Healthcare Experts

Teal Benevides, PhD, OTR/L

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Ken Hovis

Associate Teaching Professor, Mellon College of Science; Assistant Dean for Educational InitiativesCarnegie Mellon University

Coordinates student success efforts across the college, plans college-wide student events, and help to advise incoming first-year students.

Thara Pillai

Director - Alumni Programs and EngagementHarvard Innovation Labs

Thara Pillai is a marketing and business development professional who mentors and advises companies and entrepreneurs.

Prosanta Chakrabarty

E.K. Hunter Chair & Professor | Biological Sciences Curator of Fishes | Director, Museum of Natural ScienceLouisiana State University

Dr. Chakrabarty is a natural historian who studies fishes to better understand Earth history and evolution.

Beth NeSmith, PhD

Dean, College of NursingAugusta University

Dr. NeSmith's research program focuses on clinical and translational work

Roxane Cohen Silver

Distinguished Professor of Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Roxane Cohen Silver studies stress, traumatic events, coping, disasters, health psychology and social psychology.

Michael Prietula

Professor Emeritus in Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Hugh McManus

Adjunct ProfessorHealthcare Systems Engineering

Healthcare Systems Engineering

Ann Mirabito, Ph.D.

Professor of MarketingBaylor University

Internationally recognized scholar on the use of marketing science to improve consumer well-being with focus on threats to well-being

Carolyn Haines

Director, Nurse Managed Primary Care CenterUniversity of Delaware

Haines’ interest areas include chronic care management of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and women’s health