Joni Hersch

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair Professor of Law and Economics; Co-Director, Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics · Vanderbilt University

Expert in employment discrimination, focusing particularly on women, minorities and immigrants.

Employment Law Employment & Labour Law Sex Discrimination Labor Economics Employment Discrimination

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

Nick Drydakis

Director of the Centre for Pluralist Economics (CPE) · Anglia Ruskin University

Nick is spokesperson at the IZA World of Labor for areas such as inequality, poverty & discrimination.

Labour Markets Economics of Inequality Labour Economics Population Economics Economic Crises

Michelle Kaminski

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

Michelle Kaminski is an expert in labor unions, right-to-work, women and leadership, collective bargaining and workplace bullying.

Workplace Bullying Right to Work Labor Unions Women and Leadership

Robert Rycroft

Professor of Economics · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Rycroft focuses on the economics of inequality, poverty and discrimination.

Political Science Economic Analysis Editing Finance and Economics Political Economy

Brendan Cantwell

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Brendan Cantwell's research interests include the study of higher education organization, governance, & finance in the US & internationally.

Educational Administration Higher Education Comparative Education

Ben Radcliffe

Senior Lecturer of Classics and Archaeology · Loyola Marymount University

Ben Radcliffe studies Ancient Greek literature, focusing on Homeric studies, critical theory, and aesthetics.

Classics

Cedric de Leon

Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Cedric de Leon's research focuses on labor, race, and party politics in the United States, India and Turkey.

Race and Ethnicity Political Sociology Comparative Historical Sociology Race and Race Relations Labor Unions

Kathy Roberts Forde

Professor of Journalism · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Kathy Roberts Forde studies the Black freedom struggle and the press, First Amendment, literary journalism and history of book culture.

African American Freedom Struggle and the Press The First Amendment Journalism History Journalism Literary Journalism

Rebecca Natow

Assistant Professor of Specialized Programs in Education · Hofstra University

Dr. Natow teaches higher educational leadership and policy in the Department of Specialized Programs

Program Evaluation Qualitative Research Methods Higher Education Educational Policy Student Affairs

Stephanie Limoncelli

Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Work and Labor International Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Theory

Mevan Jayasinghe

Associate Professor; Associate Director of Outreach, Director of Professional Development and Labor Education Programs in the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations · Michigan State University

Mevan Jayasinghe conducts international research on the effectiveness of human resource mgmt & corporate social responsibility strategies.

Strategic Human Resource Management Human Resources in the Apparel Manufacturing Industry Corporate Social Responsibility and Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains Social Compliance in Global Supply Chains Job Quality

Jodi Short

Professor of Law, Honorable Roger J. Traynor Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: shortj@uchastings.edu / 415-703-8205 / Office 310-200

Administrative Law Government Processes Labour and Environmental Standards Global Supply Chains Regulatory Reform

Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American History · University of Connecticut

Dr. Sinha is an expert in Civil War and Reconstruction

Feminism Abolition Slavery

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey

Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of Center for Employment Equity · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey is an expert in understanding the processes that generate workplace inequality.

Employment Equity Labor Markets Income Distributions Economic Sociology Organizations and Inequality

Larry Fennigkoh, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Larry Fenningkoh's areas of expertise include forensic engineering, control of medical error and medical instrumentation design.

Biomedical Engineering Medical Devices Clinical Engineering Medical Imaging

LaShawn Harris

Associate Professor of History · Michigan State University

LaShawn Harris's research engages with women, gender, sexuality; labor and the working class; urban history; and social and cultural change.

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Labor and the Working Class Urban History Social and Cultural Change

Robert Bird

Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics · University of Connecticut

Robert Bird is an expert in corporate compliance, employment law, legal strategy, business ethics, and corporate governance.

Corporate Governance Employment Law Business Law Corporate Compliance Business Ethics

Melissa Williams

Associate Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Expert on social identities (gender, race, culture, stigma) and workplace hierarchies.

Gender Wage Gap‎ Women in the Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Evidence-Based Management Social Psychology

Walter Hawthorne

Professor and chairperson of MSU’s Department of History · Michigan State University

Expert in African history, history of slavery and slave trade

The Slave Trade Brazil Upper Guinea Atlantic The History of Slavery