Ashwini Tiwari, PhD
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health · Augusta University
Public Health Psychiatry Health Behavior
Mindy Benson
President · Southern Utah University
Specializes in higher education administration, event management and production, community relations, fundraising, and donor engagement
Donor Engagement Higher Education Administration Outreach in Rural Communities History of Southern Utah University Event Planning, University Commencement
Rachel Parker
Assistant Professor of Arts Admin / Director of Arts Admin · Southern Utah University
Specializing in arts administration, grant writing, and leadership
Arts Administration Art Advocacy in Rural Communities Arts Education Rural Communities Leadership Leadership in the Arts
Soma Chaudhuri
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Expert on: Development, Gender and Social Movements
South Asia Social Movements Development Violence Against Women Empowerment Programs
Shalini Kesar
Professor of Information Systems · Southern Utah University
Specializing in management of electronic commerce, gender equality in computing, and disaster recovery
Women in Computing & IT Technology Disaster Recovery Gender gap in STEM Fields Electronic Governance Network Administration
Justin Taillon
Assistant Professor · Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Prior to returning joining academia Justin worked for six years in the hotels, two years in F&B, and one year in event management.
Community Branding Market-Based Conservation Socio-Cultural Sustainability Sustainable Tourism Volunteer Tourism
Eric Jackson, Ph.D.
Executive Director, CTI and Director CTSRC · University of Connecticut
Autonomous Vehicles Safety data integration and analysis Transportation Data Systems Web-based data collection, distributuon, and analysis Remote sensing and geographic information systems
Donna Lister
Professor of nursing/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse · Southern Utah University
Specializing in nursing education and educational processes, rural health and current issues in nursing and health care.
Leadership Teaching and Learning Nursing and Health Care Long Term Health Care Historical Evolution of Nursing
Steven Meredith
Steven Meredith Associate VP, Enrollment Management for Graduate and Online · Southern Utah University
Specializing in graduate programs, online education, music technology, performing arts career preparation, & innovation in higher education.
Conducting Academic innovation Choral Music Higher Education Recruitment Interdisciplinary Higher Education Dual Enrollment in Higher Education
Roger Thurow
Senior Fellow · The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Pulitzer prize finalist with a wealth of experience writing about global food issues, hunger, poverty and international affairs
Africa Food Policy Agriculture Poverty Transmedia
Turner Goins
Professor · Western Carolina University
Turner Goins is a nationally known specialist in American Indian aging issues.
Public Health American Indian Aging Issues Gerontology
Charmion B. Rush
Associate Professor of Inclusive and Special Education · Western Carolina University
Charmion Rush's areas of research include culture relevant pedagogy, disproportionate representation, implicit bias and literacy practices.
Teacher Development Special Education Inclusion Disproportionate Representation Culture Relevant Pedagogy
Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.
John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.
School Choice Educational Equity Industry Oversight Charter School Regulation Educational Leadership
Jessica Kinsey
Director and Curator of the Southern Utah Museum of Art · Southern Utah University
Specializing in community outreach and engagement, museum exhibition curation, and collection management
Art as Architecture Experiential Learning - Arts Administration Community Outreach Through Arts K-12 Art Education Fine Art
Maya Israel
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Maya Israel researches how to support academically diverse learners’ meaningful engagement in computer science education.
Technology Integration Inclusive Education Computer Science Education Special Education Universal Design for Learning
Jeremy Everett, B.A., MDiv.
Senior Director of the Texas Hunger Initiative · Baylor University
The founder and executive director of the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), a capacity-building, anti-hunger project within Baylor University
Poverty Hunger Policy National Hunger Issues Texas Hunger Initiative Food Insecurity
Lynn Vartan
Professor of Music · Southern Utah University
Known for her dynamic athleticism and exciting energy on stage, Dr. Vartan brings that same passion for music into her classroom.
Percussion Music Drumline Conducting Percussion Pedagogy
Rebecca L. George
Instructor of Anthropology and Assistant Director of Forensic Anthropology Facilities · Western Carolina University
Rebecca L. George focuses on the utility of dental morphology and metrics to estimate population affinity within forensic anthropology.
Forensic Anthropology Dental Anthropology Osteology Skeletal Processing Bioarchaeology
Carrie Liu Currier
Associate Professor and Department Chair · Texas Christian University
Carrie Liu Currier writes on Asian politics and relations, with emphasis on China and Taiwan.
North Korea-China Relations Feminist Theory International relations of East Asia Politics of China Global Political Economy
Neil Maher
Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Neil Maher studies environmental and political history in the 20th century, urban history and the history of environmental justice.
Environmental History History of Environmental Justice 20th Century US Environmental and Political History US History Urban History