Rena Palloff, PhD
Adjunct Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Works with academic institutions and organizations to develop effective online distance learning programs
Action Oriented Research Social Media Mobile Technology Online Teaching and Learning Faculty Development
Prof. Suzanne Garon
Professor · School of Social Work, University of Sherbrooke
Ph. D. in Sociology (Frankfurt, Germany, 1992) is a full professor at the School of Social Work of the University of Sherbrooke
Age-friendly Environments Social Work Lifelong Learning Gerontology Research Community Development
Marc Smith
Chief Social Scientist · Connected Action
Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media
Social Media Social Networks Business Collaboration Information Visualization
Elena Gaura
Professor of Pervasive Computing · Coventry University
Professor Elena Gaura is Professor of Pervasive Computing at Coventry University.
Advanced Measurement Systems Technology for Displaced Communities Computing Wireless Sensor Networks Energy Access
Dr. Lyn Phillipson
Associate Professor & Principle Research Fellow · University of Wollongong Australia
Lyn is an award-winning public health academic involved in research and action to promote aged and dementia friendly communities
Public Health Qualitative Methods Ageing Dementia Vulnerability
Emily A. Greenfield, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work · Rutgers
Dr. Greenfield's research addresses how early life experiences matter for aging. She also studies age-friendly community change processes.
Ageing Life Course Human Development Social Services Theory Development Loneliness
Dr. Prakash Tyagi
Executive Director of GRAVIS and Founder-Director of GRAVIS Hospital · GRAVIS
Dr. Tyagi leads GRAVIS in India nd has made global contributions to healthy ageing programs and dialogues
Occupational Health Public Policy and Advocacy Reproductive Health Disaster Risk Reduction Geriatric Medicine
Angela Stuesse
Associate Professor · UNC-Chapel Hill
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Stuesse can discuss immigrant labor and food chain workers – especially in the U.S. meat industry.
Immigration Immigrant labor Labor The South Immigrant
Karon N. LeCompte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction · Baylor University
Karon LeCompte, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Social Studies Education
Social Studies Education Civics Education Leadership Elementary Education Action Research
Lynn Blanchard, Ph.D.
Director, Carolina Center for Public Service · UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Director of the Carolina Center for Public Service at UNC
Community Engagement Civic Engagement Philanthropy Education Community and Team Building Public Service
Kyle Whyte
Timnick Chair in the Humanities · Michigan State University
Expert in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, environmental philosophy
Ethics of Knowledge Exchange Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Indigenous Environmental Studies Climate Justice Climate Change
Dr. Jane Barratt
Secretary General · International Federation on Ageing
As Secretary General of the IFA Dr Barratt is an internationaly respected speaker on age related issues across the globe.
Fostering Healthy Ageing Healthy Ageing Public Policy and Advocacy Population Ageing Women's Rights
Patricia Parker, Ph.D.
Department Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Uses organizational communication theories to explore how discourses of race, gender and class intersect with girls’ and women's leadership.
Community Engagement Girl's and Women's Empowerment Youth Activism Community Engaged Scholarship Social Justice Leadership
Bo-Kyung Elizabeth Kim
Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Elizabeth Kim is committed to research that seeks to reduce racial disproportionality endemic to the juvenile justice system.
Translation Research Delinquency/Violence Schools Children & Families Juvenile Justice
Kari Watkins
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Kari Watkins' research interests revolve around multi-modal transportation planning and the use of technology in transportation.
Complete Streets Design Traveler Information Transportation Planning Smart Cities Sustainable Communities
Daniel Peppe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director Department of Geosciences · Baylor University
Daniel Peppe's research focuses on understanding how plant and animal communities respond to changes in climate through Earth history.
Paleobotany Paleoclimatology Paleomagnatism Ecosystems Paleoecology
Mr. Glenn Miller
Senior Associate · Canadian Urban Institute
Glenn Miller is a Senior Associate at the Canadian Urban Institute.
Urban Planning Education and Training Active Ageing Built Environment Public Policy
Brian LaPointe, Ph.D.
Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute · Florida Atlantic University
Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.
Marine Bioinvasions Coral Reef Ecology Algal Physiology Biochemistry Seagrass Ecology
Esther Lim
CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC
Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment
Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification
Marcello Canuto
Professor and Director of the Middle American Research Institute · Tulane University
Marcello Canuto researches integrative mechanisms that the ancient Maya used to build and maintain a socio-politically complex society.
Ancient Maya Anthropology Mesoamerica Archaeological Remote Sensing Socio-Political Complexity