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