Dionne Nickerson
Assistant Professor of Marketing · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Nickerson's expertise merges marketing with societal concerns, emphasizing environmental + social sustainability in the marketplace.
Sustainability Corporate Social Responsibility Marketing Strategy Brand Strategy Social Sustainability
Derek Dunham
Vice-President, Client Services · Varsity Branding
Derek Dunham brings over 20 years of experience in branding, marketing and communication.
Direct Advertising Social Media Marketing Integrated Marketing Brand Development Creative Direction
David Figlio
Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education · University of Rochester
Figlio is an expert on educational, public, and social policy, including the link between health and education.
Vouchers School Choice Community Engagement Teaching K-12 Education
Holly Brophy-Herb
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · Michigan State University
Early Childhood Development Expert
Obesity Risk Infant Mental Health Parenting Self-regulation and emotion regulation Reflective functioning
Amir AghaKouchak
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering · UC Irvine
Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.
Climate Extremes Climatology Climate Change Flood Drought
Allison Karpyn
Associate Professor, Education; Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Karpyn can speak to topics such as obesity, food policy and community nutrition.
Farmer’s Markets Supermarket Access Obesity Food Insecurity Public Health
Andrea Grottoli
Professor | School of Earth Sciences · The Ohio State University
Climate change expert, specializing in coral responses to climate change and reconstructing oceanographic conditions
Coral Reefs Paleoceanography Biogeochemistry
Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD
Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Dr. McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing
Lead Exposure Climate Change Fracking and Health Immigrant Health Public Health
Paige Marta Skiba
Professor of Law and Professor of Economics · Vanderbilt University
Expert in behavioral economics, including causes and consequences of borrowing on high-interest credit.
Empirical Legal Studies Commercial Law High-interest Credit Banking and Finance Law Applied Microeconomics
Claire Smrekar
Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University
An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.
Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice
Lee Branstetter
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Lee Branstetter's research interests include the economics of technological innovation, and economic growth in East Asia.
East Asia and the Global Economy International Economics Business and Economics Economics Technological Innovation
Christopher (Chris) Hansen, M.F.A.
Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects
Mass Communication Screenwriting Postproduction Film & Video Directing Field Production
James Kendra
Director, Disaster Research Center; Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration · University of Delaware
Prof. Kendra researches emergency planning and crisis management.
Organizational Improvisation and Resilience Emergency Management Technology Disaster Planning Crisis Management Emergency Planning
Mimi Ito
Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine
Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.
Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology
Christina Gipson
Assistant Professor of Sport Management · Georgia Southern University
Christina Gipson researches underserved populations in after school settings, event risk management, body image issues, and fitness programs
Fitness programs Event risk management Underserved populations in after school settings Body image issues
Tarun Chordia
R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Chaired Professor of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Chordia's research interests include empirical asset pricing and market microstructure.
Empirical Asset Pricing Market Microstructure Liquidity High Frequency Trading
Noah Durst
Assistant Professor, Urban & Regional Planning Program · Michigan State University
Expert in urban policy and planning, with a particular emphasis on issues of housing and social equity
Institutional Discrimination Residential Segregation Housing Land Use Regulation Urban Informality
Erin Baker
Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition Institute · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.
Sustainability equity Energy equity Environmental equity Energy Economics and Policy Wind Energy
Cholani Weebadde
Assistant Professor - Plant Breeder for International Programs · Michigan State University
Cholani Weebadde is dedicated to training the next generation of plant breeders as hunger fighters.
Global Food Security Hunger Plant Breeding Climate Adaptation