Movement Experts

Professor of Social SciencesAugusta University

Dr. Todd Williams is an expert in social movements, protest, social control, policing, police use of force and sociological theory.

School-to-Prison PipelineSociological TheoryGun ViolencePolicingSocial Movements

Professor and Chair of History | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lynne Hartnett, PhD, is an expert on Russian history, protest movements and refugees and political exile.

Protest MovementsPolitical ExileHistory of RevolutionRussiaRussian History

Associate Professor and Chair of Public Administration | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Theodore Arapis, PhD, focuses on local government financial management and budgeting, fiscal performance measurement and transparency.

Public AdministrationFiscal Transparency & AccountabilitySchool District FinancingBudgetingPublic Finance

Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil DiscourseUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Shaffer studies the advancement of democratic practices by focusing on the role of civic professionals in institutional settings.

Civic EngagementPublic PolicyCivil DiscourseCommunicationDeliberative Democracy

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Brett Grainger, ThD, researches the changing face of modern spirituality in America and how various religions view the natural world.

Religion and NatureModern SpiritualityAmerican Religious HistoryHistory of ChristianityEvangelicalism

Professor of SociologyAugusta University

Dr. Powell-Williams' research interests include domestic violence victim advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deaf cultureDomestic Violence Victim AdvocacySubculturesSocial MovementsOrganizations

Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Associate Dean and Professor of Communication Studies

Feminist Media StudiesQualitative Research MethodsScholarship of Teaching and LearningSocial MovementsRhetorical Criticism

Professor of Education; Program Coordinator, Graduate Education | Department of Education and CounselingVillanova University

Jerusha Conner, PhD, is an expert on student engagement, student voice, youth activism and education policy.

Student EngagementStudent VoiceYouth ActivismUrban EducationEducation Policy

NeurologistChristianaCare

Dr. Patrick Kerns is a neurologist at ChristianaCare.

DystoniaParkinson's DiseaseNeurologyMovement Disorders

Professor of Anthropology / Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Whitney Battle-Baptiste is a historical archaeologist whose research intersects with Black Studies and history.

Anthropological AdvocacyAfrican American ArchivesHistorically Black Colleges & UniversitiesGender StudiesBlack Studies

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