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Elena Prager
Assistant Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Rochester
Prager is an empirical economist and an expert in the industrial organization of health care markets and labor markets.
Ron Yurko
Director, Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, and Assistant Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University
Ron Yurko develops methods at the interface of inference and machine learning, oriented towards problems in sports analytics.
Sharon Austin
ProfessorUniversity of Florida
Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut
Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.
Mariana Chilton
Professor of Practice in the School of Public Health & Health SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Mariana Chilton is a nationally recognized expert on food security, human rights, trauma and economic empowerment with families.
Amira Elghawaby
Communications DirectorThe National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ariana Smies, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering
Ariana Smies is a Sr. Project Engineer in the Wellness Products group at Kohler Co.
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human RightsUniversity of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
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.
Biplab Datta, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management, Economics, and PolicyAugusta University
Dr. Datta focuses on biopsychosocial determinants of health and the scope of psychosocial attributes in healthcare management.