University Experts

Senior Vice PresidentFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Steve LaWarre's leadership and passion for botanical excellence help shape Meijer Gardens' stunning landscapes and operational success.

HorticultureLandscapingLandscape DesignLandscape ArchitectureLandscape Management

Chief Operating OfficerChristianaCare

Ric Cuming is responsible for professional practice, standards, research, outcomes and workforce in acute care and home health settings.

Operations ManagementNursing PolicyStrategyLeadershipNursing Procedures

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

A professor of electrical and computer engineering, Javidi also leads the Multidimensional Optical Sensing and Imaging Systems (MOSIS) Lab.

Optics and PhotonicsBiomedical optics/photonics for imagingNanotechnology in optical sensing, imaging, visualization, and display3D Imaging

Professor and Department Chair, EconomicsVillanova University

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

InflationEconomic GrowthInterest RatesMonetary PolicyDevelopment Aid

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Laura Mauldin is a sociologist focused on health and illness; caregiving; and disability, Deaf, and science and technology studies.

SociologyHuman Development and Family SciencesWomen’s Gender and Sexuality StudiesDisability StudiesDeaf Studies

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Schwenk studies the functional morphology and evolution of lizards and snakes.

ReptilesLizardsPhenotypic EvolutionEvolutionary BiologyEcology

Deputy Dean Education and Student Experience, College of Business and Social SciencesAston University

Chris Umfreville specialises in corporate insolvency, with a particular interest in corporate rescue, including pre-packs and CVAs.

Corporate RescueLiquidationInsolvencyAdministrationBusiness Rescue

Professor of Biogeography and Spatial EcologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Bradley's research has a strong focus on invasive plants and climate change.

Invasive Speciesinvasion risk assessmentGlobal Change EcologyInvasion EcologyBiogeography

Professor of History and Public Policy and Director of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science ResearchUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.

Politics of College AthleticsTitle IXTitle IX and SportsPublic Policy and DisabilityPolitics of Sex and Gender

Associate Cooperative Extension EducatorUniversity of Connecticut

Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.

Plastic MulchClimate AdaptationHorticultureAgricultural SciencesBiodegradable Materials

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