Tom Juravich
Professor of Labor Studies and Sociology · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tom Juravich studies work, workers and the labor movement.
Labor Unions Ethnographic Research Labor Movements Work and the Labor Process Working Class and Union Culture
Toussaint Losier
Associate Professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Toussaint Losier's research focuses on grassroots responses to the postwar emergence of mass incarceration in Chicago and other areas
Mass Incarceration Grassroots Responses to Mass Incarceration Criminal Justice Policy Incarceration and Racial Disparity
Leo Barbe
Founder · Think Don't Shoot
Award winning youth activist, published author, spoken word artist, National figure on youth vioelnce and founder of a youth empowerment org
Youth Assistance Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Emotional Intelligence Youth Violence Empowering Victims of Violence
Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., University of Michigan | MSE and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin | Postdoctoral Training, Northwestern University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Peterson's expertise is in neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics of human movement and rehabilitation design.
Home-Based Rehabilitation Neuromodulation Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement Neuroplasticity
Roberta Lexier
Associate Professor, Department of General Education · Mount Royal University
Activist and university professor with a teaching and research focus on social movements, social activism, and social change.
Social Movements Student Movements Feminism Women's Movements Indigenous Movements
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.
Professor of History · University of Connecticut
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.
African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States
Daniel Cornfield
Professor of Sociology · Vanderbilt University
Expert in the American labor movement, the creative class, and work and occupation issues generally.
labor & employment Creative Class Unionization Labor Unions Musicians
Robbin Phillips
Courageous President
The Firestarter! Putting a match to word-of-mouth marketing campaigns that ignite a sustainable movement of brand identity & loyal support
Creating Movements Branding and Identity Content Development & Management Community Management and Word of Mouth Marketing Customer Engagement & Retention
Billie Murray, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication; Assistant Director for Academics, Center for Peace and Justice Education | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Billie Murray, PhD, explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech, and on issues of rhetoric and social justice.
Rhetoric and Social Justice Rhetoric of Protest Movements Community Responses to Hate Speech Civic Engagement Communication
Tomeka Robinson
Senior Associate Dean, Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric · Hofstra University
Dr. Robinson is an expert on effective public debate as well as health communication. She directs Hofstra's award-winning forensics team.
Public/Social Advocacy Rhetoric Health Communications Argumentation and Debate Intercultural Communication
Lisa F. Clark
Research Associate · University of Saskatchewan
Political Scientist researching food politics and food policy
Food Agriculture & Environment Public Policy Analysis Governance & Regulation Innovation Food Safety and Security
Veena Dubal
Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: dubalv@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4860 / Office 364-200
Critical Race Theory Sociology of Social Movements Legal Anthropology Work Law Law and Social Change
Geno Church
Word of Mouth Inspiration Officer · Brains on Fire
No passion, no conversation. No conversation, no word of mouth. No word of mouth, no successful business.
Word of Mouth Marketing Content Strategy Social Media Strategies Creative Direction Marketing Strategy
Justin Martello, M.D.
Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Director · ChristianaCare
Dr. Martello, Delaware's only Parkinson's and movement disorders specialist, has established a comprehensive Parkinson's disease program.
Quality Improvement Parkinson's Disease Neurology Movement Disorders
Anand Rao
Professor of Communication and Department Chair · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Rao specializes in communication and social media issues.
Debate Social Media Public Speaking Communication
David Hu
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
David Hu's research focuses on fundamental problems of hydrodynamics and elasticity that have bearing on problems in biology.
Physical Applied Mathematics Biomechanics Fluid Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Solid Mechanics
Gustavo Vejarano
Associate Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Multimedia Communications
Tiffany Field, Ph.D.
Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Over thirty years of research on the positive effects of touch
Infant Mental Health Alternative Therapies High-Risk Infants Depression Research Methods
Christian Appy
Professor of History and Director of the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Christian Appy has written three books on the Vietnam War and heads the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy
The Vietnam War Whistle-blowers Daniel Ellsberg U.S. Foreign Policy 20th and 21st Century U.S. History
Professor Hazel Barrett
Professor in Development Geography · Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University
Professor Hazel Barrett is a leading researcher and campaigner on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Human Rights Refugees Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Africa Social Justice