policy Experts

Gustavo S. Cortes

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Gustavo S. Cortes researches macro-finance, financial intermediation, international finance and financial history.

Michael Dennin

Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning; Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of PhysicsUC Irvine

Prof. Dennin is leading the evolution of teaching and learning on the college campus, and he is a top communicator of all issues of physics.

Aidin Namin, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

John Koch

Senior Lecturer and Director of DebateVanderbilt University

Expert in debate, including argumentation analysis, persuasive techniques and rhetorical theory.

Thomas Missimer, Ph.D., P.G.

Professor EmeritusFlorida Gulf Coast University

Thomas Missimer conducts research into groundwater, sedimentary geology, water resources management, and geochemistry.

Herman Berliner

Provost Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor of EconomicsHofstra University

Dr. Berliner is focused on increasing and promoting global business programs, student entrepreneurship, and other experiential learning.

Youyou Tao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Dr Anton Popov

Senior Lecturer, Sociology and PolicyAston University

Dr Popov's research interest is in social anthropology, with a particular focus on postsocialist societies.

Eric Haruki Swanson

Assistant Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Gretchen Helmke

The Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.