academic Experts

Tom Mills

Lecturer in Sociology and PolicyAston University

Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.

Stephen Sloan, Ph.D.

Director of Institute for Oral History, Professor of HistoryBaylor University

Oral historian specializing in U.S. history post 1941, environmental history, public history & the American West.

Richard Starnes

Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsWestern Carolina University

Sarah Emanuel

Associate Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Willajeanne McLean

Distinguished Professor of LawUniversity of Connecticut

Willajeanne F. McLean is an internationally recognized expert on the interface of intellectual property and European law.

Endia J. Lindo

Associate Professor of Special EducationTexas Christian University

Dr. Lindo’s expertise is in reading disabilities, comprehension instruction/intervention and the social-cultural factors of learning.

E. Alison Holman

Professor of NursingUC Irvine

E. Alison Holman studies the early post-event predictors of co-morbid trauma-related mental and physical health problems.

Norm O'Reilly

Professor | DirectorUniversity of Florida

Dr. O’Reilly has expertise in analytics, marketing, sponsorship, social media, sport finance, social marketing, physical activity and more.

Brenda Elsey

Professor of HistoryHofstra University

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

Michelle Kelly, PhD

Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment and Professor | M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of NursingVillanova University

Michelle Kelly, PhD, CRNP, is an expert in children's health, neonatal intensive care and long-term health effects of premature birth.