Class Experts

Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Program Director, Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Kelly Welch, PhD, is an expert on racial and ethnic profiling, racial disparities in school discipline and public punitiveness toward crime.

CriminologyRacial Profiling School-to-Prison PipelineRace and JusticeSocial Justice

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

News LiteracyDigital DiscourseJournalismLocal newsMedia

Distinguished Service ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Sean Ammirati develops tools to help companies adapt and integrate entrepreneurial best practices into their own innovation processes.

Early Stage StartupsMobile DevicesVenture CapitalCorporate EntrepreneurshipGenerative AI

Expert in concrete and steel structuresFlorida Gulf Coast University

Ashraf Badir's research focuses on structural engineering as well as engineering education.

Engineering EducationStructural AnalysisSteel StructuresConcrete StructuresBridges

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is a historical archaeologist whose research intersects with Black Studies and history.

Anthropological AdvocacyAfrican American ArchivesHistorically Black Colleges & UniversitiesGender StudiesBlack Studies

LecturerUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: zitrinr@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8802 / Office 212-198

Legal Ethics Trial PracticeAlternate Dispute Resolution

Associate Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200

Tax PolicyEconomic DevelopmentThe Regulation of Tax Exempt OrganizationsCommunity Development

Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and EducationUniversity of Rochester

Figlio is an expert on educational, public, and social policy, including the link between health and education.

School AccountabilityK-12 Academic PerformanceCell phone bans in schoolsEducational LeadershipFaculty Diversity

Professor, Program Director of Experiential and Outdoor EducationWestern Carolina University

Andrew Bobilya's background includes serving as a field instructor and program manager for various summer outdoor adventure programs.

Outdoor ProgrammingHuman-Nature RelationshipWilderness SolitudeAutonomous Student ExperiencesSpirituality

Pediatric Psychiatrist / Associate Professor of PsychiatryAugusta University

Peeples is a highly-regarded psychiatrist providing tips to maintain mental wellbeing throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.

Foster Care and AdoptionsMedical EducationJuvenile DelinquencyPediatric PsychiatryTelepsychiatry

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