Communities Experts

Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population HealthUC Irvine

Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.

Stroke and heart disease preventionPublic HealthInfectious DiseasesCOVID-19 (Coronavirus)

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Heather Gibson's work sits at the intersection of tourism, leisure, and sport (sport tourism).

Sport-EventsEducational TourismTourismSolo TravelRetirement

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

PolicyPublic PolicyCriminologyCriminal JusticePolice

Associate ProfessorUtah Valley University

Hjelmen is an expert in genome size evolution, insect genomics, and bioinformatics

BioinformaticsEvolutionGenomicsEntomology

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Dr. Zettler investigates the ecological effects of red imported fire ants on native invertebrates and plants

Invasive SpeciesEntomologyZoologyEcology

Professor, University of Connecticut; Senior Research Fellow, US Census BureauUniversity of Connecticut

Extensive research consulting experience with Fortune 100 and US govt on “Big Data” driven decision making in IT and operations.

Energy INformaticsOperations ResearchInformation Systems EconomicsMachine LearningBig Data

LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University

Lauren Herckis' field research applies anthropological and archaeological methods and theory to analyze human engagement with the world.

Human-Computer InteractionImplementation ScienceFuture of EducationAnthropologyDigital Archaeology

Professor and Associate Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary InitiativesBaylor University

Leading researcher on the study of patience & gratitude and religion's role in virtue development in adolescents & emerging adults.

PatienceSpiritualityReligious Motivation and DevelopmentPositive PsychologyGoal Pursuit‎

Director of Marketing Initiatives, Rudd Center for Food Policy and HealthUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Fleming-Milici's work focuses on analyzing the impact of marketing practices on exposure and consumption of unhealthy food and beverages

Food marketing and childhood obesityFood Marketing and PolicySocial Media MarketingSocial MediaMarketing Strategy

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Ana Maria Porras studies how the gut microbiome and tropical parasites regulate human health.

intestinal disordersCardiovascular HealthMultilingualismExtracellular MatrixScience Art

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