Aaron McCright

Professor and Chairperson, College of Social Science/Lyman Briggs College · Michigan State University

Dr. McCright specializes in environmental sociology, sociology of science and technology, and social movements.

Political Polarization Values and Sciences Climate Change Politics Climate Change Climate Change Denial

Felicia Pratto, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut

Psychology expert, specializing in race and sex discrimination and intergroup dynamics

Terrorism and counter-terrorism Xenophobia Prejudice, tace- and sex- discrimination in hiring Homophobia Violations of International Humanitarian Law in war-time

Robin Miskolcze

Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

American Romanticism American Realism and Naturalism 19th Century American Women Writers Early American Culture English Literature

Holli Levitsky

Professor of English and Director of Jewish Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jewish Studies American Culture and the Holocaust Holocaust Studies Holocaust Pedagogy Southern American Literature

Lorynn Divita, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Apparel Design and Merchandising · Baylor University

Leading fashion researcher focuses on fashion forecasting, trend contagion & textile, apparel and retail industry topics

Contemporary Culture and Fashion Fashion Contagion Fashion Forecasting Textile Sciences Apparel

Fred Carstensen, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Fred Carstensen is an expert in the areas of public policy, economic history and economics.

Finance Public Policy Economic History Economics

Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Distinguished Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: rohtarri@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4629 / Office 320-200

Transitional/Post-Conflict Justice International Human Rights International Humanitarian Law International Criminal Law Rule of Law

Frank Ravitch

Professor of law and the Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion · Michigan State University

An expert in law and religion, including the U.S. Supreme Court and religion, U.S. constitutional law, and Japanese constitutional law

First Amendment Religious Freedom Constitutional Law Law and Religion Religion and Law

George J. Davies

Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences · Georgia Southern University

George J. Davies is an expert in sports physical therapy, athletic training, orthopaedics, and rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation Sports Physical Therapy Athletic Training

Laura Hernandez, J.D.

Professor of Law / Chair, Baylor Law School's Diversity Committee · Baylor University

Expert litigator, focusing on immigration law, insurance law, Civil Rights Actions, and separation of Church and State

Immigration Law Insurance Law Civil Rights Actions Separation of Church and State DACA

Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD

William and Julia Moulden Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of History · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University

Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD, is an expert in Russian history, specifically the history of charity and social welfare.

Development of Voluntarism and Civil Societies Women's History Environmental History Russian History Russian and Soviet History

Kalliopi Kefalas

Lecturer of Modern Greek Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Kalliopi Kefalas is an expert in Modern Greek studies with an emphasis on Greece and the Modern World.

Late Ottoman Empire Modern Greece and the Balkans Modern European History

Zack Hawley

Associate Professor · Texas Christian University

Zack Hawley studies urban economics, including discrimination in housing markets and what motivates organ donors.

Organ Donation Why African-Americans Face Discrimination when Seeking Information about Home Loans from Mortgage Loan Originators at Early Stages of the Application Process Public Finance Housing Investigation of How Financial Incentives Influence a Person's Decision on Whether or Not to Become an Organ Donor

Simon Tam

Author | Musician | Activist · The Slants Foundation

13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller who focuses on anti-Asian racism. Founder/bassist of The Slants and The Slants Foundation.

Racism in American Music Anti-Asian Racism Marketing Strategy Transparency Civil Rights

Ludmila De Faria

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Dr. Ludmila De Faria specializes in increasing access and decreasing mental health disparities among minorities and underrepresented groups.

Anxiety Disorders Women's Mental Health College Mental Health Diversity and Health Equity Gender Affirming Psychiatry

Ken Prouty

Associate Professor of Musicology and Jazz Studies · Michigan State University

Expert in jazz history, American music and popular music, and the nature of jazz community

Ethnomusicology Contemporary Music American Music Jazz Popular Music

Staja Booker

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Staja Booker is an expert in racial disparities and health equity in pain management in Black/African American older adults.

Health Equity Black/African American with Chronic Pain Chronic Pain in Older Adults Chronic Pain Osteoarthritis

David Lewis

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert in federal bureaucracy, including agency performance, agency oversight and the political appointment process.

Congressional oversight Presidential appointments Public Administration American Politics Government Agencies

Thomas Smith

Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Cultural Economics Economics of the Arts Economics of Sports Economics of Religion Urban and Real Estate Economics

Nicholas Muller

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

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

Economics Air Pollution Environmental Policy Freight Transportation Market Inequality