Expert Directory
Mamello Thinyane, Ph.D.
Optus Chair of Cybersecurity and Data Science and an Associate Professor in the STEM unit
University of South AustraliaCollective Intelligence,cyber resilience,Cybersecurity,data science
Mamello Thinyane is the Optus Chair of Cybersecurity and Data Science and an Associate Professor in the STEM unit at the University of South Australia.
Mamello is a computer science academic, cross-disciplinary researcher, and information technology professional with an interest in collective intelligence, societal cyber resilience, human-centric cybersecurity, and critical data studies. He has over 15 years experience working with governments, industry, academia, and civil society organizations on digital development projects in Africa and Asia. He previously served as the Senior Research Advisor and Principal Research Fellow at the United Nations University institute in Macau, a Director of the Telkom Centre of Excellence in ICT for Development and an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, and a Visiting Researcher at the Australian Centre for Cyber Security at the University of New South Wales – Australian Defence Force Academy.
Mamello is passionate about the role of scientific research and technology innovation to advance sustainable good life for all.
Loyola Medicine,MacNeal Hospital,Trinity Health
Pierre Monice, MBA, is president of MacNeal Hospital. He previously served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Trinity Health in the Midwest region. Prior to joining Trinity Health, he was chief operating officer of Altamonte Campus, part of AdventHealth’s flagship region in Orlando. Monice holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Southern Adventist University, having initially served a few years as a senior pastor, and a Master of Business Administration from Webster University. Monice is a board certified fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is also a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification. He has been active in his community and has coached a high school varsity basketball team in his spare time.
Medicine,Neurology,Psychiatry,Surgery
With a fervent passion for evidence-based medicine, I am deeply committed to medical research. My dedication is reflected in the numerous research projects I have undertaken, demonstrating my exceptional research and analytical abilities. Proficient in conventional analysis using SPSS and highly skilled in meta-analysis, I have primarily focused on observational studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Currently, I am engaged in a cohort study involving medical records, alongside several systematic reviews and meta-analyses. My work is driven by my ambition to contribute to the medical field through rigorous research and analysis.
Donald Penney, MD, MSC, FACEP
Chair of the Department of Clinical Education, Professor of Emergency Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineEmergency Medicine,Emergency Medicine Expert,Head Injuries,Metacognition,Neurosurgeon,Primary Care,Surgeon
Donald W. Penney, MD, MSC, FACEP is a neurosurgeon, board certified emergency medicine physician and a neuroanatomist. He serves as the chair of the department of clinical education at PCOM Georgia and as a professor of neuroscience and emergency medicine.
In his position, he is responsible for teaching Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine students primary care skills, neuroscience and emergency medicine. Dr. Penney conducts research in sports head injuries, as well as neuro trauma and metacognition.
Dr. Penney completed a residency in neurosurgery at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. He received the Top Surgeons Award from the Consumer Council of America in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
Health Care Workers,Healthcare Workers,Mental Health,Physician Burnout,Suicide Prevention,Workplace
data science and analytics,Fixation,Ocular,Visual Information
Expertise: cognitive neuroscience, vision, hypnotic suggestibility, anomalous experiences, psi
David J. Acunzo, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. After a degree in telecommunications engineering from IMT Atlantique (France), David obtained his PhD in neuroinformatics from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and then occupied research positions at CIMeC - Center for Brain/Mind Sciences, University of Trento (Italy), and the Centre for Human Brain Health, University of Birmingham, UK. He has worked on a diverse array of cognitive neuroscience topics including vision, attention and semantic processing using various computational and functional neuroimaging techniques including EEG, MEG and fMRI. His current research interests include abnormal perceptions, response to hypnotic suggestion and extraordinary experiences including mystical and psi experiences.
Senior Researcher offering data science skills
Background in telecommunications engineering.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills applied to the research environment. Track-record of delivering research output and technical solutions using data analytics and machine learning. Extensive experience collaborating with stakeholders globally.
Marin Skidmore, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAgricultural Economics,agricultural policy,Brazil,Brazil economy,Deforestation,Econometrics,Water Quality
Dr. Marin Skidmore is an economist at the nexus of agriculture and the environment. She studies crop and livestock production in the U.S. and the Brazilian Amazon from many angles, including water pollution, deforestation, intensification, and climate change. She combines rigorous economic analysis and extensive field research to thoughtfully address complex challenges.
More information: Dr. Skidmore is an applied economist studying the interaction between policy, agriculture, and the environment. Her research focuses on how market-based and public agricultural policy in the United States and the Brazilian Amazon influence farmer behavior. She uses this lens to study indirect policy effects on the environment, including deforestation, GHG emissions, and water quality. She approaches these questions by combining econometric methods, big data, extensive field work, and collaboration with interdisciplinary partners in the U.S. and Brazil. She earned a master's at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Please see Dr. Skidmore's laboratory webpage.
