Urban Experts

Senior LecturerAston University

Co-Funder of LMMP / Expert in Cultural Policy, Governance & Creative Industries / Turning Data into Impact for Policy and Industry

IR AestheticsRegulation of Live MusicInterest GroupsLive Music IndustryBrexit

Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and DemocracyHofstra University

Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.

Labor EconomicsResearch MethodsUrban EconomicsMicroeconomicsAfrican Economic Development

Associate Professor | Director, Graduate StudiesUniversity of Delaware

Expert in American food and culture, history and memory, material and visual culture, and race and ethnicity studies

Race and EthnicityHistory & MemoryAmerican Food & CultureHistoryMaterial Culture

Professor and Director, EpidemiologyUniversity of Delaware

Jennifer Horney's research focuses on the health impacts of disasters and public health emergencies including climate change.

MeaslesEpidemiologyepidemicCOVID-19Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matt Hitchings researches the effectiveness of interventions against infectious disease, including COVID-19, influenza and dengue virus.

COVID-19Infectious DiseaseInfectious Disease Epidemiology

Professor of HistoryHofstra University

Specialist in Popular Culture and Politics, as well as Gender and Sports, in Twentieth Century Latin America.

Latin American CultureLatin American PoliticsSports in Latin AmericaGender Studies

Professor Emeritus of SociologyLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Sociological TheoryPolitical SociologyCommunitySocial Stratification

Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Yanich's research centers on the media and its intersection with citizenship, public policy and crime, as well as media ownership.

MediaMedia OwnershipMedia, Citizenship and Public PolicyPolicy AnalysisUrban Society

Professor and Herman Brown Chair of Political ScienceTexas Christian University

Political scientist studying religion, public opinion, civic engagement and American politics

American PoliticsReligion and PoliticsPolitical BehaviorPublic OpinionCivic Engagement

Associate Professor and Interim Chair (2026-27) of Asian and Asian American StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Chinese cinemaModern Chinese literature and cultureDisplacement and MigrationEcocinemaEthnic Minorities

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