Mitra Fakhrashrafi
Curator and Mixed Media Artist · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and mixed media artist indebted to border abolition organizing.
Borderlands Placemaking Geography Street Art Curation
Charis Kubrin
Professor · UC Irvine
Charis E. Kubrin is Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and (by courtesy) Sociology.
Race, Ethnicity, and Crime Crime Trends Crime Immigration and Crime Rap Music and Media
Caitlin Barry, JD
Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic; Co-Director, Community Interpreter Internship Program | Charles Widger School of Law · Villanova University
Caitlin Barry, JD, is an expert in immigration law and enforcement, farmworker rights and advocacy for working conditions in the food chain.
Food Justice Farmworkers Immigration Ice Immigration Enforcement
Tom Wong
Associate Professor of Political Science · UC San Diego
Tom K. Wong's research focuses on the politics of immigration and how it links to race, ethnicity and identity.
Immigrant Civic Engagement Interior Immigration Enforcement DACA Immigration Policy Sanctuary Policies
Rebecca West
Owner, Designer · Rivalee Design
Enthusiastic speaker motivating women to embrace change in their homes and in their lives.
Women Nesting Sanctuary Fear Divorce
Dara Parker
Vice-President, Grants & Community Initiatives · Vancouver Foundation
A nonprofit executive who is helping shift the sector from charity to justice.
Nonprofit Leadership Nonprofit Management Gender Lgbtq Issues Diversity and Inclusion
Amanda Herring
Assistant Professor of Art History, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Assistant Professor of Art History
Art History Ancient Greek Art & Architecture Ancient Roman Art & Architecture
Professor Richard Wall
Professor of Zoology · University of Bristol
Researching the arthropod pests, parasites and vectors that cause animal diseases across the world
Mites Animal Disease Ectoparasites How To Manage Parasites Tick Borne Disease
Steve Przymus
Associate Professor of Educational Linguistics & Bilingual Education · Texas Christian University
Dr. Przymus uses applied linguistics to influence positive language ideologies about culturally and linguistically diverse youth.
Language Planning & Policy Assessment in Bilingual Special Education Bilingual Education Models Sociolinguistics Identity
Jodi Magness, Ph.D.
Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism, Department of Religious Studies. Adjunct Appointment, Department of Classics. Faculty member, Carolina Center for Jewish Studies and the Curriculum in Archaeology · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Magness' research interests include Jerusalem, Qumran & the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues, Masada and the Roman Army in the East.
Jerusalem Judaism Ancient Pottery Archaeology of Ancient Palestine Ancient Synagogues
Jeff Reep, M.Ed.
Director of Career Services · Cedarville University
Jeff Reep has coached collegiate basketball for 22 years
Career Preparation
Dr Katie Bales
Lecturer in Law · University of Bristol
Addressing the legal complexities of forced migration in a globally hostile environment
Human Rights Low Pay Detention Centres Detainees Refugees
Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Kathleen DuVal’s research focuses on early America, particularly cross-cultural relations on North American borderlands.
American History Cross Cultural Relations in American History Native North America American Women's History Colonial America
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
Brett Grainger, ThD
Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Brett Grainger, ThD, researches the changing face of modern spirituality in America and how various religions view the natural world.
Religion and Nature Modern Spirituality American Religious History History of Christianity Evangelicalism
Deborah M. Weissman, J.D.
Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law, School of Law · UNC at Chapel Hill
Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law
Refugees Women's Issues Poverty Law - Legal Services Immigration and Citizenship Human Rights Civil Rights
Jane Landers
Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History · Vanderbilt University
Expert on digital archives and the history of Colonial Latin America, slavery, early American black history.
Africa Colonial Latin America Caribbean History Comparative Slave Systems The Atlantic World
Laura Madokoro
Assistant Professor, History and Classical Studies · McGill University
Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.
Refugee and Human Rights Issues Immigration Canadian History Archives Heritage
Robert Mikos
Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in federalism and drug law, including marijuana legalization.
Hemp Law Sanctuary Cities Opioid Abuse Marijuana legalization Marijuana Law and Policy
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