politics Experts

Lynne Hartnett, PhD

Professor and Chair of History | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Lynne Hartnett, PhD, is an expert on Russian history, protest movements and refugees and political exile.

Jane Hilderman

Executive DirectorSamara Canada

Jane Hilderman leads Samara Canada, a trusted nonpartisan educational charity dedicated to strengthening Canada's democracy.

Dr Katie Tonkiss

Senior Lecturer, Society and PoliticsAston University

Katie researches citizenship, noncitizenship and belonging, focusing on statelessness and the lived experience of noncitizenship.

Brett Grainger, ThD

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

Brett Grainger, ThD, researches the changing face of modern spirituality in America and how various religions view the natural world.

Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD

William and Julia Moulden Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of HistoryCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University

Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD, is an expert in Russian history, specifically the history of charity and social welfare.

Katerina Zacharia

Professor of ClassicsLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Thomas Smith

Professor in the Practice of Finance; Academic Director, Master of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of HistoryUniversity of Connecticut

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

John M. Heffron, PhD

Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Professor of Educational History and CultureSoka University

Professor Heffron is a development scholar whose focus is the cultural and intellectual history of education nationally and transnationally

Professor Tim Grant

Professor of forensic linguisticsAston University

Professor Grant's main research interests are within the area of forensic linguistics.