virginia Experts

Jennifer Sughrue, Ph.D.

Professor & Interim Chair Dept. of Leadership, Counseling, and Human DevelopmentFlorida Gulf Coast University

Expert in education law, leadership and human development

T. Clifton Green

John W. McIntyre Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Carl Elks, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Elks' career focuses on maturing and advancing the state of the art in the areas of safety assessment and fault tolerance.

Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Thea Pepperl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Thea Pepperl's research and expertise focuses on the analysis and design of decision tools for the coordination of care of older adults.

Lisa Kratz Thomas

Speaker, Author, Radio Talk Show HostLisa Kratz Thomas

"From the Crack House to the State House" Using the Adversity in my life to bring out the best your life"

Mara Scanlon

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Professor of English, Department of English, Linguistics and Communication

Jerry Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of SociologyBaylor University

Expert on the sociological study of religion, race, identity, culture & civic participation, with a focus on Asian-American religiosity.

Rip Gerber

Best-Selling Author, Musician and InnovationsistSecret Equations, LLC

Founder, CEO, and Chief Location Officer

Meredith Carroll, Ph.D.

Professor | College of AeronauticsFlorida Tech

Dr. Carroll's research focuses on decision-making in complex systems, human-machine teaming, performance assessment and adaptive training.