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Allison Karpyn

Professor, Education; Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Karpyn can speak to topics such as obesity, food policy and community nutrition.

Farmer’s MarketsSupermarket AccessObesityFood InsecurityPublic Health
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Teal Benevides, PhD, OTR/L

Professor & Director of Faculty Development, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Teal Benevides has a passion for addressing disparities among those on the autism spectrum, including racial and ethnic minorities.

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Autism ServicesAutism Research and TreatmentMental Health ResearchServices and SupportAdults With Autism
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Veena Dubal

Associate Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: dubalv@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4860 / Office 364-200

Critical Race TheorySociology of Social MovementsLegal AnthropologyWork LawLaw and Social Change
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Elizabeth Cannon

President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Calgary

Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is the eighth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Calgary

Higher Education LeadershipGeomatics Engineering Board LeadershipCommunity RelationsExecutive Leadership
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Professor Marina Novelli

Professor of Tourism and International DevelopmentUniversity of Brighton

She is committed to generating new knowledge on ways in which tourism can play a key role in sustainable development.

Travel PolicyTourism in AfricaInternational TourismSustainable TourismInternational Development
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Jennifer Horney

Professor and Director, EpidemiologyUniversity of Delaware

Jennifer Horney's research focuses on the health impacts of disasters and public health emergencies including climate change.

MeaslesEpidemiologyepidemicCOVID-19Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response
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Yan Wang

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Yan Wang's research focuses on developing and applying computational tools to quantity and manage urban resilience to disruptions.

Spatial PlanningApplied AIClimate AdaptationRisk CommunicationCrisis Informatics
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Robert O'Toole

PresidentNational Eldercare Professionals Network

Eldercare in an Age of Scarcity: Who Will Care and Who Will Pay?

Navigating the Complex Health and Long-Term Care SystemBuilding an Elder Services Business Without Dependence On Billable HoursUncovering Elder Financial Abuse and Taking Action Against the PerpetratorsDeveloping Elder Care Support ProgramsAdding Services to Elders and Caregivers to Community Bank Marketing Programs
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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
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Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., University of Michigan | MSE and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin | Postdoctoral Training, Northwestern UniversityVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Peterson's expertise is in neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics of human movement and rehabilitation design.

Home-Based RehabilitationNeuromodulationMusculoskeletal BiomechanicsMusculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation of Human MovementNeuroplasticity