university Experts

Todd Shoepe

Chair and Professor of Health and Human Sciences (Sabbatical, Fall 2026)Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Graham Beattie

Associate Professor and Chair of EconomicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Alison Cooley

Writer, Curator, EducatorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Alison Cooley is a joint winner of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize.

Robert Farber

Professor, Betty Foy Sanders Department of ArtGeorgia Southern University

Robert Farber's work reflects a fascination with the exploration of the unfamiliar and the unique encounters between person and place.

Sara Seager

Professor of Planetary Science, Physics, and Aerospace EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist, and is an expert in theory, computation, and data analysis of exoplanets.

Douglas Christie

Professor Emeritus of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Hongyan Xu, PhD

Professor, Genomics, Data Science and BiostatisticsAugusta University

Dr. Xu uses genomic data to address problems in the context of human complex diseases.

Stan Suboleski

Senior LecturerGeorgia Southern University

Stan Suboleski is an expert in hospitality training and strategic management.

Beverley Boden

Lecturer in International Travel and TourismTeesside University

She is a tourism and aviation specialist covering all aspects of tourism, airports and the airline industry.

William Mann

Associate Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School