Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for Engineering and Medicine | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rice University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Boyan specializes in cell and tissue engineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering Response of Cells to Biomaterials Mechanisms of Action of Hormones and Growth Factors in Cartilage and Bone Normal and Pathological Calcification Stem Cell Delivery Technologies
Maury Nation
Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Human Development Counseling · Vanderbilt University
An expert in restorative justice, suspensions, equity for students of color and restorative discipline practices.
Public School Systems Race Bullying and School-Age Children Neighborhood Characteristics and Mental Health Community & School-based Prevention Research
Chuck Hodges
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Charles Hodges's research is focused on learner motivation, online teaching & learning, self-efficacy, self-regulation, & emerging tech
Teacher Professional Development Instructional Technology Online Teaching Instructional Design Technology Enhanced Learning
Kelly Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology · Georgia Southern University
Kelly Sullivan is an expert in epidemiology and neurological diseases
Movement Disorders New Drug Applications Neurological Disorders Environmental Health Sciences Biostatistics
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
A.B. Osborne
Assistant Professor of Animation in Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of Art and Design · Augusta University
A.B. Osborne is an expert in the the field of animation working in everything from classic cartoons to technical and medical animation.
Motion Graphics Technical and Medical Visualization Animation 3D Modeling Virtual and Augmented Reality
James Costa
Professor and Executive Director of Highlands Biological Station · Western Carolina University
Jim Costa's interests include insect behavior and ecology, environmental history and philosophy, and the history of science.
Charles Darwin Conservation Ecology Insect Behavior Evolutionary Biology
Pamela Grothe
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.
Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology
Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.
Inez A. Caudill Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.S. Biomedical and Health Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University | Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Heise studies pulmonary mechanotransduction, including lung injury and pulmonary regenerative medicine
Lung injury Pulmonary regenerative medicine Mechanobiology Tissue Engineering Smooth muscle cell signaling
Christopher A. Cooper
Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public Policy · Western Carolina University
Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.
Election Administration Public Administration Southern Politics American Politics Parties, Campaigns and Elections
Cecilia González-Andrieu
Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Ecology and Laudato Si Art & Religion Playwright/poet Federico García Lorca Artist John August Swanson Equity in Education
Matthew Buzzell
Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design · Augusta University
Matthew Buzzell is an award-winning filmmaker whose films have been screened and distributed internationally.
Filmmaking Cinema Film
Meca Williams-Johnson
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Meca R. Williams-Johnson's mixed methods research emphasis explores student motivation, emotions, teaching and learning.
Black Feminist Theory African-American Education Qualitative Research Design Teacher Efficacy Parental Involvement
Karl Peace
Professor, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Jiann-Ping College of Public Health · Georgia Southern University
Karl Peace researches biostatistics, clinical trials and drug research and development.
Clinical Trials Pharmaceutical Research Health & Disease Health Sciences Biostatistics
Gregory Brock
Professor · Georgia Southern University
Gregory Brock is a professor of economics specializing in economic development, transition economies, and regional economics.
Macroeconomics Regional Economics Economic Development Transition Economies Microeconomics
Fan Liang
Assistant Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Macroeconomics Monetary Economics Search Theory
Charles Owens
Director, Center for Public Health Practice and Research · Georgia Southern University
Charles Owens researches health care access and across the continuum of care
Emergency Medical Services Physician Practices Federally Qualified Health Centers Rural Health Care Access & Delivery Health Care Access & Delivery
Ned Rinalducci
Associate Professor, Sociology · Georgia Southern University
Ned Rinalducci writes on the topics of public sociology and cultural identity.
Media and Society Cultural Identity Social Movements Political Sociology Ethnic and Religious Politics
René Olivares-Navarrete, D.D.S, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | D.D.S, National Autonomous University of Mexico | Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico · VCU DEPT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Olivares-Navarrete’s research focuses on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine approaches for Craniofacial and Orthopaedic needs.
Tissue Engineering Stem Cell Biology and Engineering Biomaterials for Craniofacial and Musculoskeletal Tissues Immunomodulation and Immunoengineering Wnt Signaling in Morphogenesis Healing and Regeneration
Jeffrey Morris, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Cyber Sciences · Augusta University
Quantum Cryptography Quantum Computing Defense and Security Systems Engineering National Security