class Experts

Jacqueline Kennelly

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyCarleton University

Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements

Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Director, UConn Health Disparities InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. has expertise in health equity and the social determinants of health.

Lindsay Distefano, Ph.D

Professor, Department of Kinesiology, and Associate Vice President for Research DevelopmentUniversity of Connecticut

Lindsay DiStefano works to promote safe physical activity in children through physical literacy development and sport-injury prevention.

Muzzo Uysal

Carney Family Endowed Professor of Hospitality & Tourism ManagementUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Muzzo Uysal is an expert on tourism demand/supply interaction, tourism marketing, and quality of life research in tourism.

Mark Hanna

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Professor Hanna is a proponent of quality management, business excellence, six-sigma, and lean

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.

Reuben F. Burch V

Vice Provost of ResearchTexas Christian University

Dr. Burch has extensive experience in fostering collaborations, securing funding, and managing research priorities and infrastructure.

Steve Walton

Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Saleem Mistry

Associate Professor, ManagementUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Mistry's research seeks to unpack factors that shape fragmentation and integration within and between leaders, individuals and teams.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.