communities Experts

Klaus Ley, MD

Founding DirectorImmunology Center of Georgia

Dr. Ley explores how T cell immunity drives atherosclerosis.

Jodi Forlizzi

Professor and Associate DeanCarnegie Mellon University

Jodi Forlizzi studies impacts of human interaction with AI systems in front-line service industries including healthcare and hospitality.

Amir Hussain

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Sandibel Borges

Associate Professor of Women's and Gender StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Steven Carnovale, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Steven Carnovale is a supply chain strategist specializing in interfirm networks, risk management and global sourcing/production networks.

Brian Byrd

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Brian Byrd's research focuses on domestic mosquito‐borne diseases, specifically La Crosse encephalitis.

James Waller, Ph.D.

Christopher J. Dodd Chair in Human Rights PracticeUniversity of Connecticut

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

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.

Erin Kavanaugh, M.D., FAAFP

Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Physician Executive, Complex Primary Care and Community MedicineChristianaCare

Dr. Erin Kavanaugh is a family medicine residency leader at ChristianaCare.

Fernando Guerra

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

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts