Christopher Finlay

Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Associate Professor of Communication Studies

New Media Global Communications Journalism Qualitative Research Policy Analysis

Deena Weisberg, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University

Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.

Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science‎ Galapagos Islands Pretend Play

Professor Rhodri Thomas

Dean of School · Leeds Beckett University

Rhodri Thomas' current research is primarily concerned with the impact of academic knowledge production on non-academic constituencies.

Sustainable Tourism Economics Tourism Events Higher Education

Professor Sue Backhouse

Professor of Sport Psychology and Behavioural Nutrition · Leeds Beckett University

Her particular expertise is in athlete welfare, drug use in sport, why athletes dope, what makes athletes vulnerable to doping and more.

Doping Drug Use in Sport Sports Integrity Athlete Welfare Clean Sport

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer

Assistant Professor of New Testament · Villanova University

Dr. Schrader Polczer is a scholar of New Testament and Early Christianity who focuses on the Gospels, Mary Magdalene, and textual criticism.

Mary Magdalene Manuscripts of the Gospels New Testament Early Christianity Gospel Women

Cedric de Leon

Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Cedric de Leon's research focuses on labor, race, and party politics in the United States, India and Turkey.

Race and Ethnicity Political Sociology Comparative Historical Sociology Race and Race Relations Labor Unions

Marie Anne Mayeski

Emeritus Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Dr Ieuan Cranswick

Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett

Ieuan Cranswick has a background in Sport and Exercise Science.

Sports Injury Sport Body Image Rehabilitation Sport Science

Sophie Lynch

Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Sophie Lynch has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the National Gallery of Canada.

Fine Art Art History Event Planning Media Relations Creative Writing

Molly Nation, Ph.D.

Expert in environmental education · Florida Gulf Coast University

Molly Nation explores environmental issues within formal education settings.

Environmental Change Environmental Education Nature-based Solutions Translational Climate Climate Policy

Alice Armitage

Associate Professor of Practice | Director, Startup Legal Garage · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: armitagea@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4827 / Office 112-200

Legal Innovation Corporate Law Intellectual Property Law Legal Issues Facing Early-Stage Startup Companies Regulation Theory

Dan Green

Director, Master of Entertainment Industry Management Program · Carnegie Mellon University

Dan Green is an experienced program director with a history of working in higher education as well as the entertainment industry.

Directing Entertainment Technology Entertainment Management Tv Production

Erica Slotter, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

Erica Slotter, PhD, is an expert in social psychology and romantic relationships.

Romantic Relationships Social Psychology Relationships

Gregory Heyworth

Associate Professor of English and Computer Science; Director, Lazarus Project · University of Rochester

Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist who works on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology.

spectral imaging Textual science Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Humanities Ancient Maps Ancient Manuscripts

Amanda Bullough (Workman)

Professor of Management & Global Leadership, Co-Founder & Research Director of Women’s Leadership Initiative, GLOBE 2020 Principal Co-Investigator · University of Delaware

Prof. Bullough's expertise spans global and women’s leadership and entrepreneurship, societal culture, and organizational behavior.

Adverse Environments International Business Women's Leadership Societal Culture Global Leadership

Professor Persephone S. Sextou

Professor · Leeds Beckett

Persephone Sextou is a leading expert in applied theatre for health and wellbeing.

Wellbeing Performing Arts NHS Community Digital Arts

Professor Susan Backhouse

Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University

An expert in athlete welfare, drug use in sport, why athletes dope, what makes athletes vulnerable to doping and more.

Doping Drug Use in Sport Sports Integrity Athlete Welfare Clean Sport

Manoj Viswanathan

Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: viswanathanm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4694 / Office 314-200

Tax Policy Economic Development The Regulation of Tax Exempt Organizations Community Development

Carla Marcantonio

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Film, Television, and Media Studies · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Transnational/Global Cinema Film Melodrama and Genre Studies Film Theory and History Cinema and Biopolitics

Alice Ba

Associate Chair and Professor, International Relations and Comparative Politics · University of Delaware

Prof. Ba researches US-China-Southeast Asia relations; institutional cooperation/competition in Asia; and regionalism.

International Relations of East and Southeast Asia ASEAN Southeast Asian Politics Chinese Foreign Policy & Relations International Relations