Richard Zitrin
Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: zitrinr@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8802 / Office 212-198
Legal Ethics Trial Practice Alternate Dispute Resolution
Tom Ashcraft
Distinguished Professor of Visual Art · Western Carolina University
For more than 30 years, Tom Ashcraft has navigated his inquiry based practice, combining object making and community engagement.
Collaborative, Community and Socially Engaged Art Contemporary Art Sculpture Public Art
Gordon K. McIvor, Ph.D.
President · Empire Club Foundation
Distinguished leader in the Canadian public relations and communications industry with a wealth of first hand experience
Strategic Communications Planning Media Relations Government Relations Corporate Public Materials Corporate Social Responsibility
David Noble, Ph.D.
Director · University of Connecticut
Professor Noble focuses on digital entrepreneurship, higher education innovation, and futurist development
Name, Image, and Likeness Mobility Venture Capital Blockchain Digital Transformation
Catherine Burch, MS, CXA, CUA
Vice President of Health & Technology Innovation · ChristianaCare
Catherine Burch is an expert in innovation strategy, championing emerging technologies to improve health care.
Inventors & Start-Ups Strategic Foresight Innovation Emerging Technology Human Centered Design
Ramsey Musallam, Ed.D
Teacher/Professor/Consultant · Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep/Privately Employed
Teacher/Professor/Consultant
Curriculum Design Inquiry Based Learning Action Research Curiosity Multimedia
Jo Saunders
Self-Leadership Speaker | LinkedIn Expert | LinkedIn Trainer · Wildfire Social Marketing
LinkedIn Strategist - Connection Catalyst - Divergent Thinker - Adventure Activator /// Consultant, Trainer and Speaker
Crm / Customer Relationship Management Training Program design Comfort-Zone Exit Curiosity Self-Leadership
Dr Oliver Robinson
Associate Professor in Psychology · University of Greenwich
His research focuses on the relation between life transitions, crises and changes in personality and mental health.
Well-Being Transitions Mid Life Crisis Life Change Later-life Crisis
Michael Mower
Executive Director of SUU Aviation / Chief Flight Instructor / FAA Designated Pilot Examiner · Southern Utah University
Specializes in pilot training, FAA regulations, advanced/aerobatic helicopter flight, aviation safety, search and rescue, and lobbying
Aviation Education Helicopter Flight Helicopter Aerobatic Flight FAA Regulations Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC)
Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
Professor | Human Development & Family Science Program · The Ohio State University
Developmental Psychology expert, specializing in parental transitions and familial relationships
Coparenting Maternal gatekeeping Father-child relationships Transition to parenthood Child influences on family relationships
Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History · University of Connecticut
Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.
Abolition and Emancipation Slavery in Popular Culture Slavery Black Atlantic
Adam Frank
Professor of Physics and Astronomy · University of Rochester
Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and how they die, as well as civilizations before humans
US Space Program Space Travel Science and Religion Evolution of Stars and Planets Physics and Astronomy
Sally Blount
Dean · Northwestern University
An internationally recognized expert in the fields of negotiation and behavioral decision making
Organizational Behavior Performance in Intercultural Interactions At Work Individual Temporality in Work Organizations: Implications for Work Groups Fair Market Ideology
Dr. Marianne Mader
Managing Director, Earth & Space/Fossils & Evolution, Royal Ontario Museum · Co-Founder & Board Member, STEAMLabs Community Makerspace
Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com
Space Exploration Planetary Science Science Communication Maker Culture STEAM Education
George Loewenstein
University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
George Loewenstein helped to found the fields of behavioral economics and neuroeconomics.
Neuroeconomics Behavioral Economics
Todd Robert Petersen
Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in formal structures of visual storytelling, creative writing, film theory, and aesthetics
Traditional and Contemporary Models of Successful Writing Creative Writing Techniques Coming-of-Age Storytelling Project-Based Learning in HIgher Education Project Management
Norman Beatty
M.D./Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Dr. Norman Beatty studies neglected tropical diseases, such as Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, cysticercosis and snake envenomation.
Borreliosis Ehrlichiosis Tick-borne Diseases Snake Envenomation Leishmaniasis
Amber Naslund
President · SideraWorks
Experienced, in-demand keynote speaker on social business and social media
Social Media Social Business Community Management Social Media Marketing Strategies Social Media Measurement
Alison Barth
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Alison Barth's work focuses on understanding how experience transforms the properties of neurons to encode memory.
Research Design Neural Plasticity Biophysics Neuroscience
Karen Ward
Founder + Managing Partner · Curiosity Inc.
Dynamic speaker that connects the power and importance of curiosity to leadership, innovation and growth.
The Curiosity Crisis: the Truth About A World Without Wonder Curiosity as the Engine of Growth