future Experts

Peter Ormerod, JD

Associate Professor of LawVillanova University

Peter Ormerod researches how the law governs digital information, including information privacy law, competition law, and torts.

Reuben F. Burch V

Vice Provost of ResearchTexas Christian University

Dr. Burch has extensive experience in fostering collaborations, securing funding, and managing research priorities and infrastructure.

Professor Tim Grant

Professor of forensic linguisticsAston University

Professor Grant's main research interests are within the area of forensic linguistics.

Timothy J. Shaffer

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil DiscourseUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Shaffer studies the advancement of democratic practices by focusing on the role of civic professionals in institutional settings.

Dr Benz Kotzen

Associate Professor in Landscape DesignUniversity of Greenwich

Dr Kotzen is a chartered landscape architect with more than 30 years’ experience as a consultant and a researcher.

Jeffrey Morris, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber SciencesAugusta University

Lewis Franklin Bost, MBA, IDSA, FAIMBE

Professor Emeritus | Bachelor Product Design, NCSU l Masters of Business Administration, UNCVCU College of Engineering

Professor Bost's research focuses on innovation, device design and development processes

Leo Martinez

Albert Abramson Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: martinez@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4683 / Office 360-200

John Covach

Professor of Music and Director of the Institute for Popular Music; Professor of Theory at Eastman School of MusicUniversity of Rochester

John Covach is an expert on the history of popular and rock music, 12-tone music, and the philosophy and aesthetics of music.

Carrie Reif-Stice, PhD

Associate Professor in Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Reif-Stice's research interests include interpersonal and health and crisis communication.