violence Experts

Alan J. Singer

Professor of Teaching, Learning and TechnologyHofstra University

Alan Singer specializes in social studies education and United States history.

Keith Smith

Survivor of a childhood stranger abduction rapeAuthor, "Men in My Town"

Speaker on sexual abuse prevention and childhood sexual trauma.

José I. Badenes, S.J., Ph.D.

Rector of the Jesuit Community and Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - SpanishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Petra Molnar

Associate DirectorRefugee Law Lab, Osgoode Hall Law School

Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture

Dani Bostick

Educator, Writer, AdvocateSelf

Disrupting the culture of shame and silence surrounding sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

Michael Golden, DMA

Professor of Music Composition and Theory, and Director, Creative Arts ProgramSoka University

Michael Golden’s teaching and creative interests include composition and jazz improvisation, music and ecology, and music and peacebuilding

Anna Mikkelborg

Assistant Professor of Political Science and International RelationsLoyola Marymount University

Melanie Moussa-Elaraby

Empowerment Speaker and ConsultantMelanie Moussa-Elaraby Empowerment Speaker and Consultant

A dynamic and proactive Empowerment Speaker and Consultant who specializes in the complex issues of domestic violence and abuse.

Tracy Tiemeier

Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Vincent Lloyd, PhD

Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and StudiesVillanova University

Vincent Lloyd, PhD, researches issues and trends related to religion in politics and race, and how these areas affect social change.