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Kent Messer

Professor, Applied EconomicsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Messer specializes in topics in the nexus of agriculture and the environment and the economics of stigma.

Agri-Environmental PolicyFood LabelingStigmaWater RecyclingBehavioral Economics
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Tiffany Muller Myrdahl

Urbanist and Feminist GeographerSimon Fraser University

Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.

Geographies of social difference (with an emphasis on gender and sexuality) Municipal Social Inclusion PolicyQualitative and Mixed Method ResearchOral history methods for research and policymaking
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Jerry Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of SociologyBaylor University

Expert on the sociological study of religion, race, identity, culture & civic participation, with a focus on Asian-American religiosity.

Racial and Religious Minority ExperiencesCultural Ideology and Cultural CapitalAsian-American Religiosity
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Jeremy Waisome

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jeremy Waisome uses qualitative and quantitative methods to explore mentorship, self-efficacy and career interest in engineering/computing.

K-12 STEM EducationCareer interestMentorshipSelf-EfficacyNarrative methods
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Serena Hoermann, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Assistant Research Professor, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean SustainabilityFlorida Atlantic University

Urban planning researcher focused on climate gentrification, sea-level rise resilience and equitable transportation systems.

Community Displacement ResearchSea-Level Rise Adaptation PlanningPublic AdministrationEnvironmental SustainabilityClimate Resilience Planning
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Mark Lentz, Ph.D.

Faculty MemberUtah Valley University

Lentz is an expert in the history of colonial Mexico, Central America, and the Atlantic World

Atlantic World HistoryRace and Ethnicity in colonial Latin AmericaIndigenous interpreters and translationCentral AmericaColonial America
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Serge Thomas, Ph.D.

Expert in the ecology of aquatic environmentsFlorida Gulf Coast University

Serge Thomas specializes in the consequences of natural and human stresses in aquatic ecosystems.

Ecological EngineeringHydrosystemsTechnologies to Clean WaterMicroplasticsAlgal Blooms
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Christopher A. Cooper

Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public PolicyWestern Carolina University

Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.

Election AdministrationPublic AdministrationSouthern PoliticsAmerican PoliticsParties, Campaigns and Elections
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K. Leigh Greathouse, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition Sciences | Affiliate Professor of BiologyBaylor University

A cancer biologist, epidemiologist, and dietitian focusing on how diet and the microbiome influence cancer development and treatment.

Cancer BiologyMolecular BiologyBiologyNutritionEpidemiology
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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.

Polar Climate‎Arctic ScienceSedimentologyGlaciologyGeological Mapping