work Experts

Melissa Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

Laura Briggs

Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.

Margo Goodhand

JournalistMGB Media

Margo Goodhand has years of experience in media and communications, change management and public engagement.

Jessica Warren

Professor, Earth ScienceUniversity of Delaware

Dr. Warren's research focuses on plate tectonics and mantle dynamics.

Kara Dixon Vuic

LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Professor of War, Conflict, and Society in 20th-Century AmericaTexas Christian University

Prof. Vuic writes about women, gender, and the US military.

Jason Grissom

Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and EducationVanderbilt University

An expert in K-12 leadership and policy and the impacts of school and district leaders on teacher and student outcomes.

Jay Hmielowski

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jay Hmielowski's research interests include environmental, science and political communication.

Michael Tarr

Kavčić-Moura Professor of Cognitive and Brain ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Professor Richard Wiseman

Professor of the Public Understanding of PsychologyUniversity of Hertfordshire

Richard has gained an international reputation for his research into the psychology of luck, deception, persuasion and magic.