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Charmion B. Rush

Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special EducationWestern Carolina University

Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.

Teacher DevelopmentSpecial EducationInclusionDisproportionate RepresentationCulture Relevant Pedagogy
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Vianne Timmons

President and Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Regina

Dr. Vianne Timmons, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Regina

Community AffairsAcademic LeadershipEducation and Educational LeadershipInnovationDevelopmental Disability
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Marc-Andre Pigeon

Director, Financial Sector PolicyCredit Union Central of Canada

Experienced financial services professional, researcher, and credit union advocate

Credit UnionsPolicyFinanceAdvocacyResearch
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Amanda J. Crawford

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Crawford is a veteran political reporter, literary journalist, and expert in journalism ethics and misinformation.

Literary JournalismMediaNews LiteracyMisinformationJournalism Ethics
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Tanya Woods

Vice-President, Policy and Legal AffairsEntertainment Software Association of Canada

Tanya is a dedicated and passionate specialist in both Technology Law and International and Comparative Protection of Intellectual Property.

Intellectual PropertyLicensingLegal WritingPolicyInternational Law
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Irene Oliver

Professor EmeritaLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Balanced Literacy InstructionEarly LiteracyBeginning Teacher Support
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Marie Shanahan

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

News LiteracyDigital DiscourseJournalismLocal newsMedia
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Stuart Ching

Professor of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Literacy EducationRhetoric and CompositionChildren's LiteratureFiction Writing
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Kim Gans, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Professor, Human Development & Family SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Gans research focuses on interventions in community-based settings with diverse populations.

Health Literacy‎Dietary AssessmentPhysical ActivityHealthy eating/nutritionObesity Prevention and Treatment
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J. Aaron Johnson, PhD

Associate Dean of Research, School of Public Health; Director, Institute of Public and Preventive HealthAugusta University

J. Aaron Johnson, PhD's research focuses on evidence-based practices, primarily in substance use prevention.

Health literacyAlcohol ScreeningBrief InterventionsTreatment of Substance Use DisordersOpioid Epidemic