Strategy Experts

Erin Kavanaugh, M.D., FAAFP

Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Physician Executive, Complex Primary Care and Community MedicineChristianaCare

Dr. Erin Kavanaugh is a family medicine residency leader at ChristianaCare.

Ken Catania

Stevenson Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.

Carolyn Heinrich

University Distinguished Professor of Leadership, Policy, and OrganizationsVanderbilt University

An expert in k-12 education public policy, economics, healthcare and impact of opioids on families.

Jay Shanken

Professor Emeritus in FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Carl Elks, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Elks' career focuses on maturing and advancing the state of the art in the areas of safety assessment and fault tolerance.

Gretchen Chapman

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Gretchen Chapman's work focuses on medical decision making, especially vaccination and organ donation.

Dominique Baker

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Expert on the way that education policy affects and shapes the access and success of minoritized students in higher education

Donovan Brocker, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Donovan Brocker’s areas of expertise include applied electromagnetics, antennas, and frequency selective surfaces.

Brenda Spotton Visano

University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional StudiesYork University

Spotton Visano engages a variety of research methods to examine ways to improve access to basic financial services for low income Canadians.

Christopher A. Cooper

Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public PolicyWestern Carolina University

Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.