Humanities Experts

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & TechnologyVanderbilt University

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Space colonizationExtraterrestrial lifeMars colonizationMarsSpace travel

Senior Lecturer, Politics, History and International RelationsAston University

Professor Downing teaches courses on researching politics, security and technology in politics.

Qualitative MethodsSociologyGlobal SecurityPoliticsPolicy Analysis

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Lorentzen is an expert on Charles Dickens and 19th-century British literature.

English LiteratureLiteracy and EducationVictorian LiteratureBritish Literature Since 1800University Teaching

Professor, History and American StudiesUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Moon is an expert on Northern Virginia history, with a focus on African American and immigrant communities.

FoodwaysAsian American HistoryU.S. Immigration HistoryNorthern Virginia HistoryAfrican American History

Thomas & Lillian Landrum Alumni ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. McKillop is an archaeologist, academic, and Maya scholar, noted particularly for her research into ancient Maya coastal trade routes.

Maya Coatal Trade RoutesPre-Columbian CivilizationsMaya CivilizationMaya ArchaeologyLittoral Archaeology

Richard J. Russell Louisiana Studies ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Regis has been involved in urban, public, collaborative, and applied anthropology for over two decades.

Cultural AnthropologyPublic & Applied AnthropologyHeritage Politics‎Africa & African DiasporaBlack Performance

Associate Professor and Associate Director for the LSU Center for River StudiesLouisiana State University

Dr. Konsoer is interested in process fluvial geomorphology, particularly the coevolution of river flows and channel morphology.

Fluvial GeomorphologyRiver MorphodynamicsHydrologyHydrographic Surveying

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Zhang studies risk and decision making.

Workplace Risk TakingJudgment and Decision-makingJob InterviewsPsychometricsEmployee Recruitment and Selection

Associate Teaching Professor / Director of Music EntrepreneurshipCarnegie Mellon University

Monique Mead has been a lifelong activist for classical music as a violinist, educator and innovator.

Chamber MusicMusic EducationEntrepreneurshipMusic PerformanceViolin Performance

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Azadeh Omidfar Sawyer's interdisciplinary research focuses on quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate building envelopes.

Green DesignBuilding EnvelopeDesign QualityVirtual RealityImmersive Visualization Systems

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