Chris Melde
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Chris Melde is an expert in youth violence, gangs, school violence, and youth violence prevention and intervention strategies
School Violence Program Evaluation Adolescent Development Youth Violence Gangs
Chris Saffron
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Christopher Saffron’s research investigates the use of thermochemical technologies for converting plant biomass into fuel.
Biofuels
Paticia Fletcher
Chief Strategy Officer · ElderCare Buddy
Credentialed Gerontologist and Professional Certified Marketer
The Next Four Decades: the Older Population in the United States: 2010 to 2050 Communicating With Older Adults
Kamal Hassan
Founder and CEO · EVCtools
Passionate Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship Fundraising Transport Policy Parking Road Pricing
Wang Feng
Professor of Sociology · UC Irvine
Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality - particularly in China.
China Post-Communist Societies Social Inequality Social Demography Contemporary Chinese Society
Rachel Cummings
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Rachel Cummings is an expert in data privacy, algorithmic economics, optimization, statistics, and information theory.
Medical Instrumentation Home Monitoring of Chronic Disease Data Generation Machine Learning Data Privacy
Jodi Short
Professor of Law, Honorable Roger J. Traynor Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: shortj@uchastings.edu / 415-703-8205 / Office 310-200
Administrative Law Government Processes Labour and Environmental Standards Global Supply Chains Regulatory Reform
Tricia Wachtendorf
Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.
evacuations Multi-organizational coordination and responses in disasters Transnational crises Improvisation and adaptation Community-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
Rachel Décoste
Motivational Speaker, Immigration Policy and Political Pundit · Independent
Rachel Décoste is a media critic, educator, and public speaker who has been involved in community activism since her youth.
Community Organizing and Engagement Political Activism Political Consulting Immigration Race and Racism
Cheryl Murphy
Director of the Center for PFAS Research · Michigan State University
Cheryl Murphy is well-versed in reproductive physiology, behavior, ecology, toxicology, and modeling.
PFAS Environmental Policy Toxic Substances Environmental Contamination Reproductive Physiology
Deanna Cooke
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University
Director of Engaged Learning | Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Engaged Learning Community-based Learning
Mahmoud Nourayi, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Accounting, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Tax + Financial Consultant Auditor in Government and Public Accounting Internal Auditor + Accounting Manager Public Accounting
James Druckman
Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Druckman is an expert in American political behavior and survey methodology.
American Democracy Political Divides American Political Culture Trust in Science Survey Methodology
Felicia Wu
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in food safety, social network analysis, global health, risk assessment, economic models, environmental health risks, public health
Social Network Models of Food Trade Immunotoxicology Social Network Modeling Public Health Environmental Health
Anthony G. Alessi, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology and Orthopaedics · University of Connecticut
Focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of concussions in athletes from youth leagues to professional sports.
Athletes Orthopaedics Neurology Sports Injuries Concussion Diagnosis
Judy Scheel
Executive Director · Cedar Associates
Mental health professional with a passion for helping those with eating disorders; takes relational approach to healing ED issues.
Eating Disorders Attachment Theory Therapeutic Approaches to Eating Disorders
Steve Chermak
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Steven M. Chermak is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University.
School Violence White Supremacists Crime Media Coverage Domestic Terrorism
Will Mackintosh
Associate Professor of History and American Studies · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Mackintosh is an expert in early American history, nineteenth century history, & the history of tourism.
Cultural History of Capitalism History of Travel and Tourism Nineteenth Century History Early American History Cultural and Intellectual History
Lois Weithorn
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: weithorn@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4660 / Office 366-200
Bioethics and the Law Criminal Law Family Law Mental Health Law Social Science and Law
Ashlee R. Barnes-Lee
Assistant Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
Her research aims to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile legal system and disparities in school-based discipline.
Juvenile Justice Reform Racial and Ethnic Disparities in School-Based Discipline Strengths-Based Risk Assessment and Treatment Community-Driven Research Methods Scale Development