Affiliations: Dr. Skidmore is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
José Biller, MD
Chair of the Loyola Medicine department of neurology and professor of neurology and neurological surgery at Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola MedicineNeurologial,Neurological Surgery,Neurology
José Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FANA, FAHA is the chair of the Loyola Medicine department of neurology and professor of neurology and neurological surgery at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. He attended medical school at the University of the Republic, and completed residencies in neurology at Henry Ford Hospital and Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Biller completed a fellowship at Wake Forest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine, with a focus on Cerebrovascular Research. Dr. Biller recently received the American Heart Association's William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke and was recognized for his exceptional achievements in stroke research during the American Stroke Association’s 2023 International Stroke Conference in Dallas. He also leads Loyola Medicine’s COVID-19 neurology clinic. Prior to joining Loyola, Dr. Biller led Indiana University's department of neurology for nearly 10 years. Dr. Biller served as Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) from 1994 to 2001, and President of the ABPN in 2001, and currently holds the title of Emeritus Director of the ABPN.
Katherine McCarthy, Master's in Business Administration
Executive Officer for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryAcademic Success,College Retention,Student Activities,undergraduate admissions
Katherine McCarthy was appointed to Executive Officer for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs in 2023 after serving for three years as the College’s Associate Provost of Enrollment Management. She provides direction and oversight to many of the College out-of-classroom programs, resources including academic success programs, athletics, community service, counseling services, student conduct, student activities, and student support programs.
She also leads the development and oversight of programs, policies, and initiatives focused on continuing growth in enrollment; expanded geographic, cultural, and economic diversity; sustained selectivity; and supporting ESF’s successful retention efforts. She leads the admissions and financial aid teams and works collaboratively across the College to sustain ESF's national prominence and recognition among the premier environmentally focused institutions in the country.
Before ESF, McCarthy served as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Interim Associate Vice President for Transfer Partnerships and Recruitment at Radford University in Virginia, where she was recognized for her role in shaping strategic recruitment initiatives and communications. McCarthy developed and oversaw enhancements to outreach and processes that consistently brought more students of promise and purpose to campus.
McCarthy earned a master’s in Business Administration from Syracuse University, a bachelor's degree in marketing from Alfred University, and an associate's degree from Monroe Community College.
Climate Change,forest ecology,forest management
Dr. Colin Beier’s expertise lies in forest landscapes as social-ecological systems, their responses to multiple drivers of change - including climate, land use, invasives and pollution - and developing frameworks and tools for making better real-world decisions.
He teaches several areas of ecology - forest, landscape, global change - as well as seminars in ecological economics, adaptive management and regional sustainability. Beier is an ecologist interested in the complex relationships between economies, institutions and the ecosystems upon which society depends.
He is a broadly trained ecologist interested in the functions, dynamics, and adaptive capacity of forest ecosystems and landscapes - including humans and our economic, political, and cultural institutions - in a rapidly changing world.
Diversity,Equity,Inclusion,LGBTQ students,Mental Health,Title IX
Danushi Fernando is the Chief Diversity Officer at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry located in Syracuse, New York. ESF.
Fernando has over a decade of experience in DEI management in higher education settings, with a passion for human resources and student development through immersive experiential learning, training, hiring and retention programs. Her focus areas are; ally training, antiracism training, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ talent development, Title IX, change management, conflict resolution, and crisis management. As a mental health clinician working predominantly with marginalized communities, her DEI and management work use an intersectional mental health lens centered on social justice.
Fernando is an expert in diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. She has led DEI programs at Vassar College, Clarkson University and Farley Dickinson University. She holds master's degrees in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling, Creative Writing and Literature for Educators, and Corporate and Organizational Communication.
Construction Management,Design,Mass Timber Design,Sustainable construction
Dr. Paul Crovella is an Assistant Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, New York. The focus of his teaching, research, and service is Sustainable Construction and Construction Management.
He is an expert in mass timber construction and the use of bio-based and low-carbon materials in buildings as an alternative to carbon-intense construction. Crovella develops informative databases to enhance the sustainability of current construction and lessen the environmental burden of renovating buildings. He also develops non-invasive tools for sampling wood structures, allowing their continued use by generations to come.
Energy,inorganic chemistry,Photovoltaics
Dr. Neal Abrams is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the chemistry department at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. He is the interim director of the ESF Open Academy, which provides online education for professionals and K- 12 outreach.
He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Ithaca College in 2000, his Ph.D. in chemistry from the Pennsylvania State University in 2005, completed his postdoctoral research at Cornell University between 2005 and 2007, and also lectured at Cornell from 2006 to 2007.
His research is focused on materials and inorganic chemistry, including areas such as energy storage, photovoltaics, and fuel cells.
