education Experts

Fr. Tom Batsis

Professor EmeritusLoyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Leigh McLean

Associate Research Professor, EducationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. McLean investigates how teachers’ emotions and emotion-related experiences including well-being impact their effectiveness.

David Y. Choi, Ph.D.

Conrad N. Hilton Chair of Entrepreneurship, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Director, Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship

Steven Charlier

Associate ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

An expert in project management & virtual teams on project-based work & how technology influences how we work & lead within organizations

Mahmoud Nourayi, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Howie Choset

Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science in RoboticsCarnegie Mellon University

Howie Choset's groups builds & deploys robots where they matter: from operating rooms and factories to disaster zones & space.

Ganesh Sitaraman

New York Alumni Chancellor's Chair in LawVanderbilt University

Expert in constitutional law, the regulatory state, economic policy, democracy and foreign affairs.

Alexander Schwarzmann, PhD

Dean of the School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

Dean Schwarzmann is a nationally-recognized expert in cybersecurity of voting technology, computer science, and distributed systems.

Dr. Jackie Eldridge

Co-Founder Hearts and Minds Matter and Teacher EducatorHearts and Minds Matter and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Expertise in building safe, nurturing inclusive classrooms for all children through trauma-informed teaching and effective pedagogy.

Curt Harris, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean of Community and Behavioral Health SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Harris is a disaster health scientist with internationally recognized expertise in public health preparedness and disaster management.