Marlene Matarese, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor · University of Connecticut
Marlene Matarese works to improve access to and the quality of systems and services for children and youth with public system involvement.
Child Welfare Juvenile Justice and Behavioral Health Systems Family Reunification in Child Welfare Implementation Science Intervention Design and Evidence Based Practices
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
Margaret Galvan
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Margaret Galvan is a scholar of contemporary visual culture interested in how images are used for purposes of social justice.
Women in Print Movement Queercore Riot Grrrl Grassroots Print Culture Digital Humanities
Genny Beemyn
Director of The 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.
LGBTQ Equality Transgender Issues Trans Youth Transgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy
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 · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Counseling Children & Adolescents School Supports for LGBTQ Youth Positive Psychology Solution-Focused Brief Counseling Multicultural Counseling
Michael Mendez
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · UC Irvine
Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.
Global climate change policy Environmental Planning Public Policy Legislative Relations Climate Change
Ryan J. Watson, Ph.D.
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
Anna Muraco
Professor 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
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
Michael Ramsey-Musolf
Professor of Physics and Director of the Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael Ramsey-Musolf's work has contributed to several research directions in nuclear physics, particle physics, and cosmology.
Effective Field Theories Collider Phenomenology Fundamental Symmetries Dark Matter Quantum Chromodynamics
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.
Addiction Substance Abuse Cyberbullying Homophobia LGBT Inclusion
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
Kimberly West-Faulcon
Professor of Law · Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
James P. Bradley Chair in Constitutional Law
Impeachment Constitutional Law
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
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
Abbe Finn, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Expert in school shooting prevention and crisis response · Florida Gulf Coast University
Abbe Finn specializes in school violence and workplace violence prevention.
school shooting prevention and intervention Clinical Mental Health Counseling Suicide Prevention Addictions Crisis Response
Tony Smith
Professor of Political Science and Law · UC Irvine
Tony Smith’s knowledge of politics includes Constitutional Law, the U.S. Supreme Court and election law.
Political Science International Law Legal Institutions US Politics Comparative Law
Shanin Specter
Professor of Practice · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: Specters@uchastings.edu
Medical Devices Medical Malpractice Catastrophic Injury Defective Products Premises Liability
Michael Moreland, JD, PhD
University Professor of Law and Religion; Director, Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy | Charles Widger School of Law · Villanova University
Michael Moreland, JD, PhD, is an expert in the areas of law and religion, free speech, constitutional law and bioethics.
Supreme Court Nomination Process Supreme Court Law and Religion Constitutional Law First Amendment