández

ManagerUniversity of Florida

Paula de la Cruz-Fernández is a historian of business and gender and a digital archives and oral history expert.

Joseph G. Dreiss

Professor of ArtUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Dreiss is the founder of the digital media lab.

Ken Hovis

Associate Teaching Professor, Mellon College of Science; Assistant Dean for Educational InitiativesCarnegie Mellon University

Coordinates student success efforts across the college, plans college-wide student events, and help to advise incoming first-year students.

Norm O'Reilly

Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Dr. O’Reilly has expertise in analytics, marketing, sponsorship, social media, sport finance, social marketing, physical activity and more.

Klaas Baks

Professor in the Practice of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School