Dara Parker
Vice-President, Grants & Community Initiatives · Vancouver Foundation
A nonprofit executive who is helping shift the sector from charity to justice.
Nonprofit Leadership Nonprofit Management Gender Lgbtq Issues Diversity and Inclusion
Stathis Yeros
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Stathis Yeros' research addresses how space affects and is affected by struggles for social justice.
Architecture and Politics Cultural Landscapes LGBTQ+ spaces
Joshua Pullo
Instructional Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Joshua Pullo's primary interests include student leadership development, geriatrics, global outreach and community pharmacy.
LGBTQ+ Competency Community and Pharmacy Management Over-the-Counter Products Test and Treat Point of Care Testing
Melanie Wilcox, PhD
Assistant Professor and Researcher · Department of Psychological Sciences, the Institute of Public and Preventive Health, and the Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Wilcox's research covers multicultural counseling and competencies, as well as issues of race, sexual orientation, gender, social class.
Racism and Whiteism Mental Health & Wellness Sexism LGBTQIA+ Equality
Emily Fisher
Professor | Director, School Psychology Program | Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Action Committee · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Social Justice Solution-Focused Brief Counseling School Supports for LGBTQ Youth Counseling Children & Adolescents Positive Psychology
Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Information & Library Science · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor Hughes-Hassell's research focuses on social justice issues in youth library services
Library and Information Science Social Justice Youth Literature Education Reforms Academic Librarianship
Ryan J. Watson, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.
Social Support LGBTQ Health Sexual Health, HIV Prevention Sexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult Health Family Acceptance and Rejection
Micki McElya, Ph.D.
Professor of History · University of Connecticut
Professor McElya is an expert in the histories of women, gender, sexuality, and race in the U.S., with a focus on politics and memory.
U.S. Cultural and Political History Women & Gender Sexuality & LGBTQ History Feminist Theory Queer Theory
Anna Muraco
Professor and Chair of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Intersection of Gay and Straight Life in Aging Social Relationships Gender Aging and the Life Course Caregiving and Friendship Across the Life Course
Genny Beemyn
Director of Stonewall Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.
Transgender Law and Policy LGBTQ Equality Transgender Mental Health Trans Youth Transgender College Students
Shanea Thomas
Senior Lecturer of Social Work Virtual Academic Center · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Shane'a Thomas has expertise in life transitions, bereavement, depression, women’s issues, and various lifestyle identities.
LGBTQ Consent Sexuality Self Care Relationships
M.V. Lee Badgett
Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst
M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.
Economics of Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Marriage Gay Marriage LGBT Inclusion Labor Economics Same-sex Couples
Genevieve Weber
Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions · Hofstra University
Dr. Weber is a licensed mental health counselor, with a specialty in LGBTQ inclusion/cyber-bullying and substance abuse/heroin addiction.
LGBT Inclusion Homophobia Cyberbullying Substance Abuse Addiction
Kimberly West-Faulcon
Professor of Law · Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
James P. Bradley Chair in Constitutional Law
Impeachment Constitutional Law
Mae Kuykendall
Professor of Law · Michigan State University
Professor Kuykendall has a scholarly interest in the relationship between legal definitions of marriage and the common usage of the word.
Organizational Governance and Dissent First Amendment Corporate Finance Corporate Law & Policy Marriage
Sandibel Borges
Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Queer and trans migrations Decolonial Studies Feminisms of Color Home and Belonging Queer, Trans, Nonbinary Latine communities
Chaya Crowder
Assistant Professor of Political Science & International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Chaya Crowder is an expert in political behavior, race and ethnicity politics, social media and American politics.
American Politics Race and Politics Political Science Political Behavior Social Media
Carl Castro
Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Current research efforts include assessing the effects of combat and operations tempo (OPTEMPO) on soldier, family and unit readiness.
Veterans Affairs Veterans and Military Families Military Transition Back to Civilian Life Military Affairs Psychological Health
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
Sophie Bjork-James
Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology · Vanderbilt University
Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.
Conservative Christianity Religion White Nationalism Reproductive Politics Race and Racism