education Experts

Phil Poekert

Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Phil Poekert leads the Lastinger Center for Learning to educational innovations through partnerships, research and development.

Máire B. Ford

Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development | Professor of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Fr. Tom Batsis

Professor EmeritusLoyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Leigh McLean

Associate Research Professor, EducationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. McLean investigates how teachers’ emotions and emotion-related experiences including well-being impact their effectiveness.

Mahmoud Nourayi, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Kyo Yamashiro

Assistant ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Steven Charlier

Associate ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

An expert in project management & virtual teams on project-based work & how technology influences how we work & lead within organizations

Dr. Jackie Eldridge

Co-Founder Hearts and Minds Matter and Teacher EducatorHearts and Minds Matter and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Expertise in building safe, nurturing inclusive classrooms for all children through trauma-informed teaching and effective pedagogy.

Alexander Schwarzmann, PhD

Dean of the School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

Dean Schwarzmann is a nationally-recognized expert in cybersecurity of voting technology, computer science, and distributed systems.

Howie Choset

Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science in RoboticsCarnegie Mellon University

Howie Choset's groups builds & deploys robots where they matter: from operating rooms and factories to disaster zones & space.