Bahar Armaghani

Director and Instructional Associate Professor · University of Florida

Bahar Armaghani is director of the Sustainability and the Built Environment program at the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning.

WELL Sustainability Energy Efficiency LEED Buildings

Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Evacuation Decision-making Companion Animals in Disasters Maternal & Infant Health in Disasters Refugee & Immigrant Well-being Psychological Sense of Community

Karl Ludvigsen

Partner · Ludvigsen Partners

Draws compelling and fascinating lessons from a lifetime in the world car industry.

Vital Need for Customer Care Careers of Great Racing Drivers and Designers Professional Life in the World of Cars

Malik Magdon-Ismail

Professor, Computer Science · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Learning from data and decision-making in complex data systems

Probability and Stochastic Processes Pattern Recognition Machine Learning Big Data Algorithms

Ed Alfke

Founder and CEO · Mentor Inc.

Guardian Angel of Investment! Set off in the right direction with Mentor Inc.'s entrepreneurial startup & early-stage company growth expert

Business Franchising Business Planning Strategic Planning for Business Business Financing Business Management

Dr. Bob Drost

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Robert Drost's research and teaching focus specifically emphasizes Science Communication and Natural Hazard warning.

Tornado Warning Systems Tornados

John Geer

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

National expert in political campaigns, political advertising and public opinion. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.

Opinion Poll Campaign Advertising Polls Tennessee Politics Polling

Angela Marshall

Proprietor · Appearance Management

Image and Impact

Business Manners Personal Image Wardrobe Management Image & Impact Maximising Your Personal Impact

Michel Boufadel

Distinguished Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Michel Boufadel focuses on water, water technology and energy, offering insights into oil spills and other environmental disasters.

Oil Spills Global Warming Sustainability Water Technology Environmental Disasters

Wolfgang Bauer

University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy · Michigan State University

Wolfgang Bauer's research is primarily in renewable energy, sustainability and global warming.

Renewable Power Systems Integration Autonomous Vehicles Digester Renewable Energy Sustainability

Roberta Lexier

Associate Professor, Department of General Education · Mount Royal University

Activist and university professor with a teaching and research focus on social movements, social activism, and social change.

Social Movements Student Movements Feminism Women's Movements Indigenous Movements

Ronald Rash

Professor · Western Carolina University

Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.

Southern Writing Poetry English Appalachia Novelist

Dr Islam Issa

Reader in Literature and History · Birmingham City University

His work has focused primarily on the modern-day reception of Renaissance and Early Modern English literature in global contexts.

Middle East Cultural History Literature Milton Shakespeare Cultural History

Jason von Meding

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Jason von Meding is an expert in how disaster affects people.

Disaster and Public Health Preparedness Natural Disaster Assessment Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Management Sustainability

Michael A. Genovese

Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

American Politics The American Presidency Law and Presidential Power British Politics

Dorit Rubinstein Reiss

Professor of Law, James Edgar Hervey '50 Chair of Litigation · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: reissd@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4844 / Office 324-200

Public Law Public Administration Accountability Law and Politics Tort Law

Ali A. Olomi

Assistant Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Middle East Islam Middle East Comparative Politics History of Science Religious Nationalism

Jonathan Doh, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Advancement and Global Engagement; Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business; Professor, Management & Operations · Villanova University

Jonathan Doh, PhD, is an expert in international business, global leadership and corporate social responsibility.

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Cross-Cultural Management Latin America International Trade International Management

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.

Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy

Tamera Nielsen

Wellness Consultant/Author/Speaker · InView LLC

As a Wellness Consultant for the 40+ professional, particularly men over 50, Tamera helps individuals to attain & maintain optimum wellness.

Wellness in the Workplace Wellness for Road Warriors Successful Career Transition Live Well Despite Disease Career Boot Camp