Faculty Experts

Leslie E. Martin

Professor of SociologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Martin specializes in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, welfare and poverty issues.

Kenneth A. Shores

Associate Professor of EducationUniversity of Delaware

Kenneth Shores studies how school funding and education policies shape students’ opportunities and contribute to educational inequality.

Martha Buell

Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Research focuses on policies related to early childhood care and education.

Sandy Jap

Sarah Beth Brown Professor of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Global expert on partnering relationships, B2B routes-to-market, omnichannel, franchise, and ecommerce management

Nora Rubel

Elizabeth Denio Professor, Associate Professor of ReligionUniversity of Rochester

Rubel is an expert in Jewish studies and Jewish food and holidays.

Ed Hale

Assistant Professor, Marine Science and PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Dr. Ed Hale is a fisheries and aquaculture specialist

Greg Garrett, Ph.D.

Carole Ann McDaniel Hanks Chair of Literature and Culture, Department of EnglishBaylor University

Theologian & cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film & popular culture, literature, religion & politics

Andy Horowitz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Connecticut State HistorianUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Horowitz is a public historian, scholar of the modern United States, and Connecticut's State Historian.

Steve Walton

Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Swati Agrawal

Associate Professor of BiologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Agrawal's research focuses on protozoan pathogens that cause serious diseases like African sleeping sickness and Toxoplasmosis.