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Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

How to prevent sharing false information onlineLiesFake NewsDevelopmental ScienceCognition
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Norbert Ross

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in child centered anthropology, including children and violence.

Central AmericaCulture and CognitionChildren and ViolenceChild AnthropologyTheatre and Social Science
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Deborah Stienstra

Professor University of Manitoba

author, researcher, advocate, speaker on inclusion, accessibility, gender-based analysis, disability policy, and global development

Disability RightsDisability Access and AdvocateGender analysisWomenInternational Development
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Greg Garrett, Ph.D.

Carole Ann McDaniel Hanks Chair of Literature and Culture, Department of EnglishBaylor University

Theologian & cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film & popular culture, literature, religion & politics

RaceReligionTheologyCultureLiterature
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Naomi Ekas

Department Chair & Professor of PsychologyTexas Christian University

Naomi Ekas is an expert in autistic and non-autistic children's emotional development.

Marital ConflictEmerging AdulthoodParentingEmotion RegulationCaregiver Care for Families with Autism
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Teal Benevides, PhD, OTR/L

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Autism ServicesAutism Research and TreatmentMental Health ResearchServices and SupportAdults With Autism
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Amy Gorin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on long-term weight loss.

Weight Loss MaintenanceBehavioral Weight ManagementObesitySocial Support
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Elizabeth Johnson-Young

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Mary Washington

Elizabeth Johnson-Young is an expert on health communication, especially maternal and family health, and media.

Gender and CommunicationMedia ContentSmall Group CommunicationPublic Communication CampaignsCommunication Research Methods
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Simon DeDeo

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Simon DeDeo is a cognitive scientist who studies the nature of mathematics, how mathematicians think and reason, and how AI is changing it.

Theoretical PhysicsSocial and Decision SciencesArtificial IntelligenceAstrophysicsApplied Mathematics
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Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Connecticut

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

Interpersonal, Family, and Health CommunicationMedically unexplained symptoms Chronic PainMedical GaslightingVoluntary Childlessness