class Experts

Tom Tresser

Co-FounderThe CivicLab

Creativity champion. Civic educator. Public defender.

Christopher Finlay

Associate Professor, Media Cultures & InstitutionsLoyola Marymount University

Associate Professor, Media Cultures & Institutions and Coordinator, Minor in Digital Media, Cultures, and Industries

Linda S. Sprague Martinez, Ph.D.

Director, UConn Health Disparities InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D. has expertise in health equity and the social determinants of health.

Steve Walton

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

Helena Fietz

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Fietz’s research examines how disability care practices intersect with public policy in Brazil and the US.

Reuben F. Burch V

Vice Provost of ResearchTexas Christian University

Dr. Burch has extensive experience in fostering collaborations, securing funding, and managing research priorities and infrastructure.

Andrea Hershatter

Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management; Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate EducationEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Nikolay Osadchiy

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Jacqueline Kennelly

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and AnthropologyCarleton University

Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements

Mark Hanna

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Professor Hanna is a proponent of quality management, business excellence, six-sigma, and lean