faculty Experts

Leonardo Villalón

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Leonardo A. Villalón is a professor of political science and African studies.

Tom Ashcraft

Distinguished Professor of Visual ArtWestern Carolina University

For more than 30 years, Tom Ashcraft has navigated his inquiry based practice, combining object making and community engagement.

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Lance McBrayer

Associate DeanGeorgia Southern University

Lance McBrayer is an expert in organismal ecology

Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Muqtedar Khan

Professor, Political Science and International RelationsUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Khan researches and teaches Islam, governance and international relations.

Paul Camacho, PhD

Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy; Associate Director, Augustinian Institute | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Paul Camacho, PhD, is an expert on St. Augustine, the Catholic intellectual tradition and the philosophies of love and religion.

DeAnna Leitzke, P.E., Ph.D.

Chair, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management DepartmentMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. DeAnna Leitzke is an expert in higher ed leadership and focuses her work on academic program partnerships and program innovations.

George Bisharat

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: bisharat@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4721 / Office 603F-200

Rita Singh

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Rita Singh works on core algorithmic aspects of computer voice recognition and artificial intelligence applied to voice forensics.