David Webb
Chief Financial Officer · Deer Park ISD
Experienced, thought-provoking and dynamic speaker on the history and current status of Texas school finance
Legislation Public Funds Investment Public Education School Risk Management
David Figlio
Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education · University of Rochester
Figlio is an expert on educational, public, and social policy, including the link between health and education.
Vouchers School Choice Community Engagement Teaching K-12 Education
Lauren Miltenberger, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Administration; Nonprofit Coordinator | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Lauren Miltenberger, PhD, is an expert on the influence of government on nonprofit organizations.
Nonprofit Fundraising Nonprofit Human Capital Human Service Contracting Personnel Management Public Administration
John R. Gerdy
Founder and President of Music For Everyone · Archway Publishing
Founder and Executive Director of Music For Everyone
Education Music Arts and Education Activism College Athletic Reform Role and History of Sports in American Education and American Society
Michael A. Genovese
Professor of Political Science and International Relations, President of Global Policy Institute at LMU, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of Institute for Leadership Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
American Politics The American Presidency Law and Presidential Power British Politics
Jerusha Conner, PhD
Professor of Education; Program Coordinator, Graduate Education | Department of Education and Counseling · Villanova University
Jerusha Conner, PhD, is an expert on student engagement, student voice, youth activism and education policy.
Student Engagement Student Voice Youth Activism Urban Education Education Policy
Gary T. Henry
Professor, Education · University of Delaware
Prof. Henry specializes in education policy, educational evaluation, educator labor markets, and quantitative research methods.
Education Policy Educational Evaluation Educator Labor Markets Quantitative Research Methods
Kimberly Martin Tecklenberg
Assistant Professor · Georgia Southern University
Dr. Kimberly Martin Tecklenberg teaches courses in American politics, research methods, leadership, and public policy.
Campaigns & Elections State Politics Education Policy Public Policy Leadership
Paul Rasmussen
National Training Manager · Spectrum Organization
Award winning Learning and development professional, thought leader, author and speaker
Policy Learning Management Learning Management Systems Disability Services Learning and Development
Christopher Redding
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Christopher Redding conducts research using survey and administrative data that focuses on the policies and educator labor market.
School Turnaround Educational Policy Teacher Quality
Luis Ricardo Fraga
Director, Institute for Latino Studies; Acting Chair, Department of Political Science · University of Notre Dame
Luis Ricardo Fraga specializes in race, education, ethnicity, and Latino politics, as well as immigration, urban and voting rights policy.
Latino Politics Politics of Race Politics of Ethnicity Urban Politics Educational Policy
James Williams, PhD
Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics · Soka University
Professor Williams examines education using Baudrillard's perspective on consumerism and simulacra
Clasical Rhetoric Psycholinguistics Assessment Neoliberalism Higher Education
William Perez
Professor · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Immigration Status & Nationality Race and Ethnicity Diversity Social Identity Motivation
Joel Judd
Associate Professor, Education · Southern Utah University
Expert in practitioner research that supports teacher wellbeing and professional autonomy.
Education Policy Teacher Learning Teacher Wellbeing Educational Psychology School Ecology
Ronald Schurin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus · University of Connecticut
Expert in the politics of presidential campaigns
American Politics and Elections Connecticut Politics Electoral Politics American Politics Education Policy
Christopher Thomas
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Christopher Thomas studies educational policy and law, including issues related to democracy, student, teacher, and parental rights.
Education Law Education Policy
Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.
John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.
School Choice Educational Equity Industry Oversight Charter School Regulation Educational Leadership
John Gormley
Talk Radio Host · Rawlco Radio
Talk Radio Host & Best-Selling Author
Saskatchewan Attitude Political Leadership and Democracy Media and Politics Media Strategy Democracy and Leadership
Madeline Mavrogordato
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Madeline uses quantitative & qualitative methods to investigate how education policies shape outcomes for underserved student populations
K-12 Administration Social Foundations of Education Diverse Learners and Educational Equity Administration and Leadership (K-12 schools) Educational Policy
Claire Smrekar
Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University
An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.
Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice