Alejandro Franceschi
Associate Creative Director · TCS Interactive
Alejandro Franceschi: Video, VFX, VR, AR, Animation, Senior Consultant, Strategist, Technologist | Intersection of Art & Technology
Entertainment Media & Communications Advertising Social Media & Branding Motion Capture
Allyson Poska
Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Poska is an internationally known expert on the history of women in early modern Europe and colonial Latin America.
Smallpox Vaccination Spanish History Latin American History Women's History
Shawn Brixey
Professor; Affiliate Faculty · VCU College of Engineering
Affiliate Faculty in Computer Science, former Dean School of the Arts.
Immersive Media Film & Video Production Stereoscopy Computer Graphics Spatial Imaging
Lauren Fournier
Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Visual Culture & Theory Curating Filmmaking Environmental Humanities Contemporary Literature
Elizabeth Chodos
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Elizabeth Chodos has focused her career on promoting the work of contemporary artists through higher education and public programming.
Higher Education Public Art Arts and Creative Expression Contemporary Art Curatorial Practice
Nefertiti Walker
Professor of Sport Management and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity for the UMass System · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.
Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Intercollegiate Sports Gender in organizations Gender in sport Organizational Diversity and inclusion Sexism in Sports
Tatishe M. Nteta
Provost Professor of Political Science / Director of UMass Poll · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tatishe Nteta's research lies at the intersection of the politics of race and ethnicity, public opinion, and political behavior.
Political Polls American Politics Politics and Political Analysis Race Culture and Ethnicity Polling
Lynn Adler
Professor of Biology · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lynn Adler examines the interaction between flowers, pollinators and pathogens.
Pollinators Bees Floral Traits Plant-Animal Interactions Ecology and Evolution of Insect-Plant Interactions
Ethan Zuckerman
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication and Information · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ethan Zuckerman's work focuses on building alternatives to the commercial internet.
Social Media Governance Technology and Social Change Digital Public Infrastructure Online Community Governance Social Media
Sonya Atalay
Provost Professor of Anthropology and Director of Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS) · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sonya Atalay explores ways that repatriation and reclaiming of heritage provides lessons for decolonizing and Indigenizing institutions
Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Studies Native American Studies Cultural Anthropology Critical Heritage Studies
David Julian McClements
Distinguished Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst
D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.
Plant-based Food Food Science Food Nanotechnology Food Architecture
Richard Peltier
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.
Global Health Air Pollution and Health Environmental Health Face Masks Aerosol filtration
Ivan Lee
Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.
Mobile and Personalized Health Wearable Health Sensing Embedded Systems Sensor Data Analytics
Carmel Majidi
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Carmel Majidi’s mission is to discover materials and methods that allow robots and machines to behave like soft biological organisms.
Soft Robotics Medical Device Manufacturing Wearable Robotics Medical Devices Advanced Manufacturing
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
Paul Murray Kendall Chair in Biography and Professor of English · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gretchen Gerzina is a specialist on the novel and biography, focusing on Black British studies, Victorian studies and mixed race studies..
Victorian Studies Black British Studies African American Women’s Writing Mixed Race Studies
Meghan Huber
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Meghan Huber's research focuses on understanding how humans and robots can learn from their physical interaction
Exoskeletons Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering Robotics Human-Robot Interaction
Todd 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
Deena Weisberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University
Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.
Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science Galapagos Islands Pretend Play
Julie Byrne
Professor and Monsignor Thomas Hartman Chair in Catholic Studies · Hofstra University
The Professor and Monsignor Thomas Hartman Chair in Catholic Studies at Hofstra University
Religion and Popular Culture Religion and Sports Pope Francis Independent Catholics Roman Catholics