content Experts

Rosalynde LeBlanc

Professor of DanceLoyola Marymount University

Professor

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Ben Foster

Adjunct Faculty - College of CommunicationKetchum, DePaul University

SVP Digital Strategy at Ketchum and Adjunct Faculty at DePaul University

Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

Siobhan Gorman

Partner, Washington, D.C.Brunswick Group

Siobhan Gorman concentrates on crisis, cybersecurity, public affairs, and media relations.

Mark Mitchell

Director of Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana and ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Mitchell's research focus is on wildlife epidemiology, conservation medicine, and One Health.

Micki McElya, Ph.D.

Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Professor McElya is an expert in the histories of women, gender, sexuality, and race in the U.S., with a focus on politics and memory.

Nadya Shalamova, Ph.D.

Professor, Program DirectorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Nadya Shalamova is a professor, program director and expert in user experience (UX).

Beth Myers

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Apparel DesignGeorgia Southern University

Beth Myers works to find relationships between brands, consumers and the apparel they purchase.

Grace Pownall

Professor Emerita of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School