r Experts

James Hendler

Director, Future of Computing InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Leading researcher in the Semantic Web and artificial intelligence

Leon Wiebers

Professor of Costume DesignLoyola Marymount University

Professor of Costume Design

Adam Barbu

Independent Writer and CuratorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Winner of the 2015 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators

Katherine Dennis

Public Program CoordinatorMiddlebrook Prize Winners

Katherine Dennis is the recipient of the 2013 Middlebrook Prize.

Matthew (Matt) Andersson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of SociologyBaylor University

Expert on health inequality, focusing on educational & socioeconomic inequalities in mental & physical well-being

Karon N. LeCompte, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Curriculum and InstructionBaylor University

Director of iEngage Summer Civics Institute & social studies education expert who focuses on civics education, technology & teacher prep

Davide Zori, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History and ArchaeologyBaylor University

Medieval archaeologist specializing in Viking expansion into the North Atlantic and 8th-12th century Italian population movements

My (Myla) Bui, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Todd Shoepe

Chair and Professor of Health and Human Sciences (Sabbatical, Fall 2026)Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Deepa Dabir

Chair and Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering