Damon Willick

Professor of Art History · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Art History

Los Angeles Art and Culture Modern Art Contemporary Art

Elizabeth McRae

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.

American History American South Race and Politics Gender and Politics Modern South

Ronald Rash

Professor · Western Carolina University

Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall.

Southern Writing Poetry English Appalachia Novelist

Munene Mwaniki

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Sport Racism Sociology Anthropology Immigration

Patrick Payne

Assistant Professor · Western Carolina University

Patrick Payne's teaching interests include risk management and insurance, estate planning, or any other field within financial planning.

Behavioral Finance Finance Personal Financial Planning Economics Investor Behavior

Alisa Dodds

Senior Lecturer in Health and Human Sciences · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Nutrition Counseling Intuitive Eating Nutrition Science Health at Every Size Recovery from Chronic Dieting

Tom Ford

Senior Lecturer in the Environmental Science Program; Co-Executive Director of the Coastal Research Institute · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Steven Lazarus, Ph.D.

Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Lazarus' research interests include data assimilation, electrical phenomena such as gigantic jets, and wind/wave interactions.

Climate Change Hurricanes Wind and Waves Data Assimilation Gigantic Jets

Robert Weaver, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech

Dr. Weaver's areas of expertise include coastal flooding, coastal transport, water quality and littoral processes.

Coastal Flooding‎ Coastal Eco-engineering 2D and 3D Circulation Modeling Coastal Transport Water Quality

Don Platt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Director of the Spaceport Education Center · Florida Tech

Dr. Platt's work has involved developing, testing and flying different types of avionics, communications and rocket propulsion systems.

Space Systems Rocket Propulsion Systems Deep Space Exploration Satellite Design Astrodynamics

Nathaniel Kinsey, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Nathaniel Kinsey's research broadly lies in the field of nanophotonics, studying the interaction of light with materials on the nanoscale.

Nanophotonics/Plasmonics Nonlinear optics Optical Materials Integrated Optics Consumer Nanophotonics

Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D.

Engineering Foundation Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Atulasimha researches nanomagnetic/spintronic memory and neuromorphic computing devices.

Spintronics and Nanomagnetism Exploratory neuromorphic devices Straintronics: Strian mediated electric field control of magnetism Electric field (VCMA) control of skyrmions Magnetic and multiferroic materials

Kenneth A. Frank

Professor of Measurement and Quantitative Methods · Michigan State University

Kenneth A. Frank studies how roles and relationships among teachers affect classroom practices and school decision-making.

causal inference and education research methods Social networks among teachers and the impact of social dynamics in schools adolescent decision-making in social contexts

Peter Gulick, DO FACP, FIDSA, FACOI

Professor of Medicine · Michigan State University

Take care of HIV/AIDS patients as well as Hepatitis C, B patients at 3 sites in Michigan

Hepatitis C Hiv/Aids Hepatitis B

Felicia Wu

John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University

Expert in food safety, social network analysis, global health, risk assessment, economic models, environmental health risks, public health

Social Network Models of Food Trade Immunotoxicology Social Network Modeling Public Health Environmental Health

José García-Moreno

Professor of Animation, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University

Multiple Award Winning Artist

Radio Broadcasting and Production Illustration Stop Motion and Experimental Animation (2d and 3d) Storytelling and Storyboarding History of Animation

Carlos Castano, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Castano specializes in tailoring surface properties of materials for applications in energy, transportation, and manufacturing.

Surface Engineering Functional Coatings Nanomaterials Engineering Corrosion Engineering Thin film deposition and characterization

Jonathan Brown

Author · Buffalo Consulting

Family, life and values told in humorous eclectic stories about famous people, technology, government, America, and some surprises.

Tax Policy Public Policy Analysis and Advocacy Nonprofit Management

Evan Gerstmann

Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Constitutional Law Political Science

Christopher Finlay

Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Associate Professor of Communication Studies

New Media Global Communications Journalism Qualitative Research Policy Analysis