university Experts

Jim Finkelstein

President and CEOFutureSense, LLC

A contrarian who is a stimulating speaker; an expert in people and organization strategy and a "millennial in boomer clothing"

Sophie Bjork-James

Assistant Professor of the Practice in AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert on the U.S.-based religious right and the white nationalist movement, particularly online communities.

Judith Giesberg, PhD

Professor of History; Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Judith Giesberg, PhD, is an expert on women's history and the U.S. Civil War.

Stephen Ujlaki

Professor of ScreenwritingLoyola Marymount University

Professor of Film and Television of Loyola Marymount University

Katherine Whitaker

Associate Professor of AstronomyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Kate Whitaker is an observational extragalactic astronomer who studies galaxy formation and evolution at the very edges of the universe.

Nora Rubel

Elizabeth Denio Professor, Associate Professor of ReligionUniversity of Rochester

Rubel is an expert in Jewish studies and Jewish food and holidays.

Crystal Park, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Psychological SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut

Genny Beemyn

Director of The Stonewall CenterUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.

Ivan Lee

Associate Professor, Manning College of Information and Computer SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Ivan Lee develops mobile and personalized health solutions.

Marina Cooley

Assistant Professor in the Practice of MarketingEmory University, Goizueta Business School