Professor Susan Watkins
Professor · Leeds Beckett University
Professor Susan Watkins is an expert in contemporary women's fiction and feminist theory.
Contemporary Women's Dystopian and Apocalyptic Fiction Doris Lessing Gender Culture Ageing
Chuck Rosenthal
Professor Emeritus of English · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Fiction Narrative Narrative Theory Magic Journalism Animal Consciousness
Kinitra Brooks
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Dr. Brooks specializes in the study of black women, genre fiction, and popular culture.
Short Horror Fiction Genre Fiction Black Women Popular Culture Treatment of Black Women in Science Fiction
Mary Kuryla
Clinical Assistant Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Film Studies: Horror Genre and International Cinema Children's Book Writing Independent Film Directing and Producing Screenplays Fiction Writing: Novels and Short Stories
Alexandra Neel
Associate Professor of English and Director of Humanities · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Nineteenth-Century British Literature Visual Cultures Theories and Histories of Photography Travel Literature Polar Studies
Adilifu Nama
Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Black Representation in Film and Television afrofuturism SciFi Film Prince comics
Deena Weisberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences · Villanova University
Deena Weisberg, Ph.D., studies imaginative cognition and scientific thinking in young children and adults.
Child Development Imagination Public Understanding of Science Galapagos Islands Pretend Play
A.R. Siders
Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on relocation and fairness in adaptation.
Decision Modeling Environmental Video Games Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Policies Climate-related Hazards
Mandy Brouse
Small business owner · Words Worth Books
Small business owner, marketing manager and occasional online columnist.
Small Business Business Publishing & Promoting Publishing Writing
Molly Youngkin
Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Gender Studies and Narrative Theory Nineteenth-Century British Literature Romantic and Victorian Literature
Greg Garrett, Ph.D.
Carole Ann McDaniel Hanks Chair of Literature and Culture, Department of English · Baylor University
Theologian & cultural critic, exploring the intersections between film & popular culture, literature, religion & politics
Religion and Racism Popular Culture and Society Grief and Suffering
Stuart Candy
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Stuart Candy is an advisor, facilitator, educator, artist and designer with more than twenty years of experience in the futures field.
Speculative Design Future of Work Design Fiction Foresight Transmedia Storytelling
Nina Amir
Chief Inpiration Officer · Pure Spirit Creations
International speaker, award-winning blogger, bestselling author, Certified High Performance Coach, Author Coach, Blog/Blog-to-Book Coach.
Freelance Writing Online Journalism and Blogging Non-Fiction Writing Journalism and Writing for Publication How to Blog A Book
Todd Petersen
Professor of English · Southern Utah University
Specializing in formal structures of visual storytelling, creative writing, film theory, and aesthetics
Traditional and Contemporary Models of Successful Writing Creative Writing Techniques Coming-of-Age Storytelling Project-Based Learning in HIgher Education Project Management
Claire Stanford
Assistant Professor | English · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Science Fiction Creative Writing Speculative Fiction Narrative Form Genre and the Body
Christopher (Chris) Hansen, M.F.A.
Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects
Directing and Filmmaking Film Industry Screenwriting
Gary Richards
Professor of English · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Richards' research focuses on Southern literature.
Southern Literature and Culture American Fiction Contemporary Drama English Harper Lee
Steven Mailloux
President's Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Critical Theory Political Theology U.S.Cultural Studies English Rhetoric
Kyle William Bishop
Chair and Professor of English Department · Southern Utah University
Specializing in British Gothic literature, film and television studies, cinematic adaptation, and pop culture
Video Games Visual Literacy Saxophone American Studies Music
Frederick Ayeroff
Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Story Structure and Analysis Writing Original Feature Scripts on Spec