Shalini Kesar
Professor of Information Systems · Southern Utah University
Specializing in management of electronic commerce, gender equality in computing, and disaster recovery
Women in Computing & IT Technology Disaster Recovery Gender gap in STEM Fields Electronic Governance Network Administration
Judith Royer
Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Emeritus Professor of Theatre Arts
Acting Dramatic Literature Playwriting Directing
Steven Mailloux
President's Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Critical Theory Political Theology U.S.Cultural Studies English Rhetoric
Steve Benton, Ph.D.
Senior Research Officer · IDEA
Steve leads a research team that designs and conducts reliability and validity studies for IDEA products.
Educational Psychology Higher Education Product Testing Educational Research Cognition
Dorinda Carter Andrews
Chairperson and Professor · Michigan State University
Her research is broadly focused on racial justice and educational equity.
Program Development Curriculum Development Higher Education Community Outreach Program Evaluation
Michael Dennin
Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning; Dean of Undergraduate Education; Professor of Physics · UC Irvine
Prof. Dennin is leading the evolution of teaching and learning on the college campus, and he is a top communicator of all issues of physics.
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Condensed Matter Physics Undergraduate Education Physics Biophysics
Taryn Allen
Associate Professor · Texas Christian University
Taryn Allen researches the educational experiences of traditionally under-represented students, particularly Latino, in higher education.
Qualitative Research Methods Inclusion in Higher Education Diversity in Higher Education Equity in Higher Education Higher Education Leadership
Anthony D. Cortese
President · Second Nature
Dynamic, thought-provoking speaker that addresses the need for a healthy, just sustainable world and the role of higher education
Sustainability Higher Education Change
Herman Berliner
Provost Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor of Economics · Hofstra University
Dr. Berliner is focused on increasing and promoting global business programs, student entrepreneurship, and other experiential learning.
Economics Economics and Public Policy Finance Financial Policy Economics of Higher Education
Jason von Meding
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jason von Meding is an expert in how disaster affects people.
Disaster and Public Health Preparedness Natural Disaster Assessment Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Management Sustainability
Chris Curran
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Chris Curran’s applies causal inference, mixed methodologies, and data science approaches to the study of public policy and education.
Public Policy School Discipline Early Childhood Education School Resource Officers Children and Poverty
Jack Schneider
Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor of Education and Director of Beyond Test Scores Project · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jack Schneider studies what is effective and important in education with a particular interest in looking beyond standardized test scores.
Educational Assessment Standardized Tests Standardized Testing Measuring School Quality
William Hatcher, PhD, MPA
Chair of the Department of Social Sciences · Augusta University
Dr. William Hatcher focuses on public administration and social, economic and political institutions in local communities.
Public Administration Public Policy Community and Economic Development Health Policy Public Budgeting and Finance
Kelly Younger
Professor of English and Affiliate Faculty of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Muppets Play Writing Drama Theatre Fairy Tales
Sona Gala, J.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Business Law, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University
Assistant Chair, Department of Marketing and Business Law | Program Coordinator, Business Law Minor
Small Business Law Entrepreneurship Business Law
Amilcar Shabazz
Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amilcar Shabazz has been a prominent voice in the movement to make reparations to descendants of former enslaved Americans.
Reparations for Slavery Juneteenth African American Educational History and Public Policy Afro-Americans in the Caribbean, Central and South America African American Biography
Todd Petersen
Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in formal structures of visual storytelling, creative writing, film theory, and aesthetics
Traditional and Contemporary Models of Successful Writing Creative Writing Techniques Coming-of-Age Storytelling Project-Based Learning in HIgher Education Project Management
Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD
University Provost; Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship · Villanova University
Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD, is a recognized scholar in the areas of entrepreneurship and strategic management.
Higher Education Market and Non-market Based Competition Decision Making Entrepreneurship Innovation
Jeffrey L. Wilson
Associate Professor of Philosophy · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Kant Jewish Philosophy Aesthetics
Professor Anthony Maher
Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University
Dr. Anthony J. Maher is part of the Carnegie School of Education's research leadership team and leads the research impact strategy.
Sociology Family Education Culture Autism