Policy Experts

Jaime King

Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Bion M. Gregory Chair in Business LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: kingja@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8834 / Office 394-200

Mark Mitchell

Director of Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana and ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Mitchell's research focus is on wildlife epidemiology, conservation medicine, and One Health.

Helen Chang

Visiting ProfessorUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: changhel@uchastings.edu / Office 384-200

John M. Heffron, PhD

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Professor of Educational History and CultureSoka University

Professor Heffron is a development scholar whose focus is the cultural and intellectual history of education nationally and transnationally

John A. Lovett

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Lovett’s scholarship ranges across common, civil, and mixed jurisdictions.

Tatishe M. Nteta

Provost Professor of Political Science / Director of UMass PollUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Tatishe Nteta's research lies at the intersection of the politics of race and ethnicity, public opinion, and political behavior.

Charles Higgins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Leonardo Vivas

Director - LATAM Initiative, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard Kennedy SchoolFair Observer

A Fair Observer: Latin American politics, culture & human rights are research interests for Harvard University's Director, LATAM Initiative

James Kendra

Director, Disaster Research Center; Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kendra researches emergency planning and crisis management.

Noah Valenstein, J.D.

Expert in water policy and politicsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Noah Valenstein is the former chief resiliency officer and head of the Department of Environmental Protection for the State of Florida.