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Manuel N. Ponce, Jr.

Clinical Professor & Director, Institute for School Leadership and Administration (ISLA)Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Urban School ReformCommunities of PracticeK-12 School Leadership and AdministrationSystems ThinkingCharter and Traditional Public School Collaboration
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Gustavo Vejarano

Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

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Allison Karpyn

Professor, Education; Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Karpyn can speak to topics such as obesity, food policy and community nutrition.

Farmer’s MarketsSupermarket AccessObesityFood InsecurityPublic Health
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Matthew Patrick Shaw

Assistant Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert on the intersection of federal law and educational policy.

School ReformSchool ChoiceCollege AccessPropertyEducation Law
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Jennifer Kaiser

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Jennifer Kaiser examines the formation of air pollutants, with a focus on the emissions and chemistry of volatile organic compounds.

Development of Air Quality Monitoring StrategiesInteractions of Biogenic and Anthropogenic EmissionsEmissions and Chemistry of Air PollutantsGlobal Chemistry-Transport Modeling
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Barbara Mennel

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.

Urban Studies and FilmFeminist TheoryHumanities Film StudiesGerman Studies
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Leslie E. Martin

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Martin specializes in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, welfare and poverty issues.

Urban SociologyRace / Ethnic RelationsWelfare and PovertySociology of EducationPublic Housing
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Gina Jarman Hill

Professor & Department ChairTexas Christian University

Dr. Hill's interests include food security, sustainability, urban agriculture and community nutrition education.

Urban AgricultureFood WasteHungerFood Security Sustainability
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Christine R. Henry

Associate Professor of Historic PreservationUniversity of Mary Washington

Professor Henry is an expert on historic preservation, currently focusing on the history of Fredericksburg, VA.

Vernacular ArchitectureHistoric PreservationArchitectural HistoryUrban PlanningArchitecture
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Dalal Hanna

PhD Student, Natural Resource SciencesMcGill University

Scientist researching aquatic ecosystem services and protected areas (Services écosystémiques aquatiques et les aires protégés)

Aquatic Ecosystem ServicesProtected AreasUrban BeekeepingLandscape EcologyBeekeeping