communities Experts

Xilei Zhao

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Xilei Zhao focuses on developing and applying data and computational science methods to tackle problems in transportation and resilience.

David Scott, Ph.D.

ProfessorUtah Valley University

Scott is an expert in mass communication, communication theory, free expression, and media and culture

Georgeen Theodore

Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning ProgramNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development

Linda Godel

Partner, Business Law GroupTorkin Manes LLP

Extensive experience advising charities and not-for-profit organizations — Chair of the firm’s Not-for-Profit & Charities Law Practice Group

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

James Douglass, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal marine ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

James Douglass studies the interactions among living organisms and the environment in coastal waters, including algae blooms.

Judith Giesberg, PhD

Professor of History; Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Judith Giesberg, PhD, is an expert on women's history and the U.S. Civil War.

Bridget Freisthler

Professor | College of Social WorkThe Ohio State University

Expert in health and social problems based on neighborhood ecologies.

Junghoon Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Dr Maria Maynard

Reader in Public Health NutritionLeeds Beckett University

Expertise in the health & diets of minority ethnic & migrant communities - exploring nutrition-related inequalities, obesity & diabetes.