Literature Experts

Stuart Ching

Professor of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jan Lacina

Bezos Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education | Interim Director of Starpoint and KinderFrogs SchoolsTexas Christian University

Dr. Lacina's teaching and research interests focus on literacy leadership, children's literature, and early childhood teacher preparation.

Fr. Robert Caro

Professor Emeritus of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Lauren Fournier

Creative Director, Writer, Curator, Consultant, ResearcherMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Joseph Lennon, PhD

Emily C. Riley Director of Irish Studies; Associate Dean, International and Interdisciplinary Initiatives | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Joseph Lennon, PhD, is an expert in Irish hunger strikes, India and Ireland relations and contemporary Irish issues.

Kevin J. McCluskey

Associate Professor of TheatreUniversity of Mary Washington

Associate Professor, Department of Theatre and Dance

Omar A. Khan, M.D., MHS, FAAFP

Enterprise Chief Scientific OfficerChristianaCare

Dr. Omar Khan is the enterprise chief scientific officer and vice president of research administration and scientific affairs.

Lisa Fazio

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.

Kevin Smiley

Assistant ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Smiley is an environmental and urban sociologist who specializes in disaster research.

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.