Farhang Rouhani
Associate Professor of Geography · University of Mary Washington
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Gender Studies Queer Theory Cultural Geography Iranian and Muslim Diaspora Human Geography
Sarah Neville
Director · Open Line Communications
A speaker, educator and diversity & inclusion specialist. Sarah helps people bridge difference through powerful, authentic communication.
Diversity and Inclusion Intercultural Communication Presentation Skills Training Leadership Training Communication
Richard A. Boswell
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: boswellr@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4633 / Office 350-200
Statutory Interpretation Immigration Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic Refugee Law & Policy
Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.
John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.
School Choice Educational Equity Industry Oversight Charter School Regulation Educational Leadership
Kate Ratliff
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Kate Ratliff’s research investigates implicit biases and other barriers to diversity and inclusion.
Race Attitudes Implicit Bias Diversity & Inclusion Gender Attitudes Prejudice & Stereotyping
Bryant Keith Alexander
Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Dean, College of Communication and Fine Arts
Race Gender & Sexuality Communication & Culture Performance & Culture Higher Education Speech Communication
Stella Oh
Professor of Women's and Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Human Trafficking Graphic Narratives Contemporary Literature Representations of Race, Gender and War Critical Theory
Jeffrey McCune, Jr.
Frederick Douglass Professor · University of Rochester
McCune is founding chair of the Department of Black Studies, and an expert on matters of race, gender, and equality.
Race Black Studies Queer Theory Contemporary African-American Literature & Drama Popular Culture and Media Communication
Priya Rehal
MA in Communication and Culture, Fan Studies Researcher · Independent
Montreal and Toronto based researcher and educator
Race Race Culture and Ethnicity Race Gender and Class in Organization Processes Race Gender and Sexuality Sexual and Gender Identity
Jonathan M. Metzl
Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society · Vanderbilt University
World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.
Mass shootings Mental Health Guns in America Guns and Mental Illness Race, Gender and Social Justice in Healthcare
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
Chaya Crowder
Assistant Professor of Political Science & International Relations · Loyola Marymount University
Chaya Crowder is an expert in political behavior, race and ethnicity politics, social media and American politics.
American Politics Race and Politics Political Science Political Behavior Social Media
Nefertiti Walker
Professor of Sport Management · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.
Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation in Intercollegiate Sports Gender in organizations Gender in sport Organizational Diversity and inclusion Sexism in Sports
Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics · University of Connecticut
Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution
Cancer Susceptibility Genomics Genome Stability
Cameron Awkward-Rich
Associate Professor in the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Program · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cameron Awkward-Rich is a poet and a scholar of trans theory/expressive culture.
Trans Theory Trans Expressive Culture Trans/Feminist/Queer Theory and Methods Disability Studies Contemporary American Literature
Vanessa Díaz
Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Music oral & life histories Latin America political culture diasporas
Magaela Bethune
Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Dr. Magaela Bethune is an expert on adolescent socialization, behavior, health, & development at intersections of race, gender, & sexuality.
Black Adolescence African American Studies Race & Health Health Policy & Policy Studies Race
Adria Goldman
Associate Professor of Communication · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Goldman is an expert in the intersectionality of race, gender, culture and its connection to communication and media.
Mass Media Popular Culture Rhetoric Communication Research Public Relations
Trimiko Melancon
Professor of African American and African Studies · Michigan State University
Trimiko Melancon is an expert on race, gender, black feminist and sexualities studies.
Black German Studies African American Studies Black Feminism African Studies
Elizabeth McRae
Associate Professor · Western Carolina University
Elizabeth McRae’s teaching and research interests include the intersection of race, gender and politics in America and in the modern South.
American History American South Race and Politics Gender and Politics Modern South