Matthew B. Wheeler, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAnimal Agriculture,Cloning,Developmental Biology,Food Security,Genomics,Human Health,regenerative biology,Stem Cells
Dr. Matthew B. Wheeler is a tireless advocate for using embryo technologies to improve genetics of livestock and reduce food insecurity throughout the world. He is advancing technology in both livestock production and human medicine through his research on embryo/developmental biology, stem cells, cloning, transgenic livestock, reproduction, genomics, and regenerative biology.
More information: Wheeler's research activities can be divided into six areas of research. Generally, the work can be described as large animal reproductive physiology with an emphasis on 1) production of transgenic livestock, particularly swine and cattle, with improved production characteristics; 2) molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in embryonic cell development/differentiation and early embryonic gene expression; 3) genetic evaluation, molecular gene mapping in livestock, early embryonic genotype evaluation; 4) development of remote sensing and microfludic handling methods for mammalian embryos; 5) the use of stem cells (adult and embryonic) for tissue engineering and cell-base therapies; and 6) the use assisted reproductive technologies (in vitro maturation, in vitro fertilization, embryo culture, non-invasive embryo evaluation and embryo transfer) to improve livestock and food production. His team's long term goals are to 1) identify genes that regulate reproduction, lactation and growth; 2) develop methodologies in embryos to edit, transfer and utilize these genes for the genetic improvement of livestock; and 3) devise strategies for using stem cells for cell and tissue replacement.
Affiliations: Wheeler is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is also affiliated with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at Illinois.
Adirondack Interpretive Center,Adirondack Mountains,Adirondacks,Educational outreach,Environment,Social Justice
Paul Hai is the Associate Director of the Adirondack Ecological Center and leads the Northern Forest Institute for Conservation Education and Leadership Training (NFI), based at the Newcomb Campus of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).
He is an expert in creating inter- and multidisciplinary programs using natural history and the process of science as the connective thread between disciplines. Exploring the interconnections between science, art, math, literature, history, and technology, all while using the Adirondacks as an unparalleled outdoor classroom inspires him to teach and to create new programs engaging students of all ages.
Areas of expertise include:
- The historic and contemporary tension between managing natural and human communities in the Adirondacks
- The influence of the Adirondacks in United States environmental, public policy, and cultural history
- The intersections of science, art, and the humanities
- Creating leadership development and trek-based training programs building leadership capacity and skills for emerging and established professionals
- Working to improve human diversity in natural science academic programs and careers, and in the Adirondacks more broadly
Hai is co-founder of Children in Nature, New York, and serves on the Grassroots Leadership Team of the national Children and Nature Network.
In partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, he co-founded the Hudson River Environmental Opportunities Network and is one of four co-founders of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative.
Hai earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Houston and his master’s in environmental education at ESF.
Jonathan Runstadler , D.V.M., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health
Tufts UniversityGlobal Health,H5N1,infectious and emerging disease,Influenza,Influenza A,SARS COV-2,Virology,Virus
Professor Runstadler joined the Department of Infectious Disease & Global Health in 2017. Working at the host-pathogen-environmental interface, the Runstadler laboratory studies how emerging virus, specifically influenza, is maintained, transmitted and evolves in reservoir or intermediate animal hosts. A major part of this work is directed at understanding how both host and viral factors may influence the risk of viral spillover into new hosts, including humans. Dr. Runstadler is working with collaborators to bridge the gap between studies of disease surveillance and disease ecology with a molecular and comparative understanding of pathogenesis, immune response and evolution. His current research is particularly focused on understanding genotype-phenotype relationships of the influenza virus, the role of diverse hosts and environments, and the interspecies movement of virus to the emergence of disease in new populations.
Prior to joining the faculty at the Cummings School, Dr. Runstadler was a faculty member at both the University of Alaska Fairbanks with the Institute of Arctic Biology and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Division of Comparative Medicine. Dr. Runstadler received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his DVM and PhD in Genetics from the University of California, Davis. Prior to beginning his own lab at UAF, Dr. Runstadler was a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Companion Animal Health under Dr. Neils Pedersen at the University of California, Davis.
creative nonfiction,Environmental Stewardship,Learning Communities,Nature,Poetry
Janine DeBaise teaches writing and literature at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, New York. Her academic work has been published in journals such as Hybrid Pedagogy and Writing on the Edge. Her reflections about teaching in a living/learning community appeared in the book Building and Sustaining Learning Communities by Hurd and Stein. Her scholarly work and book reviews have appeared in the anthology Ecocritical Aesthetics: Language, Beauty, and the Environment from Indiana University Press and the journal Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment (ISLE).
