Contributors

Maria Nagel

Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus I am interested in clinical neurology, acute and chronic virus infections of the nervous system and virus latency in the nervous system

Diego Restrepo

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus I am a systems neuroscientist with a background in biophysics. The goal of my research is to understand how brain circuits mediate decision making to complex sensory input. In my lab, we study how sensory processing areas of the olfactory and somatosensory systems handle information relevant to decision-making, and how they interact with downstream regions such as the hippocampus and cerebellum. In addition, we study the circuit basis for behavioral deficits in mild demyelination and neurodevelopmental disorders. To tackle these questions, we use an interdisciplinary approach employing high-density electrical recording, advanced microscopy, closed loop optogenetics, and computational neuroscience.

Andrew Bubak

Assistant Research Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Assistant Research Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus I am a neurovirologist interested in understanding viral-contributions to multi-system disease states including Alzheimer’s disease, cardio- and cerebrovascular disorders, diabetes, and cancer. I generate large datasets derived from patient samples/clinical data and apply complex bioinformatic analyses to produce meaningful, clinically translatable information such as biomarker and drug target discovery. My research at the level of Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator has been awarded over $17.5 mil from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and resulted in the development of national and international patents for novel drug discoveries to treat debilitating diseases.

Taylor Grasso

Registered Dietitian, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Registered Dietitian, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Taylor Grasso has been a registered dietitian since 2019. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University and completed her dietetic internship in Omaha, NE through Iowa State University in 2019. Taylor believes in a balanced, sustainable approach to nutrition. She specializes in intuitive eating, sports nutrition, and relative energy deficiency in sport recovery. She has worked in a variety of capacities within the dietetics field including sports, private practice, and community nutrition, she is also a content creator.

Heather Hendershot

Professor of Film and Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Professor of Film and Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Heather Hendershot studies conservative media and political movements, film and television genres, and American film history. She has held fellowships at Vassar College, New York University, and Princeton University, and she has also been a Guggenheim fellow. She is the editor of Nickelodeon Nation (2004) and the author of Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip (1998), Shaking the World for Jesus: Media and Conservative Evangelical Culture (2004), and What's Fair on the Air? Cold War Right-Wing Media and the Public Interest (2011). For five years she was the editor of Cinema Journal, the official publication of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. During the 2014–2015 academic year, she was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University where she wrote Open to Debate: How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on the Firing Line.

Janerose Mutegi Kibaara

Lecturer of Education Management and Policy, Kenyatta University

Lecturer of Education Management and Policy, Kenyatta University PhD Edu. Management and Policy), Kenyatta University M.Ed. ( Education Administration and Planning),Catholic University of Eastern Africa Bed, (Arts), Egerton University I am a teacher educator and a researcher At Kenyatta university in Kenya with 23 years experience in education management and policy.I have a PhD in education management and policy from Kenyatta university, a masters degree in education administration and planning from The Catholic University of Eastern Africa and an undergraduate degree in education From Egerton university.I am a certified teacher educator and Earth Charter educator from The Earth Charter Institute and University for Peace.