body Experts

Michele Hammers

Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies

Amy Gorin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor focused on long-term weight loss.

Dana Cupkova

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Dana Cupkova's work advances regenerative material systems and the spatial dynamics of ecological resilience.

Helen Wood

Professor in Media and Cultural StudiesAston University

Helen Wood is the author of numerous books and articles on media, gender and class formation.

Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.

Leslie Kern

Director, Women's and Gender Studies ProgramMount Allison University

Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.

DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.

Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management DepartmentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.

David Creswell

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

David Creswell’s research focuses broadly on understanding what makes people resilient under stress.

Marlo Vernon, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Skilled in Program Evaluation, Grant Writing, Program Development, Public Health Research and Data Analysis.

Kris Kitani

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University