communities Experts

Seth Jenson, Ph.D.

Senior Director of the Baugh Entrepreneurship InstituteUtah Valley University

Jesnson is an expert in early-stage entrepreneurship, business strategy, innovation ecosystems, and experiential education

David Scott, Ph.D.

ProfessorUtah Valley University

Scott is an expert in mass communication, communication theory, free expression, and media and culture

Georgeen Theodore

Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning ProgramNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

Julie Cafley

Senior Vice PresidentPublic Policy Forum

Julie Cafley is a frequent speaker and commentator on issues relating to higher education leadership and governance.

Linda Godel

Partner, Business Law GroupTorkin Manes LLP

Extensive experience advising charities and not-for-profit organizations — Chair of the firm’s Not-for-Profit & Charities Law Practice Group

Bridget Freisthler

Professor | College of Social WorkThe Ohio State University

Expert in health and social problems based on neighborhood ecologies.

Rory Kramer, PhD

Professor of Sociology and Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Rory Kramer, PhD, is an expert on racial inequality, race and education, police use of force and segregation and the physical environment.

James Douglass, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal marine ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

James Douglass studies the interactions among living organisms and the environment in coastal waters, including algae blooms.

Judith Giesberg, PhD

Professor of History; Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Judith Giesberg, PhD, is an expert on women's history and the U.S. Civil War.