Stephen M. Strader, PhD
Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Stephen Strader, PhD, is an expert on the interaction of climate change, natural hazards, and society.
Wildfires Severe Weather Hazards and Society Natural Hazards Geographic Information Systems
Jacqualine Grant
Associate Professor of Biology / Museum Curator · Southern Utah University
Conservation biologist whose work focuses on green infrastructure and organismal biology.
Genetics Wildlife Conservation Wildfire Restoration Wildfire Water Conservation
David Godwin
Director · University of Florida
David Godwin researches fire ecology, from remote sensing assessments of burn severity to prescribed fire and forest carbon dynamics.
Wildfire Fire Science Fire Ecology Prescribed Fire
Robin Cox
Research Director and Professor · ResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University
Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.
Resilience Higher Education Community Resilience Disaster Psychosocial Response Stress and Coping
Anna Nagurney
Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, Isenberg School of Management · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anna Nagurney studies network systems with applications including congested urban transportation networks, disaster relief and supply chains
War in in Ukraine and supply issues Cold Chain Logistics Supply Chain and Logistics Management Sustainable Supply Chains COVID-19 and supply chains
Michele Goodwin
Chancellor's Professor of Law · UC Irvine
Chancellor's Professor Michele Goodwin is an internationally renowned scholar, advocate, author, social commentator, and strategist
Constitutional Law Bioethics Civil Rights Reproductive Health Family Law
James Randerson
Chancellor's Professor Earth System Science · UC Irvine
James Randerson studies the global carbon cycle using remote sensing and in-situ measurements and different types of models.
Climate-Carbon Cycle Feedbacks Forests Wildfires Climate Plants
Muneeza Sheikh
Partner · Levitt LLP
Muneeza Sheikh practices in the area of labour and employment law
Canadian Politics Diversity Engagement in the Workplace Human Rights in Canada Labour Law in Canada Employment Law in Canada
Scott Wallace
Associate Professor of Journalism · University of Connecticut
Scott Wallace is a bestselling author, photojournalist and educator who covers the environment and vanishing cultures worldwide.
Amazon Rainforest Brazil Indigenous Cultures Uncontacted Tribes Illegal Logging
Thomas Kostigen
Writer · Thomas Kostigen
Climate Risk // NYT Bestselling Author
Journalism Environment Financial Services Weather Climate
Peter Mahler
Vice President – Religious Markets Underwriting · Church Mutual
Peter Mahler can speak to how organizations can best manage top risks, the evolution of houses of worship and catastrophe insurance.
Catastrophic Insurance Underwriting Risk Management Risks Houses of Worship Face Business Insurance Trends Underwriting Insurance
George Busenberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Policy · Soka University
Professor Busenberg focuses on environmental policy
Environmental Policy Environmental Management
Amer Abukhalaf
Research Assistant · University of Florida
Amer Abukhalafa researches disasters and emergency management with a focus on resilience at US institutions of higher education.
Multilingual Communications Hurricane Warnings American Education Natural Disasters Higher Education
Lindsay Levine
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Lindsay Levine is an expert in consumer judgment and decision-making.
Social Cognition Marketing and Sales Consumer Behavior
Richard V. Poirier
President and CEO · Church Mutual
Rich can speak to senior leadership perspectives, top needs of houses of worship today, leading companies through crisis & insurance trends.
Insurance in COVID-19 Insurance Trends Digital Business Executive Leadership Perspectives Diversity and Inclusion
John Sabo
Director · Tulane ByWater Institute; Professor, Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering, Tulane University
Sabo is an expert in river ecology and water resources.
River Food Web Ecology Fisheries Freshwater Sustainability River ecology
Dr Phil Porter
Reader in Geoscience and Geoscience Education · University Alliance
Phil studies the response of glaciers to a warming world. He’s led expeditions to some of the last true wilderness areas on our planet.
Meltwater Global Warming Geoscience Glaciers Ice Sheets
Peter Kochenburger, J.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Insurance LLM Program and Deputy Director of the Insurance Law Center · University of Connecticut
Peter Kochenburger specializes in insurance law and litigation.
Regulation and Litigation International Insurance Regulation Insurance Law and Litigation U.S. Insurance Regulation Consumer Protection
Jesse M. Keenan
Associate Professor · Tulane University School of Architecture
Keenan specializes in real estate, housing, infrastructure and climate change.
Urban and Environmental Planning Climate Finance Mortgage Finance Commercial Real Estate Housing Studies
Bethany Bradley
Professor of Biogeography and Spatial Ecology in the Department of Environmental Conservation · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bethany Bradley studies the interactions between invasive species, land use and climate change.
Invasive Plant Species Invasive Plant Issue Invasion Ecology Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change