Women Experts

Claire Smrekar

Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and OrganizationsVanderbilt University

An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.

Jose Vazquez, MD

Infectious DiseasesAugusta University

Dr. Jose Vazquez studies and treats infectious diseases, including COVID-19, antibiotic-resistant superbugs and fungal infections.

Lawrence Levy

Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for SurburbanHofstra University

Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study

Rebecca L. George

Instructor of Anthropology and Assistant Director of Forensic Anthropology FacilitiesWestern Carolina University

Rebecca L. George focuses on the utility of dental morphology and metrics to estimate population affinity within forensic anthropology.

Alice Ba

Associate Chair and Professor, International Relations and Comparative PoliticsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Ba researches US-China-Southeast Asia relations; institutional cooperation/competition in Asia; and regionalism.

E. Eric Gable

Professor of AnthropologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Gable is an expert on museum studies, heritage, and the religion and politics of West Africa and of Outer Island Indonesia.

Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.

Maggie Anderson

CEO and Cofounder The Empowerment Experiment Foundation

Sought-after speaker, who has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, C-SPAN, PBS Newshour, and CBS Morning News, among other tv and radio shows

Kathleen Martin Ginis

Professor, School of Health and Exercise SciencesUniversity of British Columbia

Mental health benefits of exercise | Body Image | Exercise behaviour change |Disability | Women | Knowledge Translation