community Experts

Eric Kmiec, Ph.D

Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, The Gene Editing InstituteChristianaCare

Dr. Kmiec, a pioneer in the field, has achieved several ground-breaking firsts in CRISPR gene editing.

Dale Jolley

Director, SMARTLabUtah Valley University

Jolley is an expert in neuromarketing

Meca Williams-Johnson

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Meca R. Williams-Johnson's mixed methods research emphasis explores student motivation, emotions, teaching and learning.

Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is a historical archaeologist whose research intersects with Black Studies and history.

Golden Richard III

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Expert in cybersecurity, specializing in malware analysis, reverse engineering, and digital forensics.

Trevor Zink, Ph.D.

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

Anissa Freeman Starnes

Regional Development DirectorConstant Contact, Inc.

Entertaining Educational Marketing Expert - North & South Carolina

Jim Finkelstein

President and CEOFutureSense, LLC

A contrarian who is a stimulating speaker; an expert in people and organization strategy and a "millennial in boomer clothing"

Ning Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Zhang is engineering strategies for the treatment of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and brain stroke

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social WorkWilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work