excellence Experts

Marlene Matarese, Ph.D.

Research ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Marlene Matarese works to improve access to and the quality of systems and services for children and youth with public system involvement.

Julie Brigham-Grette

Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Julie Brigham-Grette is an internationally-renowned expert on the Arctic’s climate history and sea-level rise.

Jeffrey Rummel

Associate Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Dimitrios Buhalis

Professor and Leader of eTourism LabBournemouth University

Experienced, dynamic speaker that connects Tourism/Travel - Technology/Social Media and Management and Marketing ss

Lynn Adler

Professor of BiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Lynn Adler examines the interaction between flowers, pollinators and pathogens.

Sean Mulholland

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Sean Mulholland research interests include human capital and economic growth, white supremacist groups and hate crimes.

Cindy Ott

Associate Professor | Director, Graduate StudiesUniversity of Delaware

Expert in American food and culture, history and memory, material and visual culture, and race and ethnicity studies

Jan Lacina

Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education | Interim Director of Starpoint and KinderFrogs SchoolsTexas Christian University

Dr. Lacina's teaching and research interests focus on literacy leadership, children's literature, and early childhood teacher preparation.

Lisa Philipps

ProfessorOsgoode Hall Law School of York University

Professor of Law, specializing in taxation law and fiscal policy

Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD

University Provost; Professor of Strategic Management and EntrepreneurshipVillanova University

Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD, is a recognized scholar in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic management.