institutions Experts

Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD

Special Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Mission Engagement and Strategic Initiatives; Assistant Professor of SociologyVillanova University

Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD, researches Catholicism in the U.S. with emphasis on systemic racism and African American Catholics.

John Hayes, PhD

Associate Professor of HistoryAugusta University

Dr. Hayes is an expert in the history of the US South, with special focus on memory and commemoration, race and civil rights, and religion.

Theresa Mayer

Vice President for ResearchCarnegie Mellon University

Jessica Tomlin

Executive DirectorThe MATCH International Women's Fund

Jess Tomlin works with women on the margins both in Canada and around the world.

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relationsCoventry University

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.

Samar Ali

Research Professor of Political Science and LawVanderbilt University

Expert in the intersection of conflict mediation, national security, economic development and human rights.

Daniel Horns, Ph.D.

Dean, College of ScienceUtah Valley University

Horns is an expert in environmental science and geology

Rosalyn L. Cooperman

Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Cooperman's expertise focuses on women in politics.

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow

Professor of History and Public Policy and Director of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science ResearchUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.

Noam Kostucki

FounderRedefine Us

Author, Speaker, Business Trainer and Executive Coach