Yu Li

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Chinese · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Stephen Spates

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Stephen A. Spates is a researcher specializing in exploring the source credibility of online messages.

Health Environments Workplace Diversity Programs Organizational Communication

Robbin D. Crabtree

Former Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and Professor of Women's & Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Laurel Butler

Lecturer of Studio Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Studio Arts

Creative Youth Development Arts Education Social Justice

Yvette Lapayese

Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Human Rights Education Critical and Feminist Methodologies Qualitative Research Youth Participatory Action Research Feminist Theories and Epistemologies

Melissa Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Pre-College Philosophy Environmental Ethics Moral Philosophy Business Ethics Philosophy

Bryant Keith Alexander

Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts

Race Gender & Sexuality Communication & Culture Performance & Culture Higher Education Speech Communication

Wayne Chung

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Wayne Chung's research and work span medical systems and devices, robot design, consumer, and industrial products.

Consumer Products Robot Design Medical Devices and Systems Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Industrial Products

Gail E. Thomas, PhD

Professor of Sociology · Soka University

Professor Thomas is a sociology professor who specializes in the analysis of higher education.

Mentoring and Empowering Youth Race, Class and Gender Differences in Educational Access and Outcomes Education and Status Attainment Effective Education for Diverse Learners and At Risk Youth Race and Gender Relations

Christina Heckman, PhD

Associate Professor of English · Augusta University

Professor Heckman focuses on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, history of English language and Anglo-Saxon and middle English literature.

Anglo-Saxon and Middle English Literature Works of J.R.R. Tolkien History of English Language

Billie Murray, PhD

Associate Professor of Communication; Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Billie Murray, PhD, explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech, and on issues of rhetoric and social justice.

Rhetoric and Social Justice Rhetoric of Protest Movements Community Responses to Hate Speech Civic Engagement Communication

Casey McArdle

Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures · Michigan State University

Casey McArdle examines online interaction via academic, professional, and social spaces.

Rhetorical Theory User Experience Research Leadership Generative Artificial Intelligence Architecture

John David N. Dionisio

Chair and Professor of Computer Science (Sabbatical, Fall '24) · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Computer Science Interaction Design Computer Graphics

Natasha Bakht

Associate Professor · University of Ottawa

Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.

Law Culture Rights Minority Rights Religious Freedom Women's Equality

Walter Schilling, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Walter Schilling is an expert in software verification, software reliability, software security and embedded systems software.

Static Analysis Embedded Systems Software Engineering Software Reliability Cybersecurity

Alicia Boutilier

Curator of Canadian Historical Art / Adjunct Professor · Agnes Etherington Art Centre / Queen's University

Alicia's research is focused on Canadian art history, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and histories of Canadian art collecting

Canadian Art History Canadian Art Collection Historical Quilts

Ruth Nicole Brown

Professor and the Inaugural Chairperson · Michigan State University

Ruth Nicole Brown is an expert in African American, African studies and Black girlhood, who is focused on community-engaged scholarship.

Political Science African Studies African American Studies Black Girlhood

Kristina R. Llewellyn

Associate Professor, Department of Social Development Studies · Renison University College, University of Waterloo

Professor Llewellyn studies the Education, History, and Equity.

Women's History Citizenship Education Oral History History Education History of Education

Jase Bernhardt

Associate Professor of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability · Hofstra University

Dr. Bernhardt has had a lifelong passion for studying weather and climate. His current research focuses hurricane preparedness.

Rip Tide safety Hurricanes Climatology Climate Change Weather

Johnny Nhan

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor · Texas Christian University

Nhan's research focuses primarily on technology and policing - cyber security, police culture and collaborative security networks.

Police Culture Policing Race and Crime Cybercrime White Collar Crime