Ellen Brown

Founder and chairman · Public Banking Institute

Author, Attorney, Public Speaker

Public Speaking Monetary Reform Public Banking

Paul Ellickson

Professor of Economics and Marketing at the Simon Business School · University of Rochester

Paul Ellickson researches quantitative marketing and industrial organization and has expertise in supermarkets, supercenters, and strategy

Supermarket Strategy Pricing Supermarkets Big Box Retailers Walmart and Big Box Retailers

Leon Wiebers

Professor of Costume Design and Chair of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Costume Design and Chair of Theatre Arts

Apparel/Accessories Musical Theatre Entertainment Opera Music Production

Dr Islam Issa

Reader in Literature and History · Birmingham City University

His work has focused primarily on the modern-day reception of Renaissance and Early Modern English literature in global contexts.

Middle East Cultural History Literature Milton Shakespeare Cultural History

Jenni Parrish

Emerita Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contact: parrishj@uchastings.edu

Law Librarianship Legal Research Advanced legal research American Legal History

José García-Moreno

Professor of Animation, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University

Multiple Award Winning Artist

Radio Broadcasting and Production Illustration Stop Motion and Experimental Animation (2d and 3d) Storytelling and Storyboarding History of Animation

Janet Asper

Associate Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Asper specializes in organic chemistry.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Nmr) Chemical Education Organic Synthesis Organic Methodology Organic Spectroscopy

William Henry Pruitt III

Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Twentieth and Twenty-First Century U.S. Literature Black Radicalism Black Intellectual History Black Performance Studies Black Queer Studies

Nicholas Mangee

Associate Professor of Finance · Georgia Southern University

Nicholas Mangee is an associate professor of finance in the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University.

History of Thought Textual Analysis Behavioral Finance Financial Time Series Knightian Uncertainty

Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social Work · University of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.

Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance Use Family Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk Behaviors Latino Families and Parenting in at Risk Environments Teen Pregnancy Prevention Fathers in the Latino Community

Caitlin Elsaesser, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · University of Connecticut

Dr. Elsaesser partners with communities to create health promotion efforts that are empowering, with a focus on youth violence prevention.

Technology and Interpersonal Violence Youth Violence Gun Violence Prevention Research Methodology Child and Adolescent Development

John Carlson

Professor · Michigan State University

The impact of children's anxiety on their functioning in schools and at home is a primary focus of his research

School Psychology Family, Community, and Schools Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation School, Family, and Community Counseling

Kelli R. Brown

Chancellor · Western Carolina University

Kelli R. Brown is the chancellor of Western Carolina University, serving more than 11,000 students with a wide range of bachelor’s degrees.

Institutional Planning Community Engagement Leadership Higher Education Management

Michael Prietula

Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Human decision making AI-Human Collaboration UX Design‎ AI Ethics Computational Modeling of Individuals and Groups

Rachel Décoste

Motivational Speaker, Immigration Policy and Political Pundit · Independent

Rachel Décoste is a media critic, educator, and public speaker who has been involved in community activism since her youth.

Community Organizing and Engagement Political Activism Political Consulting Immigration Race and Racism

Jeffrey Siker

Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Theological Studies New Testament and Early Christianity Jewish/Christian Relations History of Biblical Interpretation Scripture & Ethics

Geri Brown

Director of Commercial Dance and Recruitment · Loyola Marymount University

Director of Commercial Dance and Recruitment

LGBTQIA+ Equality Accessibility Equity guild/union knowledge Management

Isabella Weber

Associate Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Economist Isabella Weber has gained international attention and accolades for her ground-breaking ideas on price controls and inflation.

Price Caps Seller's Inflation Inflation History of Economic Thought

Christopher Hendricks

Interim Chair, History · Georgia Southern University

Christopher Hendricks' research focuses on early American architecture and town planning.

American Architectural History American Town Planning and Development Colonial and Early National America Eighteenth-Century Moravian Church

Sloan Despeaux

Professor · Western Carolina University

Sloan Despeaux's research interests include the history of mathematics.

Mathematics Education History of Mathematics Mathematics Scientific Revolution Nineteenth-century British Mathematics