About

 01 Supported By

Dr. Ray Emrani
Founder, CEO & CTO
VizCommunication


Afshine Emrani, MD, FACC
Medical Director,
LA Heart Specialists
Assistant Professor,
UCLA School of Medicine


Adam Emrani, JD, MBA
Founder, Managing Partner
Lucent Capital


National Science Foundation
SBIR Program 
Independent Agency of the United States Government

02 Technical Advisors and Consultants

Kirstie Bellman, PhD
Former Principal Scientist,
The Aerospace Corporation
Former DARPA Program Manager,
U.S. Department of Defense


Christopher Landauer, PhD
Mathematician
The Aerospace Corporation


Craig Trim
Master Inventor (200+ patents)
Former Technical Lead,
IBM Watson’s Group


Richard M. Delia, MBA
Project Manager & Systems Architect
Cognizant


Mike Keesey
Senior Software Engineer
PhyloPic


David Glick
Chief Architect
Transmit Consulting


Elham Emrani, PharmD 
Platform UX 
VizCommunication


Roy Montibon
President
The Montibon Company


Albert Kim
Director of Analytics
Honey


Michael E. King, MA
Retired Senior Manager
Cisco Systems

Kathryn Schreiner, MA, MBA
Management Consultant


Eric Hyman, JD
Partner and Patent Attorney
Womble Bond Dickinson

03 Education Market Advisors 

Guilbert C. Hentschke, PhD
Professor & Emeritus Dean
USC Rossier School of Education


James W. Stigler, PhD
Professor
UCLA Department of Psychology


Pedro Noguera, PhD
Dean, USC Rossier School of Education
Distinguished Professor of Education
at UCLA and New York University


Michelle Marquard, EdD
Former Director of Human Resources
Cisco Systems


James King III, MA
Board Member,
College Bridge


Beryl Bellman, PhD
Co-Founder and Academic Director
FEAC Institute, Washington DC
Emeritus Professor of Communication, California State University Los Angeles (CSLA)


Curt Robinson, PhD
Former Executive Director
Cal State University Foundation
Former Executive Director
Geothermal Resources Council
Professor of Geography & Earth Science
Sacramento City College


Peter Yellowlees, MD
Physician, Author, Innovator
A pioneer in telemedicine
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Chief Wellness Officer at 
UC Davis Health 
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA


David Shernoff, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director, Center of Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA


Marshall Raskind, PhD
Former Director of Research
Schwab Learning
Former Director of Learning Disabilities Program
Cal State University Northridge (CSUN)


Sue Larson, EdD
Professor, Doctor of Education in Literacy Program
Judson University


Susan Bookheimer, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Clinical Neuroscience
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
UCLA School of Medicine

04 Strategy Advisors 

James C. Spohrer, PhD
Director, Cognitive Opentech Group
Former Director, IBM Global University Programs Worldwide
Former CTO, IBM Venture Capital Relations
IBM, Almaden Research Center


Richard Saul Wurman
Founder of TED conferences 
Emeritus Distinguished Professor 
Northeastern University


Marcie Polier Swartz
Founder of EDI (acquired by
ACNielson)


Andy Vogel
Marketing


Brian Flucht, MBA
Partner and US Division Head
Global Brain Corporation
Venture Capital


Kevin Nikkhoo, MS, MBA
Founder and CEO
CloudAccess

Shlomy Kattan, PhD
Former Executive Director, XPRIZE Foundation
Adult Literacy XPRIZE


 

Supportive Educators, Professors, and Researchers

Categories: STEM HAT BCL
– STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
– HAT = Humanities (including Language), Arts (including Music), Travel
– BCL = Business, Communication, Law

05 Science: Natural 
Natural sciences include Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Biology

Mark R. Morris, PhD
Distinguished Professor 
Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA


Alexei V. Filippenko, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Astronomy
Department of Astronomy
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA


Curt Robinson, PhD
Former Executive Director
Cal State University Foundation
Former Executive Director 
Geothermal Resources Council
Professor of Geography & Earth Science
Sacramento City College


Norman L. Miller, PhD
Adjunct Professor Emeritus, Geography Department
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA


Itzhak Bar, PhD
Professor of Physics
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Neville Kallenbach, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Director of Science Programs
New York University (NYU)
New York, USA


John Toivonen, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Physical Science Department
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica, California, USA


Peggy Kline, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Physical Science Department
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica, California, USA


John F. Harwig, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Physical Science Department
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica, California, USA



Roman Ferede, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Physical Science Department
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica, California, USA


Terry L. Vassey, PhD
Assistant Professor
Horticulture and Crop Science
California Polytechnic State University
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, USA


Michel Baudry, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, California, USA


Aldons Jake Lusis, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Human Genetics, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Vice-Chair, Human Genetics
Department Of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Robert P. Gunsalus, PhD
Professor Emeritus & Distinguished Research Professor of Microbiology
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Benhur Lee, MD
Professor of Microbiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, New York, USA


