food Experts

Martine Hackett

Associate Professor of Population HealthHofstra University

Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.

April Callahan, RDN, LDN

Registered DietitianChristianaCare

April Callahan is a licensed registered dietitian at ChristianaCare.

M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Ph.D., MCHES, FAAHB

ProfessorBaylor University

Avid researcher who promotes health and access to opportunities for healthy living through an active living lens.

Toufiq Reza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Reza's research interests involve converting wastes to biofuels.

Deborah Kurrasch

Associate Professor, Department of Medical GeneticsUniversity of Calgary

Kurrasch’s research is focused on genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development using both mice and zebrafish as model organisms.

Katerina Zacharia

Professor of ClassicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Rebecca E. Wall

Assistant Professor of HistoryLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Oscar Johnson, Ph.D.

Expert in ornithologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Jeffrey Buler

Professor, Wildlife EcologyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Buler's current research focuses on radar biology, avian ecology and migration, landscape ecology, and conservation biology.

Julie Lively

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Lively's work centers around commercial fisheries in the Southeast region.