Paul Sutter

Professor of Astrophysics | Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics · The Ohio State University

Astrophysics expert, specializing in the emptiest regions of the universe

Astrophysics Big Bang Theory Space Exploration Intersections of Science and Art

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity

William Perez

Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Educational Leadership and Administration

Immigration Status & Nationality Race and Ethnicity Diversity Social Identity Motivation

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Professor of History · University of Connecticut

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.

African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States

Mary Trunk

Lecturer of Dance · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

Choreography Editing Screen Dance Dance Documentary

Lisa Taylor

Assistant Research Scientist · University of Florida

Lisa Taylor researches biodiversity and the extravagant and brilliantly colored displays that arthropods use to communicate.

Animal Behavior Animal Cognition Animal Coloration Animal Communication Spider Biology

Shana Habel

Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University

Education Dance

Lori Webb

Founder, Speaker & Trainer · International Speaker Collective

Enthusiastic, engaging and knowledgeable speaking professional with five decades of varied experience under her belt.

Experience Design Public Speaking & Presentation Philosophy of Entrepreneurial Spirit Tech for the Technologically Challenged The Abc's of Social Media

Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Anthropology · University of Connecticut

Dr. Xygalatas' research focuses on ritual, sports, bonding, and the things that make us human.

Cognition and Culture Sports Ritual Cooperation

Monti Ellison

Senior Lecturer, Dance, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

African Dance Drumming

Kahea Kamahele

Lecturer of Dance · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

Hula Dance of Hawai'i

Keith M. Bradshaw

Associate Dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts, Professor of Music · Southern Utah University

Specializing in vocal and instrumental instruction, international preforming, and music theory pedagogy

Vocal and Instrumental Instruction Music Theory Pedagogy Musical Arrangements Music Education Aural Skills

Julia Combs

Associate Professor of English · Southern Utah University

Specializing in the history of feminist rhetoric, seventeenth century rhetoric, and international writing centers

World Literature International Writing Centers Professional Writing and Presentations Grant Writing Seventeenth-Century Rhetoric

Laura Smyth

Full Time Instructor of Dance · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

Choreography Jazz Dance

Steven Zee

Lecturer of Dance, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer of Dance

Tap Dance

David Blackburn

Curator/Chair · University of Florida

David Blackburn is an evolutionary biologist specializing in amphibians at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

New Species Anatomy Evolution Amphibians Frogs

Annabelle Singer

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Annabelle Singer researches to understand how neural activity produces memories and spurs the brain’s immune system.

Alzheimer's Disease Virtual Reality Optogenetics Learning & Memory Neural Coding & Decoding

Timothy Verstynen

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Timothy Verstynen's research focuses on how our brains allow us to explore our environments and learn from experience.

Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Learning Science

Simon Tam

Author | Musician | Activist · The Slants Foundation

13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller who focuses on anti-Asian racism. Founder/bassist of The Slants and The Slants Foundation.

Racism in American Music Anti-Asian Racism Marketing Strategy Transparency Civil Rights

Madhu Viswanathan, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Director, D.K. Kim Foundation Business for Good Program

Sustainability Subsistence Marketplaces Marketing Research Methods and Measurement