K. J. Peters

Professor and Chair of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Rhetoric Critical Theory American Literature

Barbara Mennel

Professor · University of Florida

Barbara Mennel’s research interests are transnational cinematic practices and the intersection of urban studies and film studies.

Urban Studies and Film Feminist Theory Humanities Film Studies German Studies

Juan D. Mah y Busch

Professor of English and Chair of Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Literary Cultural Studies Contemplative/Meditation Studies Chicana/O Studies Ethical Theory Multi-ethnic American literatures

David Yaron

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

David Yaron has been involved in development and assessment of new learning technologies for over two decades.

Materials Theory Electronic Structure Theory Theory Computational Machine Learning

Mary Simoni

Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences & Professor, Arts · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Works as a leading composer, author, teacher, pianist, and arts administrator

Sound Synthesis Interactive Electronics Music Education Music Theory Music Composition

Diana C. Parry

Professor, Applied Health Sciences, Special Advisor to the President, Women's and Gender Issues · University of Waterloo

Dr. Diana C. Parry research explores the roles of leisure in women’s health and wellbeing through a feminist lens.

Women's Leisure Gender Leisure Health and Well-Being Qualitative Inquiry Feminist Theory

Trina Isakson

Principal Consultant · 27 Shift

Independent consultant to nonprofit leaders on the future of the nonprofit sector. Additional expertise in introverts/quiet change makers.

introverts introversion nonprofit governance open licensing quiet changemakers

Vincent Coletta

Professor of Physics · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Physics Theoretical Physics Higher Education Teaching Physics Education Research

Judy Park

Associate Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Literary Theory Cultural Materialism Early Modern Studies New Historicism

Bogidar Avramov

Professor Emeritus of Music · Loyola Marymount University

Music Theory Orchestral Conducting Music Classical Music

Christopher Kilby

Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University

Christopher Kilby, PhD, is an expert in political economy of development aid and how it is influenced by U.S. politics and world events.

Business Development Economics Foreign Aid Macroeconomic Theory Multilateral Aid

Abhisesh Silwal

Senior Project Scientist · Carnegie Mellon University

Abhisesh Silwal's research interest is in end-to-end robotic systems tailored for complex outdoor environments.

Field Robotics Robots for Education Reinforcement Learning Human Robot Collaboration 3-D Vision and Recognition

Rima Taher

Senior University Lecturer · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Taher focuses on structural technology, stability of structures, architectural cognizance and engineering standards

Hurricanes Structural Engineering Engineering & Technical Design Structural Design Engineering

Andreas Pfenning

Associate Professor, Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department · Carnegie Mellon University

Andreas Pfenning has published a number of high-impact papers on genomic tools to study sequence differences.

Computational Biology Neural Function Human Biology Genomics Disease Predisposition

Ascanio Piomelli

Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: piomelli@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8925 / Office: 100 McAllister Street, Suite 350

Social-Change Lawyering Clinical Legal Education Community Legal Services Wage & Hour Law Community Group Advocacy

Mark Hanna

Professor · Georgia Southern University

Professor Hanna is a proponent of quality management, business excellence, six-sigma, and lean

Six Sigma Quality Management Operations Management Supply Chain Management

Joseph G Dreiss

Professor of Art and Art History · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Dreiss is the founder of the digital media lab.

Art History Art Criticism Contemporary Art Digital Imaging Web Production

Dr Elisabeth Schimpfössl

Senior Lecturer · Aston University

Dr Schimpfössl's research interests are the sociology of elites as well as power and social inequality.

Philanthropy Social Inequality Sociology Elites Russia

Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Additive Manufacturing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Design Engineering

Jim Kukral

CEO · JFK Services, LLC

Web Business & Marketing Entrepreneur/Speaker - With A Motivational Touch!

Internet Marketing & Sales Motivational & Inspriational Small Business Internet Success Entrepreneur