Sarah Jane Pell, Ph.D.
Co-Chair ETTAS · Aquabatics Research Team initiative ARTi
Topical Team: Arts & Science at European Space Agency
Live Art Life Support Commercial Diving
Joseph T. Hefner
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Environmental Science · Michigan State University
Joseph Hefner is an expert on identifying human remains from medico-legal contexts.
Human Osteology Categorical Data Analysis Human Variation Anthropology Forensic Anthropology
Corwin Smidt
Associate Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University
Smidt focuses on American electoral and campaign politics, swing voters, presidential nominations, and Michigan elections.
Political Behavior Political Campaigns American Politics Swing Voters
Majora Carter
President · MCG Consulting
MacArthur "genius" Fellow; One of 6 talks that launched TED.com in '06; Peabody Award winning broadcaster with ThePromisedLand.org; and Urba
Visionary Leadership Cost Reductions Through Smart Planning Small Business Incubation
Noriko Sato Ward, MBA
Instructor, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Assistant Director, D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Marketing Business for Good
Rochelle Webb, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Academic Director, MELM
Entrepreneurship Marketing & Branding
Philip La Duke
Safety Iconoclast & Culture Transformation Architect · ERM
One of the most informative, entertaining, and engaging speakers you're likely to ever find
Talent & Gamification Talent Management Cross generational training and management Planning Corporate Culture
Kai Gutschow
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Kai Gutschow’s primary field of research has been the complex and controversial history of modern German architectural culture.
Expressionism Architectural Criticism Ethics Modern German Architecture Art and Science
Betsy Sneller
Assistant Professor of Linguistics · Michigan State University
Betsy Sneller’s primary research interest is in language variation and change.
Language Change Language Variation Phonological Change Sociolinguistics
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Chancellor's Professor · UC Irvine
Jeffrey specializes in modern Chinese cultural history & world history, who has written on many contemporary as well as historical issues
Urban Globalization China Protest Gender
Dawn Bazely
Professor, Department of Biology · York University
#YorkU Biology professor. Collaborative, interdisciplinary researcher & award-winning teacher. Past #YorkU Sustainability Inst Director.
Animal Behaviour Arctic Affairs Climate Change Curriculum Design & Development Ecology
Tara Alvarez
Professor and Director, Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Alvarez conducts neuroscience research for helping patients recover their vision and for diagnosing other visual diseases.
Vision Therapy Virtual Reality Vision Neuroscience Biomedical Engineering
Sally Scholz, PhD
Professor of Philosophy | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Expert on solidarity, ethics/social movements, violence against women, Just War Theory and Catholic Social Thought (esp. women, war, work).
Solidarity Social Movements Ethics Violence Against Women Just War Theory
Jane Landers
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.
Africa Colonial Latin America Caribbean History Comparative Slave Systems The Atlantic World
Lorrie Faith Cranor
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Lorrie Faith Cranor has authored over 150 research papers on online privacy, usable security, and other topics.
Engineering and Policy Privacy Cybersecurity and Privacy Computer Science Usable Security
Edward F. Schultz
Author & Counselor to Business · Business Performance Group
Edward Schultz, Business Consultant
Business Analysis Business Development Project Management Services ISO Certifications GAP Analysis & Process Mapping
Amita Chudgar
Associate Professor of Education Policy · Michigan State University
Amita Chudgar's long-term interest focuses on ensuring that all learners have equal access to high-quality learning opportunities.
Education Policy Comparative and International Education Development and Education Economics and Education
Karl Peace
Professor, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Jiann-Ping College of Public Health · Georgia Southern University
Karl Peace researches biostatistics, clinical trials and drug research and development.
Clinical Trials Pharmaceutical Research Health & Disease Health Sciences Biostatistics
Michelle Grimes
Associate Professor of Child Clinical Psychology · Southern Utah University
A licensed psychologist specializing in clinical child psychology, principles of phycological assessment, and sibling conflict resolution
ADHD Acceptance and Committment Therapy (Act) Anxiety Behavior Disorders in Children Behavioral Health
Cholani Weebadde
Assistant Professor - Plant Breeder for International Programs · Michigan State University
Cholani Weebadde is dedicated to training the next generation of plant breeders as hunger fighters.
Global Food Security Hunger Plant Breeding Climate Adaptation