academic Experts

Chun Lee, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Finance, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Kenneth A. Shores

Associate Professor of EducationUniversity of Delaware

Kenneth Shores studies how school funding and education policies shape students’ opportunities and contribute to educational inequality.

Lorynn Divita, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Apparel Design and MerchandisingBaylor University

Leading fashion researcher who focuses on fashion forecasting, trend contagion & textile, apparel & retail industry topics

Dorothea Herreiner

Associate Professor of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Azadeh Sawyer

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Azadeh Omidfar Sawyer's interdisciplinary research focuses on quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate building envelopes.

Harsh Bais

Professor, Plant and Soil SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Bais conducts research in plant signaling – how plants recognize and communicate with one another.

Bryan Reimer, PhD

Research Scientist / Engineer, AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Reimer is a researcher, advisor, author, and speaker on technology, human behavior, and policy shaping the future of mobility and AI.

Robert Alexander

Vice Provost & University Dean for Enrollment ManagementUniversity of Rochester

Alexander is an expert in undergraduate and graduate admissions, financial aid and enrollment management.

Katia Chaterji

Assistant Professor | Asian and Asian American StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Angela Bradbery

ChairUniversity of Florida

Angela Bradbery has over 30 years experience practicing and studying activism and public interest communications.