Kim Elaine Barrett, PhD
Vice Dean for Research
Distinguished Professor of Physiology 
UC Davis School of Medicine
Former Distinguished Professor of Medicine at UCSD 
Former Director of the Division of Graduate Education at NSF

06 Science: Health
Health sciences include Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing

Tomas Ganz, MD, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Pathology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Center for Iron Disorders
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Teri A. Longacre, MD
Professor of Surgical Pathology
Director, Gynecologic Pathology 
Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology
School of Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA


Jian Yu Rao, MD
Professor and Vice Chair of Pathology
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Chief of Cytopathology
Director of International Telepathology
School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Peter Yellowlees, MBBS, MD
Physician, Author, Innovator
A pioneer in telemedicine
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Chief Wellness Officer at 
UC Davis Health 
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA


Leonard Kleinman, MD, MPH
Former Director, Telehealth Program
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System
Clinical Professor Emeritus 
School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


David Alexander Leaf, MD, MPH
Former Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Robert Baumhefner, MD
Former Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System
Former Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Tony L. Strickland, MS, PhD
Founder & CEO, Nexus Clinical Solutions
Retired Clinical Professor of Neurology
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Vernon B. Williams, MD
Director, Center for Sports Neurology & Pain Management
Director, Sports Neurology Fellowship Program
Cedars Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute


Afshin David Rahimi, MD, FAAD
Dermatologist
American Board of Dermatology
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery


Allison L. Zwingenberger, DVM, DACVR, DIPECVDI
Professor of Surgical & Radiological Sciences
Dept. of Surgical and Radiological Sciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA


William L. Holzemer, RN, PhD, FAAN
Distinguished Professor
Division of Nursing Science
Rutgers School of Nursing
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Former Professor at UC San Francisco Medical School


Hessam Nowzari, DDS, PhD
Former Director and Clinical Professor
Advanced Periodontics
Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology
School of Dentistry
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Simin Liu, MD, MS, MPH, ScD
Professor of Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Professor of Surgery and Medicine
Albert School of Medicine
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, USA 


Ian S Haworth, PhD
Associate Professor and Vice Chair
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Pharmacology 
and Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Karsten Gronert, PhD
Professor of Optometry & Vision Science 
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry 
and Vision Science
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA


Taka Shibamoto, PhD
Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Toxicology
Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA


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09 Technology and Engineering 

Daniel A. Erwin, PhD
Professor and Chair
Astronautics & Space Technology & Mechanical Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Mike Gruntman, PhD
Professor & Assoc. Chair
Astronautics & Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Astronautics & Space Technology Division
Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Allen C. Estes, PhD
Professor and Department Head
Department of Architectural Engineering
California Polytechnic State University
College of Architecture & Environmental Design
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, USA


Petr Krysl, PhD
Professor
Computational Mechanics of Solids and Structures
Dept. of Structural Engineering
Jacobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
San Diego, California, USA


Julia R. Greer, PhD
Professor of Material Science, Mechanics, and Medical Engineering
Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute
Department of Engineering & Applied Science
California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
Pasadena, California, USA


Xiaojun (or Ashley) Geng, PhD
Professor and Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, California, USA


Yan Jin, PhD
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Astronautics & Space Technology Division
Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


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08 Science: Interdisciplinary
Interdisciplinary sciences include Food science, Architecture, Transportation

Charles W. Bamforth, PhD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Former Department Chair
Department of Food, Science & Technology
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA

Paz Gutierrez, PhD, MArch
Associate Professor of Architecture
Department of Architecture
College of Environmental Design
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA

Cornelius Nuworsoo, PhD
Professor
Institute of Transportation Studies
California Polytechnic State University
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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07 Science: Social 
Social sciences include Education, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Economics


Guilbert C. Hentschke, PhD
Professor & Emeritus Dean
USC Rossier School of Education(USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Darnell Cole, PhD
Associate Professor of Education
Rossier School of Education
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA



Mike G. Rivas, PhD, MEd
Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education 
College of Education
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, California, USA



Susan Belgrad, EdD
Professor of Elementary Education
College of Education
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, California, USA

Marshall H. Raskind, PhD
Former Director of Research
Schwab Learning
Former Director of Learning Disabilities Program
Cal State University Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, California, USA

Michael A. Genovese, PhD
Professor of Political Science and International Relations
President of Global Policy Institute at LMU
Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies
Director of Institute for Leadership Studies
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California, USA


Pamela L. Gist, PhD
Professor and Chair
Psychology Department
Mount St. Mary’s University
Los Angeles, California, USA


Richard L. Russell, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Social Science Department
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica, California, USA

Jackie Lanum, PhD
Former Professor of Psychology
Social Science Department
Santa Monica College (SMC)
Santa Monica, California, USA

Devon Brooks, PhD
Associate Professor
Former Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
School of Social Work
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Jernej Copic, PhD
Former Assistant Professor of Economics, UCLA
Visiting associate California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Currently at Aix-Marseille Universite, France
Department of Economics
Provence region of Southern France

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10 Mathematics

Sergey V. Lototsky, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Kevin Iga, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California, USA

