culture Experts

Professor Claire Surr

Professor of Dementia Studies and Director of the Centre for Dementia ResearchLeeds Beckett University

Her research addresses care and support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.

Ashley Ireland

Senior Lecturer and Director of Simulated LearningLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Mariana Chilton

Professor of Practice in the School of Public Health & Health SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Mariana Chilton is a nationally recognized expert on food security, human rights, trauma and economic empowerment with families.

Jesse Bockstedt

Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Roberto C. Goizueta Professor in Business TechnologyEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Chéla Willey

Assistant Professor of Psychology | Psychological ScienceLoyola Marymount University

Belleramine College of Liberal Arts

Willett Kempton

Professor, Marine Science and PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kempton invented vehicle-to-grid power (V2G); he researches, publishes and lectures on offshore wind power and on electric vehicles.

Sheri Atwater

ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Gil P. Klein

Associate Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Michael Weiner, PhD

Professor and Assistant Dean of FacultySoka University

Professor of East Asian History and International Studies, Associate Dean of Faculty and Director of Faculty Research and Development.

Jodi McDavid

OwnerMcDavid Brodie Consulting

Public sector folklorist with experience in non-profits, higher education, museums and archives.