James E. Malackowski, CPA, CLP
Co-founder and Senior Managing Director, Ocean Tomo · J.S. Held LLC
Intellectual Property Hall of Fame inductee | Testifying Expert | Board Director | On Air Tech Expert
Regulatory and Reporting Obligations Corporate Accounting Investigations Advisory Services Management Consulting Business Strategy
Katherine Wikoff, Ph.D.
Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Katherine Wikoff focuses her work on user experience, technical communication, humanities and literature.
User Experience Technical Communication Humanities Literature Higher Education
Beth Howells
Chair, Literature · Georgia Southern University
Beth chairs the Literature Department & her research areas are 19th century British Literature, women's literature, & rhetoric and writing
19th Century British Literature Gender and Women’s Studies Writing Rhetoric Composition Studies
Shayne Piasta
Associate Professor | Teaching and Learning · The Ohio State University
Expert in reading and literacy in early and middle childhood education.
Child Development Early Childhood Education Childhood Literacy Literacy Reading and Literacy
Antonia Petro
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Early Modern Spanish Peninsular Literature Spanish cinema Medieval Spanish Literature
Paul Froese, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology, Director of Baylor Religion Surveys · Baylor University
Dr. Froese focuses on the sociology of meaning, religion, comparative historical sociology, political sociology and ideology.
Sociology Religion Religion Politics & Culture Society's Images of God Russians and Religious Ideology
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
Farhang Rouhani
Associate Professor of Geography · University of Mary Washington
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Gender Studies Queer Theory Cultural Geography Iranian and Muslim Diaspora Human Geography
Todd Robert Petersen
Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in formal structures of visual storytelling, creative writing, film theory, and aesthetics
Traditional and Contemporary Models of Successful Writing Creative Writing Techniques Coming-of-Age Storytelling Project-Based Learning in HIgher Education Project Management
Michael Prietula
Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Human decision making Theatre, Performance & Leadership Public Health & Technology Computational Modeling of Individuals and Groups UX Design
Dave Lunt
Department Chair, Associate Professor of History · Southern Utah University
History expert, specializing in ancient Greece, ancient Greek athletics, and the history of the olympic games
Sociology American History Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Athletes Classical Studies
Luca Cottini, PhD
Associate Professor of Italian Studies · Villanova University
Luca Cottini, PhD, is a scholar of 20th-century Italian design and literature and the creator of the YouTube channel "Italian Innovators."
Italian Design Italian Industry & Advertising Entrepreneurship & Innovation Design Thinking Italian Literature
Catherine Peters
Associate Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Philosophy of Disability Aristotle Metaphysics Thomas Aquinas Medieval Philosophy
Nigel Raab
Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Theories of Civil Society Habermas 19th Century Russia Urban History Global Encounters
Jayanti Tamm
Assistant Professor of English · Movable Type Management
Author of Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult will inspire you to overcome adversities and create your own destiny.
Cults Cult Leadership Creative Writing Overcoming Adversity Memoir
Roger Thurow
Senior Fellow · The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Pulitzer prize finalist with a wealth of experience writing about global food issues, hunger, poverty and international affairs
Africa Food Policy Agriculture Poverty Transmedia
Elizabeth Monier-Williams
Director, Marketing & Communications
Experienced marketing and communications professional
Communications Strategies and Best Practices Digital & Mobile Strategy Blogging for Business Crowdfunding Social Media & Content Marketing for Business and Non-Profits
Patricia Meyer
Assistant Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Adaptations Screenwriting Film Creative Writing Film Production
Rodrigo Vargas
Professor, Ecosystem Ecology and Environmental Change · University of Delaware
Prof. Vargas’ work focuses on global environmental change, nature-based solutions, and environmental data science.
Climate Change Environmental Data Science Blue Carbon Nature-based Solutions Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere
Bryna Kranzler
Publisher; Author · Crosswalk Press
Approachable, attractive speaker who uses humor to motivate and make her points
The Art of Optimism The Perks of Procrastination