university Experts

Edda L. Fields-Black

Professor of History and Director of The Humanities CenterCarnegie Mellon University

Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.

Matt Quade, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Values-Based Leadership | Director, Center for Christian Leadership and Ethics | Kimberly and Aaron P. Graft Professor in Christian Leadership in Business | Associate Professor of ManagementBaylor University

Christian leadership & ethics expert focusing on ethical and servant leadership, bottom-line mentality & pro-adoption workplace policies

Weisong Shi

Alumni Distinguished Professor and Chair of Computer and Information SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Shi is an internationally renowned expert in edge computing, autonomous driving, and connected health.

Wolfgang Messner

Clinical Professor of International BusinessUniversity of South Carolina

International Business, Marketing, and Management | Management Consulting | Data Analysis

Malik Magdon-Ismail

Professor, Computer ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Learning from data and decision-making in complex data systems

Narasimhan Jegadeesh

Dean's Distinguished Chair of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Kyle Walker

Associate Professor and ChairTexas Christian University

Professor Walker specializes in population geography, cities and suburbs and demographic data visualization

Vanessa Díaz

Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Brooke Flammang

Assistant Professor, Biological SciencesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Flammang specializes in functional morphology, biomechanics, and bioinspired technology of fishes, including sharks and remora.

Vinit Nijhawan

Executive DirectorMassachusetts Technology Transfer Center

Vinit Nijhawan is an expert in conceiving and building technology organizations.