Todd Robert Petersen
Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in formal structures of visual storytelling, creative writing, film theory, and aesthetics
Traditional and Contemporary Models of Successful Writing Creative Writing Techniques Coming-of-Age Storytelling Project-Based Learning in HIgher Education Project Management
Cathy Whitlock
Principal · Cathy Whitlock
Savvy speaker and panel moderator on the subjects of film, design and style
Cinema Style: Trends and Inspirations in the Movies Designs On Film: A Century of Production Design Design and the Golden Age of Hollywood Interior Design Specialties Decorators of the Past
Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich
Associate Professor of German · University of Mary Washington
Jennifer Hansen-Glucklich specializes in German-Jewish literature and Holocaust Studies.
Life Writing Memory and Memorials in Germany German Literature German-Jewish History Jewish Literature
Rebecca Johnson
Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Victoria
Rebecca Johnson is a pioneer in Canadian law-and-film scholarship.
Intercultural Communication Indigenous Affairs Sexuality and the Law Same-sex Couples Colonialism
Pat Ellingson
Creative Head, Children’s Media Content and Programming · TVO
Educational content that makes a positive difference to kids & parents is a passion of TVO's Children's Content leader
Research-Based Educational Games Early Learning Parents & Education Educational Media Educational Broadcasting
Deena Weisberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University
Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.
Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science Galapagos Islands Pretend Play
Ian Evans
Adventurer, Motivational Speaker and Business Consultant. · Ian Evans & Associates Inc.
Talks that inspire, challenge & entertain
Public Speaking Motivational Speaking Adventure Travel Mountaineering Logistics
Lawrence A. Tritle
Professor Emeritus of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Comparative War and Violence Vietnam War Impact of Violence On Culture and Society Greek and Roman History Study of War and Violence
Steve Peters
Founding Partner / Chief Creative Officer · No Mimes Media
Emmy®-winning transmedia experience designer, consultant, speaker and digital content strategist.
Transmedia Game Design Entertainment Location Based Games AR / VR
Comila Shahani-Denning
Senior Vice Provost for Academics and Professor of Psychology · Hofstra University
Expert in workplace issues and behavior, hiring practices, leadership development, human resource management
Use of Social Media in Hiring Office Politics Workplace Communication Psychology Public Speaking
Ian Alexander Moore
Assistant Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy
Stephen Dyson, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science · University of Connecticut
Stephen Dyson's research is focused upon the psychology of elite decision making in foreign policy.
Elite Decision Making Foreign Policy World Leaders International Relations
Paula M. Uruburu
Professor Emerita of English · Hofstra University
Professor Uruburu researches the Gothic and the Grotesque, the Gilded Age, and film history (genre, auteur, adaptation).
Film Anniversaries Celebrity Culture Pop Culture Film History Gender Studies
Greg Garrett, Ph.D.
Carole Ann McDaniel Hanks Chair of Literature and Culture, Department of English · Baylor University
Theologian and cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film and popular culture, literature, religion and politics.
Public Speaking Media Resource Creative Writing Religion and Culture Popular Culture and Society
Mag. phil. Mikael Kreuzriegler
Professor of Film and TV Production · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Cinematography Film Production History of Cinema (Especially Silent Cinema & 1930s Cinema)
Rebecca Spencer
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rebecca Spencer is one of the nation's leading researchers exploring the relationship between sleep and brain function.
Children and Napping Sleep and Learning Learning and Memory Children and Sleep Cognition
Liam Matthew Brockey
Professor of History · Michigan State University
Expert in Early Modern History, with focus on European Empires and Roman Catholicism.
Colonialism Portuguese Empire European Empires Missionaries Portugal
Mary Trunk
Lecturer of Dance · Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer of Dance
Choreography Editing Screen Dance Dance Documentary
Brian Sisselman
Lecturer of Film and Television Production · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Cinematography Producing & Directing Independent Film and TV Documentary Production
Johannes DeYoung
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Johannes DeYoung is an internationally recognized artist and filmmaker who works at the intersection of computational & material processes.
Animation Art Future of Work Design Cinema