development Experts

Robert Twilley

LSU Vice President of Research and Economic DevelopmentLouisiana State University

Dr. Twilley is an internationally renowned researcher in wetland ecology.

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.

Erin Hunt

Program ManagerMines Action Canada

Humanitarian disarmament expert focusing on indiscriminate weapons, victim assistance, casualties and international disarmament treaties.

Jason von Meding

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jason von Meding is an expert in how disaster affects people.

Richard Berlin

Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Paulo Verardi, Ph.D.

Department Head and Associate Professor of Virology and VaccinologyUniversity of Connecticut

Expert on vaccine development & virology (Smallpox, Rinderpest, Zika, coronaviruses, Rift Valley, Powassan, SFTSV, Heartland, & more)

Daniel Williams, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Daniel Williams research interests are in dynamic systems modeling, control system design and fluid power.

Leslie Kern

Director, Women's and Gender Studies ProgramMount Allison University

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

Teresa Scassa

Full Professor in the Faculty of Law | Canada Research Chair in Information Law and PolicyUniversity of Ottawa

Information law scholar shaping privacy, data governance and AI policy as Canada Research Chair and leading voice on law and technology.

Paulina Jaramillo

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Paulina Jaramillo is currently involved in research to understand the social, economic and environmental implications of energy consumption.