race and gender Experts

Sam Kolodezh

Lecturer, Theatre ArtsLoyola Marymount University

Adrian I. P-Flores

Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jeffrey McCune, Jr.

Frederick Douglass ProfessorUniversity of Rochester

McCune is founding chair of the Department of Black Studies, and an expert on matters of race, gender, and equality.

Mia Moody, Ph.D.

Professor & Past Department ChairBaylor University

Nationally recognized expert on mass media representations of people of color, women & other underrepresented groups

Stella Oh

Professor of Women's and Gender StudiesLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Priya Rehal

MA in Communication and Culture, Fan Studies ResearcherIndependent

Montreal and Toronto based researcher and educator

Jonathan M. Metzl

Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and SocietyVanderbilt University

World-renowned expert on gun violence and mental illness, white identity politics and race and health.

Chaya Crowder

Associate Professor of Political Science & International RelationsLoyola Marymount University

Chaya Crowder is an expert in political behavior, race and ethnicity politics, social media and American politics.

Nefertiti Walker

Professor of Sport Management and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity for the UMass SystemUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nefertiti Walker's research centers on sports culture and developing diverse and inclusive cultures in sports and other organizations.

Rachel O'Neill, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Institute for Systems GenomicsUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. O'Neill's research projects use molecular genetic approaches to study centromere function and evolution