Community Experts

PresidentAugusta University

Dr. Russell T. Keen is an administrator with more than 20 years of experience in leadership and fostering partnerships in higher education.

Higher EducationPublic RelationsPartnershipsEthicsLeadership

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi is an expert in the area of epidemiology and health economics for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Rotavirus VaccinesPneumococcal VaccinesVaccinationRSV Vaccines

Director, Government Relations, InsuranceCAA Club Group

Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.

Government Relations & Public AffairsIssues ManagementLegislationPolicy AnalysisStrategic Advocacy

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Technology and Interpersonal ViolenceYouth ViolenceGun Violence PreventionResearch MethodologyChild and Adolescent Development

Assistant Clinical ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Trauma Informed EducationSchool Crisis EventsSchool behavioral threat assessmentSuicide assessment, intervention and postvention

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Media StudiesPolitical Communication and Social MediaChinese MediaCultural SociologyGame Studies

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matthew Smith's research is focused on fungal systematics, ecology and evolution. Smith is an expert on fungal biodiversity and mushrooms.

Mushroom PoisoningBiodiversityMycorrhizaMycologyFungal Biology

ProfessorUC Irvine

June Ahn is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Research-Practice Partnerships at the UC Irvine (UCI) School of Education.

Data Use and AnalyticsHuman-Computer InteractionLearning TechnologiesResearch-Practice PartnershipsEducational Technology

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.

PoliticsTerrorismInternational RelationsVotingCivil Liberties

Clinical Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Jim Mendez, PhD, CRNP, ANP-BC, is an expert in lung disease and transplantation, pharmacology and clinical ethics.

Advanced Practice NursingBioethicsCommunity HealthLung TransplantationNurse Practitioner Practice

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