excellence Experts

Rick Relyea

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Theo Liebmann

Clinical Professor of LawHofstra University

Professor Liebmann has directed the interdisciplinary Hofstra Youth Advocacy Clinic since its inception

Darby Proctor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | School of PsychologyFlorida Tech

Dr. Proctor's research focuses on decision-making in nonhuman primates to understand the evolutionary roots of human decision-making biases.

Marie Coppola, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences focused on language acquisition, ASL, deaf culture, and cognitive science.

Rima Taher

Senior University LecturerNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Taher focuses on structural technology, stability of structures, architectural cognizance and engineering standards

Billie Murray, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication; Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Billie Murray, PhD, explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech and on issues of rhetoric and social justice.

Jill Perry-Smith

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Brit McKay

Associate Dean of Students & External AffairsGeorgia Southern University

Professor McKay's research focuses on the use of expert systems in designing decision aids and recent developments in taxation

Christopher Meyer

Associate ProfessorBaylor University

Experienced speaker in all areas of negotiation and motivation in an organizational context

Bonita Croft

Vice President Legal, General Counsel and Corporate SecretaryTrican Well Service Ltd.

Diverse speaker on everything from minimizing risk of liability to building relationships in the workplace.