university Experts

Emily Deering Crosby

Assistant Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Mary Washington

Emily Deering Crosby is a rhetorical critic of popular culture with research concentrations in feminist criticism.

Leanna Giancarlo

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Leanna Giancarlo is a Professor of Chemistry and commentator on the portrayal of science in media and popular culture.

Leslie Martin

Associate Professor of SociologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Martin specializes in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, welfare and poverty issues.

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Professor, AnthropologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

Matt Quade, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Values-Based Leadership | Director, Center for Christian Leadership and Ethics | Kimberly and Aaron P. Graft Professor in Christian Leadership in Business | Associate Professor of ManagementBaylor University

Christian leadership & ethics expert focusing on ethical and servant leadership, bottom-line mentality & pro-adoption workplace policies

Edda L. Fields-Black

Professor of History and Director of The Humanities CenterCarnegie Mellon University

Dr. Fields-Black is a specialist in the trans-national of West African farmers and enslaved laborers on rice plantations.

Weisong Shi

Alumni Distinguished Professor and Chair of Computer and Information SciencesUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Shi is an internationally renowned expert in edge computing, autonomous driving, and connected health.

Narasimhan Jegadeesh

Dean's Distinguished Chair of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Malik Magdon-Ismail

Professor, Computer ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Learning from data and decision-making in complex data systems

Kyle Walker

Associate Professor and ChairTexas Christian University

Professor Walker specializes in population geography, cities and suburbs and demographic data visualization