race Experts

James Faught

Professor Emeritus of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Adam Tanner

FellowInstitute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University

A fellow at Harvard, Tanner chronicles the entrepreneurs and customers behind the multibillion dollar business of personal data

Christy Ledford, PhD

Professor in the Department of Family MedicineAugusta University

A leading expert in health and strategic communication

Sharon Austin

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.

Velitchka Kaltcheva, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Devin Hughes

Chief Inspiration OfficerDevin C. Hughes Enterprises, LLC

The Chief Inspiration Officer provides real-world strategies for real world challenges

Kevin Smiley

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Smiley is an environmental and urban sociologist who specializes in disaster research.

Kristal Brent Zook

Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Author and award-winning journalist whose work on race, women, culture and social justice has appeared in dozens of media outlets.

Erin Tolley

Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race and Inclusive PoliticsCarleton University

Award-winning researcher whose work focuses on the connection between diversity, political institutions and electoral politics.