Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Professor, Department of History · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University
Adele Lindenmeyr, PhD, is an expert in Russian history, specifically the history of charity and social welfare.
Development of Voluntarism and Civil Societies Women's History Environmental History Russian History Russian and Soviet History
Nigel Raab
Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Theories of Civil Society Habermas 19th Century Russia Urban History Global Encounters
Catherine Murray
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Enrolment Management, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences · Simon Fraser University
Dr. Murray is a professor in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies and member of the Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities.
Communication Rights and Global Trade Broadcast Policy Cultural Infrastructure and Creative Cities Cultural Participation Cultural Practices
Douglas Nelson
Professor of Economics · Tulane University
Douglas Nelson's current research interests are focused on the political economy of trade policy
Trade Economic Policy Political Economy of Trade Globalisation Trade Policy
Jodi Short
Professor of Law, Honorable Roger J. Traynor Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: shortj@uchastings.edu / 415-703-8205 / Office 310-200
Administrative Law Government Processes Labour and Environmental Standards Global Supply Chains Regulatory Reform
Ms. Donna Butts
Executive Director · Generations United
Ms. Butts frequently speaks on intergenerational connections, grandparents raising grandchildren and policies effective across the lifespan.
Health and Ageing Intergenerational Connections
Cedric de Leon
Associate Professor of Sociology / Director of the Labor Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cedric de Leon's research focuses on labor, race, and party politics in the United States, India and Turkey.
Labor Unions Comparative Historical Sociology Political Sociology Race and Race Relations
Sarah Wolfe
Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability · University of Waterloo
Assistant Professor
Geography Water Decision Making and Governance Water Research Environmental and Social Psychology Sociology
Dr. Prakash Tyagi
Executive Director of GRAVIS and Founder-Director of GRAVIS Hospital · GRAVIS
Dr. Tyagi leads GRAVIS in India nd has made global contributions to healthy ageing programs and dialogues
Occupational Health Public Policy and Advocacy Reproductive Health Disaster Risk Reduction Geriatric Medicine
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
Amira Elghawaby
Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights
Meredith Gore
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
I am a conservation social scientist building knowledge about how principles of risk affect human-environment relationships.
Conservation Social Science Human-Wildlife Conflict Environmental Risk Perception Conservation Criminology Community Based Natural Resource Management
John Dedrick, PhD
Faculty Fellow - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Deliberative politics; Political and social theory; Public policy; Civic engagement; Teaching innovations.
Research design and qualitative methods Political and social theory Civil Society American philanthropy American Politics
Solomon Darwin
Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation | Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Hailed as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement”
Open Innovation Smart Villages / Smart Cities Business Models Innovation Strategies for Emerging Economies Business Ecosystems
Pamela Radcliff
Professor and Chair · UC San Diego
Professor Radcliff is a historian of Modern Spain, whose research has focused on mass politics, gender and democratic transitions
Fascism Gender History Modern European History European Labor History Modern Spain
John M. Heffron, PhD
Director of the MA Program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change, Professor of Educational History and Culture · Soka University
Professor Heffron is a development scholar whose focus is the cultural and intellectual history of education nationally and transnationally
U.S. Relations in Asia and the Pacific Development History Educational History
Charles Tolbert, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology · Baylor University
Dr. Tolbert's areas of research include social stratification, social demography, rural sociology and quantitative applications.
Small Businesses and Employee Loyalty Restructuring Financial Institutions in Rural/Non-Metro America Social Stratification Social Demography Rural Sociology
Erin Hunt
Program Manager · Mines Action Canada
Humanitarian disarmament expert focusing on indiscriminate weapons, victim assistance, casualties and international disarmament treaties.
Disarmament Landmines Cluster Munitions Nuclear Weapons Civil Society Campaigning
Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.
International Criminal Tribunals International Human Rights Human rights trials Anthropology Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Tim Brodhead
Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation
Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability