Ellen Woodsworth
Chairperson · Women Transforming Cities International Society
Ellen Woodsworth is an international speaker and urban consultant on gender and intersectional planning
Women Public Speaking Gender Intersectional Planning Cities
Steven E. Harris
Associate Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Harris is an expert on modern Russian and European history.
The Russian Novel Conspiracy Theories Socialism French History Russian History
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.
Flood Exposure & Resilience Climate & Disaster Study Managed Retreat Environmental Justice Climate-related Hazards
Kim Davies, PhD
Dean of Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences · Augusta University
Dr. Kim Davies, Dean of the Pamplin College, is a sociologist available to discuss homicide.
Gender-Based Violence Sociology Of Homicide Social Equality Murder Sociology
Abraham Cable
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: cablea@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4853 / Office 367-200
Business Law Mergers & Acquisitions Legal Ethics Corporate Finance Corporate Governance
Leslie Kern
Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program · Mount Allison University
Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.
Gentrification/Displacement Gender Cities Urban Affairs Enviromental Justice
Sarah Reckhow
Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University
Sarah Reckhow is an expert on education policy, urban and state politics, and philanthropy and nonprofits in public policy.
Philanthropy Racial Politics State Politics Education Policy Every Student Suceeds Act
Jeff Cohen, Ph.D.
Professor of Real Estate and Finance · University of Connecticut
Jeffrey Cohen is an expert on how airport noise, transit and highway infrastructure improvements impact real estate.
Residential Real Estate Applied Spatial Econometrics Real Estate Economics and Finance Transportation and Real Estate
Kassra Oskooii
Associate Professor, American Politics, Political Psychology and Race and Ethnic Politics; Director of Internships · University of Delaware
Prof. Oskooii's research expertise include political psychology, public opinion, voting rights and redistricting.
Race and Ethnic Politics Political Psychology Public Opinion Voting Rights Redistricting
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems
Kabindra Shakya, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Science · Villanova University
Professor Kabindra Shakya, Ph.D. research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils, and environmental justice issues.
Air Pollution Particulate Matter Environmental Justice Lead Contamination in Soil
Jase Bernhardt
Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability · Hofstra University
Dr. Bernhardt has had a lifelong passion for studying weather and climate. His current research focuses hurricane preparedness.
Rip Tide safety Hurricanes Climatology Climate Change Weather
Barbara Mennel
Professor/Chair/Director · University of Florida
Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.
Urban Studies and Film Feminist Theory Humanities Film Studies German Studies
Benjamin Hebblethwaite
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Ben Hebblethwaite's research focuses on the languages and cultures of Haiti, Jamaica, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Creole Linguistics and Historical Linguistics Cannabis in the Caribbean Caribbean Music and Culture Haitian Culture Jamaica
Craig M. Wheeland, PhD
Senior Vice Provost for Academics; Professor of Public Administration · Villanova University
Craig M. Wheeland , PhD, is an expert in urban politics, local government, and public administration.
Public Administration Urban Politics Local Government Higher Education Academic Integrity
Stuart Candy
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.
Speculative Design Future of Work Design Fiction Foresight Transmedia Storytelling
Iñaki Alday
Dean, Richard Koch Chair in Architecture · Tulane University
Iñaki Alday utilizes a multidisciplinary global vision and social and environmental ethics to examine the role of architecture in society
Sustainable Architecture Eco-ethics Architecture and the Built Enivronment Architecture River City Urban Planning
Elizabeth McRae
Associate Professor · Western Carolina University
Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.
American History American South Race and Politics Gender and Politics Modern South
Josh Sookman
CEO · Guardly
CEO at Guardly. VC experience. Mentor at JOLT Accelerator and INcubes. Toronto StartupDigest co-curator.
Raising Seed Financing (For Startups) Employee Safety Campus Safety Workplace Violence Working Alone
Mario Lefebvre
Director, Centre for Municipal Studies · The Conference Board of Canada
City Hall 101: Find out what the latest research indicates as it relates to the economic and financial state of North American cities
The Economics of Cities Economic Analysis Centre for Municipal Studies