Life Experts

Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Institute for Engineering and Medicine | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rice UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Boyan specializes in cell and tissue engineering

Jeffrey Rosensweig

Associate Professor of Finance; Director, The Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, and GovernmentEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Mark Lentz, Ph.D.

Faculty MemberUtah Valley University

Lentz is an expert in the history of colonial Mexico, Central America, and the Atlantic World

Deb Kalmbach

PresidentReal Hope for Real Life Ministries

Engaging, vibrant speaker who gives hope and practical solutions for difficult relationships.

Clare Mulley

author, biographer

Award winning biographer and speaker

Cindy Ott

Associate Professor | Director, Graduate StudiesUniversity of Delaware

Expert in American food and culture, history and memory, material and visual culture, and race and ethnicity studies

Christopher M. Curtis

Professor of HistoryGeorgia Southern University

Dr. Curtis's research focuses on 19th-century law and property rights. He is currently studying the history of church property rights.

Priscilla Hwang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Duke UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Hwang's research focuses on developing 3D microphysiological systems to investigate musculoskeletal pathologies and cancer progression.

Paula Whidden

Author, Life CoachPaula Whidden

Paula's an energetic speaker who addresses the choices we face in life, in marriage and in parenting.

Thomas Stringer

M.D. | Associate ChairmanUniversity of Florida

Dr. Thomas Stringer is passionate about sharing his knowledge with residents studying urology.