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Victor Perez

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Core Faculty, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Perez focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.

Health DisparitiesMarginalized CommunitiesEnvironmental Racism
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Steve Metraux

Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration; Director Center for Community Research & ServiceUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Metraux has over two decades of experience with research and policy work on homelessness, affordable housing and eviction.

HomelessnessHousing AffordabiiltyVeteran HomelessnessAffordable HousingEviction
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Howie Choset

Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science in RoboticsCarnegie Mellon University

Howie Choset's groups builds & deploys robots where they matter: from operating rooms and factories to disaster zones & space.

RoboticsManufacturingGeometric MethodsPath PlanningMulti-Agent Systems
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Michelle L. Axe, MS, CHES

Community Health Program ManagerChristianaCare

Michelle Axe is a Community Health Program Manager overseeing the departments food and social care initiatives.

Food as MedicineSocial CareStrategic PlanningDigital Transportation
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Biplab Datta, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management, Economics, and PolicyAugusta University

Dr. Datta focuses on biopsychosocial determinants of health and the scope of psychosocial attributes in healthcare management.

Behavioral HealthPsychosocial WellbeingNoncommunicable DiseasesPopulation HealthHealth Economics
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Roy Black

Professor Emeritus in the Practice of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Prof. Black is a Professor in the Practice of Finance and Director of the Real Estate Program at Goizueta Business School.

Real Estate FinanceReal Estate AttorneyBusiness AdministrationReal Estate Market Analysis
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Bianca Burini

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Bianca Burini's researches transgenic mosquitoes and genetic control of mosquito-borne diseases using CRISPR/Cas9 and transposable elements.

Vector Bornes Diseases ControlGenetic control of mosquitoesTransgenic mosquitoesGenetic engineering of mosquitoes
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Stacey Havlik, PhD

Associate Professor of Education & Counseling | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Stacey Havlik, PhD, is an expert in school counseling, homeless children and youths and first-generation college students.

First-Generation College StudentsSchool CounselingHomeless Youths and Children
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Thomas Koch, PhD

Postdoctoral AssociateMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Koch leverages high-performance computing to enhance visibility and efficiency in maritime shipping and logistics.

Intermodal LogisticsMaritime ShippingGeospatial AnalyticsData ProcessingPredictive Modeling
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Michael von Fricken

Associate Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Michael von Fricken focuses on vector-borne disease surveillance, control, and pathogen discovery.

Global Health SecurityEmerging Infectious DiseasesVector-Borne DiseasesOne HealthEpidemiology