Washington Experts

Keynote Speaker | Author | Supreme Court Advocate | First Amendment & IP LawThe Slants

Central figure in Matal v. Tam — the unanimous Supreme Court decision that redefined First Amendment rights in trademark law.

Innovation & LeadershipSystemic DisruptionBrand ProtectionCrisis & Emergency ManagementIntellectual Property Policy

Postdoctoral Research AssociateLancaster University

Middle Eastern AffairsIraqi Affairs Counter-TerrorismIslamophobiaRacial Profiling

ProfessorNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Neil Maher studies environmental and political history in the 20th century, urban history and the history of environmental justice.

Environmental HistoryHistory of Environmental Justice20th Century US Environmental and Political HistoryUS HistoryUrban History

Professor, Department of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.

History/MemoryModern KoreaModern JapanTerritorial DisputesJapan-Korea Relations

Professor of Spanish, Director of the Bachelor of Liberal Studies ProgramUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Chichester is an expert on Latin American literature.

Latin American LiteratureSpanish CultureRace and Gender StudiesLiberal Studies

Professor of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

Professor McElya is an expert in the histories of women, gender, sexuality, and race in the U.S., with a focus on politics and memory.

U.S. Cultural and Political HistoryWomen & GenderSexuality & LGBTQ HistoryFeminist TheoryQueer Theory

Freelance JournalistDewar Productions Inc.

Elaine Dewar aspires to be a happy warrior for the public good.

JournalismPublic SpeakingStorytellingMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurship

Associate Professor of Sociology and AnthropologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Jason James' research comes out of a fascination and dismay at the power of collective identities with nations, ethnic groups, and "races."

AnthropologySociologyGerman StudiesNationalismTourism

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Justin Chan's research focuses on building intelligent systems for computational health and large-scale environmental sensing.

Enviromental SensingMobile HealthCardiac Arrest DetectionContact TracingSmartphone-based Ear Infections

Professor of Computer ScienceUniversity of Mary Washington

Computer science educator striving to inspire students and equip them with skills and perspectives to navigate today's interconnected world.

Computer ScienceComputer Science EducationSTEM EducationSoftware Development for nonprofitsAI in Computer Science Education

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