social Experts

Michael Golden, DMA

Professor of Music Composition and Theory, and Director, Creative Arts ProgramSoka University

Michael Golden’s teaching and creative interests include composition and jazz improvisation, music and ecology, and music and peacebuilding

Kent Messer

Professor, Applied EconomicsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Messer specializes in topics in the nexus of agriculture and the environment and the economics of stigma.

Heather Gibson

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Heather Gibson's work sits at the intersection of tourism, leisure, and sport (sport tourism).

Johanna Engstrom

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Johanna Engström’s research focuses on hydroclimatology, water resources, drought and renewable energies, with a focus on the southeast U.S.

Aleix Martinez

Professor | Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Engineering expert, with a penchant for affective computing and computer learning

Kristy Towry

Professor Emerita of AccountingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Rachel Davidson

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Core Faculty, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Davidson conducts research on natural disaster risk modeling and civil infrastructure systems.

Shai Berger

CEOFonolo

Serial entrepreneur. Customer service, smart phones, call centers, social media, enterprise sales (from a science & engineering perspective)

Duncan Baker-Brown

Senior Lecturer in ArchitectureUniversity of Brighton

His work focuses on sustainable design of buildings and the re-use of existing materials.

Dana Cupkova

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Dana Cupkova's work advances regenerative material systems and the spatial dynamics of ecological resilience.