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Patrick Baron

Assistant ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Patrick Baron's work focuses on social and environmental determinants of health and disparity.

Benjamin Steere

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Ben Steere's primary areas of interest for research and teaching include Southeastern archaeology and Cherokee archaeology.

Lisa Fontes

Senior Lecturer II, UWW Interdisciplinary StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Lisa Fontes is an international leader in the understanding of intimate partner violence, or coercive control.

David Banach

Associate Professor of Medicine Head of Infection Prevention Hospital EpidemiologistUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. David Banach is an expert in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology.

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Claire Davies

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical and Materials Engineering Queen's University

My primary research goal focuses on increasing independence of people with disabilities

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Mark Deppe

UCI Esports DirectorUC Irvine

Mark Deppe's expertise is at the intersection of video games, esports, education, and industry

Douglas M. Brugge, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Brugge is an expert in occupational and environmental health.

Gio Iacono, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Iacono's research interests include LGBTQIA+ youth mental health, youth resilience, diversity and inclusion in social work education.