Edward M. Feasel, PhD
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Economics · Soka University
Professor Feasel is responsible for academic affairs at Soka University.
Foreign Aid Economic Growth Economic outcomes and societal values Foreign aid, international trade and foreign direct investment Orange County Economy
Shane Barter, PhD
Associate Professor of Comparative Politics · Soka University
Professor Barter focuses on Southeast Asian politics, Civilians in war, as well as autonomous areas and conflict resolution
Minorities Separatism Indonesia Conflict Resolution Southeast Asia
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
Stephen Rich
Professor of Microbiology and Director of the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stephen Rich studies zoonotic diseases, with a focus on tick-borne diseases and human malaria. He is the director TickReport.
Vector-Borne Diseases Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases Parasitic diseases Malaria Research Zoonotic Diseases
C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP
Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice · University of Connecticut
Dr. White’s research interests are in drug, dietary supplement, and illicit drug safety, quality, and cost
Diet CBD Drug Costs Dietary Supplements Cardiovascular Drugs
John Barry
Adjunct faculty · Tulane University
John Barry can speak to the coronavirus and how it compares to seasonal and pandemic viruses seen in past years.
Coronavirus Author Historian Pandemic Influenza Policy Making
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
Dr Alexis Paton
Director, Centre for Health and Society · Aston University
Dr Paton examines the impact that society has on health. Her research focuses on how ethics and the social sciences can improve healthcare.
Health Inequalities Health Improvement Sociology of Health Bioethics Medical Ethics
Stephen Farnsworth
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Farnsworth has spent decades researching how media and politics intersect. Check out his website at stephenfarnsworth.net.
American Elections American Government The American Presidency Internet Politics Mass Media and Politics
William Heyborne
Dean of College of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in reptile and amphibian natural history, biological pedagogy, and animal venoms
Ecology and Evolution of Insects and Arachnids Herpetology Entomology Zoology Amphibians
Catherine Price
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Catherine Price studies the neuropsychology of older adults with and without dementia and neuroanatomical changes.
Parkinson's Dementia Brain Imaging Neuroscience and the Brain Cognitive Ageing
Ram Sharma, M.D.
Psychiatrist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Ram Sharma is a psychiatrist with the Behavioral Health Unit at ChristianaCare’s Wilmington Hospital.
Psychiatric Clinical Research Psychopharmacology Psychosis Treatment Resistant Depression Bipolar Disorder
Jayanta Gupta, M.D., Ph.D.
Expert in epidemiology · Florida Gulf Coast University
Jayanta Gupta explores the genetic and environmental risk factors behind chronic health conditions, including allergic and kidney diseases.
Molecular Epidemiology Allergic Diseases Atopic Dermatitis Asthma Chronic Kidney Disease
Sherry Pagoto, Ph.D.
Professor of Allied Health Sciences · University of Connecticut
Leveraging technology for health promotion and disease prevention
Health Behavior Sun Safety Skin Cancer Prevention Digital Health Social Media
Michael Weiner, PhD
Professor and Assistant Dean of Faculty · Soka University
Professor of East Asian History and International Studies, Associate Dean of Faculty and Director of Faculty Research and Development.
Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern and Imperial Japan Japan's Minorities Economic and Social History of Modern Japan
Steve Metraux
Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration; Director Center for Community Research & Service · University of Delaware
Prof. Metraux has over two decades of experience with research and policy work on homelessness, affordable housing and eviction.
Homelessness Housing Affordabiilty Veteran Homelessness Affordable Housing Eviction
Aaron McCright
Professor and Chairperson, College of Social Science/Lyman Briggs College · Michigan State University
Dr. McCright specializes in environmental sociology, sociology of science and technology, and social movements.
Political Polarization Values and Sciences Climate Change Politics Climate Change Climate Change Denial
Deborah Chyun, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean Emeritus · University of Connecticut
Professor Chyun is an expert in the field of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Nursing
Janice Beecher
Director of the Institute of Public Utilities · Michigan State University
Expert in economic regulation and pricing of public utilities.
Academic journal management and research editing Environmental and resource policy and regulation Water industry structure, privatization, and pricing Theory and practice of public utility regulation Regulatory institutions, governance, policy, and ethics
Adam Frank
Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular author · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
US Space Program Space Travel Science and Religion Evolution of Stars and Planets Physics and Astronomy