Lok Pokhrel

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Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Brody School of Medicine At a Glance: Pokhrel is an internationally recognized expert in nanotoxicology, chemical risk assessment, and environmental health and safety (EHS). He can discuss human toxicology and chemical risk assessment, sustainable agrifood production and pollinator health, antimicrobial resistance (AR/MDR), analytical and environmental chemistry, sustainable nano-based product … Read more

Dr. Michelle Malkin

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Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and Director of the Gambling Research and Policy Initiative At a Glance: Malkin is a nationally recognized expert in gambling behavior and addiction and the risks, prevalence and societal impacts of problem gambling. She can also discuss gambling-motivated crime, how addiction can lead to criminal activity, and … Read more

Peter Francia


Professor, Department of Political ScienceDirector, ECU Center for Survey ResearchThomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Phone: 252-328-6126 Email: franciap@ecu.edu Website: http://myweb.ecu.edu/franciap/francia.html Areas of expertise: Presidential and U.S. Congressional Elections; Public Opinion; Voting Behavior; Interest Groups; Campaign Finance; Polling, Political Polling In the media Can polls be trusted? ECU expert says despite recent changes political … Read more

Sherri Winslow

Clinical Assistant Professor Communication Sciences and Disorders College of Allied Health Sciences Phone: 252-744-6142 Email: winslowsh@ecu.edu Website: https://communications-disorders.ecu.edu/about/faculty-staff/sherri-winslow/ Areas of expertise: Assist families with strategies to aid communication and cognition for aphasia, primary progressive aphasia, mild cognitive impairment, dementia; voice disorders (muscle tension dysphonia), exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction

Amanda Pinkham-Brown

Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance College of Fine Arts and Communication Phone: 614-209-6075 Email: pinkhambrowna22@ecu.edu Website: https://theatredance.ecu.edu/faculty-staff/amanda-pinkham-brown/ Areas of Expertise: Arts Integration, Critical Arts Pedagogy, Lives of Teachers, Instructional Support, Arts-Based Research, Narrative Research, Feminist Research, Anti-Racist Pedagogy

Kawanna Bright

Assistant Professor Interdisciplinary Professions College of Education Areas of Expertise: Research Methods & Statistics (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods), academic libraries, liaison librarians, assessment, equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA), privilege and equity.