Communities Experts

Expert for Small TownsSaveYour.Town

Practical steps you can put into action right away to shape a better future for your community

Economic MobilityCommunity VitalityRevitalizationPlacemakingSmall Business

Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFlorida Atlantic University

Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.

Marine BioinvasionsCoral Reef EcologyAlgal PhysiologyBiochemistrySeagrass Ecology

CEO and Chief Experience ArchitectThe Estuary, LLC

Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment

Transmedia StorytellingDigital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld CommunitiesSocial Media AnalyticsBig Data NarrativeGamification

Professor and Associate Director of the Scott InstituteCarnegie Mellon University

Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.

Artifical IntelligenceWaterSustainabilityResource ManagementInternational Management

Director of the Florida Center for Environmental StudiesFlorida Atlantic University

Colin Polsky is trained as a geographer, specializing in the human dimensions of global environmental change.

U.S. Climate VulnerabilitiesGeographyHumanities Human Dimensions of Global Environmental ChangeMathematics

Professor of GeosciencesBaylor University

Bio-geoscientist with expertise in plant & animals' response to climate change using the study of sedimentary systems & paleoecology

Climate ChangePaleoclimatologyPaleontologyGeologyLeaf Shape

Patent AgentShapiro Cohen LLP

Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)

Science and Technology Human Rights Muslim Current Affairs'Muslim FeminismIntellectual Property

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Core Faculty, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Perez focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.

Health DisparitiesMarginalized CommunitiesEnvironmental Racism

Copple Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership | Executive Director, Baylor Center for School LeadershipBaylor University

Researches collective leadership, teaching effectiveness, evaluation and compensation to enhance effectiveness and science education.

Educational LeadershipTeaching EffectivenessCollective LeadershipTeaching EvaluationInstructional Design

Professor of Earth and Environmental SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on the impact of human behavior and public policy on climate, with a focus on how small changes add up to make big differences.

Atmospheric ScienceEnvironmental PolicyClimate ChangeWater Conservation Risk Management

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