Space Experts

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social WorkWilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work

Refugee and Human Rights IssuesWar and ViolenceChildren and FamiliesSocial WorkSocial Work Education

Han Dai-Yu

Full Professor / Studio Arts ChairLoyola Marymount University

College of Communication and Fine Arts Department of Art & Art History

Book EditingComputer GraphicsSketchingChinese Traditional PaintingOil Painting

Amilcar Shabazz

Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American StudiesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Amilcar Shabazz has been a prominent voice in the movement to make reparations to descendants of former enslaved Americans.

Reparations for SlaveryJuneteenthAfrican American Educational History and Public PolicyAfro-Americans in the Caribbean, Central and South AmericaAfrican American Biography

Liangfei Qiu

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Liangfei Qiu is an expert in social technology, including social media and social networks, as well as artificial intelligence.

Artificial IntelligenceGig EconomyPrediction MarketsHealthcare AnalyticsTelecommunications Networks

Jessica Millward

Associate Professor of History and African American StudiesUC Irvine

Her research focuses on comparative slavery and emancipation, African American history, gender and the law.

Anti-Black violenceAfrican American HistoryHumanities U.S. HistoryJuneteenth

Ed Coulson

Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Real EstateUC Irvine

N. Edward Coulson teaches in the area of Economics and Public Policy and serves in the school’s Center for Real Estate.

Urban EconomicsReal EstateEconomicsPublic PolicyHousing Economics

Charles Freeman

Professor, Department Chair of Fashion Merchandising & Director of Research and Creative Scholarship InitiativesTexas Christian University

Dr. Freeman is an expert on athlete equipment, advanced textiles, wearable sensors, and the commercialization of university research.

Technology Transfer and Intellectual PropertyWearable Energy TechnologiesProtective Clothing SystemsAdvanced Manufacturing Workforce DevelopmentMilitary and Occupational Equipment