Dr. Adey Nyamathi

Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Nursing · UC Irvine

Dr. Nyamathi conducts studies among vulnerable groups, including homeless, drug-addicted and incarcerated persons and gay/bisexual youth.

Vulnerable Populations Tuberculosis Role of Nursing Hiv/Aids Hepatitis

Gregory Valcante

Director/Research Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Greg Valcante is dedicated to serving individuals with autism and related disabilities, along with their families.

Autism

Naomi Ekas

Department Chair & Professor of Psychology · Texas Christian University

Naomi Ekas is an expert in autistic and non-autistic children's emotional development.

Marital Conflict Emerging Adulthood Parenting Emotion Regulation Caregiver Care for Families with Autism

Tiffany Muller Myrdahl

Urbanist and Feminist Geographer · Simon Fraser University

Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.

Geographies of social difference (with an emphasis on gender and sexuality) Municipal Social Inclusion Policy Qualitative and Mixed Method Research Oral history methods for research and policymaking

Diane M. Styers

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Diane Styers's current research focuses on analyzing ecosystem structure and function and examining changes over space and time.

Human Ecology Mapping Multi-Sensor Integration LiDAR Data Analysis Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) Forest Ecology

David Fedele

Associate Professor · University of Florida

David Fedele focuses on the psychosocial aspects of pediatric chronic illnesses including how some factors impact adjustment and morbidity.

Cystic Fibrosis Technology Self-Management Pediatric Psychology Mobile Health

Professor Vini Lander

Professor of Race and Education and Director of the Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality · Leeds Beckett

Her research examines race inequalities in education, specifically in teacher education.

Race and Racism Teacher Education Inequalities in Education Diversity British Values in School

Kadence Otto

Professor · Western Carolina University

Kadie Otto's research centers on ethical, social and legal issues in sport with specific attention to NCAA corruption and reform.

NCAA Corruption and Reform Risk Management Sport Ethics Sport Law Global Sport and Culture

Tina Timm

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

An expert in relationship and sexual satisfaction, sexual trauma, marriage and family dynamics and sexuality across the lifespan

Sexuality Sexual Satisfaction Sexual Therapy Marriage and Family Therapy

Valeria V. Gordan

Distinguished Professor/Associate Dean · University of Florida

Valeria V. Gordan is a researcher, educator, and clinician with an active practice until 2018.

Dental Practice-Based Research Dental Cavities Dentistry Dental Care for Adults Clinical Oral Health Research

Rachel Washburn

Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Health and Society · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Sociology of health and illness Science and technology studies Situational Analysis

Charis Kubrin

Professor · UC Irvine

Charis E. Kubrin is Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and (by courtesy) Sociology.

Race, Ethnicity, and Crime Crime Trends Crime Immigration and Crime Rap Music and Media

Carma Bylund

Professor · University of Florida

Carma Bylund is a behavioral scientist with international expertise in healthcare communication across the cancer continuum and in dementia.

Doctor-Patient Communication on Telemedicine Communication Skills Training for Residents and Fellows Cancer Caregiving Healthcare Communication Doctor-Patient Communication

Andrew Lover

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and and Deputy Director, New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Andrew Lover is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work focuses on malaria and other vector-borne diseases.

Tick-borne Diseases Infectious Disease Vector-Borne Diseases Drug Development Malaria

Timothy J. Williamson

Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Mindfulness Stress and Coping Psychosocial Oncology Clinical Psychology Health Psychology

Claire Smrekar

Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University

An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.

Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice

Beth Myers

Department Chair, Associate Professor of Fashion Merchandising & Apparel Design · Georgia Southern University

Beth Myers works to find relationships between brands, consumers and the apparel they purchase.

Consumer Behavior Branding Textiles Apparel Merchandising Fashion Trends

Dr Amanda Hall

Lecturer, Audiology · Aston University

Dr Hall's research focuses on the causes and impact of hearing loss in children, at both the individual and the population level.

Audiology Shared Decision Making Audiology Health Services Research Causes and Impact of Childhood Hearing Loss Longitudinal Cohort Studies

Johnny Nhan

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor · Texas Christian University

Nhan's research focuses primarily on technology and policing - cyber security, police culture and collaborative security networks.

Police Culture Policing Race and Crime Cybercrime White Collar Crime

Catherine S. Fernald, DNP, RN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FACHE

Acute Care Chief Nursing Officer-Newark Campus · ChristianaCare

Catherine Shull Fernald is the chief nursing officer of Acute Care at ChristianaCare.

Nursing Administration Leadership Development Quality Improvement Multi-Disciplinary Team Building Innovation for Workplace Workflows