Sports Experts

Matthew Hughey, Ph.D.

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Connecticut

A scholar of racism and racial inequality in identity formation, organizations, media, politics, science, religion, and public advocacy.

Roslyn Bill

50th Anniversary Professor of Biotechnology and Director, AIMEAston University

Professor Bill's research on water flow in the body has revealed how to develop drugs that prevent brain swelling after injury or disease.

Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D.

Motorola ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Taghi Khoshgoftaar researches computer security and intrusion detection systems.

Barry H. Rosen, Ph.D.

Expert in cyanobacteria, harmful algal blooms and blue-green algaeFlorida Gulf Coast University

Barry Rosen studies the nature of freshwater harmful algal blooms and their dynamics.

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Peter Weyand

Professor & Chair of Kinesiology; Director of the Locomotor Performance LabTexas Christian University

Peter Weyand is an internationally renowned biomechanist and physiologist.

Xavier Thompson

Assistant Professor of Sports ScienceLouisiana State University

Dr. Thompson’s research focuses on the identification of risk factors for athletic injuries and improving athletic performance.

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Email: wuf@uchastings.edu | Phone: 415-565-4830 | Office: 390-200

Mike Byers

Vice Chancellor of Administration and FinanceWestern Carolina University

Erika V. Hall

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Faculty Advisor, Business & Society InstituteEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Hall's research focuses on the influence of race, gender, and class-based stereotypes and implicit biases on workplace interactions.