Sports Experts

Xavier Thompson

Assistant Professor of Sports ScienceLouisiana State University

Dr. Thompson’s research focuses on the identification of risk factors for athletic injuries and improving athletic performance.

Barry H. Rosen, Ph.D.

Expert in cyanobacteria, harmful algal blooms and blue-green algaeFlorida Gulf Coast University

Barry Rosen studies the nature of freshwater harmful algal blooms and their dynamics.

Michael Yassa

Professor and Chancellor’s FellowUC Irvine

Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.

Peter Weyand

Professor & Chair of Kinesiology; Director of the Locomotor Performance LabTexas Christian University

Peter Weyand is an internationally renowned biomechanist and physiologist.

Taghi Khoshgoftaar, Ph.D.

Motorola ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Taghi Khoshgoftaar researches computer security and intrusion detection systems.

Mike Byers

Vice Chancellor of Administration and FinanceWestern Carolina University

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Email: wuf@uchastings.edu | Phone: 415-565-4830 | Office: 390-200

Eric Yttri

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Eric Yttri's research goal is to establish how neural circuits lead to these action selection decisions.

Russell Lonser

Professor and Chair I Department of Neurological SurgeryThe Ohio State University

Dr. Lonser’s research interests include development of direct nervous system drug delivery paradigms for targeted therapy.

Erika V. Hall

Associate Professor of Organization & Management; Faculty Advisor, Business & Society InstituteEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Hall's research focuses on the influence of race, gender, and class-based stereotypes and implicit biases on workplace interactions.