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Byron Johnson, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences | Founding Director, Institute for Global Human FlourishingBaylor University

Leading authority on the scientific study of religion and how it impacts key behaviors like volunteerism, generosity, and purpose

Religious StudiesVolunteerismGenerosityPurposeFaith-based Programs
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Anne Wilson

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Social PsychologyWilfrid Laurier University

Expert in identity, time, memory, goals, inequality, and cultural norms

Social PsychologySelf/IdentityWell-BeingPsychology of change and stabilityPsychology of time and space
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Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD

Co-Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment; Professor Emerita | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Ruth McDermott-Levy, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is an expert in environmental health, global health, and public health nursing.

Children's Environmental HealthClimate ChangeCommunity & Public Health NursingEnvironmental Health/Health impacts of UOGDEpidemiology
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Kathy Roberts Forde

Professor of JournalismUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kathy Roberts Forde studies the Black freedom struggle and the press, First Amendment, literary journalism and history of book culture.

African American Freedom Struggle and the PressThe First AmendmentJournalism HistoryJournalismLiterary Journalism
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Vincent Conitzer

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Vincent Conitzer researches the ethics, safety, and societal consequences of AI.

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningComputer ScienceEthics in AIAI Safety
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Jim Fruchterman

CEOBenetech

Top social entrepreneur and exciting, experienced keynoter

Socially Beneficial Applications of TechnologyTechnology for People With DisabilitiesGeeks Serving Human Rights ActivistsRocket Scientist to Entrepreneur to Social Entrepreneur
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Erin Westgate

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Erin Westgate studies boredom, interest, and thinking (...and why it's so hard for so many people).

HappinessBoredomEmotionSocial PsychologySocial Cognition
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Georgene Troseth

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

An expert in how toddlers' brains process (and learn from) what they see on screens, TV and video chat.

Dialogic QuestioningSkypeToddlersiPadChild Development
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Dr Anton Popov

Senior Lecturer, Sociology and PolicyAston University

Dr Popov's research interest is in social anthropology, with a particular focus on postsocialist societies.

Social AnthropologyPostsocialist SocietiesCultural HeritageIdentity and TransnationalismYouth Culture
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Jacqueline Gallagher

Associate Professor of GeographyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Gallagher's expertise focuses on the evolution of landscapes over time.

GPS and GISBiogeographyGeomorphologyQuaternary ScienceGeography