history Experts

Miriam Liss

Professor of PsychologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Liss is internationally known expert on parenting and work-family balance issues.

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer

Assistant Professor of New TestamentVillanova University

Dr. Schrader Polczer is a scholar of New Testament and Early Christianity who focuses on the Gospels, Mary Magdalene and textual criticism.

Jackie Gallagher

Chair/Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Gallagher's expertise focuses on the evolution of landscapes over time.

Jonathan Rothchild

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Stephen "Rob" Kutner

Senior Lecturer in Comedy WritingLoyola Marymount University

Andréa Livi Smith

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Smith is an urban planner, preservationist and architectural historian whose research focuses on urban design and preservation.

Jongwoo Jeremy Kim

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Jongwoo Jeremy Kim is a specialist of modern and contemporary art.

William Hatcher, PhD, MPA

Chair and Professor in the Department of Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.

Negin Ghavami

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jack Downey

John Henry Newman Professor of Roman Catholic Studies, Professor of Religion and ClassicsUniversity of Rochester

Downey studies self-immolation as reistance, forms of protest, Roman Catholicism