Katherine Kahl
Extension Assistant Professor, Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Resilience · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."
Coastal Resilience Coastal Ecosystems Sustainable Fisheries Blue Economy
William Perez
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Immigration Status & Nationality Race and Ethnicity Diversity Social Identity Motivation
Martha Lanier
President · IGNITE Your Potential Inc
Empowering Women for Courage & Confidence | Breast Cancer and Heart Attack Survivor, Iron Girl Triathlete, Skydiver, Author.
Stress Management Personal Achievement Women Spouse Programs Empowerment & Motivation
Cliff Broman
Professor of Sociology · Michigan State University
An expert in substance abuse, drinking among youth, mental health and stress, race and ethnicity, and family studies.
Mental Health Racial Inequality Health & Disease Families Race Culture and Ethnicity
Janine Davis
Assistant Professor of Education · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Davis' research focuses on teacher persona development.
Educational and Research Policy Curriculum Development Instructional Design Student Development
Elizabeth Dorrance Hall
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Elizabeth Dorrance Hall has applied and extended interpersonal and family communication theories to explore difficult conversations.
Interpersonal Communication Family Communication Organizational Communication
A.R. Siders
Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on relocation and fairness in adaptation.
Decision Modeling Environmental Video Games Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Policies Climate-related Hazards
Valerie Earnshaw
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Earnshaw examines associations between stigma and health inequities.
Health Inequities Health Outcomes HIV Stigma AIDS Stigma Stigmatized Conditions
Ian O. Williamson
Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business · UC Irvine
Ian O. Williamson is a globally recognized expert in the area of human resource management.
Social Networks Organizational Theory Human Resource Management Recruitment Workplace Motivation
M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell
W. K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability · Michigan State University
M. Jahi Johnson-Chappell is a political agroecologist with training in chemical engineering, ecology and evolutionary biology.
Sustainable Development Food Security Policy Anti-Hunger Efforts Sustainability Right to Food
Yasser Payne
Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Africana Studies · University of Delaware
Prof. Payne's research examines gun violence; policing and reentry; and educational inequality in street-identified populations.
Gun Violence Street Ethnography School Violence and School-To-Prison Pipeline Experiences With Police Ethnographic Field Research
Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
Commonwealth Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Bandyopadhyay has authored and co-authored over 400 research publications
Self-assembly of Regimented Nanostructure Arrays Spintronics Quantum Devices Hot Carrier Transport in Nanostructures Nanoelectronics
Staja Booker
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Staja Booker is an expert in racial disparities and health equity in pain management in Black/African American older adults.
Health Equity Black/African American with Chronic Pain Chronic Pain in Older Adults Chronic Pain Osteoarthritis
Polly Letofsky
Motivational Speaker · Elite Speakers
Mapping the Course Through Your Overwhelm: Lessons in resilience from one woman's walk around the world
Resilience Perseverance Attitude Goal Setting Fear
Donna Thomson
Author, Caregiving Activist · McMaster University
Author and Leader in family caregiving - disability and aging Instructor, McMaster University Vice-Chair, Kids Brain Health Network
Health Care Navigation Family Caregiving Resilience Strategic Advocacy Teaching, Coaching
Phillip Warsaw
Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics and Environmental Justice · Michigan State University
Phillip Warsaw's research takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental justice, economic development, and sustainability.
Racial Capitalism Economic Development Environmental Justice Sustainability
Erica Fuchs
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Erica Fuchs is passionate about building nationally the intellectual foundations and analytic tools to inform National Technology Strategy.
Innovation Policy Technology Development Public Policy Global manufacturing Commercialization
Michael Prietula
Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Human decision making AI-Human Collaboration UX Design AI Ethics Computational Modeling of Individuals and Groups
Jeff Vankooten
Motivational Keynote Speaker · Jeff Vankooten.com
Re-imagining a hope-filled world
Resilience Leadership Management Change Communication
Liz Walker
Managing Director · Youth Wellbeing Project
Educator and advocate responding to porn harms. Author and professional speaker.
Pornography Sexual Health Youth Wellbeing Relationships and Sexuality Education Porn & Online Safeguarding Education