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Lisa Avalos

Professor of LawLouisiana State University

Lisa Avalos is an expert in criminal law and procedure, with an emphasis on sexual offenses and gender-based violence

Professional ResponsibilityInternational LawGender-Based ViolenceCriminal Law and ProcedureSexual Offenses

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Creative WritingAmerican Literature

Marybeth Shinn

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, Department of Human and Organizational DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert in how to prevent and end homelessness

Affordable HousingSocial ExclusionHomelessnessPoverty

Michelle Kelly, PhD

Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment and Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care and long-term health effects of premature birth.

Premature BirthsNeonatal Intensive CareChildren's HealthPediatricsNurse Practitioner Education

Rebecca Shenkman

Director of the MacDonald Center for Nutrition Education and Research | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Rebecca Shenkman, MPH, RD, LDN, is an expert in nutrition, weight management and using food to help prevent and control disease.

Childhood ObesityDiet and BehaviorsNutrition & Disease PreventionNutrition & Lifestyle ChangesWeight Management

Nicole M. Joseph

Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

An expert in the barriers that Black women and girls face in the STEM field and STEM classroom.

Identity DevelopmentWhite SupremacyGifted EducationGender in EducationK-12 Education

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Professor; Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Children's Environmental HealthClimate ChangeCommunity & Public Health NursingEnvironmental Health/Health impacts of UOGDEpidemiology