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Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social WorkUniversity 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 UseFamily Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk BehaviorsLatino Families and Parenting in at Risk EnvironmentsTeen Pregnancy PreventionFathers in the Latino Community
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Cynthia M. Alcantar

Associate Professor & Co-Director of Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social JusticeLoyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Higher EducationRace and EthnicityEquity and DiversityCivic EngagementMinority Serving Institutions
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Laura Madokoro

Assistant Professor, History and Classical StudiesMcGill University

Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.

Refugee and Human Rights IssuesImmigrationCanadian HistoryArchivesHeritage
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Cecilia González-Andrieu

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Women in the ChurchImmigrant RightsChristian TheologyPolitical TheologyPope Francis
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Aashish Kumar

Professor of Radio, Television, FilmHofstra University

Fulbright-winning filmmaker on LGBTQ+family acceptance, the South Asian diaspora, and how media shapes communities.

Civic Engagement and ActivismImmigration and Global MediaVirtual and Augmented RealityAI in Film and MediaMedia Literacy
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Amanda Watson

Assistant Professor, School of NursingUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Watson is a passionate educator and advocate for women's reproductive health.

Women's Reproductive HealthHealth DisparitiesMidwiferyImmigrant and Refugee HealthPrenatal Care
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Mical Raz

Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Policy and HealthUniversity of Rochester

Author of "What's Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race and the War on Poverty."

Foster Care and AdoptionsChild WelfarePsychiatryEducation PolicyRace Culture and Ethnicity
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Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Evacuation Decision-makingCompanion Animals in DisastersMaternal & Infant Health in DisastersRefugee & Immigrant Well-beingPsychological Sense of Community
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Roberta Espinoza

Professor of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

College access, persistence, and social mobilityFirst-generation and working-class college studentsLatinx/e and immigrant educationEducational access, equity, and inclusionSociology of Education
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Ric Cuming, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Chief Operating OfficerChristianaCare

Ric Cuming is responsible for professional practice, standards, research, outcomes and workforce in acute care and home health settings.

Operations ManagementNursing PolicyStrategyLeadershipNursing Procedures