literature Experts

Lauren Fournier

Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, ResearcherMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Joseph Lennon, PhD

Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies; Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Joseph Lennon, PhD, is an expert in Irish hunger strikes, India and Ireland relations and contemporary Irish issues.

Tracy Sharpley-Whiting

Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora StudiesVanderbilt University

Expert in comparative Black cultural movements and African American literature and culture.

Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Ph.D.

Director of Teacher Education, Associate Professor of Curriculum and InstructionUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Dunn focuses her teaching, research, and service on urban education for social and racial justice.

Roderick L. Carey

Associate Professor, Human Development and Family SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Carey's research serves to make sense of the school experiences of black and Latino adolescent boys and young men in urban contexts.

Rich Milner

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Education, Department of Teaching and LearningVanderbilt University

Expert on urban education and teacher education, centering on equity and diversity.

Omar A. Khan, M.D., MHS, FAAFP

Enterprise Chief Scientific OfficerChristianaCare

Dr. Omar Khan is the enterprise chief scientific officer and vice president of research administration and scientific affairs.

Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

Kevin Smiley

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Smiley is an environmental and urban sociologist who specializes in disaster research.

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.