Literature Experts

Candela Marini, Ph.D.

Assistant ProfessorMilwaukee School of Engineering

Dr. Candela Marini’s areas of expertise include Latin American Studies and Visual Culture.

Eric Haruki Swanson

Assistant Professor of Theological StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Marina Bettaglio

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Victoria

Dr. Bettaglio's research focuses on contemporary Spanish and Italian cultural studies with a gender perspective.

Hélène Huet

Librarian | Associate ChairUniversity of Florida

Hélène Huet's research focuses on the fields of library science and digital humanities, more particularly French and francophone studies.

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Associate ProfessorLouisiana State University

Prof. Ruffin’s work focuses on contemporary Southern fiction, speculative storytelling, and explorations of race, identity, and inequality.

Ashwini Tiwari Pandey, PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Public HealthAugusta University

Tim Slack

ProfessorLouisiana State University

Dr. Slack's is an expert on social, economic, and demographic change with a special focus on rural people and places.

Jason Brooks

C.E.O., ConsultantMaven Consulting Group Inc.

Peak performance coach and strategist. Helping people create sustainable behavioural change to optimize performance and wellbeing

Sydney Finkelstein

Associate Dean for Executive Education; Steven Roth Professor of ManagementDartmouth College

Leadership and strategy expert focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of executive talent

Elle Boag

Associate Professor of Applied Social PsychologyBirmingham City University

Elle Boag's research has an attachment-related basis, and covers topics that extend her PhD research on prejudice and discrimination.