Julie Byrne

Professor and Monsignor Thomas Hartman Chair in Catholic Studies · Hofstra University

The Professor and Monsignor Thomas Hartman Chair in Catholic Studies at Hofstra University

Religion and Popular Culture Religion and Sports Pope Francis Independent Catholics Roman Catholics

Gretchen Helmke

Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester

Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.

Institutional crises in Latin America Rule of Law Democratic Political Institutions Latin American Politics

John Hayes, PhD

Associate Professor of History · Augusta 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.

U.S. South Memory and Commemoration Race and Civil Rights Religion

Michael C. Slattery

Professor, Department Chair and Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies · Texas Christian University

Mike has worked in diverse landscapes ranging from the Namib Desert in southern Africa to the cloud forests of Costa Rica.

Mercury Contamination from Coal-fired Power Plants Wind Research Rhino Conservation Human Impact to Coastal Plains, Rivers and Sediment Pathways

Sharon Austin

Professor · University of Florida

Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.

Southern Politics African American Politics Urban Politics

Dr John McGarry

Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett

John McGarry's research interests include all aspects of public law and legal theory and he has published extensively in these areas.

Legal Theory Law Government Policies Justice Public Law

Mohammad Khalil

Associate Professor; Director; Adjunct Professor · Michigan State University

Islamic Thought.

Religious Studies Islamic Thought Islamic Studies

Chris Curran

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Chris Curran’s applies causal inference, mixed methodologies, and data science approaches to the study of public policy and education.

Public Policy School Discipline Early Childhood Education School Resource Officers Children and Poverty

Julie Cafley

Senior Vice President · Public Policy Forum

Julie Cafley is a frequent speaker and commentator on issues relating to higher education leadership and governance.

Governance and Public Policy Higher Education Administration Women & Leadership Community Development Innovation

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

Verena Seufert

Postdoctoral Fellow · University of British Columbia, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability

Scientist interested in all things food and nature. Studying how we can do agriculture better.

Sustainability organic agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Change

James E. Malackowski, CPA, CLP

Co-founder and Senior Managing Director, Ocean Tomo · J.S. Held LLC

Intellectual Property Hall of Fame inductee | Testifying Expert | Board Director | On Air Tech Expert

Regulatory and Reporting Obligations Corporate Accounting Investigations Advisory Services Management Consulting Business Strategy

Lillian Guerra

Professor · University of Florida

Lillian Guerra is an expert on Cuban and Caribbean history.

Latino Culture & Politics in the U.S. Caribbean History Latin American Studies Caribbean Diasporas and Caribbean History Central American and Caribbean Immigration

Chris Caplinger

Assistant Professor of History · Georgia Southern University

Racial Segregation in the United States U.S. South U.S. Presidency Jimmy Carter

John Beck

Associate Professor of Human Resources & Labor Relations · Michigan State University

John Beck is a union and labor relations expert

Labor Organization Workforce Development Labor History American Labor Movements

Mario Bergés

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Mario Bergés is interested in making our built environment more operationally efficient through the use of communication technologies.

Sensor Networks Smart Grid Infrastructure Monitoring Building Energy Management Machine Learning for Signal Processing

Maya Wilson-Sanchez

Curator, Writer, and Researcher · C Magazine, OCAD University

Maya Wilson-Sanchez is a curator and writer based in Toronto.

Curatorial Studies Performance Art Indigenous Art Art History Visual and Critical Studies

Ace Vo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Big Data Machine Learning Data Mining Spatial Analytics

Alice Armitage

Associate Professor of Practice | Director, Startup Legal Garage · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: armitagea@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4827 / Office 112-200

Legal Innovation Corporate Law Intellectual Property Law Legal Issues Facing Early-Stage Startup Companies Regulation Theory

Erin Devlin

Associate Professor of History and American Studies · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Devlin focuses on race, public memory, and social justice

American Studies Social Justice Race Public Memory American History