Children Experts

Krystyn Moon

Professor, History and American StudiesUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Moon is an expert on Northern Virginia history, with a focus on African American and immigrant communities.

FoodwaysAsian American HistoryU.S. Immigration HistoryNorthern Virginia HistoryAfrican American History

Professor Ed Galea

Director of the Fire Safety Engineering GroupUniversity of Greenwich

His research and software tools inform disaster management and crowd safety, and the design of safe buildings, aircraft and ships, globally

Fire and EvacuationEvacuationComputational Fire EngineeringFire SafetyCivil Defence

Christopher Cogle

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Dr. Christopher Cogle is a physician and health policy expert on Medicaid, population health and government innovation in healthcare.

Leadership in public health and health systemsCancer care delivery and oncology policyCommunity health improvement and population health strategyHealthcare finnacing and value-based careHealth equity and access to care

Joni Splett

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Joni Splett's research aims to improve youth mental health well-being by developing and evaluating schools’ mental health.

Aggression and Peer victimizationyouth mental healthMental Health Promotion and Intervention in SchoolsSchool Mental HealthSocial, Emotional and Behavioral Promotion and Intervention

Daniel J. Meara, M.D., DMD, FACS

Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Hospital DentistryChristianaCare

Dr. Dan Meara leads ChristianaCare’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Hospital Dentistry.

Jaw and Mouth PathologyFacial Injury / TraumaObstructive Sleep ApneaOral SurgeryMaxillofacial Surgery

Dr Rachel Shaw

Professor of Psychology and Health PsychologistAston University

Prof Shaw has expertise in lived experience research about healthcare, healthcare intervention development and evaluation.

Health PsychologyLived ExperienceIntervention Development and EvaluationWorkplace WellbeingHealthcare Services Research

Lauren von Klinggraeff, PhD

Assistant ProfessorAugusta University

Dr. von Klinggraeff's research focuses on improving children’s cardiovascular health.

Early Childhood ObesityEarly Childhood Interventions related to Obesity and Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular HealthPhysical ActivityChildhood Obesity