Communities Experts

Klaus Ley, MD

Founding DirectorImmunology Center of Georgia

Dr. Ley explores how T cell immunity drives atherosclerosis.

T lymphocytesImmunologyVaccinesatherosclerosisIntegrins

Jeremy Everett, D.Min.

Founder and Executive Director, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and PovertyBaylor University

National voice on scalable solutions to end hunger through partnerships, research, innovative models & collaboration

Hunger PolicyFood InsecurityCommunity Organizing

Fernando Guerra

Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o Latina/o StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Public OpinionCalifornia PoliticsLos Angeles PoliticsLocal Governance Reform

Trevor Zink, Ph.D.

Professor of Management and Sustainability, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Corporate Social ResponsibilityLife Cycle AssessmentEnvironmental Impacts of RecyclingSustainability

James Waller, Ph.D.

Gladstein Family Distinguished Chair in Human Rights; Professor of Literatures, Cultures & LanguagesUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Waller is an expert in Holocaust and genocide studies, perpetrator behavior, and genocide awareness and prevention

Social PsychologyGenocide and Genocide PreventionHuman RightsGenocide StudiesHolocaust Studies

Casey Call

Associate Director of the KPICD and Associate Professor of Professional PracticeTexas Christian University

Dr. Casey Call is the Assistant Director at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development

Therapeutic Family CampsTrauma-Informed Classrooms & SchoolsCaregiver & Child AttachmentDevelopmental Trauma & InterventionTrust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®)

Bridge Zhao

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Develops human-centered AI for safer, more sustainable mobility—from human behavior to intelligent vehicles and transportation networks.

Digital Twins for TransportationTrustworthy and Explainable AIIntelligent transportation systemsAdvanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)Connected and Automated Vehicles