Her work on ecofeminism has been included in anthologies by the MIT Press, Indiana University Press, and Colgate University Press. Through her creative and scholarly endeavors, DeBaise delves into topics such as the treatment of the human body by the dominant culture, the correlation between misogyny and environmental degradation, and the role of connection to place in fostering environmental stewardship.She is the author of the poetry book Body Language and the poetry chapbook Of a Feather . Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals including Portland Review, North American Review, and Poetry International.
Her creative non-fiction has appeared in The Hopper, Southwest Review, and Orion Magazine. Her essays have appeared in the anthology Why We’re Here: New York Essayists on Living Upstate published by Colgate University Press and the anthology Companions in Wonder: Children and Adults Exploring Nature Together from MIT Press.
She won the 2020 Vinnie Ream Medal, a national competition across three genres (poetry, nonfiction, and fiction) for her essay The Space Between which was published in the 2019 edition of The Hopper from Green Writers' Press. Her writing received an Honorable Mention from the New Millennium Writing Competition and Special Merit from the New Women’s Voices Poetry Chapbook Contest. She has given poetry readings all over the country.
From 1989 to 1993, Janine worked as editor-in-chief of Central New York Environment, a regional environmental publication. She has served on the executive council of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment (ASLE) where she is co-founder and co-organizer of the Creative Caucus. She is the education editor for Terrain.org.
Janine has taught creative writing workshops for young children, for teenagers, and adults. She's read her creative work at art museums, nature centers, coffee houses, academic conferences, bookstores, and bars. She's judged creative writing competitions for local events such as the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological, and Scientific Olympics in the Syracuse area high schools, and international competitions, such as the ASLE Environmental Creative Writing Book Award. Some of her poetry hangs in public areas in Syracuse through the Syracuse Poster Project and the Poetry in Flight program.
Maureen Murray , D.V.M., DABVP
Associate Clinical Professor & director, Tufts Wildlife Clinic at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Tufts Universityanticoagulant rodenticides,rodenticides,wildlife rescue
Dr. Maureen Murray is a graduate of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and joined Tufts Wildlife Clinic in 2003. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Avian Specialty. At Tufts Wildlife Clinic, she cares for sick and injured native New England wildlife of a wide range of species—birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Dr. Murray teaches veterinary students in the clinical setting during their fourth-year core rotation in the Clinic. She also directs the first-year course Comparative Anatomy and Physiology. Her research focus is on exposure to and effects of anticoagulant rodenticides (rodent poisons) in birds of prey. Particular clinical interests include avian orthopedics and all things related to turtles.
Mark Lichtenstein
Executive Operating Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryCommunity Engagement,Disaster Preparedness,Environment,Recycling,Sustainability
Mark Lichtenstein is the executive operating officer, chief sustainability officer, and an Environmental Studies adjunct professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). He’s a faculty associate in the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration at Syracuse University’s (SU) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Lichtenstein has been engaged with sustainability and regenerative community engagements throughout the United States including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. He focuses his efforts on post-disaster efforts in the Caribbean, testifying to the U.S. Congress in 2017 about the region’s post-hurricane response, and co-founding and advising ESF’s “Acorns2Action,” a student-led disaster response group. He was an active member of the Vieques Sustainability Task Force established by President Barack Obama, and an initiative of the White House Task Force on Puerto Rico. He is a member of the SUNY Puerto Rico Task Force and New York State Stands with Puerto Rico initiative. He is vice president and board member for Island Green Living Association, treasurer and board member for ViequesLove, and an Island Innovation Ambassador. He co-founded the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Recycling Partnerships.
Lichtenstein served eight terms as president, is an honorary board member, and lifetime achievement award winner of the National Recycling Coalition; co-led the formation of national and regional recycling organizations in the U.S.; and, conceived of, and is principal investigator for the New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management, the first of its kind in the U.S. He is an advisory council member of Beyond Plastics based at Bennington College. He co-founded and led the first national sustainable materials management summit held at the University of Maryland, and developed and directed a regional sustainable materials management program in upstate New York, and marketed the first-ever recyclables traded through the Chicago Board of Trade.
Lichtenstein is a select member of the National Roster of Environmental Conflict Resolution Professionals administered by the U.S. government through the John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution. He is an advisory council member for Planet Forward hosted by George Washington University, led sustainability centers at SU, and served as an expert witness to the U.S. Environmental Finance Advisory Board. He is the founder of Embrace Impatience Associates, and the principal of Lichtenstein Consulting, providing training and consultation on board development, circular economy, communications, conflict management, environmental finance, facilitation, leadership, negotiation, recycling, resiliency, and sustainability.
He has a Master of Arts in Public Administration, and a Graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conflict Resolution, both from SU’s Maxwell School, and graduate training in environmental science and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from ESF. He has certified mediator training, an interest-based negotiator and process facilitator, and a certified public participation specialist.
babesiosis,Deer Ticks,Lyme Disease,powasson virus,tickborne diseases
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