Haroon Ullah

Policy Planning Staff · U.S. Department of State

A scholar, diplomat and author of widely acclaimed Bargain From The Bazaar and Vying for Allah's Vote. Visit haroonullah.com.

Public Policy Pakistan Diplomacy International Relations Foreign Policy

Kerstin Fisk

Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Conflict Processes Refugees Civil Conflict and Violence Preventive Force and Drones International Relations

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

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

James Druckman

Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester

Druckman is an expert in American political behavior and survey methodology.

American Democracy Political Divides American Political Culture Trust in Science Survey Methodology

Laura Briggs

Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Briggs is an expert on U.S. and international reproductive politics, child welfare policy and transnational and transracial adoption.

Transnational Adoption Reproduction Politics Adoption Child Separation

Tom Mills

Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University

Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.

Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications

Alexander Theodoridis

Associate Professor of Political Science / Co-director of UMass Poll · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Alex Theodoridis looks at the ways in which citizens interact with the political world in an era of hyper-polarization.

Public Opinion and American Politics Political Behavior Polling Public Opinion and Public Policy

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

Jeffrey Rosensweig

Associate Professor of Finance; Director, The Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, and Government · Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Business Strategy in a Global Economy Global Economic Trends and Linkages International Finance

Carolyn Logan

Associate Professor of Political Science · Michigan State University

An expert in African politics

African Governance African Public Opinion African Politics African Political Development African Traditional Leaders

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.

Human Rights Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Anthropology Human rights trials International Human Rights

Dr David Lowe

Senior Research Fellow · Leeds Beckett University

Dr David Lowe's main research interests are in terrorism & security, policing and criminal law.

Criminal Law Police Security Terrorism Crime

Robert Brathwaite

Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Robert Brathwaite's teaching and research interests include international security, terrorism and cyberwarfare.

Cyberwarfare International Security Terrorism Religioius Violence Civil Wars

Lance Hunter, PhD

Professor of Political Science · Augusta University

Dr. Lance Hunter studies the connection between terrorism and political stability in democracies.

Politics Terrorism International Relations Voting Civil Liberties

Nazita Lajevardi

Associate Professor of American Politics · Michigan State University

American politics and minority politics, voting rights infringements, Muslim-American politics

Political Violence Voting Rights Race and Ethnic Politics American Politics Islamaphobia

Mario Murillo

Vice Dean, Professor of Radio, Television, Film, LHSC · Hofstra University

Prof. Murillo has special interest in community-based radio journalism, Latin American studies, citizen's media, and civic engagement.

Radio journalism Human Rights and Policy Latin American Media and Politics U.S./Latin American Policy Latino Culture and History

Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American History · University of Connecticut

Dr. Sinha is an expert in Civil War and Reconstruction

Feminism Abolition Slavery

Audrey Kurth Cronin

Trustees Professor of Security and Technology Director, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Security and Technology · Carnegie Mellon University

Audrey Kurth Cronin's research explores how governments and private actors use accessible technologies.

National and International Security Technology and Security Innovation Terrorism

Olivier Walther

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Olivier Walther focuses on cross-border trade and transnational political violence in North and West Africa.

Africa Borders Cities Conflict Regional Integration