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Stacey Havlik, PhD

Associate Professor of Education & Counseling | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Stacey Havlik, PhD, is an expert in school counseling, homeless children and youths and first-generation college students.

Kimberly Martin Tecklenberg

Assistant ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Dr. Kimberly Martin Tecklenberg teaches courses in American politics, research methods, leadership, and public policy.

Hayden Coombs

Asst Prof, Sports Comm/Media Mgmt CommunicationSouthern Utah University

Elizabeth McRae

Associate ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.

Eugyoung Han

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Eugyoung Han studies what social interactions look like in immersive virtual environments, such as virtual and mixed reality.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Julie Johnson-Busbin

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Julie Johnson-Busbin began her career in business-to-business selling as an account consultant with AT&T.

Katherine Kahl

Extension Assistant Professor and Director of the UMass Amherst Gloucester Marine StationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Katherine Kahl studies sustainable fisheries and coastal resilience needs and is an expert of growing the "blue economy."

Amanda Paluch

Assistant Professor of KinesiologyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Amanda Paluch is a physical activity epidemiologist and kinesiologist with a focus on advancing the measurement of physical activity.

Marco Carvalho, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Provost | Executive Director, L3Harris Institute for Assured Information | Professor of Computer SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Carvalho's research includes computer networks, cybersecurity, tactical communication and information systems and multi-agent systems.