Karol Hoeffner

Associate Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

YA Fiction Curriculum Building Film Analysis and Theory Creative Writing Adapting and Writing Novels

Lori Spies, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Nursing, Missions Coordinator · Baylor University

Expert in global health and health care providers

Non-Communicable Diseases Global Health Hypertension Advanced Practice Nursing Nursing Leadership

Matthew Buzzell

Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design · Augusta University

Matthew Buzzell is an award-winning filmmaker whose films have been screened and distributed internationally.

Filmmaking Cinema Film

Chuck Rosenthal

Professor Emeritus of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Fiction Narrative Narrative Theory Magic Journalism Animal Consciousness

Paul Harris

Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Geo-Poetics & Geo-Philosophy Literary Theory Interdisciplinary study of time Outsider Art/The Watts Towers of Los Angeles OULIPO/writing under constraints

Mark D. Weinstein, M.S.

Executive Director of Public Relations · Cedarville University

Mark D. Weinstein has worked in higher education since 1988. He began his tenure at Cedarville University in 2010.

Public Affairs and Communications Organizational Leadership Higher Education Public Relations Marketing

Jerry Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology · Baylor University

Jerry Park is an Associate Professor of Sociology and an Affiliate Fellow of the Institute for Studies on Religion at Baylor University.

Racial and Religious Minority Experiences Prejudice and Discrimination Identity Cultural Ideology and Cultural Capital Civic Participation

Colin Polsky, Ph.D.

Director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies · Florida Atlantic University

Colin Polsky is trained as a geographer, specializing in the human dimensions of global environmental change.

U.S. Climate Vulnerabilities Geography Humanities Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Mathematics

Christopher Key Chapple

Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, and Director, Master of Arts in Yoga Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Sanskrit Literature Samkhya Philosophy Yoga Jainism Buddhism

Amanda Clayton

Assistant Professor of Political Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert in gender and politics, with a focus on the impact of women legislators and candidates and public perception of women leaders.

Political Institutions gender quotas Gender Political Methodology Gender and Politics

Daphnie Sicre

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

Performance Pedagogy Dramaturgy Theatre from el Siglo del Oro Theatre of the Oppressed Entertainment

Gail Silverstein

Clinical Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: silverst@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8920 / Office 300-100

Public Interest Law Clinical Teaching Individual Representation Mediation Ethics in Practice

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

Oscar Gutierrez

Assistant Professor of Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Queer of Color Critique Critical Geography Latinx Studies

Dave Lunt

Department Chair, Associate Professor of History · Southern Utah University

History expert, specializing in ancient Greece, ancient Greek athletics, and the history of the olympic games

Sociology American History Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Athletes Classical Studies

Mariya Vizireanu, PhD

Researcher / Lecturer · Loyola Marymount University

Lecturer - Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts (LMU) | Senior Researcher - Rec Room

Research Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Survey Design Survey Programming Data Analysis

Jessica Kinsey

Director and Curator of the Southern Utah Museum of Art · Southern Utah University

Specializing in community outreach and engagement, museum exhibition curation, and collection management

Art as Architecture Experiential Learning - Arts Administration Community Outreach Through Arts K-12 Art Education Fine Art

Robbie Albert

Managing Partner · The Riverdale Group

An innovator that works at the intersection of information services, digital media and SaaS software

Business Development Strategic Planning Go to Market Strategies Marketing Strategy Brand Strategy

Jennifer Applebaum

Assistant Professor · University of Florida

Jennifer Applebaum is an expert on pet ownership and the resulting health and well-being/welfare implications of the human-pet dyad.

Companion Animals One Health Pet Ownership Pets Pet Owners

Amir AghaKouchak

Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering · UC Irvine

Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.

Climate Extremes Climatology Climate Change Flood Drought