Thomas Scanlon, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA


Amber Rosin, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
California State Polytech University (Cal Poly)
Pomona, California, USA

Christiana Drake, PhD
Professor of Statistics
Department of Statistics
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA

Rey Arias-Castro, PhD
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
San Diego, California, USA

Olga Korosteleva, PhD
Professor of Statistics
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
California State University, Long Beach (CSLB)
Long Beach, California, USA

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13 Business, Communication, Law 

Dominique M. Hanssens, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor of Marketing
Anderson School of Management
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Anthony J. Dukes, PhD
Chair and Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Keith Gosselin, MBA
Professor of Marketing
Business Administration Department
Mount St. Mary’s College
Los Angeles, California, USA


Brian Tietje, PhD
Former Professor of Marketing at
Orfalea College of Business
Cal Poly , San Luis Obispo
Dean, College of Business
Texas A&M University System
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Greys Sosic, PhD
Chair and Professor of Operation Management
Department of Data Sciences and Operations
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California

Keith Mew, PhD 
Professor and Chair of Aviation
Department of Technology

College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Rhonda Rhodes, PhD
Professor of Strategy & Business Research
Department of Technology & Operations Management
College of Business Administration
California Polytechnic State University
Cal Poly, Pomona
Pomona, California, USA

Jim Sena, PhD, MS, MBA
Former Professor of Management Information Systems
Orfalea College of Business
California Polytechnic State University
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Robert Chandler, PhD, MA
Former Professor and Chair of Communication
Pepperdine University
Director, Graduate Studies in Communication
School of Communication
Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee


Stephanie Nelson, PhD
Professor of Communication
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Beryl Bellman, PhD
Former Co-Founder & Academic Director of the FEAC Institute
Emeritus Professor of Communication
Department of Communication
California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Susan Salas, MA, MFA
Associate Professor of Telecommunications
Director of Broadcasting
Department of Communication
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California, USA

Sarah Stone-Watt, PhD, MA
Professor of Communication
Divisional Dean of Communication
Department of Communication
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California, USA

Michael Chasalow, JD, MBA
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Small Business Clinic
School of Law
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Russell Korobkin, JD
Vice Dean for Graduate and Professional Education
Professor of Law
UCLA School of Law
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

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11 Humanities 
Humanities include History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Language

Patrick J. Geary, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Medieval History Emeritus
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Professor Emeritus of Medieval History
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, New Jersey, USA


Gordon Berger, PhD
Professor Emeritus of History (Japan)
Department of History
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Timothy R. Tangherlini, PhD
Professor Emeritus of History (Korean Folkore)
Former Chair of The Scandinavian Section
Department of History
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Robert A. Rosenstone, PhD
Professor of History, Emeritus
Division of the Humanities & Social Sciences
California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
Pasadena, California, USA

Sara Melzer, PhD
Professor Emeritus of French Literature
Department of French & Francophone Studies
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA


Sunny Jung, EdD
Former University Lecturer
Korean Language, Literature & Thoughts
Humanities and Social Sciences Dept.
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Yoga Pilates Instructor
Santa Barbara, California, USA

Sherrilyn Roush, PhD
Chair and Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Former Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley

Jiji Zhang, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Department of Religion and Philosophy
Hong Kong Baptist University, China 
Former Assistant Professor of Philosophy
California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
Pasadena, California, USA

Gary Kornblau, MPhil
Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California, USA


Dyron B. Daughrity, PhD, MA
Professor of Religion
Religion and Philosophy Division
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California, USA

Stephanie Nelson, PhD
Professor of Communication
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Eric N. Roth, MA
Master Lecturer
American Language Institute
Engineering Writing Program
University of Southern California (USC)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Brian Kennelly, PhD
Professor of French
World Languages and Cultures Department
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California, USA


Myriam-Rose Kohn, PhD
Professor of French
Department of
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, California, USA

Gloria Arjona, PhD
Lecturer in Spanish
Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Pasadena, California, USA

Paola Lorenzi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Italian
International Studies and Languages Division
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California, USA

Ganna Kudyma, PhD
Senior Lecturer of Russian and Ukrainian
Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Miyo Uchida, MA
Lecturer of Japanese
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
University of California, Davis
Davis, California, USA

Michelle Fu, PhD
Lecturer of Chinese
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California


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12 Arts 
Fine Arts include Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Applied Arts

Dan Weingarten, MFA
Professor in Production Management & Lighting Design
Department of Theatre
Cal State University, Northridge (CSUN)
Northridge, California, USA


Richard Keyes
Professor
Design Department
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California, USA


Peggy Shannon, MFA
Former Associate Vice Provost at UC Davis
Dean, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, USA


Theresa Larkin, PhD
Professor of Theatre
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
College of Arts and Letters
California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA)
Los Angeles, California, USA

John Hajda, PhD
Former Assistant Professor of Music UCSB
Associate Director, Sage Center for the Study of the Mind
Psychological & Brain Sciences 
College of Letters & Science
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Santa Barbara, California, USA

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