Julia Hanigsberg
President and CEO · Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Champion for children and youth with disabilities & healthcare CEO. Expert speaker and leader on diversity, innovation and inclusion.
Disabilities Patient Centred Care Children's Health Leadership Women in Leadership
Alex John London
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Alex John London’s work focuses on ethical and policy issues surrounding novel technologies in medicine.
Elections Responsible AI Bioethics AI Ethics
Betsy Lewis
Professor, Modern Languages · University of Mary Washington
Betsy Lewis is a professor of modern languages and literatures at the University of Mary Washington, specializing in Spanish literature.
Spanish Literature Women's Studies Digital Humanities University Teaching Academic Administration
Laura Briggs
Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.
Transnational Adoption Reproduction Politics Adoption Child Separation
Marc Smith
Chief Social Scientist · Connected Action
Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media
Social Media Social Networks Business Collaboration Information Visualization
Eliza Rodriguez
Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and Associate Dean of Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Queer of Color Theory Chicanx and Latinx Studies Critical Theory Feminist Discourse Latina Literature
Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich
Associate Professor of German · University of Mary Washington
Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich specializes in German-Jewish literature and Holocaust Studies.
Life Writing Memory and Memorials in Germany German Literature German-Jewish History Jewish Literature
Professor Hazel Barrett
Professor in Development Geography · Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University
Professor Hazel Barrett is a leading researcher and campaigner on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Human Rights Refugees Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Africa Social Justice
Yvette Lapayese
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Teaching and Learning
Human Rights Education Critical and Feminist Methodologies Qualitative Research Youth Participatory Action Research Feminist Theories and Epistemologies
Kate Einarson, Ph.D.
Knowledge Translation (KT) Specialist · Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
I'm a behavioural scientist working to ensure that health research makes a difference. My favourite questions are "so what?" and "now what?"
Behavioral Science Knowledge Translation Dissemination and Implementation Science Communication Child Development
Siobhan Malany
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Siobhan Malany studies the effects of microgravity on human muscle biology using an automated tissue chip system.
Space Age-related Msucle Atrophy Drug Discovery and Screening Space Medicine Human Muscle Biology
Yasser Payne
Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Africana Studies · University of Delaware
Prof. Payne's research examines gun violence; policing and reentry; and educational inequality in street-identified populations.
Gun Violence Street Ethnography School Violence and School-To-Prison Pipeline Experiences With Police Ethnographic Field Research
Amira Elghawaby
Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights
Zach Hambrick
Professor, Department of Psychology and Director of The Expertise Lab · Michigan State University
Professor Zach Hambrick's research focuses on individual differences in expertise.
Intelligence Cognitive Psychology Expertise
Clark Freshman
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: freshman@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8804 / Office 330-200
Civil Procedure Mediation Lie Detection Deception Emotion and Law
Christopher (Chris) Hansen, M.F.A.
Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects
Mass Communication Screenwriting Postproduction Film & Video Directing Field Production
Brett Riggs
Professor · Western Carolina University
A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Landscape Archaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Cultural Heritage Excavation Protection Of Cultural Heritage
Hillel Glazer
Principal & CEO · Entinex, Inc.
Peronable, passionate, experienced consultant to high performance operations wanting lean & agile in their compliance-driven world.
Lean and Agile Performance Improvement Compliance Culture Operations
Laura Mauldin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · University of Connecticut
Laura Mauldin is a sociologist focused on health and illness; caregiving; and disability, Deaf, and science and technology studies.
Sociology Human Development and Family Sciences Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Disability Studies Deaf Studies
Rebecca Nugent
Teaching Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University
Rebecca Nugent's research interests lie in clustering, record linkage, educational data mining/psychometrics and public health.
Future of Education Public Health Clustering Semantic Organization Educational Data Mining/Psychometric