Mark Axelrod
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Mark Axelrod's teaching and research center around international and comparative environmental governance, with a focus on justice outcomes.
Environmental Policy Environmental Justice
Lisa Chasan-Taber
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lisa Chasan-Taber is an internationally recognized expert on physical activity during pregnancy.
Physical Activity and Pregnancy Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Physical Activity Epidemiology Health Equity
Matt Barton
Professor of Communication, Department Chair · Southern Utah University
Specializing in rhetoric and persuasion in public discourse, communication theory, and critical thinking
Communication Theories Professional Writing and Presentations Public Discourse Teaching Communication Theory Conflict and Communication in Relationships
Michael W. Johnson, MA, CAP
Senior Managing Director of Behavioral Health · CARF International
A creative, solutions-oriented leader who is passionate about improving quality in behavioral healthcare through CARF accreditation.
ASAM Level of Care Certification Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Mental Health (Severe Mental Illness) Practice and Policy Suicide Prevention
Matthew Stewart
Principal Economist · The Conference Board of Canada
Prolifigate spending? When it's time to put your fiscal house in order, count on a Principal Economist to steer you in the right direction
Fiscal Forecasting Economic Analysis Government Financing
Cheryl Grills
President's Professor, Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Healing Racial Stress Positive Youth Development Community Psychology African-Centered Psychology
Pamela Gilbert
Professor · University of Florida
Pamela Gilbert’s current work focuses on the history of the body, medicine and literature in the 19th century.
British Literature Victorian Literature Medical Humanities
Saikat Pal
Assistant Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Saikat Pal studies human movement, musculoskeletal disorders, sports performance and robotic technology to improve mobility.
Biomedical Engineering Mobility Disorders Human Movement Robotic Technology Mechanical Engineering
Craig Albert, PhD
Professor of Political Science and Graduate Director of the Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies · Augusta University
Dr. Craig Albert focuses on national security, cyberconflict, ethnic conflict, and political thought.
Ethnic Conflict Terrorism Political Science National Security
Kathleen Martin Ginis
Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences · University of British Columbia
Mental health benefits of exercise | Body Image | Exercise behaviour change |Disability | Women | Knowledge Translation
Exercise Psychology Health Behaviour Change Exercise behaviour change Exercise and mental health Body Image
John Stepp
Associate Professor · University of Florida
John Stepp conducts conservation research on the persistence, change and variation of traditional ecological knowledge.
China Biocultural Diversity Indigenous Peoples Issues Latin American Studies Ethnobotany
Wayne Roberts
principal · Will Work for Food Policy
engaging speaker; expert on food issues ; connects local food, jobs, health and environment
Local Food Production Sustainable Food Green Jobs Food Charters Community Organizing & Development
Jeffrey Bennett
Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Vanderbilt University
Medical humanities expert who specializes in health, citizenship, LGBT/queer studies, cultural studies and rhetorical theory and criticism.
Queer Healthcare Queer vernacular LGBTQ Health HIV Prevention HIV & AIDS
Lance Hunter, PhD
Professor of Political Science · Augusta University
Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.
Politics Terrorism International Relations Voting Civil Liberties
Karl Peace
Professor, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Jiann-Ping College of Public Health · Georgia Southern University
Karl Peace researches biostatistics, clinical trials and drug research and development.
Clinical Trials Pharmaceutical Research Health & Disease Health Sciences Biostatistics
Rose Kakoza, M.D., MPH
Senior Clinical Network Director, Population Health · ChristianaCare
Dr. Rose Kakoza specializes in using primary care to improve health equity and the effectiveness of accountable care.
Primary Care Primary Care Delivery Reform Population Health High Risk Population Management
Sunny G. Hallowell, PhD
Associate Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University
Sunny G. Hallowell, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC is an expert in human milk and lactation, neonatal care, and children’s health policy.
Healthcare Simulation/VR Lactation Consultation Perinatal Outcomes Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Workforce Issues
Thomas Missimer, Ph.D., P.G.
Expert in hydrogeology and water quality · Florida Gulf Coast University
Thomas Missimer conducts research into groundwater, sedimentary geology, water resources management, and geochemistry.
Injection Wells Geology Desalination Groundwater Contamination Groundwater Hydrology
Candice Odgers
Professor Psychological Science · UC Irvine
Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.
Early Adversity Quantitative Psychology Social Inequality Technology and Young People Digital Inequality
Jay Heslen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Cyber Institute faculty · Augusta University
Dr. John “Jay” Heslen is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and serves on faculty at Augusta University’s Cyber Institute
Cyber Conflict Political Science Cybersecurity Terrorism Counterintelligence