Culture Experts

Alison Hsiao

Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Zach Whalen

Associate Professor of Digital StudiesUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Whalen's research focuses on computer-generated literature, video games, and graphic narrative.

Derek Arnold

Senior Instructor, Communication | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Derek Arnold, MA, researches business and political scandals, as well as the mitigating effects of crisis management and communication.

Christina Baum, MBA, PMP

Vice President of Digital TransformationUtah Valley University

Baum is passionate about using technology to find elegant solutions to business problems.

Marie Coppola, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences focused on language acquisition, ASL, deaf culture, and cognitive science.

Mark A. McHugh, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Chemical and Life Science EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor McHugh researches high-pressure fluid properties and phase equilibria

Neil Maher

ProfessorNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Neil Maher studies environmental and political history in the 20th century, urban history and the history of environmental justice.

Christopher A. Cooper

Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public PolicyWestern Carolina University

Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.

Ivona Hideg

Assistant Professor of OB/HRMLazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University

Professor Hideg examines issues of equality and diversity in the workplace, focusing on gender, culture, accent, and socio-economic status

Natalie Torres, BA, MS, DEI-HR

Director, Inclusion & DiversityChristianaCare

Natalie Torres is the director of Inclusion & Diversity at ChristianaCare.