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Roderick L. Carey

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Carey's research serves to make sense of the school experiences of black and Latino adolescent boys and young men in urban contexts.

Teacher EducationPost-Secondary EducationDevelopmental PsychologyAfrican American Education‎Latino Education
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Kevin Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Master TeacherBaylor University

Top educator/researcher who explores religious organizations and religion's impact on social life, community involvement, politics & work.

CongregationsReligious ParticipationRacial DiversityPedagogy
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Deborah Bolnick, Ph.D.

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Bolnick is an expert on genetic ancestry testing and how sociopolitical forces & history shape human genomic diversity.

Native American Genetic HistoriesHuman BiodiversityGenetic Ancestry TestingAnthropologyAncient DNA
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Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D.

Expert in political science, justice, law and public policyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Sandra Pavelka is an expert in American politics and elections, law and public policy, and juvenile and restorative justice.

Justice ReformCriminal JusticeJuvenile JusticeFlorida PoliticsU.S. Politics
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Lauren Finegan

Research Scientist / EngineerMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Lauren Finegan promotes evidence-informed policy through outreach with public and private stakeholders.

Supply Chain ResilienceEmergency ManagementCivil EngineeringConstruction ManagementStormwater Management
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Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Connecticut Convergence InstituteUConn Health

Dr. Laurencin is a world renowned engineer, physician and scientist who is known for pioneering the field of Regenerative Engineering.

Stem Cell Science and TechnologyNanotechnologyPolymeric Materials ScienceTissue EngineeringRegenerative Engineering
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Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Predictive ModelingEco-EvolutionClimate ChangeExtinction RiskBiodiversity
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Lisa Fontes

Senior Lecturer II, UWW Interdisciplinary StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Lisa Fontes is an international leader in the understanding of intimate partner violence, or coercive control.

Intimate Partner ViolenceCoercive ControlChild Sexual AbuseDomestic Violence (Partner and Victim)Child Abuse
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Shaun Nelms

Professor (Clinical), Co-Chair Educational Leadership, William & Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education SuccessUniversity of Rochester

Nelms is also vice president for community partnerships at the University of Rochester

School Systems for Underserved CommunitiesUrban Education SuccessSchool CultureSchool TurnaroundK-12 Education
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Vince Rozario

CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Vince Rozario is an curator focusing on issues of decolonizing the canon, multiple modernities, queer diasporas, and transnational futures.

Canadian Art HistoryCommunity OrganizationWritingCurationArt History