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Mary Breunig

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Social Justice and Equity StudiesBrock University

Mary Breunig is an expert in experiential education and social justice pedagogy, an educational consultant, and professor

Environmental EducationExperiential EducationSocial JusticeSchoolground GreeningOutdoor Education
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Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.

Director, Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, and Professor, Social Work & Human RightsUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.

U.S. Resettlement of RefugeesAsylum SeekersWomen's RightsChildren's RightsMigrant Children
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Dr. Ron Dembo

Founder and CEOZerofootprint Software Inc.

Easily filling even the biggest shoes and still leaving no mark, the CEO of Zerofootprint developed software to reduce environmental impacts

Energy ManagementCarbon Measurement and ManagementRenewable EnergyGreen BuildingsEnterprise Risk Management
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M. Ehsan Hoque

Asaro Biggar Family Fellow in Data Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, and faculty member in the Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceUniversity of Rochester

M. Ehsan Hoque is designing and implementing new algorithms to sense subtle human nonverbal behavior

Data ScienceHuman Nonverbal BehaviorInteractive Machine LearningHuman-Computer InteractionComputer Vision
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Janet Austin

Chief Executive OfficerYWCA Metro Vancouver

Janet Austin is responsible for one of BC’s largest and most diversified non-profits

Non-Profit LeadershipSocial HousingTransition HousingHomeless SheltersGroup Homes
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Charmaine Smith Wright, M.D., MSHP

Director of the Center for Special Health Care NeedsChristianaCare

Dr. Charmaine Smith Wright is director of ChristianaCare's Center for Special Health Care Needs.

Disabilities and Health CareInternal MedicinePediatrics
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Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Problem GamblingDomestic ViolencePhysical PunishmentChild MaltreatmentSociology
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Michael Faggella-Luby

ProfessorTexas Christian University

Michael Faggella-Luby helps educators to implement methods and instructional materials for students with and without disabilities.

Implementation of Specific Evidence-based Pedagogies and InterventionsIdentification of Critical Systemic Variables Associated with School Reform and Intervention ImplementationSecondary and Post-Secondary EducationLearning DisabilitiesA Systematic Review of Assessment Tools for Higher Ed and Disability
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Sandra M. Chafouleas

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Chafouleas is an expert on whole child, school mental health, behavioral assessment, and K12 tiered systems of support.

Multi-Tiered FrameworksWhole School, Whole Community, Whole Child ModelSocial-Emotional-Behavioral AssessmentSchool Mental HealthTrauma-Informed Schools
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Jacqueline Kowalski

Associate Extension EducatorUniversity of Connecticut

Jacqueline Kowalski's specialty areas are urban agriculture, food production, and integrated pest management.

Urban AgricultureIntegrated Pest ManagementFood System StabilizationHorticultureCommunity Gardens