Emile Lester

Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Lester is an expert in church and state issues, especially controversies surrounding teaching religion in schools.

American Constitutional Law Church and State Issues Teaching Religion in Schools Minority Religious Groups Political Philosophy

Professor Ralph Tench

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

Ralph Tench's research focuses on two communications strands, for social impact and in organisational strategy, behaviour and performance.

Corporate Social Responsibility Public Relations Communications Health

Jessica Borelli

Associate Professor of Psychological Science · UC Irvine

Jessie Borelli's research focuses on the links between close relationships and mental health

Attachment Parenting Developmental Mental Health Health

Melissa Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Pre-College Philosophy Environmental Ethics Moral Philosophy Business Ethics Philosophy

Charmion B. Rush

Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special Education · Western Carolina University

Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.

Teacher Development Special Education Inclusion Disproportionate Representation Culture Relevant Pedagogy

Sara Mednick

Professor of Cognitive Sciences · UC Irvine

Sara Mednick is an expert in memory consolidation, sleep, aging and brain stimulation and author of “The Power of the Downstate.”

Memory Consolidation Aging Sleep Pharmacology Cognitive Science

Iggy Lion

Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Management, College of Business Administration

Lisa Fontes

Senior Lecturer II, UWW Interdisciplinary Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lisa Fontes is an international leader in the understanding of intimate partner violence, or coercive control.

Intimate Partner Violence Coercive Control Child Sexual Abuse Domestic Violence (Partner and Victim) Child Abuse

Robin Cox

Research Director and Professor · ResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University

Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.

Resilience Higher Education Community Resilience Disaster Psychosocial Response Stress and Coping

Karen Clay

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Karen Clay’s research examines the growth of the U.S. economy, including energy issues, air pollution, and the impact of climate change.

Energy Economics Public Policy Business and Economics Energy Environmental Economics

Heather K. Vincent

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Heather K. Vincent studies exercise medicine and active lifestyles to prevent injury and improve sports performance in people of all ages.

Physical Function Injury Prevention Lifestyle Sports Exercise Medicine

Gary Troia

Associate Professor of Special Education · Michigan State University

Expert in education, specializing in teaching writing to students with and without disabilities, methods for evaluating writing performance

Learning Disabilities Elementary and Secondary Writing Instruction Writing Assessment and Measurement

Ivan Lee

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.

Mobile and Personalized Health Wearable Health Sensing Embedded Systems Sensor Data Analytics

Vinay Gheyi, MBBS, M.D.

Chair of Department of Radiology · ChristianaCare

Dr. Vinay Gheyi is the chair of the Department of Radiology at ChristianaCare.

Body Imaging Musculoskeletal Imaging

Jack Schneider

Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor of Education and Director of Beyond Test Scores Project · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jack Schneider studies what is effective and important in education with a particular interest in looking beyond standardized test scores.

Educational Assessment Standardized Tests Standardized Testing Measuring School Quality

Lawrence A. Tritle

Professor Emeritus of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Comparative War and Violence Vietnam War Impact of Violence On Culture and Society Greek and Roman History Study of War and Violence

Mark Holder

Associate Professor · University of British Columbia

I am a passionate, energetic person who recognizes that life is short, but wide

Science of Happiness Happiness and Health Children and Happiness

Timothy Johnson

Outreach Coordinator · The Mentoring Center of Central Ohio

Energetic, engaging speaker, passionate about serving youth and helping people reach their full potential

Connecting With Youth Overcoming Adversity Redeeming Your Character Fatherhood Parenting

Chris Foss

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Foss specializes in 19th-century British literature, with a secondary expertise in disability studies.

British Victorian Novel Oscar Wilde British Literature Since 1800 British Romantic Literature British Romantic Women Poets

Jeremy Larochelle

Associate Professor, Modern Languages · University of Mary Washington

Jeremy Larochelle is an Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Mary Washington.

Latin America Spanish Modern Languages Sustainability Spanish Literature