Stephen Taylor
Senior Associate · National Citizens Coalition
Director at National Citizens Coalition
Public Relations Strategic Communications Media Relations
Graham Rayman
Staff Writer, The Village Voice · Movable Type Management
This Just In! Breaking news is your event will hit the papers when award-winning investigative journalist for The Village Voice is on stage
Journalism Investigative Reporting
Nancy Griffin
Public Relations / Communications Professor & Program Coordinator · Cambrian College
Nancy Griffin is an expert in the fields of public relations, media and communications.
Media Relations Public Relations Crisis Communications Corporate Communicaitons Marketing
Carl Zimmer
Columnist · The New York Times
Columnist at The New York Times
Books Magazine Articles Newspaper Science Biology
Jingsi Christina Wu
Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University
Media studies scholar Jingsi Wu focuses her research on the crossroads of entertainment media, politics, civic engagement, and culture.
Media Studies Political Communication and Social Media Chinese Media Cultural Sociology Game Studies
Fiona Graham
Technology of business reporter · BBC News
Technology of business reporter at BBC News
Journalism Television Writing & Editing Multimedia Reporting Technology
Christopher Finlay
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Political Science Communication New Media Global Communications Journalism
Frank Baumgartner, Ph.D.
Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Research: public policy, agenda-setting, interest groups in American politics, the death penalty and racial profiling in traffic stops.
Race and Profiling Public Policy Death Penalty Interest groups in American politics Agenda-setting
Paul Loeb
Founder · The Campus Election Engagement Project
Author and lecturer on civic engagement
Citizen Activism Community Involvement Political Hope Students Youth Involvement
Marc Smith
Chief Social Scientist · Connected Action
Internet sociologist, using social network analysis and visualization to map and understand social media
Social Media Social Networks Business Collaboration Information Visualization
Erin Griffith
Writer · PandoDaily
Just add water! PandoDaily's resident gardner digs beneath the roots to find the latest stories on the New York startup and technology scene
Entrepreneurship Startups Journalism Technology and Digital Media Technology Startups
Victoria Harres
Director, Audience Development · PR Newswire
Duchess of Twitterville! An organization's online voice is a key to building brand awareness, authenticity, and audience engagement
Social Media Content Marketing Pr & Communications Strategies Social Media for Business Digital Media Strategies
Luvvie Ajayi
Digital Strategist · The Red Pump Project
Award-winning writer, humorist and social media strategist
Social Media Blogging Branding
Peter Savolainen
MSU Foundation Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Michigan State University
Peter Savolainen’s research examines the fundamental nature of road user behavior
Traffic Operations Connected and autonomous vehicles Statistical and Econometric Methods Transportation Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation
Justin H. Gross
Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Justin Gross's research focuses on U.S. ideologies, political communication in mass and social media, public opinion, and public policy.
Framing Public Policy and the News Public Opinion and American Politics Identity and political beliefs Political Communication and Social Media U.S. Ideologies
Mario Murillo
Professor of Radio, Television, Film · Hofstra University
Prof. Murillo has special interest in community-based radio journalism, Latin American studies, citizen's media, and civic engagement.
Civic Engagement Documentary Production Community Radio Latino Culture and History U.S./Latin American Policy
Richard Campanella
Associate Dean for Research, Senior Professor of Practice - Architecture and Geography · Tulane University
Richard Campanella's research integrates mapping and spatial analyses with architecture, social science and the humanities.
Geographic Information Systems Architecture Urbanism Geography Human Settlements
Michael Garrity
CEO and Founder · CommunityLend
Reclaiming capital and resetting the rules on banking are how CommunityLend's CEO facilitates an empowered community of lenders & investors
Partnership Management Business Management Investments Business Plan Execution Traditional & Social Web Marketing
Cliff Schecter
Principal & President · Libertas, LLC
Enter Stage Left: Liberate your perspective with Libertas's progressive PR guy, columnist, We Act Radio co-founder, and bestselling author
Progressive Journalism Public Relations & Earned Media Strategy New Media Strategy & Execution Polling & Message Development Media Training
Dr. Debra Whitman
Chief Public Policy Officer · AARP
Dr. Debra Whitman is an authority on aging issues with extensive experience in policymaking, research and the political process.
Public Policy Active Ageing Elder Abuse Retirement Human Rights