William Perez
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Immigration Status & Nationality Race and Ethnicity Diversity Social Identity Motivation
Omar Lopez
Director of Workforce Development Stipend and Scholarship Programs; Clinical Professor of Social Work Field Education · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Specializes in the administration of grant-funded initiatives with a focus on workforce development programs that train MSW students.
Advocacy Social Services for Families Workforce Development Initiatives Immigration Social Work
Edward Park
Professor and Chair of Asian and Asian American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Migration Studies Race Relations Urban Studies Economic Sociology Asian Pacific American Studies
Yong Chen
Professor, History · UC Irvine
Yong Chen is Professor of Hist. He also served as the Associate Dean of Curricular and Student Services in the School of Humanities.
Chinese American Experience Immigration History Food Asian-American History Cultural History
Daniel Reichman
Associate Professor · University of Rochester
Expert on the cultural responses to economic change, especially the anthropology of trade and globalization in Latin America
Latin American Development Trade and Globalization in Latin America Latin America Politics Latin American Immigration Cultural Anthropology
Thad Kousser
Professor and Chair of Political Science · UC San Diego
Thad Kousser specializes in American state and national politics, with particular focus on California, and government reform.
Political Reform State Politics American Politics National Politics California government
Stephanie Nawyn
Associate Professor and Co-director of Center for Gender in Global Context · Michigan State University
Stephanie Nawyn specializes in migration and refugees, human trafficking and migrant labor exploitation.
Gender Immigration Refugees Resettlement
George Little
Partner, Head of Office, Washington, D.C. · Brunswick Group
George Little specializes in crisis communications, cybersecurity, reputational and public affairs matters.
International Relations Crisis Communication Counter Terrorism American Politics and Government Media Relations
Karen Lincoln
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Lincoln's research focuses on stress, aging, and mental health disparities
Alzheimer Disease Minority Health Social Networks African American Families Social Work
Deborah M. Weissman, J.D.
Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law
Refugees Women's Issues Poverty Law - Legal Services Immigration and Citizenship Human Rights Civil Rights
Paul Cuadros
Professor · UNC-Chapel Hill
An award-winning investigative journalist with expertise in reporting issues of race and poverty, especially in the American South.
Documentary Film & Television Producer Film Journalism and Media Poverty
Shikha Bhuchar
Co-Founder, Arrive | Director, RBC Ventures · Arrive
Shikha Bhuchar is a proactive, purpose-driven leader who is passionate about solving complex customer and community-based challenges.
Networking Mentoring Data Analytics Digital Transformation Business Analysis
Jessie Thomson
Senior Director, Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Team · CARE Canada
Leading expert in humanitarian assistance and refugee protection
Humanitarian Assistance International Development Refugee Protection Forced Migration Gender and Emergencies
Michael A. Genovese
Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
American Politics The American Presidency Law and Presidential Power British Politics
Rosanna Perotti
Professor, Department of Political Science · Hofstra University
Professor Perotti's expertise is in American politics, including Congress, elections and political parties.
American Politics Congress Media and Politics American Political Parties American Elections
Rebecca Jacobsen
Associate Professor of Education Politics and Policy · Michigan State University
Associate Professor of Education Politics and Policy
Public Opinion Education Policy Accountability Public Policy Politics
Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui
Professor, Sociologist & Researcher, DEI Expert · Sheridan College
DEI, Social Inequality; Immigration; Integration; Refugees; Racism; Islamophobia; Deviance; Radicalization; Terrorism; Hate Crimes.
Sociology Social Activism Politics Global Media and Culture Immigration and Ethnicity Immigration and Citizenship
Don Duval
Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT
Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship
Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization
Brett C. Hoover
Associate Professor of Practical/Pastoral Theology & Graduate Director · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Religious disaffiliation American Catholicism Sociological of religion in theological research Qualitative Research Parish life
Kyle Walker
Associate Professor and Chair · Texas Christian University
Professor Walker specializes in population geography, cities and suburbs and demographic data visualization
Demographic Data Visualization Population Geography Data Analysis and Visualization Cities and Suburbs