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M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell

M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell

W. K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food, Society and SustainabilityMichigan State University

M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell is a political agroecologist with training in chemical engineering, ecology and evolutionary biology.

Sustainable DevelopmentFood Security PolicyAnti-Hunger EffortsSustainabilityRight to Food
Cynthia Barnett

Cynthia Barnett

Journalist in Residence | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Cynthia Barnett is an environmental journalist who writes about water and climate issues.

Florida EcologyClimate ChangeEnvironmental JournalismSustainability
David Feldman

David Feldman

Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCIUC Irvine

David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.

DroughtSustainable DevelopmentEthics and Environmental DecisionsWater Resources ManagementGlobal climate change policy
Cholani Weebadde

Cholani Weebadde

Assistant Professor - Plant Breeder for International ProgramsMichigan State University

Cholani Weebadde is dedicated to training the next generation of plant breeders as hunger fighters.

Global Food SecurityHungerPlant BreedingClimate Adaptation
Jean Tsao

Jean Tsao

ProfessorMichigan State University

Jean Tsao has more than 20 years of experience studying the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, and its vector, the blacklegged tick

Invasive Species EcologyMedical EntomologyLyme DiseaseDisease EcologyConservation Medicine
Hiba  Baroud

Hiba Baroud

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringVanderbilt University

Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Climate ChangeFlood MitigationNatural DisastersResilience modelingInterdependent Systems Data Analytics
Justina Ray

Justina Ray

President and Senior ScientistWildlife Conservation Society Canada

Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems

Conservation PlanningForested EcosystemsBiodiversityWildlife EcologyWildlife Conservation
Norman Beatty

Norman Beatty

M.D. | Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Norman Beatty studies neglected tropical diseases, such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, cysticercosis and snake envenomation.

BorreliosisEhrlichiosisTick-borne DiseasesSnake EnvenomationLeishmaniasis
Larisa  DeSantis

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.

saber-tooth catsPaleoecologyAncient Australian AnimalsAncient Climate ChangePaleontology
Nathan W. Chan

Nathan W. Chan

Professor of Resource EconomicsUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nathan Chan uses economic methods to examine challenges in environmental management and energy policy

Charitable GivingEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental Public GoodsClimate Change MitigationNonmarket Valuation