David Julian McClements

Distinguished Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.

Plant-based Food Food Science Food Nanotechnology Food Architecture

Joseph Hellige

Professor Emeritus | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Research Methods for Consumers Left- and Right-Handedness Human Cognition Brain Asymmetry Cognitive Neuroscience

Eric Spangenberg

Professor of Marketing and Psychological Science; Academic director for the Center for Global Leadership · UC Irvine

Eric Spangenberg is an expert in consumer behavior, psychology, leadership and statistics.

Environmental Psychology Question-Behavior Effects Consumer Behavior Marketing Psychometrics

Rajesh Narula

Chief Value Creator · Micro-Marketers

Experienced dynamic speaker on business strategy, marketing, and CSR

B2b Sales and Marketing 2.0 Brand & Identity Development and Execution Marketing Strategy Building Technology Brands Digital Leverage for Marketers

Alissa Nolden

Assistant Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Alissa Nolden is a sensory scientist whose research focuses on chemosensory perception in humans.

Human Responses to Food Chemosensory Receptor Biology Individual Differences Chemosensory Disorders Sensory Evaluation

Kathryn Bender

Assistant Professor of Economics · University of Delaware

Research focuses on the economic pedagogy as well as the economics of food waste, experimental economics and consumer behavior.

Food Marketing and Policy Economic Pedagogy Taylor Swift Data Visualization Data Analysis

Daniel Cornfield

Professor of Sociology · Vanderbilt University

Expert in the American labor movement, the creative class, and work and occupation issues generally.

labor & employment Creative Class Unionization Labor Unions Musicians

Valerie Karplus

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Valerie Karplus studies resource and environmental management in organizations operating in diverse national and industry contexts.

Strategy Political Economy Globalization Energy Economic Development

Michael D. Smith

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Michael D. Smith's research uses economic and statistical techniques to analyze firm and consumer behavior in online markets.

Streaming Digital Media Products Consumer Behavior Higher Education Policy

Rachel A. Volberg

Research Professor of Epidemiology · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling, sports betting and problem gambling.

sports betting Economic Impact of Gambling Gambling Problem Gambling Societal Impacts of Gambling

Lisa Philipps

Professor · Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Professor of Law, specializing in taxation law and fiscal policy

Budget Laws Fiscal Policy Gender and Economic Equality Tax Policy Income Splitting

Andrew Rohm, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Co-Director of the M-School

Social Media Marketing New Media Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Marketing

Worth Longest, Ph.D.

Louis S. and Ruth S. Harris Exceptional Scholar Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Longest works to address significant current challenges in the field of medical aerosols

Infant Aerosol Delivery Targeting Inhaled Medications within the Lungs Inhaled Medications Respiratory Drug Delivery Particle Engineering

Edward Timke

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Edward (Ed) Timke is a disabled scholar and activist focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in advertising.

Communication Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Cultural Anthropology

Jim Signorelli

CEO/Chairman · ESW Partners/StoryLab

Understanding how stories work can help marketers, advertisers and sales people become powerfully persuasive.

Persuasion Marketing Advertising Entertaining Story

Matthew Vernhout

Founder, Author and Speaker · EmailKarma

Digital Privacy & Marketing Advocate

Deliverability DMARC Email Authentication Omni-Channel Marketing Email Markerting

Danielle K. Brown

1855 Community & Urban Journalism Professorship, Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Danielle K. Brown's interdisciplinary scholarship utilizes the cross-sections of journalism, political science, and sociology.

Sociology Journalism Political Science

Manoj Viswanathan

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200

Tax Policy Economic Development The Regulation of Tax Exempt Organizations Community Development

Kirk Wakefield, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Center for for Sales Strategy in Sports and Entertainment (S3E), and The Edwin W. Streetman Professor of Retail Marketing · Baylor University

A leading sports marketing expert, Kirk Wakefield researches what fans think, feel and do for pro sports franchises

Sports Promotions sports betting Sports Psychology Entertainment Marketing Sponsorships

Paul Ellickson

Professor of Economics and Marketing at the Simon Business School · University of Rochester

Paul Ellickson researches quantitative marketing and industrial organization and has expertise in supermarkets, supercenters, and strategy

Supermarket Strategy Pricing Supermarkets Big Box Retailers Walmart and Big Box Retailers