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Genny Beemyn

Director of The Stonewall CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

LGBTQ EqualityTransgender IssuesTrans YouthTransgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy
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Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Sinha is an expert in American political history, the Civil War, and Reconstruction

U.S. HistoryCivil War and ReconstructionSouthern HistoryWomen's History African American History
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Stephanie Sipe

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Professor Sipe researches university students’ perceptions of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace

FraudCorporate Fraud and WhistleblowersEmployment LawSexual HarassmentBusiness and Employment Law
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Shanin Specter

Professor of PracticeUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: Specters@uchastings.edu

Medical DevicesMedical MalpracticeCatastrophic InjuryDefective ProductsPremises Liability
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Derek Ham

Director of the Entertainment Technology CenterCarnegie Mellon University

Derek Ham investigates both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology to expand the way we work, play, and learn.

VR StorytellingImmersive Game DesignDigital HumanitiesEntertainment and Robotics
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Laura Olson

Professor and Herman Brown Chair of Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Political scientist studying religion, public opinion, civic engagement and American politics

American PoliticsReligion and PoliticsPolitical BehaviorPublic OpinionCivic Engagement
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Tricia Wachtendorf

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

evacuationsMulti-organizational coordination and responses in disastersTransnational crisesImprovisation and adaptationCommunity-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
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Edda L. Fields-Black

Professor of History and Director of The Humanities CenterCarnegie Mellon University

Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.

Higher EducationSlave TradeHistoryAfrican HistoryRice Farmers
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Karen Busby

Professor of Law & Director, Centre for Human Rights ResearchUniversity of Manitoba

Karen Busby teaches Constitutional Law, Gender and the Law, Human Rights and Administrative Law

Constitutional LawHuman RightsSexual ViolenceAssisted Human ReproductionSex Work and Prostitution Law
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Michael A. Genovese

Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

American PoliticsThe American PresidencyLaw and Presidential PowerBritish Politics