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Elisabeth Gugl

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Victoria

Dr. Gugl's main research is in family economics, an area that investigates issues such as family formation and dissolution

Jeffrey Bennett

Associate Professor of Communication StudiesVanderbilt University

Medical humanities expert who specializes in health, citizenship, LGBT/queer studies, cultural studies and rhetorical theory and criticism.

Mary-Kate Lizotte, PhD

Professor of Political ScienceAugusta University

Lizotte is an expert in public opinion and is an expert in gender in politics and voting.

Thom Singer

Thom Singer is known as Thom Singer - Professional Speaker

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Philippa Drennan

Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Regina Rahimi

ProfessorGeorgia Southern University

Regina Rahimi research is focused on issues of gender and sexuality in education and middle and high school drop outs.

Arthur Gross-Schaefer, J.D.

Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Business Law, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Luis Ricardo Fraga

Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame

Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.

Professor Hazel Barrett

Professor in Development GeographyCentre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University

Professor Hazel Barrett is a leading researcher and campaigner on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Shaowen Xu

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Southern University

Shaowen Xu is an expert in Friction Stir Welding Processing, Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanofracture and Nanofailure.