Sheila Ross, Ph.D.

Professor, Department Chair · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Sheila Ross is an expert in the areas of universal design and engineering education.

Danilo Yanich

Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration · University of Delaware

Prof. Yanich's research centers on the media and its intersection with citizenship, public policy and crime, as well as media ownership.

Media Media Ownership Media, Citizenship and Public Policy Policy Analysis Urban Society

Dr Simon Underdown

Reader in Biological Anthropology in the Human Origins and Paleo-Environments Research Group · Oxford Brookes University

He researches human evolution - examining ancient DNA to reconstruct past human and animal life.

Public Engagement in Science Human Evolution Anthropology Ancient DNA Genetics

Rufus Isaacs

Professor of Entomology · Michigan State University

Expert in bees, pollination and bees impact on crops

Pest management Pollination Grape Berry Corps Pollinator Conservation

Chengguo Xing

Professor/Associate Chair · University of Florida

Chengguo Xing's research has the long-term goal of developing solutions towards effectively managing human diseases.

Tobacco Use and Cessation Lung Cancer Risk Kava Lung Cancer Prevention

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Professor of History · University of Connecticut

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.

African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States

Jose Sainz

Director · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Sainz focuses on education abroad program development and international student recruitment and support services.

Curriculum Development Foreign Language Teaching International Student Recruiting Education Abroad Program Development International Education

Marie-Line Germain

Professor of Human Resources and Leadership · Western Carolina University

Marie-Line Germain specializes in psychosocial risks, mental health in the workplace and personality disorders of corporate leaders.

Consulting Leadership Human Resource Development Organizational Behavior Psychosocial Risks

Amanda L. (Glaze) Townley

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Amanda Townley's research centers on the intersections of science and society, specifically the acceptance and rejection of evolution.

Pre-Service Teacher Education Intersections of Science and Society Worldview Theory Evolution Education Conceptual Change

Eric Freedman

Knight Center for Environmental Journalism Chair and Professor · Michigan State University

Eric Freedman teaches environmental journalism and serves as director of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism.

Public Affairs Journalism Practices Press Systems Environmental Journalism

Morton Schapiro

President · Northwestern University

Named the 16th president of Northwestern University with an extensive background in economics

Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education Opportunity in American Higher Education Aligning Athletics and Academic Values The Promise and Perils of Universal Higher Education Global Issues in Higher Education

Robbin D. Crabtree

Former Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Women's & Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Fredric Govedich

Professor of Biology / Department Chair · Southern Utah University

Specializing in predator prey interactions, evolution of reproductive strategies, and leech systematics

Evolutionary Biology Population Biology Predator Prey Interactions Leech Systematics Animal Behavior

Jason Grissom

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education · Vanderbilt University

An expert in K-12 leadership and policy and the impacts of school and district leaders on teacher and student outcomes.

Teacher effectiveness School Boards K-12 Administration Education Policy and Leadership teacher pay

Connie Mulligan

Professor · University of Florida

Connie Mulligan is interested in understanding patterns of human genetic variation with implications for human health and evolution.

Syrian Refugees Impact of Stress Complex Phenotypes Influence of Genetics on Response to Trauma and Stress Epigenetic Analysis

Josephine Fairley

Co-Founder · Green & Black's

Entrepreneur and branding expert who co-founded Green & Black's chocolate - the world's first global Fairtrade brand

Entrepreneurialism Ethical Business Women in Business Branding Business Success

Claire Smrekar

Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University

An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.

Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice

Richard Lutz

Professor/Chair · University of Florida

Richard Lutz’s research addresses experiential consumption, customer donation decisions, and social media's effects on purchase behavior.

Advertising Response Consumer Behavior Services Marketing Business

Kyla McMullen

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Kyla McMullen studies the application and development of 3D audio technologies for use in virtual and augmented reality contexts.

Human-Computer Interaction Psychoacoustic Augmented Reality Spatial Audio 3D Audio

Ignacio Higareda

Associate Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Access and success of post-secondary education for ethnic minority students Parent Involvement and Advocacy Social Constructivist influences on academic achievement for English Language Learners Academic achievement of students from marginalized and underserved communities