People Experts

Kathy Roberts Forde

Professor of JournalismUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kathy Roberts Forde studies the Black freedom struggle and the press, First Amendment, literary journalism and history of book culture.

Erin Westgate

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Erin Westgate studies boredom, interest, and thinking (...and why it's so hard for so many people).

Anne Wilson

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social PsychologyWilfrid Laurier University

Expert in identity, time, memory, goals, inequality, and cultural norms

Jim Fruchterman

CEOBenetech

Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment; Professor Emerita | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Georgene Troseth

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.

Jill Perry-Smith

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Byron Johnson, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences | Founding Director, Institute for Global Human FlourishingBaylor University

Leading authority on the scientific study of religion and how it impacts key behaviors like volunteerism, generosity, and purpose

Jane Caputi, Ph.D.

ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Jane Caputi, Ph.D., is an expert in contemporary American cultural studies, including popular culture, gender and violence, and ecofeminism.

Robin Coulter, Ph.D.

Professor EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Robin Coulter is an expert in consumer behavior issues with strategic marketing implications.