e learning Experts

Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Director, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | Director, Pharmaceutical Engineering | Engineering Foundation ProfessorVCU College of Engineering

Dr. Roper specializes in efforts to bring engineering and science closer to patients who utilize medicines via novel technologies.

Vamsi K. Yadavalli, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringVCU College of Engineering

Professor Yadavalli researches functional nano and biomaterials

Mara Scanlon

Professor of EnglishUniversity of Mary Washington

Professor of English, Department of English, Linguistics and Communication

George Easton

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

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

Simon Tam

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.