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Michelle Andrews
Assistant Professor of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Digital Marketing Marketing Strategy Field experiments
Derek Arnold
Senior Instructor, Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Derek Arnold, M.A., researches business and political scandals, as well as the mitigating effects of crisis management and communication.
Communication Business and Political Scandal Crisis Management and Communication Political Communication Conspiracy Theory
Suzanne Bernier, CEM, CBCP, MBCI
Author, Crisis Management Consultant, Instructor, and Speaker · SB Crisis Consulting
Former news anchor & one of the world’s leading emergency management authorities, author of the critically-acclaimed book 'Disaster Heroes'.
Emergency Management Crisis & Emergency Management Crisis and Issues Management Disaster Planning and Recovery Crisis Communications
Dr. Ronald Blanton
Chair of Tropical Medicine, · Tulane University
Dr. Ronald Blanton is a physician-scientist who can speak about the global public health risks of COVID-19 and water-borne disease research.
COVID-19 Monitoring Task Force COVID-19 Community-based antimicrobial resistance Schistosomiasis Parasitic diseases
Jesse Bockstedt
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Behavioral Economics Online Consumer Behavior Electronic Commerce Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity
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
John Davies
Founder and CEO · Davies Public Affairs
One of the nation's most respected communication strategists & an expert on building grassroots public support for controversial issues.
Strategic Communications and Grassroots Programs Building Public Support for Controversial Projects and Issues Crisis Communications Perception Persuasion
Lisa Fazio
Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development · Vanderbilt University
Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.
How to prevent sharing false information online Lies Fake News Developmental Science Cognition
Regardt Ferreira
Director of the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy and Assistant Professor, Editor Traumatology Journal · Tulane University
His main research focus is on disasters, focusing on disaster resilience and complex systems
Coronavirus COVID-19
Charles Figley
Dr. Paul Henry Kurzweg Distinguished Chair and Professor of Disaster Mental Health and Professor of Social Work · Tulane University
Charles Figley is an internationally-known trauma expert, social work professor and head of the Tulane Trauma Institute.
Crisis Counseling Compassion fatigue Disasters and Mental Health Trauma Disasters
Abbe Finn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Expert in school shooting prevention and crisis response · Florida Gulf Coast University
Abbe Finn specializes in school violence and workplace violence prevention.
school shooting prevention and intervention Clinical Mental Health Counseling Suicide Prevention Addictions Crisis Response
Conway Fraser
Founder · Fraser Torosay Inc.
Communications strategist, award-winning former investigative journalist, and bestselling author.
Change Management & Strategic Planning Internal / Employee Communication Crisis and Issues Management Issues Management Reputation Management
Jennifer Gardy
Canada Research Chair in Public Health Genomics | Science Television Host · University of British Columbia | BC Centre for Disease Control | CBC Television
Sequencing DNA to track infectious diseases, and occasionally appearing on your favourite science TV shows
Genomics Bioinformatics Public Health Tuberculosis Science Communication
Maurya Glaude
Professor of Practice · Tulane University
Maurya Glaude is an expert in adolescent mental health, disaster mental health and innovative social work teaching methods.
Disaster Behavioral Health Substance Abuse Adolescent Mental Health
Kelly Goldsmith
Professor of Marketing · Vanderbilt University
Expert in marketing, market research, and consumer behavior focusing on the impact of scarcity and sales on shoppers' mindsets.
Sales Consumer Behavior Market Research Marketing Scarcity
Tonya Hansel
Director of the PhD Program · Tulane University School of Social Work
Hansel is an expert in disaster mental health and trauma services.
Research and Statistics Disaster Mental Health Trauma
Chuck Hodges
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Charles Hodges's research is focused on learner motivation, online teaching & learning, self-efficacy, self-regulation, & emerging tech
Teacher Professional Development Instructional Technology Online Teaching Instructional Design Technology Enhanced Learning
James "Mac" Hyman
Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Professor in Mathematics · Tulane University
James "Mac" Hyman works to build a solid mathematical foundation for difference approximations to partial differential equations
Coronavirus Epidemics Life Sciences Statistical Modeling Disease Management
Caroline Kealey
Founder and Principal · Ingenium Communications
An internationally-recognized expert speaker and trainer in strategic communications and evaluation. Fluently bilingual in English & French
Communications Strategy Strategic Planning Change Management Internal Communications Training Social Media Communications
Joel Levesque, APR, FCPRS
Principal · Public Affairs Counsel
Independent public-affairs counsellor specializing in strategic communications and government-relations management
Strategic Communications Communications Training Crisis Communications Media Relations Government Relations
Jeff Levin, Ph.D.
University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health · Baylor University
Dr. Levin’s current research and writing are focused on the historical and contemporary intersections of faith and medicine.
Coronavirus Social and Epidemiologic Research on Judaism and Population health Theories of Healing and the Work of Healers Role of Faith-Based Initiatives in Public Health and Healthcare Policy Religion and Health
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
Cynthia Martinez
Director, Global Corporate Communications · Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Director, Global Corporate Communications at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Corporate Communications Crisis Communications Crisis Management
Jonathan M. Metzl
Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University
World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.
Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare
Jeffrey Morosoff
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations, Chair
Public Relations Crisis Communication Reputation Management Community & Government Relations Public relations campaigns
Stephen Murphy
Assistant professor of environmental health sciences · Tulane University
Murphy is an expert in disaster resilience, public health emergency preparedness and addressing environmental threats such as COVID-19.
COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Development and translation of effective disaster policy into practice Public health emergency preparedness Disaster resilience Impact of cumulative environmental health threats, disasters, and health disparities
Gregg Murray, PhD
Professor of Political Science · Augusta University
Murray's research focuses on political behavior and psychology with specific interests in voter mobilization.
Government Responses to COVID-19 Public Policy Research Methods Political Behavior Voting
Marlene Neill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Journalism, Public Relations and New Media · Baylor University
Professor Neill's research interests include internal communication, public relations management and ethics
Internal / Employee Communication Integrated Communication Advertising Management Public Relations Management Public Relations Ethics
Holly Oxhandler, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Associate Professor, Diana R. Garland School of Social Work · Baylor University
Oxhandler studies how to ethically & effectively assess and discuss clients’ religion/spirituality within health and mental health treatment
Religion and Social Work Religion and Spirituality in Clinical Practice Evidence-Based Practice Process Scale Development Mental Health (primarily Anxiety and Depression)
Jill Perry-Smith
Professor of Organization & Management; Academic Director, The Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Creativity and Innovation Informal Social Networks Work-Life Initiatives
Narda Quigley, PhD
Mahoney Family Endowed Professorship in Business; Professor of Management | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Narda Quigley, PhD, is an expert in leadership, organizational behavior and teams.
Business Team Leadership Organizational Behavior Leadership Teams
Bob Ramsay
President · Ramsay Inc
Helping clients think differently about what they want to show and tell the world.
Marketing Communications Corporate Communications Brand Development Social Media Marketing Integrated Marketing
James Roberts, Ph.D.
Director, Centre for Nonprofit Leadership and Service, Professor - Marketing · Baylor University
Expert on consumer behavior, human-computer interaction, compulsive buying, and effects of consumerism & technology on individual happiness.
Consumer Psychology Consumer Behavior Marketing Consumer Culture Materialism
Tomeka Robinson
Senior Associate Dean, Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric · Hofstra University
Dr. Robinson is an expert on effective public debate as well as health communication. She directs Hofstra's award-winning forensics team.
Public/Social Advocacy Rhetoric Health Communications Argumentation and Debate Intercultural Communication
Todd Robson
Strategic Communications Consultant
A former journalist and award winning marketer - Todd can provide witty and intelligent perspective on a wide variety of current topics.
Business Plan Writing Journalism Marketing and Advertising Strategic Communications Crisis Communications
Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Rutledge focuses on identifying human motivations, behavioral triggers & instinctive drives to inform messaging & data strategies
Trust in Information Applied Narrative Persuasive Messaging Positive Psychology Applied to Media Qualitative Research and Analysis
Leia Saltzman
Assistant professor of social work · Tulane University
Leia Saltzman is an expert on trauma associated with community violence and mass disaster.
Trauma Posttraumatic growth Mass disaster COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Community Resilience
David Meerman Scott
Marketing Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author
Leading Social Media and Marketing Speaker for Companies and at Conferences Worldwide
Marketing Leadership Social Media Public Relations Newsjacking
Eileen M. Sheil, MPA
Executive Director, Corporate Communications · Cleveland Clinic
From working with the media and communicating with transparency, to crisis communications, learn why communication cannot be underestimated
Communication Strategy Working With the Media Communication Ethics Crisis Communications Organizational Transparency
David Sikora
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
David Sikora is an expert in human resource management and employee management.
Organizational Behavior Human Resource Management Employee Management
Bryan Strawser
Principal Consultant & CEO · Bryghtpath LLC
Experienced dynamic speaker & trainer. A leading expert on organizational resiliency, crisis management, & business continuity.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Crisis & Emergency Management Enterprise Risk Management Crisis Communications Crisis and Issues Management
David J. Thomas, Ph.D., LMHC
Expert in policing in America · Florida Gulf Coast University
David Thomas is a veteran police officer specializing in mental health, police and minority relations, active shooters and mass casualties.
Psychology of School Shooters Law Enforcement Mental Health Policing in America Police Psychology Use of Force by Police
Jeff Tysinger
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Jeffrey Tysinger is a Professor at Georgia Southern University, working in the Department of Leadership, Technology & Human Development.
School Psychology Consultation School Psychology Counseling Interventions
Kevin Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair · Florida Atlantic University
Kevin Wagner's research and teaching interests include judicial politics, political behavior and legislative behavior
Florida Politics Politics in Film and Fiction Research Methods Public Opinion and American Politics Political Party and Interest Groups