Jane Hilderman

Executive Director · Samara Canada

Jane Hilderman leads Samara Canada, a trusted nonpartisan educational charity dedicated to strengthening Canada's democracy.

Policy Policy Analysis Qualitative Research Research Public Policy

Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology · Vanderbilt University

Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.

Conservative Christianity Religion White Nationalism Reproductive Politics Race and Racism

Brenda Elsey

Professor of History · Hofstra University

Specialist in Popular Culture and Politics, as well as Gender and Sports, in Twentieth Century Latin America.

Latin American Culture Latin American Politics Sports in Latin America Gender Studies

Huaxia Rui

Professor, Xerox Chair of Computer and Information Systems · University of Rochester

Huaxia Rui conducts research on topics related to social media, health IT, and optimal contract design.

Data Science Social Media Analytics Health IT Optimal Contract Design Healthcare Economics

Adilifu Nama

Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Black Representation in Film and Television afrofuturism SciFi Film Prince comics

Elaine Craig

Associate Professor, Schulich School of Law · Dalhousie University

Elaine Craig teaches and researches in the areas of constitutional law, law and sexuality, feminist legal theory and queer legal theory

Constitutional Law Law & Sexuality Feminist Legal Theory Criminal Law Ethics Sexual Assault Law

John Geer

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Dean of the College of Arts and Science · Vanderbilt University

National expert in political campaigns, political advertising and public opinion. Co-directs the Vanderbilt Poll.

Opinion Poll Campaign Advertising Polls Tennessee Politics Polling

Ray La Raja

Professor of Political Science / Associate Director of UMass Poll · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Ray La Raja's research interests include political parties, interest groups, elections, campaign finance and political participation.

Public Policy and Organizations Elections and Polling Political Science Campaign Finance American Politics

John Singleton

James P. Wilmot Assistant Professor of Economics · University of Rochester

Singleton is an expert in public economics and the economics of education, particularly as it relates to school choice.

School Boards School Finance History of Applied Economics Economics of Education Public Economics

Charles Taylor, PhD

John A. Murphy Endowed Chair Professor of Marketing; Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Marketing and Consumer Insights | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Charles "Ray" Taylor, PhD, is a go-to source on advertising, international marketing, branding and consumer behavior

Business Black Friday Big Event Advertising Marketing Advertising

Ayalla Ruvio

Associate Professor of Marketing · Michigan State University

Expert on consumer behavior and consumer psychology

Shopping Behavior Identity and Consumption Experiential Consumption Materialism Luxury Consumption

Steven Mailloux

President's Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

English Rhetoric Critical Theory Political Theology U.S.Cultural Studies

Erin Cassese

Professor, Political Science and International Relations · University of Delaware

Dr. Cassese explores the behavior of women as voters and candidates for political office in the United States.

Women Voters Elections Gender Stereotypes Political Psychology Public Opinion

John Leshy

Emeritus Harry D. Sunderland Distinguished Professor of Real Property Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: leshyj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4726 / Office 382-200

Real Property Law State and Federal Constitutional Law Natural Resources Law Public Land Law Water Law

Cheryl Carleton, PhD

Associate Professor of Economics; Director of the Villanova Women's Professional Network| Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Cheryl Carleton, PhD, is an expert in labor economics and women in the workforce

Business Unemployment Women in the Workforce Labor Economics Microeconomics

Dr Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International Relations · Aston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Qualitative Methods Sociology Global Security Politics Policy Analysis

Stephen Dyson, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science · University of Connecticut

Stephen Dyson's research is focused upon the psychology of elite decision making in foreign policy.

Elite Decision Making Foreign Policy World Leaders International Relations

Dr David Lowe

Senior Research Fellow · Leeds Beckett University

Dr David Lowe's main research interests are in terrorism & security, policing and criminal law.

Criminal Law Police Security Terrorism Crime

Jeremy Pressman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Middle East Studies · University of Connecticut

Dr. Pressman specializes in the Arab-Israeli peace process, US foreign policy, and the scope of political protests in the United States.

Political Protests Middle East Peace Process Arab-Israeli Conflict

Candice Odgers

Professor Psychological Science · UC Irvine

Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.

Early Adversity Quantitative Psychology Social Inequality Technology and Young People Digital Inequality