M.V. Lee Badgett
Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst
M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.
Economics of Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Marriage Gay Marriage LGBT Inclusion Labor Economics Same-sex Couples
Laura Briggs
Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.
Transnational Adoption Reproduction Politics Adoption Child Separation
Patrick Markey, PhD
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Patrick Markey, PhD, is an expert on how violent video games affect behavior and relationship issues.
Video Games Violent Video Games Online Interactions Body Image Romantic Relationships
Massimo Faggioli, PhD
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Massimo Faggioli, PhD, is an expert on the history and administrative inner workings of the Catholic Church and of the papacy.
Pope Francis Religion Catholicism and World/European Politics Historical Theology and Ecclesiology American Catholicism
Erin Calipari
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the neuroscience of mental illness and addiction, including gender differences.
Opioids adaptive processes self-administered drugs Dopamine Addiction and Recovery
D. Kelly Weisberg
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: weisberg@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4678 / Office 348-200
Children and the Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Justice Family Law Wills and Trust
Lisa Loutzenheiser
Associate Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy · University of British Columbia
Lisa Loutzenheiser's research is focused on the educational experiences of marginalized youth.
Youth and Education Qualitative Methods Sociology of Education Anthropology of Education Queer Theory
Jeffrey Bennett
Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Vanderbilt University
Medical humanities expert who specializes in health, citizenship, LGBT/queer studies, cultural studies and rhetorical theory and criticism.
Queer Healthcare Queer vernacular LGBTQ Health HIV Prevention HIV & AIDS
Jacqueline Lambiase
Professor · Texas Christian University
Jacqueline Lambiase works with organizations on listening and earning their share of discussion in social media and public relations.
Listening and Community Engagement Public Relations Ethics Gender and Communication Advertising and Sexuality Public Sector Communications
Shea Rhodes, JD
Director, Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation | Charles Widger School of Law · Villanova University
Shea Rhodes' expertise involves supporting survivors of human trafficking by fighting for prosecution of the purchaser of sex.
Prostitution Criminal Law Human Trafficking Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Alexa H. Veenema
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Alexa Veenema's research focuses on understanding the roles of the neuropeptides vasopressin and oxytocin in regulating social behavior.
sex differences Oxytocin Behavioral Neuroscience Social Behavior vasopressin
Chiyoko Frank
Associate Faculty - Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Reconciling Science and Religion, Jungian Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, Buddhism.
Buddhism Theory of Mind Research Neuropsychological Assessment Jungian Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Cognitive Neuroscience Research
Mairead Sullivan
Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Keith Smith
Stranger Abduction Sexual Assault Survivor. Speaker on the topic of Childhood Sexual Abuse. · Author, Men in My Town
Stranger Abduction Sexual Assault Survivor. Speaker on the topic of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
5 Steps You Can Take to Keep Kids Safe The Personal and Societal Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse Making the Transition From Victim to Survivor Childhood Sexual Abuse : the Myth and the Reality
Ryan J. Watson, PhD.
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.
Social Support LGBTQ Health Sexual Health, HIV Prevention Sexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult Health Family Acceptance and Rejection
Tina Timm
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
An expert in relationship and sexual satisfaction, sexual trauma, marriage and family dynamics and sexuality across the lifespan
Sexuality Sexual Satisfaction Sexual Therapy Marriage and Family Therapy
Tracy Fisher, Ph.D.
Faculty Trustee & Affiliate Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
A Black Feminist anthropologist with an intersectional perspective on race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and social justice
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Black Feminisms Women of Color Feminisms Genders and Sexualities Feminist Theory and Methodologies
Harmony Rhoades
Research Associate Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Harmony Rhoades's research centers on homelessness, housing, substance use, mental health, and other factors that influence health outcomes.
Mental Health Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Health Homelessness
Hilary Rose
Associate Professor · Concordia University
Hilary Rose's research interests lie in child development with a current focus on sexually-confused youth
Gender Development Sexual Identity Development Stereotyping Processes Bullying At-Risk Teens
Scott Rader
Associate Professor · Western Carolina University
Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.
Literary Deconstruction in Consumption Meanings Ethnographic Exploration of Experiential Consumption Postmodern Consumer Culture Postmodern Consumption Social Media Marketing