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Gravish’s research focuses on better understanding the challenges of movement and manipulation in micro-scale robotic and biological systems. Current understanding of locomotion and manipulation in micro-scale systems lags behind our ability to create devices at these scales (i.e. microrobots). We also lack an intuitive understanding of the strategies animals use for movement and manipulation at these scales.  To bridge this knowledge gap between manufacturing and movement, Gravish studies high-speed, robust and agile locomotion in microscale biological systems such flying and running insects and looks for the principles of dynamic locomotion at the micro-scale. In addition, Gravish manufactures at-scale microrobots to test locomotion and manipulation hypotheses. His research takes an integrative approach, through quantitative biology experiments and robotics manufacturing and experiments, based on the mechanics driving the interaction between the animals and their environment when they move. He aims to discover principles for robust movement in complex environments with limited sensing and control. Gravish’s overarching goal is to expand our knowledge of movement and manipulation capabilities in micro-scale biological and robotic systems through novel manufacturing and experiments.

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.

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 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.

Judy Davidson, DNP, RN, is a nurse scientist whose research focuses on suicide of health care professionals, suicide prevention, workplace wellness.

Timothy Fan laboratory works closely with other basic scientists to evaluate novel drugs and drug delivery strategies for cancer treatment. He has conducted preclinical murine tumor research for over 15 years and facilitated the development of novel drugs and drug delivery strategies for improving cancer therapy. Fan has worked closely with multiple scientific researchers involved in basic and translational cancer investigations, including long-term collaborator Paul Hergenrother, over the past 12 years. Fan has leveraged companion animals as informative tumor model systems to expedite novel drug development, such as the first procaspase-3 activator, PAC-1, which has now successfully advanced to human clinical trials. Fan’s unique training as a scientist and veterinarian allows him to rapidly investigate and translate novel treatment strategies in dogs with spontaneously arising cancers and conduct meaningful comparative oncology research, which may eventually aid in treating cancer in companion animals and human beings.
Fan is a professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and serves as the principal investigator of the Comparative Oncology Research Laboratory. Fan is also a core member of the Anticancer Discovery from Pets to People theme at the Carl Woese Institute for Genomic Biology. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995. He completed a Small Animal Rotating Internship at the University of Illinois in 1996, a Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at Cornell University in 1998, and a Medical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Illinois in 2000. Fan completed a Ph.D. in Tumor Immunology in 2007, where he investigated the anticancer effects of cytokine manipulation strategies.
Additional Campus Affiliations


Assistant Head, Research & Graduate Studies, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Director, Veterinary Clinical Trials Center, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Professor, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Professor, Pathobiology
Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Professor, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Program Leader, Cancer Center at Illinois, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Adjunct Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Education
1991 - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (with Honors), College of Agriculture, University of Illinois

1994 - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (with Honors), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
2000 - Executive Veterinary Program, Swine Health, University of Illinois
2004 - Master of Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois
              

Professional Certifications
Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Food Animal)

Licensed to practice veterinary medicine in: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio.
 

 
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.

Mark Dust is a combat veteran of the Iraq war and returned home with PTSD. His quest to understand his PTSD symptoms led him to complete a Ph.D. in Health Promotion Sciences with a concentration in Neurocognitive Sciences. His research focuses on the potential for primary prevention of traumatic stress-related disorders and how to moderate the symptoms of chronic stress and traumatic stress. He can speak to how chronic and acute stress affect our decision-making abilities and ways to recognize and respond to stress in our bodies. He also can discuss the evolution of the human stress response, how our nervous system responds to modern-day stressors, and how the pandemic has influenced stress levels and our ability to manage elevated stress.

 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 . 
Affiliations: Dr. Skidmore is an assistant professor in the  in the  (ACES) at the . 

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  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 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.
 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

 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  in the  (ACES) at the . He is also affiliated with the  and the  at Illinois.
 

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 .
Hai earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Houston and his master’s in environmental education at ESF.  

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.

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  and the poetry chapbook . 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  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  and the rogram.