faculty Experts

Dominique Halaby

Director, Business Innovation GroupGeorgia Southern University

Dr. Halaby oversees development of Georgia Southern University’s City Center.

Shaun Nelms

Professor (Clinical), Co-Chair Educational Leadership, William & Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education SuccessUniversity of Rochester

Nelms is also vice president for community partnerships at the University of Rochester

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Email: wuf@uchastings.edu | Phone: 415-565-4830 | Office: 390-200

Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in AnthropologyVanderbilt University

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

Nikolay Osadchiy

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Emily DeJeu

Assistant Teaching Professor of Business CommunicationCarnegie Mellon University

Emily DeJeu's work explores AI, learning and curriculum design, and workplace communication.

Vinit Nijhawan

Executive DirectorMassachusetts Technology Transfer Center

Vinit Nijhawan is an expert in conceiving and building technology organizations.

Francine Berman

Stuart Rice Honorary Chair and Research Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Francine Berman is a data scientist whose work focuses on the social and environmental impacts of information technology.

Constance Steinkuehler

Professor of InformaticsUC Irvine

Constance Steinkuehler researches the cognitive and social aspects of multiplayer online videogames and esports.

Sharon Austin

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.