communities Experts

Lauren Smart

Clinical Assistant Professor of JournalismLoyola Marymount University

Rory Kramer, PhD

Professor of Sociology and Criminology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Rory Kramer, PhD, is an expert on racial inequality, race and education, police use of force and segregation and the physical environment.

Deborah Cullinan

Chief Executive OfficerYBCA

Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.

Judith Giesberg, PhD

Professor of History; Robert M. Birmingham Chair in the Humanities | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Judith Giesberg, PhD, is an expert on women's history and the U.S. Civil War.

James Douglass, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal marine ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

James Douglass studies the interactions among living organisms and the environment in coastal waters, including algae blooms.

Julia Ranzani

Content MarketingCreative Communications

I do everything content.

Dr Maria Maynard

Reader in Public Health NutritionLeeds Beckett University

Expertise in the health & diets of minority ethnic & migrant communities - exploring nutrition-related inequalities, obesity & diabetes.

Junghoon Park, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Steve Holden

PresidentThe Open Bastion

Experienced technology speaker with the ability to relate technology to the wider world

Paul Froese, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology, Director of Baylor Religion SurveysBaylor University

Expert on the sociology of religion and its relation to politics, mental health & cultural change