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Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological StationWestern Carolina University

Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.

Charles DarwinConservationEcologyInsect BehaviorEvolutionary Biology

Associate Professor of Missions and TheologyCedarville University

Missions and theology professor specializing in Islam, missiology and Christian engagement with other faiths.

Christian TheologyChristian missionsMissiologyIslamic StudiesIntercultural ministry

Research Scientist, MIT AgeLabMIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Dr. FakhrHosseini's research focuses on technology adoption models, social robots for aging and smart home.

Technology Adoption ModelsUser ExperienceUser ResearchSmart Home TechnologySocial Robots

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Robert S. Young is a licensed professional geologist in three states (FL, NC, SC).

Holocene landscape evolution in the southern AppalachiansWetlandsCoastal ManagementCoastal ProcessesHurricanes

Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical ServicesChristianaCare

Dr. Caitlin Halbert is a Bariatric Surgeon and Campus Chief of Wilmington Surgical Services.

Bariatric SurgeryForegut Surgery (hiatal hernia, reflux surgery, achalasia)Clinical ResearchLeadership Education

Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLPDeloitte Services LLP

Reduce costs and improve ROI at the same time? Get the best of both worlds with Deloitte LLP's expert on pricing & sales channel strategies

Pricing StrategiesPricing and Profit EnhancementSales Channel Strategies

Global EVP, CMOZinio LLC: Digital Publishing Innovation

Global EVP/CMO at Zinio

American Sign LanguageEmail MarketingDirect MarketingMobile MarketingBrand Building

Senior Vice President, Environmental, Health & SafetyJ.S. Held LLC

Toxicologist & Epidemiologist | Public Health Risk Expert | NIOSH Fellowship | CDC Fellowship

EpidemiologyToxicologyEnvironmentalHuman Health Risk AssessmentsChemical Exposures

Professor of PracticeUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: colesm@uchastings.edu

Civil ProcedureRace, Sex and Sexual Orientation DiscriminationConstitutional LawFreedom of speechJail and Prison Conditions

Professor of Leadership, Policy, and OrganizationsVanderbilt University

Early childhood policy professor specializing in family policy, child well-being and evidence-informed state policy.

Early childhood policyFamily policyChild well-beingPublic PolicySocial Inequality

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