students Experts

Amanda J. Crawford

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Crawford is a veteran political reporter, literary journalist, and expert in journalism ethics and misinformation.

Mary Breden

Professor Emeritus of Choral Studies, Former Director of Choral ActivitiesLoyola Marymount University

Professor Emeritus of Choral Studies, Former Director of Choral Activities

Matt Quade, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Values-Based Leadership | Director, Center for Christian Leadership and Ethics | Kimberly and Aaron P. Graft Professor in Christian Leadership in Business | Associate Professor of ManagementBaylor University

Christian leadership & ethics expert focusing on ethical and servant leadership, bottom-line mentality & pro-adoption workplace policies

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

Vera Gorbunova

Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research CenterUniversity of Rochester

Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair, cancer resistance, longevity, and the aging process has been internationally recognized

Jingsi Christina Wu

Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public RelationsHofstra University

Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.

Kelly Welch, PhD

Professor of Sociology and Criminology; Program Director, Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Kelly Welch, PhD, is an expert on racial and ethnic profiling, racial disparities in school discipline and public punitiveness toward crime.

Vinit Nijhawan

Executive DirectorMassachusetts Technology Transfer Center

Vinit Nijhawan is an expert in conceiving and building technology organizations.

Terence Sweeney, PhD

Assistant Teaching Professor in Humanities and Honors | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Terence Sweeney, PhD, is a philosopher who specializes in the Augustinian tradition and Catholic Social Thought.

Marc Smith

Chief Social ScientistConnected Action

Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media