Madhu Viswanathan, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Director, D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program

Sustainability Subsistence Marketplaces Marketing Research Methods and Measurement

Danny Brassell

Founder · Lazyreaders.com

Reading Ambassador, Motivational Speaker & Founder of “The Lazy Readers’ Book Club”

Reading Motivation Creativity

Khilea Jessup

Lecturer of Dance · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

Yoga Modern Ballet Pilates

Lynn Vartan

Professor of Music · Southern Utah University

Known for her dynamic athleticism and exciting energy on stage, Dr. Vartan brings that same passion for music into her classroom.

Percussion Music Drumline Conducting Percussion Pedagogy

Alexis Black

Assistant Professor of Acting Movement · Michigan State University

Alexis Black is an educator, fight, movement and intimacy director, performer, and director.

Fight Choreography Intimacy Direction Theatre Performance Pedagogy Movement

Katia Chaterji

Assistant Professor | Asian and Asian American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Cultural Studies Religion Empire and Colonialism Dance History Southeast Asia

Adam Tanner

Fellow · Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

A fellow at Harvard, Tanner chronicles the entrepreneurs and customers behind the multibillion dollar business of personal data

Data Casinos Marketing Privacy Government

Claire Sisco King

Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Vanderbilt University

Expert in media and visual culture, with a particular emphasis on the study of gender and sexuality.

Pop Culture Civic Identity Gender Media Visual Culture

Jon Smith

Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University

Specializing in public land issues, television news, and documentary film production

Communication Professional Communication in Mass Media Digital Photojournalism Documentary Film Making Television News

Dallas Fellini

Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Dallas Fellini is a curator, writer, and artist with a focus on trans studies and archival studies.

Artists' Books Photography Curatorial Studies Contemporary Art Archival Studies

Fr. Luis Proenca

Professor of Production · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Production Film & Television at Loyola Marymount University

Production and Operations Management Theology Philosophy

Art Nomura

Professor Emeritus, School of Film and Television Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Art Nomura is a Fullbright Research Scholar (Japan, 2003) who has worked as a painter, sculptor, potter, filmmaker and New Media artist

New Media Documentary Video Art Narrative Film Production

Stephen Allen

Associate Vice President for International Affairs · Southern Utah University

Specializing in international affairs in higher education, DACA in Utah, and international education partnerships

DACA in Utah DACA Student Services Student Affairs in Higher Education International Education Partnerships

Tim Brodhead

Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)

A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation

Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability

Peter Campbell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science · Baylor University

Professor Campbell studies international security, civil-military relations, international relations and policy relevance

Just War Theory International Relations International Security Counterinsurgency

Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD

Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Sister Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD, works to find a new unity and synthesis in science and religion.

Theology Neuroscience Artificial Intelligence and Becoming Culture and Religion Catholicity

Bill Maurer

Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professor, Anthropology and Law · UC Irvine

Bill Maurer is an anthropologist and expert on money’s artifacts and technologies, from cowries to credit cards and cryptocurrencies.

Payments Industry Law Anthropology Cryptocurrencies Money and Finance

Steven Grant

Professor · University of Florida

Steven Grant worked on the design and construction of over 100 themed environments at Walt Disney World.

Theme Parks Interdisciplinary Collaboration Themed Environments

Jill Nunes Jensen

Senior Lecturer of Dance · Loyola Marymount University

Senior Lecturer of Dance

Tashara Gavin-Moorehead

Jazz Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University