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Assistant Dean for Practice, Innovation, and Professional Education and Associate Professor of Nursing, Michigan State University
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Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Michigan State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Michigan State University
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Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
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PhD Candidate in Social Work, Michigan State University
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Research Specialist, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of K-12 Educational Administration, Michigan State University
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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PhD Student, Michigan State University
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Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
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Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality, Michigan State University
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Patricia Edwards is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Education, Michigan State University
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University