James Wilhelm

Executive Producer · James C. Wilhelm Media

Charismatic speaker teaching individuals the process of self understanding to access and implement the power within each of us to create pea

Empowerment Developing Maximum Potential Film and Video Production to Influence Decision Makers

Gordon Brent Pierce

Founder and CEO · Pierco Management Inc

Founder and CEO at Pierco Management Inc

Asset and Investment Assessment Business Development Planning Finance Syndication

Joel Blatt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History · University of Connecticut

Dr. Joel Blatt is an associate professor of European History at the UConn-Stamford campus.

Conflicts and Cooperation with other Nations Mindset of Nation French Culture France

Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

History & Philosophy of Science Philosophy & Film

Jon Bauer, J.D.

Clinical Professor of Law · University of Connecticut

Expertise: Asylum and Refugee Law, Immigration Law, Employment and Housing Discrimination, and Legal Ethics

Asylum and Human Rights Employment and Housing Discrimination Asylum and Refugee Law Immigration Law Legal Ethics

Jasmine Kerrissey

Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Labor Center at UMass Amherst · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jasmine Kerrissey is an expert on labor movements, work and inequality

Worker Strikes Labor Studies Labor Movements Social Movements and Collective Behavior Political Sociology of Health

Jose Sainz

Director · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Sainz focuses on education abroad program development and international student recruitment and support services.

Curriculum Development Foreign Language Teaching International Student Recruiting Education Abroad Program Development International Education

Joseph Grodin

Emeritus Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: grodinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4654 / Office 626-200

Constitutional Law Labor Law Employment Discrimination Law

Michael Tarr

Professor and Department Head · Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Perception

Doug Knuth

Athletic Director · Southern Utah University

Talent identifier, recruiter, and program builder with nearly 30 years in higher ed, including nine as a Division I athletic director.

Campaign and Annual Fundraising Athletic Conference Relations Collegiate Athletics Sports Administration Division I Athletics

Melissa Garno

Professor and Associate Chair · Georgia Southern University

Melissa Garno is an expert in mental health nursing and nursing education.

Substance Abuse Nursing Nursing Education Curriculum and Program Development Mental Health Nursing

Shana Poplack

Distinguished University Professor and Canada Research Chair (I) in Linguistics · University of Ottawa

Sociolinguist specializing in vernacular speech, with a focus on bilingual and minority contexts

Language Ideology Language Prescription African American Vernacular English French in Canada Language Contact

Lawrence Levy

Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for Surburban · Hofstra University

Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study

Suburban Spaces and Development Suburbs Education Taxation Politics of the Suburbs

Rashida Harrison

Assistant Professor of Social Relations and Policy · Michigan State University

Rashida Harrison’s is interested in social theory, social movements, intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality.

Black British Women’s Transnational Feminist Activism Politics of Race & Enthicity African American Studies African Studies Social Identities

Siddharth Chandra

Professor and Director · Michigan State University

An expert on: Asia; demography; drug policy, trafficking, and use; economics; epidemiology; India; Indonesia; influenza; health; history.

Influenza India Economics Demography Asia

Sheng Lu

Professor, Fashion and Apparel Studies · University of Delaware

Prof. Lu's research focuses on the economic and business aspects of the global textile and apparel industry.

Textile and Apparel Industries‎ International Trade Sustainability Issues Trade Policy Fashion and Apparel

Andrew Dilts

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Politcal Theory (Modern and Contemporary) Critical Race Theory Critical Theory Punishment Theory Critical Prison Studies

Genevieve Weber

Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions · Hofstra University

Dr. Weber is a licensed mental health counselor, with a specialty in LGBTQ inclusion/cyber-bullying and substance abuse/heroin addiction.

Addiction Substance Abuse Cyberbullying Homophobia LGBT Inclusion

Robert J. Sawyer

Science Fiction Writer · SFWRITER.COM Inc.

"Canada's foremost futurist" -- CBC Radio

Randall Stone

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Skalny Center for Polish & Central European Studies · University of Rochester

Stone is known for his studies on international political economy, international relations, and Russian and European politics.

International Monetary Fund International Economics Multinational Corporations International relations and finance Russia and Eastern Europe