Chris Slobogin

Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University

Expert in criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence law.

Juvenile Crime Insanity Defense Criminal Procedure Evidence Law Criminal Law

Michael Jecks

Partner · Michael Jecks Partnership

Experienced speaker, presenter, motivator and novelist for business or literary functions.

Writing Crime Stories in Today's Market Writing Series Novels The Knights Templar and Medieval England History of Computing Effects of Drug Prohibition

Jane Bambauer

Director · University of Florida

Jane Bambauer's research analyzes how regulation of new technologies will affect free speech, privacy, and government accountability.

Policing and Technology Social Media and Law Free Speech First Amendment Fourth Amendment

Keith Smith

Survivor of a childhood stranger abduction rape · Author, "Men in My Town"

Speaker on sexual abuse prevention and childhood sexual trauma.

Sexual Violence Sex Abuse Survivors Child Sexual Abuse Child Sex Abuse Trauma Child Sex Abuse Prevention

Lisa Briggs

Professor, Director of Emergency and Disaster Management · Western Carolina University

Lisa Briggs specializes in forensic based criminology with a focus on missing persons, as well as the use of scent detection K9s.

Crime and Deviance Forensic Based Criminology Criminology Missing Persons Scent Detection K9s

Cyndy Caravelis

Professor · Western Carolina University

Cyndy Caravelis's research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, and minorities and crime.

Minorities and Crime Social Justice Criminology Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Policy

Dr Alison Taft

Course Director · Leeds Beckett

Alison Taft is a crime writer and the author of The Disappeared and The Runaway which are published under her pen name Ali Harper.

Mental Health Film Crime Feminism Literature

Bree Akesson

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work · Wilfrid Laurier University

Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who conducts research with children and families affected by war and global social work

Refugee and Human Rights Issues War and Violence Children and Families Social Work Social Work Education

Li Dai, Ph.D.

Professor of Management, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Political Violence Emerging Markets Multinational Corporations Institutional Theory Firm Strategy in Hostile Contexts

Elizabeth Cauffman

Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law · UC Irvine

Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.

Social Ecology Juvenile Justice Adolescent Development Mental Health Legal and Social Policy

Prashant Mali

President · Cyber Law Consulting

Cyber Law, Cyber Security & Privacy Law Expert Speaker

Cyber Law Cyber Crime Cyber Security Cyber Frauds Cyber War

Sean Mulholland

Professor · Western Carolina University

Sean Mulholland research interests include human capital and economic growth, white supremacist groups and hate crimes.

Drunk Driving Hate Crimes Economic Growth White Supremacist Groups Student Performance

Mahesh Nalla

Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University

Mahesh Nalla is an expert in global crime and security issues, ranging from sexual harassment to the security guard industry.

India Sexual Crimes Domestic Violence Security Guard Industry

Shalini Kesar

Professor of Information Systems · Southern Utah University

Specializing in management of electronic commerce, gender equality in computing, and disaster recovery

Women in Computing & IT Technology Disaster Recovery Gender gap in STEM Fields Electronic Governance Network Administration

Dr Josh Davis

Professor in Applied Psychology · University of Greenwich

His area of expertise in in facial recognition - and in particular ‘super recognisers’.

CCTV Suspect Identification Facial Recognition Super Recognisers Crime

Radley Balko

Investigative Journalist · The Washington Post

Senior writer for the Washington Post, where I do investigative reporting on civil liberties and the criminal justice system

Law Enforcement Police Civil Liberties Crime Prosecutorial Misconduct

Dani Bostick

Educator, Writer, Advocate · Self

Disrupting the culture of shame and silence surrounding sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

Representations and Uses of Greco-Roman Antiquity Sexual Assault Awareness Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Ptsd Motivational Interviewing

Jane Caputi, Ph.D.

Professor · Florida Atlantic University

Jane Caputi, Ph.D., is an expert in contemporary American cultural studies, including popular culture, gender and violence, and ecofeminism.

Feminism Gender and Violence Contemporary American Cultural Studies Popular Culture Ecofeminism

Stuart Kaufman

Professor, Political Science and International Relations · University of Delaware

Prof. Kaufman specializes in U.S. national security and foreign policy, Russian foreign policy, the war in Ukraine and nuclear strategy.

U.S. National Security U.S. Foreign Policy Ethnic Conflict War in Iraq Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Elizabeth Zechmeister

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOP · Vanderbilt University

Expert in Latin American political behavior and director of the world-renowned Latin American Public Opinion Project.

Democracy Polling Latin America Comparative Politics Latin America Democracy