People Experts

Joanne Thomsen

VP, TalentMaRS Discovery District

The MaRS Chiropractor: Gifted in aligning people strategy with business strategy while charming the organization with a can-do attitude!

Simon Garnier

Assistant Professor, College of Science and Liberal ArtsNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Garnier focuses on the study of collective behaviors and swarm intelligence in natural and artificial systems

Polina Durneva, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Vladlena Benson

Professor of Cybersecurity ManagementAston University

Professor Benson is an industry-recognised expert in cybersecurity management and governance.

Elle Boag

Associate Professor of Applied Social PsychologyBirmingham City University

Elle Boag's research has an attachment-related basis, and covers topics that extend her PhD research on prejudice and discrimination.

Lynne Hartnett, PhD

Professor and Chair of History | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lynne Hartnett, PhD, is an expert on Russian history, protest movements and refugees and political exile.

Steffanie Scott

Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental ManagementUniversity of Waterloo

Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.

Heather McKillop

Thomas & Lillian Landrum Alumni ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. McKillop is an archaeologist, academic, and Maya scholar, noted particularly for her research into ancient Maya coastal trade routes.

Kashef A. Majid

Professor of MarketingUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Majid is an expert on reputation management and marketing strategy, with an emphasis on food waste.

Thanh Nguyen, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Nguyen focuses on biointegrated materials and devices at nano- and micro-scales for applications in biomedicine