People Experts

Julie Downs

Professor and Department HeadCarnegie Mellon University

Julie Downs studies social influences on decisions, particularly the impact of social norms.

John Leshy

Emeritus Harry D. Sunderland Distinguished Professor of Real Property LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: leshyj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4726 / Office 382-200

T.S. Harvey

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.

Ralph Carter

Piper Professor, Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Professor Carter focuses on Middle East conflicts, U.S. foreign trade and defense policy, with an emphasis on the roles played by Congress.

Venkat Margapuri, PhD

Assistant Professor, Computing SciencesVillanova University

Dr. Margapuri researches in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for applications in agriculture and healthcare.

Jeffrey Morris, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

David C. Hess, MD

Interim Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Medical College of GeorgiaAugusta University

Dr. David C. Hess, a stroke specialist, educator, and entrepreneur, is dean of the Medical College of Georgia.

Melissa Agnes

Crisis Management StrategistAgnes + Day Inc.

Crisis Management Strategist and Keynote Speaker

John Henson, MD

Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, PediatricsAugusta University

Dr. Henson practices neuro-oncology in the MCG Brain Tumor Program and manages patients with neurofibromatosis and related genetic disorders

Jason Carter, Ph.D.

Dean of the Robbins College of Health and Human SciencesBaylor University

Active researcher focusing on neural control of the cardiovascular system in humans and the role of sleep in cardiovascular disease.