Rachel Parker
Assistant Professor of Arts Admin / Director of Arts Admin · Southern Utah University
Specializing in legal issues, marketing, leadership, and experiential learning in the arts
Community Engagement Through Art Experiential Learning - Arts Administration Arts Administration Arts Advocacy Cultural Policy
Cristina Della Coletta
Dean, Division of Arts and Humanities · UC San Diego
Cristina Della Colletta focuses on arts and humanities in higher education, historical fiction, Italian studies and cultural studies.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Women's Studies Film Adaptation Historical Fiction Italian Cinema
Linda Naiman
Founder & President · Creativity at Work
Design Thinking, Arts in Business, Leadership Development, Creativity and Innovation skills development, Coaching, Training, Facilitating
Creativity Innovation Design Thinking arts based learning Leadership Development
Marjorie Och
Professor, Art and Art History · University of Mary Washington
Professor of Art and Art History, Specialization in Baroque and Renaissance Artists
Renaissance Art Baroque Art Art Patronage 16th Century Art 17th Century Art
Jessica Kinsey
Director/Curator of the Southern Utah Museum of Art · Southern Utah University
Specializing in community outreach and engagement, museum exhibition curation, and collection management
Art as Architecture Experiential Learning - Arts Administration Community Outreach Through Arts K-12 Art Education Fine Art
Beth Henley
President’s Professor of Theatre Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
President’s Professor of Theatre Arts
Playwriting Theatre Arts Screenplay Writing
Deborah Cullinan
Chief Executive Officer · YBCA
Deborah is a leading advocate on the pivotal role artists & cultural organizations play in shaping our social & political landscape.
Nonprofit Management Civic Engagement COVID Recovery Unemployment Philanthropy
Thomas Smith
Associate Professor in the Practice of Finance · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Cultural Economics Economics of the Arts Economics of Sports Economics of Religion Urban and Real Estate Economics
Marsha MacDowell
Professor and Curator · Michigan State University
Marsha MacDowell is an expert in museums and communities, traditional material culture studies and digital preservation
Women's Art Art and Health Folklife and Museums Quilt Studies Community-Engaged Museum Work
Professor Claire Surr
Professor of Dementia Studies and Director of the Centre for Dementia Research · Leeds Beckett University
Her research addresses care and support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
General Hospitals Social Care Patient Support Carers Dementia
Helen Odell-Miller
Professor of Music Therapy · Anglia Ruskin University
Helen is the lead researcher for HOMESIDE, an RCT trial for home-based music therapy for people with dementia & their family carer.
Personality Disorder Adult Mental Health Music Therapy Dementia Arts Therapies
Annabelle Nelson, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Doctoral Faculty in the School of Leadership Studies
Theories of Personality Content Analysis, Narrative Analysis, Epistemologies, Research Methods Consciousness Studies Youth Development Multicultural Education
Lauren Fournier
Contemporary Writer, Curator, Artist, and Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Lauren Fournier is a writer, curator, artist, filmmaker, and researcher of experimental feminist practices across media
Visual Culture & Theory Curating Filmmaking Environmental Humanities Gender and Sexual Diversity
Matthew Hall
Managing Director · ARTIFEX ADVISORS
Managing Director at ARTIFEX ADVISORS
Disruptive Innovation Big Data Privacy Privacy and Security for Online Companies Privacy and Security of Health Information
Kurt Dewhurst
Director, Curator, and Professor · Michigan State University
Expert on: Museum Studies, Folklore, Folk Art, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Cultural Policy, International Cultural Engagement
Cultural Heritage Practice International Engagement Cultural Policy Folklore and Folklife Museum Studies
Zach Kelehear
Vice President, Instruction & Innovation · Augusta University
An educator with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Zach Kelehear is a thought-leader on organizational change.
Instructional Leadership Organizational Change Personnel
Jacqualine Grant
Associate Professor of Biology / Museum Curator · Southern Utah University
Conservation biologist whose work focuses on green infrastructure and organismal biology.
Genetics Wildlife Conservation Wildfire Restoration Wildfire Water Conservation
Lisa Phillips
CEO & Founder · The Artistic Edge
Mistakes are practicing for your success!
Leadership & Creativity Arts Education Teaching & Parenting
Ian Garrett
Assistant Professor · York University
Arts Infrastructure and Sustainability Expert
Sustainability in the Arts Technology for Non Profits Performing Arts Issues
Allan Havis
Professor of Playwriting and Department Chair · UC San Diego
The Department of Theatre and Dance chair, Allan Havis is a playwright and novelist, and researches American cult cinema
Arts in Higher Education American and Contemporary Literature Fiction Writing Theater Playwriting