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Anand Rao

Distinguished Service Professor and Program HeadCarnegie Mellon University

Anand Rao focuses on research, innovation, applications, business and societal adoption of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Julie Johnson-Busbin

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Julie Johnson-Busbin began her career in business-to-business selling as an account consultant with AT&T.

Lorenzo Valdevit

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing InnovationUC Irvine

Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing

Lauren Fournier

Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, ResearcherMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Stacey Havlik, PhD

Associate Professor of Education & Counseling | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Stacey Havlik, PhD, is an expert in school counseling, homeless children and youths and first-generation college students.

Katherine Kahl

Extension Assistant Professor and Director of the UMass Amherst Gloucester Marine StationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."

Toby S. Daly-Engel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Daly-Engel's research uses genomics, field ecology and modelling to study shark populations.

Amanda Paluch

Assistant Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Amanda Paluch is a physical activity epidemiologist and kinesiologist with a focus on advancing the measurement of physical activity.

Brian D. Avery

Senior LecturerUniversity of Florida

Brian D. Avery is a professor and expert in safety management, amusement operations, event execution, and education.