drama Experts

Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD

Special Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Mission Engagement and Strategic Initiatives; Assistant Professor of SociologyVillanova University

Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD, researches Catholicism in the U.S. with emphasis on systemic racism and African American Catholics.

Katerina Zacharia

Professor of ClassicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Ruth Panofsky

Professor of English / Graduate Program in Communication & CultureRyerson University

Dr. Panofsky specializes in Canadian women in publishing and Canadian Jewish women writers

Sam Kolodezh

Lecturer, Theatre ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Clark Freshman

Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: freshman@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8804 / Office 330-200

Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.

Mark Lukasiewicz

Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of CommunicationHofstra University

Dean Lukasiewicz is a veteran producer, journalist, and media executive. Before joining Hofstra, he was SVP of specials at NBC News.

Jonathan Wysocki

Clinical Assistant Professor of ProductionLoyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Rick Edinger

Area Chair of Acting & Music Theatre Associate Professor of Music Theatre Co-Artistic Director, Center for New WorkCarnegie Mellon University

Rick Edinger (he/they) is a proud queer AAPI educator, music director, vocal coach, pianist, and actor based in New York & Pittsburgh.

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University