Luis Ricardo Fraga
Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame
Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.
Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy
Dr. Kevin McCormick
President · Huntington University
A champion for education, a humanitarian of distinction, an active volunteer and community builder, and a true global citizen.
Finland Canada Community Development Education Event Planning
Nancy D. Campbell
Professor and Graduate Program Director, Science and Technology Studies (STS) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the history of science, technology, and medicine as it relates to drug policy and the social significance of drugs
Opioid Crisis Harm Reduction Opioid Overdose History of Science & Medicine Gender & Addiction
Genny Beemyn
Director of The Stonewall Center · University 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.
LGBTQ Equality Transgender Issues Trans Youth Transgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy
Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Bioengineer who modifies micro-organisms to produce chemicals (e.g. from beer to fuel).
Systems Biology Synthetic Biology Evolutionary Biology Metabolic Engineering Molecular engineering
Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Sameer Hinduja is recognized internationally for his work on the subjects of cyberbullying, safe social media use, and youth well-being.
Safe Social Media Use Cyberbullying
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Associate Professor of Psychology · Vanderbilt University
Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.
Evolution Neuroscience Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Neurons Intelligence
Alexandros Tsamis
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture; Graduate Program Director; Associate Director, Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Architect focused on composite materials, building energy systems and advanced manufacturing technologies for the built environment.
Manufacturing Technologies for the Built Environment Tectonics Composite Materials Ecology Material and Energy-based Computational Design
Nora Rubel
Jane and Alan Batkin Professor of Jewish Studies · University of Rochester
Rubel is an expert in Jewish studies, as well as Jewish food and holidays
Jewish Cuisine American Religions, Race and Ethnicity Jewish Holidays Jewish American Immigration Judaism
Christopher Kaczor
Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Bioethics Ethics Positive Psychology & Spirituality Catholic Church
Kylo-Patrick Hart
Professor and Chair of Film, Television and Digital Media · Texas Christian University
Kylo-Patrick R. Hart teaches courses in film and television history, theory and criticism; film screenwriting; and queer media studies.
Masculinity and Sexual Orientation in Film and Entertainment Queer Media Studies Media Representations of HIV/AIDS Stardom Popular Culture
Michael Yassa
Professor and Chancellor’s Fellow · UC Irvine
Michael Yassa is interested in how learning and memory mechanisms are altered in aging and neuropsychiatric disease.
Neurobiology and Behavior Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Memory and Disease Memory Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Bruno Takahashi
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Bruno Takahashi's research interests include media coverage of environmental affairs and the links between media and policy.
Risk Communication Environment Journalism Environmental Communication Science Communication Environmental Behaviors
Dicken Ko
Chief Medical Officer, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center | Professor of Urology, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine| Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School · Consulate General of Canada (CTA Boston)
Chief Medical Officer on the front line of the hospital preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Health Medicine Urology Surgery Transplant Surgery
Duane Hamacher
Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy · University of Melbourne
Academic, Astronomer, Science Communicator
Geomythology History of Meteoritics Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Astrophysics
Zoë Slatoff
Clinical Professor of Yoga Studies and Sanskrit · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Yoga Studies Ashtanga Yoga Sanskrit Religion and Philosophy
Leni Schwendinger
Owner/Principal · Leni Schwendinger Light Projects, NightSeeing™
"Fun, moving, exciting! Is how I would describe Leni's Talk and LightWalk."
Urban Nights Lighting Nighttime Environment Cities Design
Jane Landers
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.
Africa Colonial Latin America Caribbean History Comparative Slave Systems The Atlantic World
Mark Caleb Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science · Cedarville University
Dr. Smith is an expert in American politics, campaigns & elections, and constitutional law.
Constitutional Law Presidential Politics Presidential Campaigns
John Koch
Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate · Vanderbilt University
Expert in debate, including argumentation analysis, persuasive techniques and rhetorical theory.
Policy Debate Presidential Debate Political debate Debate Presidential Rhetoric