Sarah Jane Pell, Ph.D.

Co-Chair ETTAS · Aquabatics Research Team initiative ARTi

Topical Team: Arts & Science at European Space Agency

Live Art Life Support Commercial Diving

Karin Fry

Department Chair, Philosophy and Religious Studies · Georgia Southern University

Karin Fry is an expert in continental, social and political philosophy as well as the works of Arendt, Lyotard, and Kant.

Kant Feminism Arendt Philosophy of Art 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy

Esther Lim

CEO and Chief Experience Architect · The Estuary, LLC

Passionately exploring the convergence of social media, storytelling, big data and emerging tech in marketing and digital entertainment

Transmedia Storytelling Digital Narratives: Co-Created Storyworld Communities Social Media Analytics Big Data Narrative Gamification

Henry Juszkiewicz

Chairman and CEO · Gibson Guitar Corp.

Hittin' The Best Note! Gibson's CEO plucks just the right strings as an experienced & energetic speaker on consumer branding, marketing

Fan Based Marketing How to Grow A Company How to Deal With A Government Investigation Marketing Your Brand Strategies for Leadership

Marie Anne Mayeski

Emeritus Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Duane Hamacher

Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy · University of Melbourne

Academic, Astronomer, Science Communicator

Geomythology History of Meteoritics Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Astrophysics

Nicole Woods

Art Historian, Modern and Contemporary · Loyola Marymount University

Christopher M. Curtis

Professor of History · Georgia Southern University

Dr. Curtis's research focuses on 19th-century law and property rights. He is currently studying the history of church property rights.

Consolodations and Mergers The American South/British Colonialism Age of Revolution History of Common Law/Property Rights Academic Affairs

Jodi McDavid

Owner · McDavid Brodie Consulting

Public sector folklorist with experience in non-profits, higher education, museums and archives.

Folklore Cultural Practices University-Community Engagement Initiation Hazing

Christine McBride

Professor of Psychological Science · University of Mary Washington

Professor, Department of Psychological Science

Medical Satisfaction Health Values Women's Mental Health Social Psychology

Robyn Schwarz

PhD Candidate in History · Western University

Providing historical context for issues relating to Canadian women, marriage/divorce law, welfare programs, motherhood and post-1945 Canada.

Canadian History Women's History Reproductive Rights Abortion Welfare Policies

Garland Kirkpatrick

Professor of Graphic Design, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Professor of Graphic Design

Typography Adobe Creative Suite Concept Development Product Design User Experience

Debra W Soh, PhD

Sex science journalist & Playboy.com columnist · Self-employed

Columnist for Playboy.com. Bylines: Harper's, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, the Globe and Mail, Scientific American & more.

paraphilias (unusual sexual interests) furries transgender children gender dysphoria in children neuroscience of gender identity

Eric Layland

Assistant Professor · University of Delaware

Prof. Layland bridges LGBTQ+ developmental research to community impact.

LGBTQ+ Developmental Research Health Disparities Health Equity Quantitative Research LGBTQ+ Advocacy

Lisa A. Costello

Professor, Writing and Linguistics & Director, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program · Georgia Southern University

Lisa Costello researches writing, gender and the Holocaust.

Rhetoric and Public Memory Genocide Studies Women's and Gender Studies The Holocaust Writing and Linguistics

Felicia Wu

John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor · Michigan State University

Expert in food safety, social network analysis, global health, risk assessment, economic models, environmental health risks, public health

Social Network Models of Food Trade Immunotoxicology Social Network Modeling Public Health Environmental Health

Kevin Stein

Director MAPC Program/Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University

Specializing in the rhetoric of attack, apology, and responses to apology as well as political campaign communication.

Antapologia Strategies Political Campaign Messages Film Rhetoric of Defense Apologia

Bruce O'Brien

Professor of History and Academic Lead for the Early English Laws Project (Univ. of London/King's College London/University of St Andrews) · University of Mary Washington

Dr. O'Brien specializes in Medieval History.

English Law Medieval England’s Multilingualism Culture of Translation Magna Carta

Carla Bittel

Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

History of Medicine and Science Gender Issues History of Women's Health Nineteenth-Century U.S. History

Roxanne Mykitiuk

Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School · York University

Roxanne Mykitiuk investigates the legal, ethical and social implications of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies.

Health Law Disability Law Feminist Legal Theory Family Law Genetics and the Law