Mara Scanlon
Professor of English · University of Mary Washington
Professor of English, Department of English, Linguistics and Communication
Digital Humanities Women’s Literature and Feminist Theory Twentieth-Century Literature Asian American Studies Bakhtinian theory
Shobha Gurung
Professor of Sociology · Southern Utah University
Specializes in gender and labor, comparative family and community, migration, globalization, and transnationalism, and civic engagement.
Global Civic Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Gender and Labor Studies Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Community Gender and Society
Adam Little
Mentor | CBASE · LifeLearn, Inc.
Adam is a veterinarian and entrepreneur with a passion for applying his diverse experience towards tackling big problems.
Global Health Dogs Epidemiology Animal Nutrition Community Outreach
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Human Rights Institute and Associate Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Refugees and resettlement Social Mobilization Refugees
Barry Balleck
Professor and Chair, Political Science and International Studies · Georgia Southern University
Barry Balleck's research interests include human rights issues and the rhetoric of international relations.
Model United Nations Political Psychology International Studies American Foreign Policy International Organizations
Lenneal Henderson Jr., PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
Internationally recognized urban scholar
Global Issues Energy Policy Urban Analysis Social Ecology Diversity Issues
Morton Schapiro
President · Northwestern University
Named the 16th president of Northwestern University with an extensive background in economics
Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education Opportunity in American Higher Education Aligning Athletics and Academic Values The Promise and Perils of Universal Higher Education Global Issues in Higher Education
Indira Samarasekera
Senior Advisor · Bennett Jones LLP
A metallurgical engineer by training, Dr. Samarasekera spent a decade as President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta
Education University Administration Mechanical Engineering Research Metallurgical Engineering
Yvette Lapayese
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Success · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Teaching and Learning
Youth Participatory Action Research Critical and Feminist Methodologies Feminist Theories and Epistemologies Critical Social Theories Critical Media Literacy
John Sievenpiper
Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences · Diabetes Canada
Dr. Sievenpiper focuses on using meta-analytical techniques and randomized controlled trials to investigate diet and disease relationships.
Clinical Research Clinical Trials Nutrition Diabetes Epidemiology
L. Todd Wood
Editor-in-Chief · Creative Destruction Media/Tsarizm.com
Specialist in the National Security Threat from Economic Weakness and Sovereign Debt/The Russian Situation
National Debt Bond Market Russian Issues
Annalisa Enrile
Clinical Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Professor of social work at USC, training a generation of change makers; storyteller; anti-trafficking warrior; defender of women and girls.
Human Rights Anti-militarization Immigration Policy Sex Trafficking Migrant labor
Renee Smith-Maddox
Clinical Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Smith-Maddox interests include teaching diversity, social innovation, and the capacity-building needs of nonprofit organizations
Advocacy and Social Justice Corporate Social Responsbility Race Gender and Class in Organization Processes Social Work Education Social Work
Rattan Lal
Associate Professor, Soil Science | Environment and Natural Resources · The Ohio State University
Rattan Lal is a Professor of Soil Physics in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University .
Soil Science Environment Natural Resources
Anna DiStefano, EdD
Provost Emerita · Fielding Graduate University
Social Justice; Women’s Empowerment; Higher Ed. Accreditation
Accreditation Gender Empowerment Qualitative Research Action Research Methods Structural Inequality and Diversity
Chérie Rivers Ndaliko, Ph.D., A.M., B.M.
Assistant Professor, Department of Music; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Communication; College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
An interdisciplinary scholar, Ndaliko studies arts interventions in conflict regions of Africa.
Ethnomusicology Black Atlantic Culture Social Engagement Sociopolitical Transformation Cultural Theory
Donald Hoffman
Professor Cognitive Science · UC Irvine
Donald Hoffman studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology.
Visual Recognition Virtual Reality Philosophy Consciousness and Cognition Machine and Human Vision
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Associate Professor of Psychology · Vanderbilt University
Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.
Evolution Neuroscience Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Neurons Intelligence
Dr. Andres Lozano
Professor · Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
A graduate of the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine in 1983, Dr. Lozano underwent Neurosurgical Training at McGill University
Neurosurgical Treatment of Movement Disorders Micro-Electrode Recordings of the Human Brain
Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D.
Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
DeSimone’s lab uses nanotechnology to engineer new disease treatment approaches, as well as 3D printing to engineer novel medical devices.
3-D Printing Nanotechnology Innovation Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering