Michael Friedlander

CEO · Owl Strategic Consulting LLC

Experienced witty speaker who highlights the opportunities offered by creating an ethical workplace.

Ethics Scams Negotiating Common Sense Inspirational Leadership

Christopher Philips

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Christopher Phillips' research focuses on the history of science, particularly statistics and mathematics.

Historical Studies Research, Science and Technology Policy Applied Statistics Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy History and Philosophy of Specific Fields

Claire Stanford

Assistant Professor | English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Science Fiction Creative Writing Speculative Fiction Narrative Form Genre and the Body

Betsy Lewis

Professor, Modern Languages · University of Mary Washington

Betsy Lewis is a professor of modern languages and literatures at the University of Mary Washington, specializing in Spanish literature.

Spanish Literature Women's Studies Digital Humanities University Teaching Academic Administration

Sheri Atwater

Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Cognition Individual and Group Counseling Sessions Pedagogy Clinical Counseling Emotion

Chuck Rosenthal

Professor Emeritus of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Fiction Narrative Narrative Theory Magic Journalism Animal Consciousness

David Julian McClements

Distinguished Professor of Food Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst

D. Julian McClements is the most highly cited food scientist in the world, known for his leading research on plant-based food.

Plant-based Food Food Science Food Nanotechnology Food Architecture

Helen Boswell-Taylor

Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University

Specializing in sharing the complexities of biology and how all living forms are connected

Ways of Knowing STEM Students Evolutionary Biology Animal Behavior Scientific Literacy

Roderick L. Carey

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences · University of Delaware

Prof. Carey's research serves to make sense of the school experiences of black and Latino adolescent boys and young men in urban contexts.

Teacher Education Post-Secondary Education Developmental Psychology African American Education‎ Latino Education

Michelle Bitting

Senior Lecturer of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Poetry Creative Non-fiction Mythological Studies Drama

Mia Moody-Ramirez, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Professor · Baylor University

Dr. Moody-Ramirez is a nationally known expert on mass media representations of minorities, women and other underrepresented groups

Race, Class, and Culture Pop Culture New Media Writing for Media Markets Historical Stereotypes in Social Media

Richard Petty

Professor | Department of Psychology · The Ohio State University

Distinguished psychologist, revolutionizing understanding of prejudice, consumer choice, political and legal decisions, and health behavior

Social Psychology Attitudes & Persuasion Social Cognition Decision-Making

Sylvia Zamora

Associate Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Immigration Comparative Race and Ethnicity Latin America U.S. Latinos

James Ware

Executive Director · The Future of Work...unlimited

Experienced speaker and futurist; focused on the changing nature of work, the workplace, and the workforce. Change management specialist an

The Future of Work Organizational/Cultural Change Managing People You Can't See Talking About Tomorrow: Conversations About the Future of Work Your Last Bad Meeting!

Sarah Reckhow

Assistant Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University

Sarah Reckhow is an expert on education policy, urban and state politics, and philanthropy and nonprofits in public policy.

Philanthropy Racial Politics State Politics Education Policy Every Student Suceeds Act

Beth Howells

Chair, Literature · Georgia Southern University

Beth chairs the Literature Department & her research areas are 19th century British Literature, women's literature, & rhetoric and writing

19th Century British Literature Gender and Women’s Studies Writing Rhetoric Composition Studies

Joshua W. Walker, PhD

President & CEO · Japan Society

Walker leads Japan Society to create deep bonds between the US & Japan through programs in culture, education, business, policy & technology

UN Conflict Diplomacy Asia Minor Japanese Language

Han Dai-Yu

Studio Arts Chair / Head of the Drawing Area, Full Professor of Drawing and Painting · Loyola Marymount University

College of Communication and Fine Arts Department of Art & Art History

Book Editing Computer Graphics Sketching Chinese Traditional Painting Oil Painting

Antonia Petro

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

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Early Modern Spanish Peninsular Literature Spanish cinema Medieval Spanish Literature

David Weintraub

Professor of Astronomy; Director of Undergraduate Studies; Director of Program in Communication of Science & Technology · Vanderbilt University

Expert in astrophysics who also writes about extraterrestrial life, human space travel and space colonization.

Space colonization Extraterrestrial life Mars colonization Mars Space travel