Randy Collins
Dean · Western Carolina University
Randy Collins is a distinguished engineer who has long experience combining student work in the classroom and collaboration with industry.
Aviation Student Success Electrical and Computer Engineering
Karla Saldaña Ochoa
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Karla Saldaña Ochoa investigates the interplay of artificial and human intelligence to empower creativity and social good.
AI Architectural Design Data Analysis Disaster Response Human-Centered AI
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor
Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relations · Coventry University
Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.
Diversity Muslim Women Inter-faith relations Religion Islam
Lori Webb
Founder, Speaker & Trainer · International Speaker Collective
Enthusiastic, engaging and knowledgeable speaking professional with five decades of varied experience under her belt.
Experience Design Public Speaking & Presentation Philosophy of Entrepreneurial Spirit Tech for the Technologically Challenged The Abc's of Social Media
Marybeth Shinn
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, Department of Human and Organizational Development · Vanderbilt University
Expert in how to prevent and end homelessness
Affordable Housing Social Exclusion Homelessness Poverty
Robert Mikos
Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.
Hemp Law Sanctuary Cities Opioid Abuse Marijuana legalization Marijuana Law and Policy
Charlie Messina
Professor · University of Florida
Charlie Messina has expertise about crop modeling and plant breeding.
Climate Change Artificial Intelligence Symbolic Artificial Intelligence Plant Breeding Maize
Kathryn L. Humphreys
Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development · Vanderbilt University
A clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health.
tender age detainment centers Infants and Toddlers Orphanages Parent child separations Migrant Youth
Jeff Karp
Professor · Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School
Dr. Jeff Karp is a leading researcher in the fields of drug delivery, medical devices, stem cell therapeutics, and tissue adhesives.
Biomaterials Stem Cell Therapeutics Drug Delivery Medical Devices Biomedical Engineering
Jennifer S. Schiff
Professor · Western Carolina University
Jennifer Schiff's research is in comparative water policy around the globe, with a concentration on policies targeting water scarcity.
International Studies Politics of Ethnic Conflict Model United Nations International Political Economy Global Issues
Ruth Nicole Brown
Professor and the Inaugural Chairperson · Michigan State University
Ruth Nicole Brown is an expert in African American, African studies and Black girlhood, who is focused on community-engaged scholarship.
Political Science African Studies African American Studies Black Girlhood
Matt Schrenk
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Matt Schrenk's research focuses on the diversity, distribution, and activities of microorganisms in the deep subsurface biosphere.
Environmental Sciences Hydrogen
Zico Kolter
Associate Professor and Director of Machine Learning · Carnegie Mellon University
Zico Kolter researches how to make deep learning algorithms more robust, safer, and understand how data impacts how models function.
Elections Large Language Models, Generative AI Neural Networks Deep Learning Machine Learning
Jim Wilde, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Infectious diseases · Augusta University
Jim Wilde focuses on influenza, pandemic, TB, pediatric infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance, MRSA and emergency medicine.
Tuberculosis Emergency Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pandemic Influenza
Frederick W. Gooding, Jr.
Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professor in Humanities · Texas Christian University
Race, Racism and Discrimination in Pop Culture and/or Mainstream Media (e.g., movies, music and sports).
Sports Movies Discrimination Representations of Race Mainstream Media
Simon DeDeo
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Simon DeDeo conducts empirical investigations, and builds mathematical theories, of both historical and contemporary phenomena.
Theoretical Physics Social and Decision Sciences Artificial Intelligence Astrophysics Applied Mathematics
Jennifer Shinall
Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in discrimination, particularly in the areas of gender and disability.
Employer Rights Workplace Rights Gender Discrimination Disability
David Noble, Ph.D.
Director · University of Connecticut
Professor Noble focuses on digital entrepreneurship, higher education innovation, and futurist development
Name, Image, and Likeness Mobility Venture Capital Blockchain Digital Transformation
Paul Kramer
Associate Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert in modern U. S. history, with an emphasis on transnational histories, American social thought and the politics of inequality.
Refugees Immigration U.S. History Foreign Policy