Producing Experts

Brian Snyder

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Snyder is an ecologist with interests in human-environmental systems, especially energy and the evolution of sustainability.

Shekhar Garde

Dean, School of Engineering & Elaine S. and Jack S. Parker Professor, EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leads the largest of the five schools at Rensselaer and conducts research in statistical mechanical theory and molecular modeling

Marc Pitre

Assistant Professor of ProductionLoyola Marymount University

Award-winning filmmaker and production professor specializing in ethical production practices and collaborative filmmaking.

Jeffrey LeJeune

Professor I Department of Veterinary Preventive MedicineThe Ohio State University

Jeffrey T. LeJeune is an internationally recognized expert in food safety and bacterial diseases transmitted between animals and people.

Nilanjana Buju Dasgupta

Provost Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Institute of Diversity SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nilanjana "Buju" Dasgupta studies how implicit or unconscious bias influences people’s first impressions and behavior toward others.

Laura Terruso

Assistant Professor, ScreenwritingLoyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Vu Nguyen

Co-director of Carnegie Mellon Robotics AcademyCarnegie Mellon University

Kelly Younger

Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty of Theatre ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Charles Freeman

Professor, Department Chair of Fashion Merchandising & Director of Research and Creative Scholarship InitiativesTexas Christian University

Dr. Freeman is an expert on athlete equipment, advanced textiles, wearable sensors, and the commercialization of university research.

Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of AnthropologyFlorida Atlantic University

Kate Detwiler's research focus is on the evolution and conservation of African forest monkeys.