faculty Experts

Barbara Katic

Assistant ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Brandi Bradburn

Clinical Assistant Professor, Production Film & TelevisionLoyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Josh Spizman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Programs, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Brandon Amacher

Director of the Emerging Tech Policy ProgramUtah Valley University

Amacher is an expert in advanced tech security, cybersecurity policy, malicious disinformation and national security

Bruce Hecht

CEO and CTOVG2PLAY

Bruce Hecht is an expert at advancing architectural and design methodologies in hardware, software, and systems.

Tim DeSchriver

Associate Professor of Sport Management; Area Head - Sport ManagementUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeSchriver’s research is in sport finance, economics and marketing; specifically professional sport and collegiate athletics.

David Owens

Assistant ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

David Owens' research is on motivating learning contexts that promote functional STEM literacy.

Emily Johnson, RD, LDN

Interim Chair and Assistant Professor in College of Allied Health SciencesAugusta University

Emily Johnson's research focuses on higher education leadership and student success.

Ron Yurko

Director, Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, and Assistant Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ron Yurko develops methods at the interface of inference and machine learning, oriented towards problems in sports analytics.

Cynthia Savage

Professor of Professional Practice, Associate Dean of Undergraduate StudiesTexas Christian University

Cynthia Savage researches initial teacher certification at the undergraduate level.