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Lindsay Distefano, Ph.D

Professor, Department of Kinesiology, and Associate Vice President for Research DevelopmentUniversity of Connecticut

Lindsay DiStefano works to promote safe physical activity in children through physical literacy development and sport-injury prevention.

ACLYouth AthletesInjury PreventionMotor DevelopmentPhysical Literacy
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Deborah Cohen

Senior Natural ScientistRAND Corporation

Senior Natural Scientist at RAND Corporation and Professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School

FoodObesityPublic HealthDietExercise
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Verena Seufert

Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of British Columbia, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability

Scientist interested in all things food and nature. Studying how we can do agriculture better.

Sustainabilityorganic agricultureSustainable AgricultureBiodiversityClimate Change
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Daniel Cornfield

Professor of SociologyVanderbilt University

Expert in the American labor movement, the creative class, and work and occupation issues generally.

Labor & EmploymentCreative ClassUnionizationLabor UnionsMusicians
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Jun Yao

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jun Yao has made international news for his discovery of how to create power from the humidity in air.

Synthesis of NanomaterialsGreen ElectronicsNanoelectronic Devices and SensorsBioelectronic Interfaces and Wearable DevicesElectricity from Air
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Robert Mikos

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.

Hemp LawSanctuary CitiesOpioid AbuseMarijuana legalizationMarijuana Law and Policy
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Robert M. DeConto

Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and SustainabilityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.

Ice Sheets and Sea LevelAntarcticaGlaciologyClimatologyEarth System Modeling
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Holly Oxhandler, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Associate Professor, Diana R. Garland School of Social WorkBaylor University

Social work expert in the ethical integration of clients' religion and spirituality in evidence-based mental and behavioral health treatment

Religion and Spirituality in Clinical PracticeMentoring and Professional DevelopmentMental Health
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Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Dr. Isaac Chun-Hai Fung is a digital health expert and an infectious disease epidemiologist.

Digital HealthOutbreak ResponsesEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyEmergency Preparedness
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Liming Cai

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Liming Cai's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of plant-plant and plant-animal interaction.

Parasitic plantsConvergent evolutionGenomicsPlant BiodiversityPlant-animal interaction