local Experts

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.

Tara Alvarez

Professor and Director, Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering ProgramNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Alvarez conducts neuroscience research for helping patients recover their vision and for diagnosing other visual diseases.

Nefertiti Walker

Professor of Sport Management and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity for the UMass SystemUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.

Toby S. Daly-Engel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Daly-Engel's research uses genomics, field ecology and modelling to study shark populations.

Jake Jo

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

Jill Perry-Smith

Professor of Organization & ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Mical Raz

Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Policy and HealthUniversity of Rochester

Author of "What's Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race and the War on Poverty."

Andrea Grottoli

Professor | School of Earth SciencesThe Ohio State University

Climate change expert, specializing in coral responses to climate change and reconstructing oceanographic conditions

Sheema Khan

Patent AgentShapiro Cohen LLP

Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)

Rich Milner

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.