Mary Bennett

Director of the Micheal O. Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service · Southern Utah University

Specializing in U.S. campaigns and elections, government relations, and public policy and advocacy

Utah Political Candidates Utah Legislative Body Political Communication Congressional Campaigns Regulatory Policy for Financial Industries

Paul M. Collins, Jr.

Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science / Director of Legal Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Paul Collins' research focuses on bias and inequality in the legal system, the selection and work of judges and social movement litigation.

Bias in Judicial Appointments Judicial Appointments Public Law Inequality in the Legal System American Politics

Mario Murillo

Vice Dean, Professor of Radio, Television, Film, LHSC · Hofstra University

Prof. Murillo has special interest in community-based radio journalism, Latin American studies, citizen's media, and civic engagement.

Radio journalism Human Rights and Policy Latin American Media and Politics U.S./Latin American Policy Latino Culture and History

Robert Leonard

Professor of Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics · Hofstra University

Professor of Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics

Woodstock music festival Forensic Linguistics Language and the Law Linguistics and Threat Assessment 1960s rock n roll

Lawrence Cunningham

Director, Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance · University of Delaware

Expert on corporate governance, as well as corporate culture and law.

Capital Allocation Accounting Business Advising Capital Markets Corporate Governance

Rebeca Acevedo

Chair, Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Spanish Linguistics USA Spanish Linguistics Romance Linguistics Spanish Education

Jared Britt

Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training · Southern Utah University

Britt is driving change in aviation technician schools across the U.S. and recently passed a bill included in the FAA Reauthorization Act.

Flight Mechanics Commercial Aviation Flight School Operations Aircraft Maintenance Airworthiness

Michael A. Genovese

Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

American Politics The American Presidency Law and Presidential Power British Politics

Rachel Décoste

Motivational Speaker, Immigration Policy and Political Pundit · Independent

Rachel Décoste is a media critic, educator, and public speaker who has been involved in community activism since her youth.

Community Organizing and Engagement Political Activism Political Consulting Immigration Race and Racism

Jared McDonald

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. McDonald teaches courses related to American government, political behavior, public policy, and research methodology.

Research Methodology Political Psychology American Government Public Opinion Voting and Elections

Laura J. Burton, Ph.D.

Department Head, Educational Leadership · University of Connecticut

Professor focused on management in sports organizations and how gender stereotypes affect women working in athletics.

Gender Stereotypes Access and Success in Leadership Sport Management Gender Issues in Sport Leadership in Sport Organizations

Negin Ghavami

Associate Professor of Psychology | Psychological Science · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Gender Intersectionality School based research Race/ethnicity Psychology of Gender & Diversity

Darcey Howard

Founder · Personal Branding Through Appearance

Inspiring and engaging speaker that creates a linear approach to creative concepts.

Personal Branding Through Appearance Executive Positioning for Women Solo-Preneur Success Personal Branding Branding

Xilei Zhao

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Xilei Zhao focuses on developing and applying data and computational science methods to tackle problems in transportation and resilience.

Machine Learning Public Transit Hurricane Evacuation Community Resilience Artificial Intelligence

Brian D. Avery

Senior Lecturer · University of Florida

Brian D. Avery is a professor and expert in safety management, amusement operations, event execution, and education.

Sport, Live Entertainment, Recreation, Attraction Operations/Risk Management Educational Development Events and Venue Crowd Control Event Design and Execution Legal Compliance Attractions Safety Management

Joshua Basseches

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | The David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Environmental Studies · Tulane University

Joshua Basseches is an expert in energy and climate politics and policymaking, especially in the U.S. states.

Inflation Reduction Act Climate and Energy Policy Political Sociology State Politics Polical Science

Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Rutledge focuses on identifying human motivations, behavioral triggers & instinctive drives to inform messaging & data strategies

Trust in Information Applied Narrative Persuasive Messaging Positive Psychology Applied to Media Qualitative Research and Analysis

John Jiang

Eli Broad Endowed Professor in Accounting · Michigan State University

John (Xuefeng) Jiang collects novel data to address public policy questions at the interface of accounting and finance.

Corporate Finance Healthcare Management Corporate Governance Public Policy Information Technology Systems

Tony Ulwick

Founder & CEO · Strategyn

Tony is the pioneer of Jobs-to-be-Done Theory and the inventor of Outcome-Driven Innovation® (ODI).

Outcome-Driven Innovation Marketing Strategy Innovation Management Strategy Innovation Consulting

Bethany Lacina

Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester

Bethany Lacina is an expert in civil and ethnic conflict.

Migration International Relations Territorial Autonomy Civil Conflict Ethnic Conflict