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Assistant Chief MeteorologistJ.S. Held LLC

Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) | Emmy Award-winning Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) | Severe Weather Specialist

Severe Weather (Hail/Wind)Radar & Satellite InterpretationSnow & Freezing RainWeather ForecastingFlooding/Heavy Rain

parenting & child development expert - author, psychologist, speaker

Parenting and Child Development Expert with National Media Experience

PsychologyParentingChild DevelopmentSocial & Emotional LearningMental Health

The Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.

Bright Line WatchLatin American PoliticsDemocratic Political InstitutionsRule of LawInstitutional crises in Latin America

Professor, Kneedler Distinguished Professor of CISWestern Carolina University

Wingyan Chung is an information systems scholar with expertise in business analytics, information systems and human-computer interaction.

Machine LearningSocial Media AnalyticsBusiness AnalyticsInformation SystemsBusiness Intelligence

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Channa De Silva teaches chemistry and carries out research in the areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and computational chemistry.

General ChemistryComputational ChemistryNanotechnologyBiotechnologyInorganic Chemistry

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Betty Farmer's specialty areas include gender communication, crisis communication and communication skills training.

Public SpeakingCommunication Skills TrainingGender CommunicationCrisis CommunicationPublic Relations

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.

Indigenous archaeologyHousehold AnthropologyCherokee ArchaeologyArchaeology of Eastern North AmericaHousehold Archaeology

Associate Professor, Darth Vader Chair of Ancient and Medieval HistoryWestern Carolina University

Vicki Szabo's research focuses on medieval environmental history, the medieval North Atlantic and the history of whaling.

Medieval HistoryViking AgeEnvironmental HistoryMedieval North Atlantic WorldAncient History

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Landscape ArchaeologyPrehistoric ArchaeologyCultural HeritageExcavationProtection Of Cultural Heritage

Chair and Professor of Health and Human Sciences (Sabbatical, Fall 2026)Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Public SpeakingExercise PhysiologyLearning TechnologyHealth and Human PerformanceHuman Nutrition

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