literature Experts

S.W. Tina Choe

Dean and Professor of Chemistry & BiochemistryLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Melanie Gainey

STEM LibrarianCarnegie Mellon University

Melanie Gainey is a trained neuroscientist and spent over 10 years studying the plasticity of neural circuits in sensory cortex.

Christopher McCarty

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Christopher McCarty has expertise in social network analysis with an emphasis on personal networks.

Holly Oxhandler, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development, Associate Professor, Diana R. Garland School of Social WorkBaylor University

Social work expert in the ethical integration of clients' religion and spirituality in evidence-based mental and behavioral health treatment

Thomas Pogge

Director, Global Justice Program ; Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International AffairsYale University

Examining solutions to issues of global inequality and justice in health care are long-standing concerns for this Yale professor & author

David McCord

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Elizabeth VanDeusen, PhD

Director, Augusta University Literacy CenterAugusta University

Dr. VanDeusen centers her teaching on evidence-based literacy and community-engaged teacher education.

Yangyang Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Christopher Key Chapple

Navin & Pratima Doshi Distinguished Professor of Indic & Comparative Theology and Director, Master of Arts in Yoga StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Barbara Mennel

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.