M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst

M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.

Economics of Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Marriage Gay Marriage LGBT Inclusion Labor Economics Same-sex Couples

Derrick Green

Chair and Assistant Professor of Communication · Cedarville University

Derrick Green is the chair of the Department of Communication and is an expert in virtual and organizational communication.

Communication Social & Digital Media

Abbe Finn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC

Expert in school shooting prevention and crisis response · Florida Gulf Coast University

Abbe Finn specializes in school violence and workplace violence prevention.

school shooting prevention and intervention Clinical Mental Health Counseling Suicide Prevention Addictions Crisis Response

Stephen Hernandez

Associate Professor of Specialized Programs in Education · Hofstra University

Stephen Hernandez is a specialist in teacher certification, special education and early childhood special education.

Collaboration Special Education Teacher Certification Early Childhood Special Education

Christine Saulnier

Nova Scotia Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Christine Saulnier serves as the Nova Scotia director for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Research Women and Politics Canadian Public Policy Social Policy Antipoverty

Meng Li

Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University

College of Communication & Fine Arts

China Ethnography Infrastructure Gender and Family Family Communication

Ayalla Ruvio

Associate Professor of Marketing · Michigan State University

Expert on consumer behavior and consumer psychology

Shopping Behavior Identity and Consumption Experiential Consumption Materialism Luxury Consumption

Kate McInturff

Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Kate McInturff is director of the CCPA's initiative on gender equality and public policy, Making Women Count.

Gender Equality Policy Analysis Family policy Labour Economics Budget and Tax Policy

Tom Holt

Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University

Thomas J. Holt is an expert in Cybercrime, Cyberterror, and Information Warfare Researcher

Terror Malware Information Warfare Cybercrime Identity Theft

Meghan Herron

Clinical Associate Professor I College of Veterinary Medicine · The Ohio State University

Dr. Herron currently heads the Behavioral Medicine Clinic at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center.

Animal Welfare Animal Behavior Veterinary Medicine Dog Training

Edward Park

Professor and Chair of Asian and Asian American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Migration Studies Race Relations Urban Studies Economic Sociology Asian Pacific American Studies

Dr. Marty Makary

Physician, Researcher, Author, Medical Commentator · Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

This won't hurt a bit! In fact, your audience will say "Ahh" when a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine physician and author is at the podium

Minimally-Invasive Surgery Health Services Research Cancer Therapy Health Policy Access to Healthcare

Caio Sousa

Assistant Professor of Health and Human Sciences · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Exercise Sciences Aerobic Exercise Aging and Chronic Disease Exercise Physiology Endurance Sports

Keith Smith

Survivor of a childhood stranger abduction rape · Author, "Men in My Town"

Speaker on sexual abuse prevention and childhood sexual trauma.

Sexual Violence Sex Abuse Survivors Child Sexual Abuse Child Sex Abuse Trauma Child Sex Abuse Prevention

Kimberly Young

Director, Masters in Strategic Leadership and Professor of Management · St. Bonaventure University

Founder and Director at Center for Internet Addiction Recovery

Teaching Higher Education Clinical Internet Addiction Internet Gaming Addiction

Whitney Battle-Baptiste

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste's research focuses on how the intersection of race, gender, class and sexuality look through an archaeological lens.

W.E.B. Du Bois Black Feminist Theory Race, Labor and Social Justice Black Archeology Heritage Studies

Michael Weiner, PhD

Professor and Assistant Dean of Faculty · Soka University

Professor of East Asian History and International Studies, Associate Dean of Faculty and Director of Faculty Research and Development.

Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Modern and Imperial Japan Japan's Minorities Economic and Social History of Modern Japan

Carole Disseldorp

Parent Educator/Parenting Counsellor · Easier Parenting

Parent Educator/Parenting Counsellor at Easier Parenting

Parenting Principles

Janie Robinson

Associate Professor · Texas Christian University

Dr. Robinson's interest include kidney disease, chronic illnesses, and health disparities in African Americans

Health Disparities in African Americans Kidney Disease in African Americans Chronic Illnesses in African Americans

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · University of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Technology and Interpersonal Violence Youth Violence Gun Violence Prevention Research Methodology Child and Adolescent Development