College Experts

Julie Downs

Professor and Department HeadCarnegie Mellon University

Julie Downs studies social influences on decisions, particularly the impact of social norms.

Social NormsDecisions ProcessesPublic PolicySocial PsychologyJudgement and Decision Making

Linda Bannister

Professor Emeritus of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

RhetoricCompositionJournalismPlaywriting

Rebecca Sager

Professor and Chair of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Intersection of Religion, Policy and Social MovementsFaith-Based InitiativesPrinciples of SociologySociology of GenderSocial Movements and Collective Behaviour

Amir Hussain

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Interfaith DialogueIslam and Muslim Lives in the United States;Muslim Communities in North AmericaReligion on Film and Television

Margarita R. Ochoa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History | Director for Scholarly and Creative PracticeLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Colonial Latin American HistoryWomen, Family, and the Law in Colonial Latin AmericaRace, racial mixture, racial classifications in colonial Latin AmericaAztec Empire (aka Mexicas; aka Triple Alliance)Law and Legal Culture