Valerie Duffy, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences · University of Connecticut

Professor focused on how variation in taste affects food flavor and food preference, translated to healthier eating to reduce obesity risk.

Community-based Interventions Flavor Smell Nutrition Food Preference

David Owens

Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University

David Owens' research is on motivating learning contexts that promote functional STEM literacy.

Science Education Gameful Learning STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Disciplines Active Learning Socio-Scientific Issues

Mario Murillo

Vice Dean, Professor of Radio, Television, Film, LHSC · Hofstra University

Prof. Murillo has special interest in community-based radio journalism, Latin American studies, citizen's media, and civic engagement.

Radio journalism Human Rights and Policy Latin American Media and Politics U.S./Latin American Policy Latino Culture and History

Shuresh Ghimire, Ph.D.

Associate Cooperative Extension Educator · University of Connecticut

Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.

Plastic Mulch Climate Adaptation Horticulture Agricultural Sciences Biodegradable Materials

Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and Executive Director · University of Connecticut

Mark A. Boyer studies environmental policy and global-local linkages. His research focuses on climate adaptation from global to local.

Simulation and Experimental Methods Climate Change Global-Local Linkages Globalization Environmental Policy

Anoushka Concepcion

Aquaculture Associate Extension Educator · University of Connecticut

Anoushka P. Concepcion is an Assistant Extension Educator focusing on marine aquaculture with the Connecticut Sea Grant Program.

Sugar Kelp Shellfish Veterinary Sciences Fisheries Marine Aquaculture

Deborah Bolnick, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Dr. Bolnick is an expert on genetic ancestry testing and how sociopolitical forces & history shape human genomic diversity.

Native American Genetic Histories Human Biodiversity Genetic Ancestry Testing Anthropology Ancient DNA

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.

Central America Amazon Rainforest Brazil Indigenous Cultures Uncontacted Tribes

Michele Baggio, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Michele Baggio is an expert in environmental and resource economics, ecological economics, and health economics.

Ecological Economics Health Economics Environmental and Resource Economics Applied Microeconomics

Jacqueline Kowalski

Associate Extension Educator · University of Connecticut

Jacqueline Kowalski's specialty areas are urban agriculture, food production, and integrated pest management.

Urban Agriculture Integrated Pest Management Food System Stabilization Horticulture Community Gardens

FRANCOISE BAYLIS

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy · Dalhousie University

Dr. Baylis researches matters related to ethics, health law and policy of assisted human reproduction and novel genetic technologies.

Bioethics Assisted Human Reproduction Genetic Technologies & Ethics Genetics and the Law Policy & Regulation Identity

Gennady Miloshevsky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Miloshevsky researches computational physics with emphasis on effects of plasma, laser and particle beams on materials.

Materials Under Extreme Conditions Radiation- and Plasma-Material Interactions Physics of High Energy Densities Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics Dusty Plasmas

Kimberly Dodd

Director, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory · Michigan State University

Dr. Dodd is an internationally recognized expert in laboratory diagnostics and outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases.

Disease Pathogenesis Vaccine Development Emerging Diseases Laboratory Diagnostics Outbreak Responses

Georgeen Theodore

Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development

Equitable Economic Development Participatory & Dialogic Processes Regional Development Sustainable Building Design Strategic Planning

Lissa Leege

Professor & Center for Sustainability Director · Georgia Southern University

Lissa Leege's research focuses on plant conservation ecology, plant population and community ecology and threats to biodiversity.

Biology of Plants Principles of Biology Environmental Biology Issues in Sustainability

Lance McBrayer

Associate Dean · Georgia Southern University

Lance McBrayer is an expert in organismal ecology

Anatomy Behavior Herpetology

Michelle Cawthorn

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Cawthorn specializes in the ecology and behavior of small mammals such as shrews and small mice

Animal Behavior Herpetology Biology Environmental Biology

Jianguo Liu

University Distinguished Professor in Fisheries and Wildlife · Michigan State University

An expert in conservation ecology and the human impact on the environment and on endangered species

Sustainability Fisheries and Wildlife Biodiversity

Christine Hatch

UMass Extension Professor in Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Christine Hatch is a hydrogeologist who studies the intersection between water resources, ecology and climate change,

Dams and Climate-Induced Storms Rewilding Hydrogeology Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions Climate Change

Martin Gold

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Martin Gold researches the interrelationships among architecture, ecology, culture and resource stewardship at urban and residential scales.

Ecological Planning Environmental Technology in Buildings Sustainable Architecture