International Experts

Nicholas Fears

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Fears is an expert on the development of motor skills, sensory processing, and activities of daily living in neurodiverse people.

Yesha Yadav

Professor of LawVanderbilt University

Expert in financial market regulation, securities regulation and corporate bankruptcy, focusing on market structure and digital assets.

Daniel White

Associate Professor, Physical TherapyUniversity of Delaware

Daniel White strives to develop clinically feasible and practical ways to increase physical activity in older adults.

Thomas Powers

Associate Professor, PhilosophyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Powers specializes in ethics in information technology (including AI), ethics in science and engineering and research ethics.

Rebecca Hanson

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rebecca Hanson conducts research on participatory democratic neighborhood experiments and police militarization.

Munene Mwaniki

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

David Barrett, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

David Barrett, PhD, is a presidential historian and leading expert on the CIA's relationship with presidents and Congress.

John Hooker

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

John Hooker is a pioneer in the integration of optimization and constraint programming technologies.

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social WorkWilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work

Robert M. DeConto

Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and SustainabilityUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.