The AcademicInfluence.com Team
Our Core Team
- Jed Macosko, PhD, President and Research Director
- James Barham, PhD, Senior Vice President and Academic Editor
- Winston Ewert, PhD, AI/Machine Learning Expert and Software Engineer
- Robert J. Marks II, PhD, AI/Machine Learning Expert
- Dave Tomar, Academic Integrity Director
- Jenn Finley, Content Manager
- Tommy Doak, UI/UX/Infographic Developer
- James Linder, Media Director
- Chloe Dembski, Content and Media Editor
- Karina Macosko, Videographer and Interviewer
Academic Advisory Board
- Mary Poplin, PhD, Professor Emerita of Education, Claremont Graduate University (Advisory Board Chair)
- Henry Gradillas, EdD, Educational Consultant, Motivational Speaker, and Past High School Principal
- Sara L. Austin, EdD, Writer/Researcher
- Erik J. Larson, PhD, Writer/Researcher and AI/Machine Learning Consultant
- David H. Nguyen, PhD, College Admission Expert
- Patrick J. O’Connor, PhD, College Admission Expert
Contributing Writers
- Bradley A. Alaniz, Commander, U.S. Navy (ret.)
- Ethan Edelen, Student Writer
- Arnold Farr, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
- Chatty Garrate, Writer and Language Evaluator
- Bruce L. Gordon, PhD, Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science, Houston Baptist University
- Ross Gulik, PhD, Educational Consultant and Writer
- Mike Nietzel, PhD, Author and Senior Contributor at Forbes
- Eric Scerri, PhD, Instructional Faculty in Chemistry, UCLA
- Laura-Leigh Todd, Principal and Author
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