Todd Thrift

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Todd Thrift is a beef cattle specialist with expertise in cow/calf management and feedlot management.

Beef Quality Assurance Cow Calf Management Feedlot Management Beef Cattle Breeding Ranch Management

Alex Turvy

Doctoral student | Department of Sociology · Tulane University

Alex Turvy is an expert on social media culture and memes working to study how the Internet shapes the entirety of our social relationships.

Twitter & Social Media Strategies Instagram Memes Social Media Tik Tok

Simon Medcalfe, PhD

Professor · Augusta University

Dr. Simon Medcalfe is an economist with an emphasis on sports economics, social determinants of health, and the local economy.

Community and Economic Development Sports Economics Social Determinants of Health

Kristal Brent Zook

Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University

Author and award-winning journalist whose work on race, women, culture and social justice has appeared in dozens of media outlets.

Journalism Media Analysis Social Justice Issues Politics Race and Gender Relations

Bruce McAdams

Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship

McAdams joined the faculty in January of 2009 after more than twenty years leadership experience in the Ontario hospitality industry

Operations & Training Operations Analysis Sustainability in the Foodservice Industry

Michelle Kelly, PhD

Associate Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing · Villanova University

Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care, and long-term health effects of premature birth.

Premature Births Neonatal Intensive Care Children's Health Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner Education

Chris Williams

Professor, Wildlife Ecology · University of Delaware

Prof. Williams serves as Director of the Waterfowl and Upland Gamebird Center.

Zoology Game Bird Ecology Wildlife Ecology Waterfowl Ecology Bird Populations and Habitats

Mitchell Lovett

Associate Professor of Marketing · University of Rochester

Mitchell Lovett applies and develops quantitative methods to study marketing problems.

Political Advertising Social Media Listening Online and Offline Word-of-Mouth Targeted Advertising Quantitative Marketing

Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Brenda Elsey

Professor of History · Hofstra University

Specialist in Popular Culture and Politics, as well as Gender and Sports, in Twentieth Century Latin America.

Latin American Culture Latin American Politics Sports in Latin America Gender Studies

Judith Blumstock

Senior Director, Corporate Development · MaRS Innovation

Senior Director, Mars Innovation

Investing in Life Sciences Making Investments and Overseeing Existing Portfolio Companies

April Wynn

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Wynn is a plant geneticist and is interested in examining the intersection of genetic regulatory networks for seed and flower formation.

Genetic Regulation Developmental Genetics Plant Genetics Molecular Biology

Saraswathi Bellur, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication · University of Connecticut

Saras Bellur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Connecticut.

Interactive Health Technologies Media Interfaces Human-Computer Interaction Mediated Content

Hein Goemans

Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester

Goemans is an expert on international conflict and war termination

Ukraine International Conflict War termination International Relations War and Conflict

Sarah Emanuel

Assistant Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Biblical Studies New Testament Christian Origins First Century Judaism Bible and Theory

Randy Weinstein, PhD

Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering · Villanova University

Randy Weinstein, PhD, is an authority on chemical engineering and an expert on teaching and learning methods in higher ed.

Teaching and Learning Methods Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Flipped Learning Chemical Engineering Problems Surface Science

Jeff Reep, M.Ed.

Director of Career Services · Cedarville University

Jeff Reep has coached collegiate basketball for 22 years

Career Preparation

Caroline Budwell, Ph.D.

College Undergraduate Curriculum Coordinator | Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director, Department of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Caroline Budwell is a computer scientist focused on learning and engagement strategies.

Software Engineering Computer Science Education Learning and Engagement Strategies Problem Based Learning Collaborative Learning

Yesha Yadav

Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in financial market regulation, securities regulation and corporate bankruptcy, focusing on market structure and digital assets.

U.S. Treasury Digital Asset Regulation Market Structures Securities Regulation Financial Market Regulation

Olexandr Isayev

Assistant Professor, Chemistry · Carnegie Mellon University

Olexandr Isayev's research focuses on solving fundamental chemical problems with machine learning, molecular modeling and quantum mechanics.

Theoretical Chemistry Computational Chemistry Machine Learning Cheminformatics Drug Discovery