Terese C. Aceves
Professor and Program Co-Director · Loyola Marymount University
Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Supporting Low-Income, Diverse Families in Special Education Using Evidence-Based Practices with Culturally and Liguistically Diverse Students Investigating Early Home Literacy Practices with Latino Families Providing Assessment and Intervention of Early Reading Skills with English Language Learners
Heather McCauley
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Heather McCauley is an expert in the prevention of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and reproductive coercion.
Sexual Violence Gender and Sexuality Intimate Partner Violence LGBTQ Studies Public Health
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
Gail E. Thomas, PhD
Professor of Sociology · Soka University
Professor Thomas is a sociology professor who specializes in the analysis of higher education.
Mentoring and Empowering Youth Race, Class and Gender Differences in Educational Access and Outcomes Education and Status Attainment Effective Education for Diverse Learners and At Risk Youth Race and Gender Relations
Cristina Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Co-Director, PhD Program, School of Social Work · University of Connecticut
Dr. Wilson is a recognized Latina scholar and expert in health disparities and cultural humility working with Latino families.
Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance Use Family Mechanisms and Factors that Play a Role in At Risk Behaviors Latino Families and Parenting in at Risk Environments Teen Pregnancy Prevention Fathers in the Latino Community
Genny Beemyn
Director of The Stonewall Center · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Genny Beemyn is an expert on the lives of transgender college students and on trans-inclusive policies and practices on college campuses.
LGBTQ Equality Transgender Issues Trans Youth Transgender Mental Health Transgender Law and Policy
Abhik Roy
Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies · Loyola Marymount University
College of Communication & Fine Arts
Intercultural Communication Communication Theory Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
Bethany Lacina
Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester
Bethany Lacina is an expert in civil and ethnic conflict.
Migration International Relations Territorial Autonomy Civil Conflict Ethnic Conflict
Jo Carrillo
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: carrillo@uchastings.edu
California Community Property Comparative Marital Property Community Property Systems in the U.S. and Beyond Economic and financial aspects of intimpate partnerships Archival Research About the Representation of Law in Culture
Najwa al-Qattan
Professor Emeritus of History · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Muslim Court Jews and Christians under Islam The First World War
Ahu Yildirmaz, Ph.D.
Vice President, Head of ADP Research Institute · ADP
PhD economist with global background and insight on employment, big data, healthcare and workforce demographics
Big Data Business Intelligence Employment Jobs Creation Workforce Demographics
Claire Smrekar
Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy and Organizations · Vanderbilt University
An expert who studies K-12 school choice, charters, magnet schools, vouchers, private schools and segregation.
Education Policy Desegregation Charter School Education Demographic trends in schools School Choice
Monder Ram
Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small Business · Aston University
Professor Ram is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media.
Industrial Sociology Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship SMEs in the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship SMEs
Martine Hackett
Associate Professor of Population Health · Hofstra University
Dr. Hackett's research focuses on public health and health inequities, particularly in the American suburbs and minority communities.
Public Health Health Communication Research Methods Maternal-Child Health Infant Injury
Angela Hattery
Professor, Women and Gender Studies; Co-Director, Center for Study & Prevention of GBV · University of Delaware
Prof. Hattery teaches courses on race and gender inequality, families, and methods.
Mass Incarceration Solitary Confinement Gender Inequalities Racial Inequality Domestic Violence
Donald Tomaskovic-Devey
Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of Center for Employment Equity · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Donald Tomaskovic-Devey is an expert in understanding the processes that generate workplace inequality.
Employment Equity Labor Markets Income Distributions Economic Sociology Organizations and Inequality
Anahi Santiago, EMBA, CISM
Chief Information Security Officer · ChristianaCare
Anahi Santiago is one of the nation's foremost cybersecurity experts and is interviewed by dozens of national media outlets each year.
Cybersecurity Issues and Stories Cybersecurity and Risk Management Cybersecurity Cybersecurity and Privacy Cybersecurity Education
Melissa Williams
Associate Professor of Organization & Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Expert on social identities (gender, race, culture, stigma) and workplace hierarchies.
Gender Wage Gap Women in the Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Evidence-Based Management Social Psychology
Yanjie Wang
Associate Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies; Coordinator for the Asian and Pacific Studies Program · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Displacement and Migration Gender and Sexuality Ethnic Minorities Trauma and Violence Ecocinema
Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Institute for Engineering and Medicine | B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rice University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Boyan specializes in cell and tissue engineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering Response of Cells to Biomaterials Mechanisms of Action of Hormones and Growth Factors in Cartilage and Bone Normal and Pathological Calcification Stem Cell Delivery Technologies