faculty Experts

Jaisy A. Joseph, PhD

Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Jaisy A. Joseph, PhD, is an expert in the study of unity and difference in the global Church, synodality and the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Theresa Mayer

Vice President for ResearchCarnegie Mellon University

Ana Santos Rutschman, SJD, LLM

Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Health Innovation LabVillanova University

Professor Rutschman, SJD, LLM, researches topics in health law, biotech, innovation policy, patent law and law and technology.

Sebastian Scherer

Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Sebastian Scherer builds robots that fly and drive through unknown environments. His work spans perception, planning, and safe embodied AI.

Amanda Allison

Associate Professor, Coordinator of Art EducationTexas Christian University

Amanda Allison is an expert in preservice art education, therapeutic art, disability, arts advocacy, and inservice art education.

Kam Dahlquist

Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Matthew Hiatt

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Hiatt’s research investigates hydrology and hydrodynamics in coastal systems using numerical modeling and field measurements.

Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVirginia Commonwealth University

Research interest: batteries, electrochemistry, sustainable energy, biofuel, biomaterials, supercritical extraction, manufacturing, lithium

Joseph G Dreiss

Professor of Art and Art HistoryUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Dreiss is the founder of the digital media lab.

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.