academic Experts

Marlo Vernon, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Skilled in Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, Program Development, Public Health Research and Data Analysis.

Wesley Longhofer

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Senior Director, Center for Faculty Development and Excellence; Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty AffairsEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Negin Ghavami

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Nadya Shalamova, Ph.D.

Professor, Program DirectorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Nadya Shalamova is a professor, program director and expert in user experience (UX).

Christopher Mejía Argueta, PhD

Director of International Academic Partnerships for the MIT Global SCALE Network | Director, MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics and SCM (GCLOG) program | Founder & Director, MIT Emerging Market Economies Logistics Lab | Research ScientistMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. Mejía-Argueta optimizes last-mile, retail, agri-food supply chains, global transportation and policymaking for emerging market economies

Julian K. Saint Clair, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Co-founder of the A-LIST Pathway

William B. (Trey) Cade III, Ph. D.

Director, Institute for Aviation SciencesBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert in meteorology & space weather, specializing in geomagnetic storms & their impact on Earth

Gina Rippon

Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroimagingAston University

Professor Rippon uses brain-imaging techniques to study sex/gender issues in neurotypical and autistic populations.

Torrey Trust

Professor of Learning Technology, College of EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Torrey Trust is one of the world's leading scholars addressing the use of generative AI, including ChatGPT, in education.

Zayna Khayat

Senior Advisor, Health System InnovationMaRS Discovery District

One of Canada's leading thinkers and "do-ers" in health innovation