American Experts

Antonio Barrenechea

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Antonio Barrenechea is a scholar and teacher of literature of the Americas and cinema.

Eric C. Bonds

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Bonds studies and writes about climate change and environmental politics in Virginia.

Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Mark A. Boyer studies environmental policy and global-local linkages. His research focuses on climate adaptation from global to local.

Christopher Kilby, PhD

James Joo Jin Kim Endowed Chair in Economics | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Christopher Kilby, PhD, is an expert in political economy of development aid and how it is influenced by U.S. politics and world events.

Lisa Lefler

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Lisa Lefler’s Research Focuses on Native Health and Indigenous Knowledge in American Indian Communities

Nicholas Z. Muller

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Nicholas Muller works at the intersection of environmental policy and economics.

Massimo Faggioli, PhD

Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Massimo Faggioli, PhD, is an expert on the history and administrative inner workings of the Catholic Church and of the papacy.

Bruce Morrill

Edward A. Malloy Chair in Roman Catholic Studies and Distinguished Professor of TheologyVanderbilt University

A Roman Catholic Priest and Jesuit whose scholarship focuses on liturgy and sacraments and political theologies.

Yasser Payne

Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Africana StudiesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Payne's research examines gun violence; policing and reentry; and educational inequality in street-identified populations.

Susan Elkinawy, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University