culture Experts

Maurie Cohen

Professor, HumanitiesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Maurie's research is centered in the field of environmental/sustainability social science

Laura Briggs

Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.

Betsy Lewis

Professor of SpanishUniversity of Mary Washington

Betsy Lewis is a professor of modern languages and literatures at the University of Mary Washington, specializing in Spanish literature.

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Amira Elghawaby

Communications DirectorThe National Council of Canadian Muslims

Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.

Stanley Schwartz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of HistoryCedarville University

Historian specializing in U.S. history, Civil War memory, military history and Gilded Age politics.

Marc Smith

Chief Social ScientistConnected Action

Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media

David Grossman

Founder and CEOThe Grossman Group

David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, CSP, is one of America’s foremost authorities on communication inside organizations

Todd Gloria

'00 BA ; President, San Diego City CouncilUniversity of San Diego, Degheri Alumni Center

One of the University of San Diego's most successful alumni

Jeff Hoffman

Partner & Co-FounderColorJar, LLC

Internationally recognized public speaker on the topics of innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more.