literature Experts

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.

Nikolas Martelaro

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Nikolas Martelaro's lab focuses on augmenting designer's capabilities through the use of new technology and design methods

Dermot Ryan

Professor and Associate Chair of EnglishLoyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Tom Mills

Lecturer in Sociology and PolicyAston University

Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.

Antonio Barrenechea

ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Antonio Barrenechea is a scholar and teacher of literature of the Americas and cinema.

Larry Bartels

May Werthan Shayne Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and LawVanderbilt University

Expert in public opinion, electoral politics, public policy, and political representation.

Dominique Braxton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Isaac Brinberg, DMA

Director of Wind EnsembleAugusta University

Dr. Brinberg is an active wind band conductor, tuba player, clinician, and expert in wind band literature and pedagogy.

Dr. Jeff Koloze

PresidentKoloze Consultants

Dr. Jeff Koloze