Kurt Dewhurst
Director, Curator, and Professor · Michigan State University
Expert on: Museum Studies, Folklore, Folk Art, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Cultural Policy, International Cultural Engagement
Cultural Heritage Practice International Engagement Cultural Policy Folklore and Folklife Museum Studies
Eric Gable
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Gable is an expert on museum studies, heritage, and the religion and politics of West Africa and of Outer Island Indonesia.
Anthropology Museum Studies Heritage Religion and Politics of West Africa and Outer Island Indonesia
Stephen Hanna
Professor of Geography · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Hanna's research in cultural geography explores how our pasts are represented in monuments and museums.
Cartography and GIS Southern plantation museums Confederate memorials Cartography Geographic Information Systems (Gis)
Dr Anton Popov
Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Dr Popov's research interest is in social anthropology, with a particular focus on postsocialist societies.
Social Anthropology Postsocialist Societies Cultural Heritage Identity and Transnationalism Youth Culture
Joanne Hammond
Archaeologist · Pacific Heritage Research
Heritage expert connected to BC's archaeology and Indigenous heritage communities, dedicated to public outreach on BC's past.
Archaeology Archaeological Research Archaeological Survey land use studies Heritage
Brett Riggs
Professor · Western Carolina University
A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Landscape Archaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Cultural Heritage Excavation Protection Of Cultural Heritage
Laura Madokoro
Assistant Professor, History and Classical Studies · McGill University
Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.
Refugee and Human Rights Issues Immigration Canadian History Archives Heritage
Krystyn Moon
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Moon is an expert in U.S. immigration history, popular culture, race and ethnic studies, foodways, gender and sexuality, & consumerism.
Consumerism Foodways Popular Culture U.S. Immigration History Race and Ethnic Studies
Crystal Marull
Lecturer · University of Florida
Crystal Marull's research is in bilingualism and second language acquisition.
Distance/Online Learning Pedagogy Second Language Pedagogy Heritage Language Acquisition Education Second Language Processing
Candace Keller
Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture · Michigan State University
Candace M. Keller is an expert in African art and West African photography
West African Photography African Arts
Jacquelyn Micieli-Voutsinas
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Jacque Micieli-Voutsinas is a critical museum studies scholar with expertise on 9/11 memory and landscapes of terrorism, broadly defined.
Post-9/11 Heritage Debates Museum Studies Memory and Geopolitics 9/11 Memorial Landscapes Cultural Heritage at Sites of Terrorism
Kelly Ylitalo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Public Health · Baylor University
An expert in Physical Functioning, Obesity and Diabetes, Survey Methodology, and Physical Activity.
Physical Activity Obesity and Diabetes Physical Functioning Survey Methodology
Emile Lester
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Lester is an expert in church and state issues, especially controversies surrounding teaching religion in schools.
American Constitutional Law Church and State Issues Teaching Religion in Schools Minority Religious Groups Political Philosophy
Matt Sakakeeny
Associate Professor of Music, Ethnomusicology · Tulane University
Matt Sakakeeny studies the intersections of music, race and power.
Music Musicology Music Anthropology Ethnomusicology Brass Bands
Jason James
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology · University of Mary Washington
Jason James' research comes out of a fascination and dismay at the power of collective identities with nations, ethnic groups, and "races."
Anthropology Sociology German Studies Nationalism Tourism
William Perez
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Immigration Status & Nationality Race and Ethnicity Diversity Social Identity Motivation
Amilcar Shabazz
Professor of History and Africana Studies, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amilcar Shabazz has been a prominent voice in the movement to make reparations to descendants of former enslaved Americans.
Reparations for Slavery Juneteenth African American Educational History and Public Policy Afro-Americans in the Caribbean, Central and South America African American Biography
Mara Scanlon
Professor of English · University of Mary Washington
Professor of English, Department of English, Linguistics and Communication
Digital Humanities Women’s Literature and Feminist Theory Twentieth-Century Literature Asian American Studies Bakhtinian theory
Rebeca Acevedo
Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Spanish Linguistics USA Spanish Linguistics Romance Linguistics Spanish Education
Sonya Atalay
Provost Professor of Anthropology and Director of Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS) · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sonya Atalay explores ways that repatriation and reclaiming of heritage provides lessons for decolonizing and Indigenizing institutions
Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Studies Native American Studies Cultural Anthropology Critical Heritage Studies