David C. Hess, MD

Interim Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Medical College of Georgia · Augusta University

Dr. David C. Hess, a stroke specialist, educator, and entrepreneur, is dean of the Medical College of Georgia.

Academic Medicine Stroke Neuroscience Telemedicine Neurology

Simon Medcalfe, PhD

Professor · Augusta University

Dr. Simon Medcalfe is an economist with an emphasis on sports economics, social determinants of health, and the local economy.

Community and Economic Development Social Determinants of Health Sports Economics

Elizabeth (Betsy) VanDeusen, PhD

Director, Augusta University Literacy Center · Augusta University

Interdisciplinary Instruction Communities of Practice Literacy

Phil Poekert

Professor/Director · University of Florida

Phil Poekert leads the Lastinger Center for Learning to educational innovations through partnerships, research, development, and advocacy.

Policy Advocacy Educational Innovations Teacher Education Professional Learning and Development Teacher Leadership

Danith Ly

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Danith Ly's research is focused on the design and development of molecular tools and reagents to regulate gene expression.

Stem Cells Reagents Molecular Tools Tissue Engineering Cellular Origins of Cancer

Eric Jackson, Ph.D.

Executive Director, CTI, and Director, CTSRC · University of Connecticut

Eric Jackson researches driver behavior and vehicle impacts on transportation safety

Autonomous Vehicles Safety data integration and analysis Transportation Data Systems Web-based data collection, distributuon, and analysis Remote sensing and geographic information systems

Herman Berliner

Provost Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor of Economics · Hofstra University

Dr. Berliner is focused on increasing and promoting global business programs, student entrepreneurship, and other experiential learning.

Economics Economics and Public Policy Finance Financial Policy Economics of Higher Education

Professor Nigel Crook

Professor of AI and Robotics and Founding Director of the Institute for Ethical AI · Oxford Brookes University

His work addresses how to equip artificially intelligent robotic systems with moral competence.

Neurocomputing Trust Artificial Intelligence Ethical AI Moral Robots

Kathryn Rudloff

Executive Director | weVENTURE Women's Business Center · Florida Tech

Kathryn Rudloff is an experienced operations professional skilled in coalition building and advocacy with a focus on women-owned businesses.

Gender Economics Female Entrepreneurship Small Business Advocacy Workplace Equality Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

Harvey Chim

Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Harvey Chim is an expert in upper and lower extremity limb salvage, brachial plexus, and complex peripheral nerve reconstruction.

Wrist Surgery Hand Surgery Brachial Plexus Reconstruction Peripheral Nerve Limb Salvage

Lawrence Levy

Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for Surburban · Hofstra University

Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study

Suburban Spaces and Development Suburbs Education Taxation Politics of the Suburbs

Melissa O'Connor, PhD

The M. Louise Fitzpatrick Endowed Professor in Community and Home Health Nursing | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Melissa O'Connor, PhD, MBA, RN, FGSA, FAAN, is an expert in home health care, geriatric nursing and transitions in care.

Geriatrics and Gerontology Applied Health Informatics Geriatric Nursing Geriatric Home Health Transitions in Care

Klaus Ley, MD

Founding Director · Immunology Center of Georgia

Klaus Ley is exploring the role our immune response plays in atherosclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

T lymphocytes Immunology Vaccines atherosclerosis Integrins

Anahi Santiago, EMBA, CISM

Chief Information Security Officer · ChristianaCare

Anahi Santiago is one of the nation's foremost cybersecurity experts and is interviewed by dozens of national media outlets each year.

Cybersecurity Issues and Stories Cybersecurity and Risk Management Cybersecurity Cybersecurity and Privacy Cybersecurity Education

Mohammad Khalil

Associate Professor; Director; Adjunct Professor · Michigan State University

Islamic Thought.

Religious Studies Islamic Thought Islamic Studies

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying

Matthew Gentry

Professor/Chair · University of Florida

Matthew Gentry is a prominent brain metabolism scientist and chair of biochemistry and molecular biology.

Brain Metabolism Ewing sarcoma Glycogen Glycogen Storage Diseases Lafora Disease

Sivaramakrishnan Balachandar

Distinguished Professor · University of Florida

Balachandar studies data-driven solutions of industrial and environmental multiphase flow processes from volcanic eruptions to fuel spray.

Space Petascale and Exascale Computing High-Speed Multiphase Flows Environmental Flows Turbulent Flow

Jennifer McMahon

Lecturer of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Literature and Writing 20th Century American Literature Modernist Literature Colonial/Post-colonial Literature

Theresa Birardi, DO

Clinical Director of Core Primary Care and Family Medicine Physician at ChristianaCare Primary Care at Claymont · ChristianaCare

Dr. Theresa Birardi is the clinical director of Core Primary Care at ChristianaCare Primary Care at Claymont.

Family Medicine