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Nora Rubel

Elizabeth Denio Professor, Associate Professor of ReligionUniversity of Rochester

Rubel is an expert in Jewish studies and Jewish food and holidays.

Religion and FoodJewish foodJewish CultureBlack Jewish StudiesJudaism
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Mitra Fakhrashrafi

Curator and ArchivistMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and librarian interested in sanctuary and indebted to border abolition organizing.

Libraries and Information ScienceCurationGeographyMuseum StudiesMixed Media
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Ernesto Colín

ProfessorLoyola Marymount University

Department of Teaching and Learning

Indigenous EducationAnthropology of EducationAztec DanceChicana/O StudiesQualitative Research
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Jack Schneider

Dwight W. Allen Distinguished Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Education PolicyUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Jack Schneider studies educational policy and reform with a focus on K-12 public schools.

PoliticsAssessmentEducation PolicySchool ReformEducational Accountability
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Douglas Johnson

Managing DirectorCranganore Inc

Investment Banker and Portfolio Strategist

Emerging MarketsIslamic FinanceBehavioral FinanceVenture CapitalCryptocurrencies
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Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Chancellor's ProfessorUC Irvine

Jeffrey specializes in modern Chinese cultural history & world history, who has written on many contemporary as well as historical issues

UrbanGlobalizationChinaProtestGender
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Sue Metzger

Professor of the Practice, Information Systems; Faculty Director, VU Women in Tech | Villanova School of BusinessVillanova University

Sue Metzger, MS, is an expert in advancing women in technology, mobile app development and entrepreneurship, and enterprise computing.

BusinessAdvancing Women in TechnologyMobile Application Development and EntrepreneurshipEnterprise Computing Including the CloudCollaborative Media
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Michael Volk

Research Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Michael Volk’s work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design.

Regional Conservation PlanningAdaptive Planning and DesignLandscape ArchitectureAdaptive ConservationCultural Landscapes
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Kari Watkins

Associate Professor, Civil EngineeringGeorgia Tech - COE

Kari Watkins' research interests revolve around multi-modal transportation planning and the use of technology in transportation.

Complete Streets DesignTraveler InformationTransportation PlanningSmart CitiesSustainable Communities
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Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Email: wuf@uchastings.edu | Phone: 415-565-4830 | Office: 390-200

Civic EngagementVolunteer ServiceHigher Education AdministrationAsian American IssuesCivil Rights