Mimi Ito
Professor in Residence Informatics · UC Irvine
Mizuko Ito is a cultural anthropologist of technology use, focusing on children and youth's changing relationships to media.
Media and Communications Anthropology Children/Video Games Technology
Nabil Al-Tikriti
Associate Professor of History & American Studies · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Al-Tikriti has firsthand experience with Middle Eastern affairs, as a researcher, humanitarian and election monitor.
Forced Migration (Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons) Genocide Higher Education Humanitarian Affairs History of the Ottoman Empire
Sarah Adeyinka-Skold
Assistant Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Race and Ethnicity Gender Family Immigration Sex and Sexualities
LeaAnne DeRigne, MSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University
LeaAnne DeRigne's area of research expertise is in paid sick leave, flexible work, vacation time, and pensions.
vacation time Pensions Health Care Policy Labor Market Participation Sick Leave
Mo Wang
Professor/Chair/Associate Dean · University of Florida
Mo Wang studies retirement and the employment of older workers and occupational health psychology.
Successful Aging in the Workplace Occupational Health Psychology Team Processes Management Retirement
Lori Wilkinson
Professor of Sociology · University of Manitoba
Professor of Sociology, specializing in immigration and refugee studies and survey methods
Research Methods Race and Ethnic Relations Settlement Integration Youth and School-To-Work Transitions
Steven Joiner
Co-Founder · 21st Century Worklife
Surviving in Today's Workplace and Thriving in Tomorrow's Worklife
The 21st Century Worklife 21st Century Talent Management Resistance Management
Peter Berg
Professor · Michigan State University
International expert on Collective Bargaining and the Aging Workforce
Work-Family Flexibility Policy Domestic and International Labor Policy Collective Bargaining Aging Workforce
Jim Finkelstein
President and CEO · FutureSense, LLC
A contrarian who is a stimulating speaker; an expert in people and organization strategy and a "millennial in boomer clothing"
Compensation: Reward and Motivation in the 21st Century Organization Communications: Effective Employee Engagement The New Cogenerational Workplace: From 18-80 Boards of Directors: Ethics and Responsibilities The People Dimension: Environment
Kristina R. Llewellyn
Associate Professor, Department of Social Development Studies · Renison University College, University of Waterloo
Professor Llewellyn studies the Education, History, and Equity.
Women's History Citizenship Education Oral History History Education History of Education
Shirlee Sharkey
CEO · Saint Elizabeth
Health executive and social innovator
Home Care Home and Community Care Home Care Public Policy Healthcare and Seniors Healthcare Transformation
Amy Murphy-Nugen
Associate Professor · Western Carolina University
Amy Murphy-Nugen has more than 20 years of social work practice and policy experience in housing, community building and engagement.
Community Development and Housing Issues Housing Loss Foreclosure Disenfranchised Grief
Catherine Connelly
Associate Professor, Human Resources and Management · DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Dr. Catherine Connelly's research focuses on the attitudes, behaviours, and experiences of non-standard workers.
Non-Standard Employee Contracts Organizational Behaviour Organizational Health and Safety Management Organizational Justice Organizational Citizenship
Nora Madjar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management · University of Connecticut
Social and contextual factors for creativity at work, role of interruptions, work-family interface and negotiations.
Organizational Behavior and Leadership Work-Family Interface Interruptions at Work Creativity and Innovation Negotiations
Gregory DeFreitas
Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy · Hofstra University
Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.
Labor Economics Research Methods Urban Economics Microeconomics African Economic Development
David Rothenberg
Distinguished Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Through writing and music, David Rothenberg explores the relationship between humans and nature.
Bird Music Humanity Musicality of Animals Human Computer Musical Interfaces Environmental Philosophy
Corinne Kyriacou
Vice Dean of Health Professions and Human Services and Associate Professor of Population Health · Hofstra University
Vice Dean for Administration, HPHS and Vice Dean of Health Professions and Human Services and Associate Professor of Population Health
Health Care System Organization, Financing, Delivery and Reform Health and Aging Policy Public Health Leadership Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Community Health Programs Integrated Care
Hoda Heidari
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Hoda Heidari is broadly interested in the Ethical and Societal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Algorithmic Economics Machine Learning Ethics Artificial Intelligence Fairness and Accountability
Eric Simanek
Robert A. Welch Chair of Chemistry · Texas Christian University
Dr. Simanek’s interests include whiskey, science education and basic scientific research aimed at the design of new medicines.
Medicinal Chemistry Whiskey Intellectual Property & Patent Management Expert Witness Interdisciplinary Education
Robert Darden, M.A.
Professor, Journalism, Public Relations and New Media · Baylor University
Darden is a professor in the department of journalism, PR & new media. He directs Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project.
African-American Gospel Music Civil Rights Movement Music on B Sides of Gospel Recordings African American Museum in D.C. Black Gospel Music Restoration Project Journalism