education Experts

Vicki Szabo

Associate Professor, Darth Vader Chair of Ancient and Medieval HistoryWestern Carolina University

Vicki Szabo's research focuses on medieval environmental history, the medieval North Atlantic and the history of whaling.

Brett Riggs

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

A research archaeologist, Brett Riggs is a former deputy tribal historical preservation officer for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Todd Shoepe

Chair and Professor of Health and Human Sciences (Sabbatical, Fall 2026)Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Deepa Dabir

Chair and Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Michelle Lum

Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Paul Humphreys

Professor Emeritus of EthnomusicologyLoyola Marymount University

Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology

Rik Noyce

Senior Lecturer of Fundamentals of Music and Applied Instructor of Flute and OboeLoyola Marymount University

Senior Lecturer of Fundamentals of Music and Applied Instructor of Flute and Oboe

Jerry Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of SociologyBaylor University

Expert on the sociological study of religion, race, identity, culture & civic participation, with a focus on Asian-American religiosity.

Davide Zori, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History and ArchaeologyBaylor University

Medieval archaeologist specializing in Viking expansion into the North Atlantic and 8th-12th century Italian population movements

George Easton

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School