violence Experts

Christopher A. Cooper

Madison Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs and Director of the Haire Institute for Public PolicyWestern Carolina University

Christopher A. Cooper's research is on N.C. politics, southern politics, political behavior and behavioral public administration.

Cyndy Caravelis

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Cyndy Caravelis's research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, and minorities and crime.

Lawrence Levy

Associate Vice President and Executive Dean of the National Center for SurburbanHofstra University

Dean Levy works close with Hofstra’s academic community to shape an innovative agenda for suburban study

Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Gretchen Helmke

The Thomas H. Jackson Distinguished University Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Rochester

Professor Helmke's research focuses on democratic political institutions, rule of law, and Latin American politics.

Chris Caplinger

Assistant Professor of HistoryGeorgia Southern University

Vanessa Díaz

Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Kevin Newman

Digital News Evangelist & Anchor: CTV 'Question Period'CTV News / Bell Media

Award-winning International Journalist, Producer & Digital 'Evangelist'

Kelly Welch, PhD

Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Program Director, Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Kelly Welch, PhD, is an expert on racial and ethnic profiling, racial disparities in school discipline and public punitiveness toward crime.

Mara N. Scanlon

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Professor of English, Department of English, Linguistics and Communication