environmental Experts

Leah Newman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Program DirectorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Leah Newman's research interests include industrial engineering and engineering education.

Michelle Cawthorn

Associate ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Professor Cawthorn specializes in the ecology and behavior of small mammals such as shrews and small mice

Harsh Bais

Professor, Plant and Soil SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Bais conducts research in plant signaling – how plants recognize and communicate with one another.

Oscar Johnson, Ph.D.

Expert in ornithologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Brian Byrd

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Brian Byrd's research focuses on domestic mosquito‐borne diseases, specifically La Crosse encephalitis.

Karen Lightman

Executive Director, Metro21Carnegie Mellon University

Karen is an internationally recognized leader in building and supporting communities based on emerging technologies.

T.S. Harvey

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.

Dionne Nickerson

Assistant Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Nickerson’s research focuses on the impact of environmental/social sustainability and corporate social responsibility on marketing strategy.

Benjamin Anderson

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Benjamin Anderson's expertise includes pathogen discovery and the use of novel virus surveillance techniques.

Julie A. Hoggarth, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of AnthropologyBaylor University

Maya archaeologist with expertise on ancient societies, societal collapse, environmental archaeology & chronology-building