Culture Experts

Sharon Austin

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.

Marina Cooley

Assistant Professor in the Practice of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Henny Admoni

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Henny Admoni directs the Human And Robot Partners (HARP) Lab, which develops assistive and collaborative robots and AI.

David Schweidel

Professor of Marketing & Roberto C. Goizueta Professor in Business TechnologyEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Marketing analytics expert focused on the opportunities at the intersection of marketing and technology

Kevin P. McDonald

Associate Professor of HistoryLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Candice Odgers

Professor Psychological ScienceUC Irvine

Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.

Coury Deeb

Partner/Account Executive/Film DirectorNadus Films

Founder & Director at Nadus Films

Verlan Lewis, Ph.D.

Stirling Professor of Constitutional StudiesUtah Valley University

Lewis is an expert in constitutional pluralism, political parties, and ideology

Kathy Roberts Forde

Professor of JournalismUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kathy Roberts Forde studies the Black freedom struggle and the press, First Amendment, literary journalism and history of book culture.

Esther Lim

CEO and Chief Experience ArchitectThe Estuary, LLC

Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment