Alison Wishard Guerra
Associate Professor · UC San Diego
Wishard Guerra’s research focuses on culture and development in early childhood.
Early Childhood Education K-12 Education During Pandemics Coronavirus COVID-19 Applied Developmental Psychology
Tony Hu
Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation · Tulane University
Tony Hu is a pioneer in developing advanced diagnostics for personalized medicine and COVID-19 research.
COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Nanoengineering Biotechnology Innovation Biomaterials Biomedical Engineering
Michelle McKinnon Miller
Associate Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Law and Economics Labor Economics Health Economics Economic History
Rommie Amaro
Professor and Shuler Scholar, Chemistry and Biochemistry · UC San Diego
Her research focuses on development of computational methods in biophysics for applications to drug discovery.
H1N1 Computational Methods in Drug Discovery COVID-19 Biochemistry Chemistry
Richard Peltier
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.
Global Health Air Pollution and Health Environmental Health Face Masks Aerosol filtration
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Human Rights Institute and Associate Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
U.S. Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Children's Rights Migrant Children
Orhan Hakli, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Professor · Manhattanville College
Orhan has worked in various areas of health care: medical surgical nursing, cardiology, geriatrics, wound care, hyperbaric medicine & more
Infectious Diseases Primary Care Geriatrics Medical Surgical Nursing COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
John Barry
Adjunct faculty · Tulane University
John Barry can speak to the coronavirus and how it compares to seasonal and pandemic viruses seen in past years.
Coronavirus Author Historian Pandemic Influenza Policy Making
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
Professor, Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology · Tulane University
Dr. Ferdinand focuses on cardiac risk factor evaluation and control, including communities of racial and ethnic minorities.
COVID-10 (Coronavirus) Nuclear Cardiology Hypertension Cardiology Hyperlipidemia
Phillip Coule, MD
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, AU Health System & Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs · Augusta University
Phillip Coule is an expert in COVID-19 testing, hospital quality & safety, emergency medicine, disaster preparedness, and GRAChIE.
Coronavirus Mass Casualty Triage Emergency Medicine Hospital Quality and Safety Disaster Preparedness
Myo Thwin Myint, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Training Director, Triple Board (Pediatrics/ Psychiatry/ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Residency and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Programs · Tulane University
Dr. Myint is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and pediatrician who specializes in LGBTQ health, medical education and advocacy.
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Family Violence Adolescent Psychiatry Psychiatry LGBTQ Health
David Banach
Associate Professor of Medicine Head of Infection Prevention Hospital Epidemiologist · University of Connecticut
Dr. David Banach is an expert in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology.
Coronavirus Medicine Health Care Associated Infections Infectious Diseases Infections in Immunocompromised Patients
David Pride
Associate Professor of Pathology · UC San Diego
Our laboratory focuses on the role that microbial communities play in human homeostasis, health and disease.
Coronavirus COVID-19 Testing Pathology Infectious Disease COVID-19
Dr. Susan Huang
Professor and Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Department of Medicine, Division of Infection Diseases · UCI Health
Dr. Huang’s is one of the nation's leading experts on clinical epidemiology of highly antibiotic-resistant organisms.
MRSA Pandemics Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Infectious Diseases Antimicrobial Resistance
Susan Hassig
Associate professor of epidemiology · Tulane University
Susan Hassig is an expert in infectious disease outbreaks, vector-borne disease, HIV and associated infection and COVID-19.
Public Health Epidemiology and Infection Prevention Coronavirus Vector-borne disease Infectious disease outbreaks
Robert Pollin
Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert Pollin's research centers on macroeconomics and the economics of building a clean-energy economy in the U.S and globally.
Green Economy Clean Energy Economics Green Jobs Green New Deal Conditions for Low-Wage Workers
Thomas LaVeist
Dean of Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine · Tulane University
Dean Thomas LaVeist's areas of expertise include U.S. health and social policy and the role of race in health research.
Vaccine Hesitancy COVID-19 Health disparities by race and ethnicity Health Disparities Social Determinants of Health
Allison Karpyn
Associate Professor, Education; Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Karpyn can speak to topics such as obesity, food policy and community nutrition.
Farmer’s Markets Supermarket Access Obesity Food Insecurity Public Health
Nicholas Reich
Professor of Biostatistics / Director of COVID-19 Forecast Hub / Director of Influenza Forecasting Center of Excellence · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nicholas Reich's research focuses on infectious disease modeling and optimizing design and analysis for cluster-randomized studies.
Infectious Disease Modelling Flu forecasting COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Biostatistics Influenza Pandemics
Professor Dorothy Newbury-Birch
Professor of Alcohol and Public Health · Teesside University
Her research focuses on reducing alcohol related harm in society, particularly young people & those in the criminal justice system.
Criminal Justice Alcohol Related Crime Alcohol Abuse Alcoholics Youth Crime