academic Experts

Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Connecticut

Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.

Sebastian Scherer

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Sebastian Scherer builds robots that fly and drive through unknown environments. His work spans perception, planning, and safe embodied AI.

Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Director, UConn Health Disparities InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. has expertise in health equity and the social determinants of health.

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relationsCoventry University

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.

Manasvi Lingam, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Aerospace, Physics and Space SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Lingam's research interests are primarily within the transdisciplinary areas of astrobiology.

Destenie Nock

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Destenie Nock uses mathematical modeling tools to address societal problems related to sustainability planning, energy policy and equity.

Anand Swaminathan

Roberto C. Goizueta Chair of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Eric Bergman,BPA, APR, ABC, MC, FCPRS

ConsultantBergman & Associates

Canada's most credentialed and experienced media training professional

Erin Baker

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of the Energy Transition InstituteUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Erin Baker informs policymakers on energy technology in the face of climate change.

Christopher Deeney

Director and Distinguished Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics | Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Rochester

Deeney is an expert in high-energy-density physics and laser technologies.