People Experts

James Hendler

Director, Future of Computing InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading researcher in the Semantic Web and artificial intelligence

Helena Fietz

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Fietz’s research examines how disability care practices intersect with public policy in Brazil and the US.

Kent Messer

Professor, Applied EconomicsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Messer specializes in topics in the nexus of agriculture and the environment and the economics of stigma.

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser

Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, Director of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research | College of MedicineThe Ohio State University

Medical expert focused on the impacts of stress on metabolic response.

Christina Gipson

Assistant Professor of Sport ManagementGeorgia Southern University

Christina Gipson researches underserved populations in after school settings, event risk management, body image issues, and fitness programs

Bryan Eisenberg

PartnerEisenberg Holdings, LLc

New York Times Bestselling author on Marketing Optimization and Online Marketing

Charles Plant

Senior FellowThe Impact Centre - University of Toronto

Provocative thought leader who challenges the status quo in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Sarah Adeyinka

Associate Professor of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Leslie Martin

Associate Professor of SociologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Martin specializes in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, welfare and poverty issues.

José Antonio Medina

FacultyLoyola Marymount University