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Brenda Elsey

Professor of HistoryHofstra University

Specialist in Popular Culture and Politics, as well as Gender and Sports, in Twentieth Century Latin America.

Latin American CultureLatin American PoliticsSports in Latin AmericaGender Studies
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Matt Hitchings

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matt Hitchings researches the effectiveness of interventions against infectious disease, including COVID-19, influenza and dengue virus.

COVID-19Infectious DiseaseInfectious Disease Epidemiology
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Danilo Yanich

Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Yanich's research centers on the media and its intersection with citizenship, public policy and crime, as well as media ownership.

MediaMedia OwnershipMedia, Citizenship and Public PolicyPolicy AnalysisUrban Society
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Norman Garrick, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering DepartmentUniversity of Connecticut

Professor with a focus on civil engineering, transportation behaviors, parking, public transit, and bicycle lanes.

Shared SpacesTransit PlanningUrban PlanningCivil EngineeringUrban Street Networks
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James Faught

Professor Emeritus of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Sociological TheoryPolitical SociologyCommunitySocial Stratification
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Yanjie Wang

Associate Professor and Interim Chair (2026-27) of Asian and Asian American StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Chinese cinemaModern Chinese literature and cultureDisplacement and MigrationEcocinemaEthnic Minorities
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Dr Verity Jones

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education and Childhood UWE Bristol

Her area of interest is developing young people’s education on sustainability.

Public EngagementEco-fashionSustainability EducationNatural Food SourcesEdible Insects
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Patricia Mokhtarian

Professor, Civil EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Patricia Mokhtarian has specialized in the application of quantitative methods to the study of travel behavior for more than 30 years.

Commuters' Responses to Congestion or to System DisruptionsThe Need to Travel for Its Own SakeImpacts of Land Use on TravelImpacts of Telecommunication on TravelMultitasking Attitudes and Behavior During Travel
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Negin Ghavami

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

GenderIntersectionalitySchool based researchRace/ethnicityPsychology of Gender & Diversity
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Margarita R. Ochoa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History | Director for Scholarly and Creative PracticeLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Colonial Latin American HistoryWomen, Family, and the Law in Colonial Latin AmericaRace, racial mixture, racial classifications in colonial Latin AmericaAztec Empire (aka Mexicas; aka Triple Alliance)Law and Legal Culture