Renee Alexander Craft, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication, and the Curriculum in Global Studies, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC at Chapel Hill
Analyzes use of black diaspora performance to build community, argue for rights of citizenship & map differential blackness in the Americas.
Digital Humanities Black Diaspora Performance Carnival traditions in Panama Black Speculative Fiction Critical Ethnography
Carolyn Harris
Historian, Author, Royal Commentator, Instructor, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies · www.royalhistorian.com
Author of Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada,Queenship &Revolution in Early Modern Europe and Raising Royalty:1000 Years of Royal Parenting
Joseph A. Hamm
Assistant Professor · Michigan State University
Expert in: Public trust in legal and regulatory governmental entities
Public Opinion Trust/Confidence/Legitimacy Natural Resource Management State Courts Performance Measurement
Tyler Knowlton
Chief Public Engagement Strategist · Office of Policy and Priorities
Connecting people, capturing ideas and challenging the status quo in a digital world
International E-Collaboration Open Policy Development Public Engagement
Paul Loeb
Founder · The Campus Election Engagement Project
Author and lecturer on civic engagement
Citizen Activism Community Involvement Political Hope Students Youth Involvement
Louisa Taylor
Director · Refugee 613
Director at Refugee 613
Immigration Human Rights Diversity & Inclusion Coalition Building Refugee Resettlement
Elliott Silverstein
Director, Government Relations, Insurance · CAA Club Group
Elliott manages and executes key elements of CAA’s provincial advocacy role, and overseeing municipal advocacy efforts.
Insurance Ontario Politics Stakeholder & Public Engagement Strategic Advocacy Policy Analysis
Jake Reid
Director, Government Relations & Advocacy, Atlantic · Diabetes Canada
Jake Reid is the current Director of Government Relations and Advocacy for Diabetes Canada for Atlantic Canada.
Health Advocacy Diabetes Charter for Canada Non-Profit Advocacy Diabetes Leadership
Jessica Farling
Director/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
Eric Strauss
Presidential Professor of Biology · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Biological and Human Social Dynamics of Urban Ecosystems Behavioral Ecology of Animals in Urbanizing Habitats Public Engagement in the Doing and Teaching of Science
Katherine Kortes-Miller
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and Palliative Care Division Lead, Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health (CERAH) · Lakehead University
An unconventional death educator and researcher with a passion for palliative care and improving end of life care for all
Gerontology Palliative Care End-Of-Life Care Interprofessional Education and Care LGBTQ
Renã Robinson
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dorothy J. Wingfield Phillips Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow · Vanderbilt University
Expert in racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's triggers in peripheral organs. Advocate for inclusive research design.
African American Health Alzheimer's Outreach Racial Health Inequalities Alzheimer's Health Disparities
Mark Testa, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, UNC School of Social Work · UNC at Chapel Hill
Sandra Reeves Spears and John B. Turner Distinguished Professor
Foster Care Adoption Services Poverty Research Children's Aid
Amira Elghawaby
Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims
Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.
Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights
Gregory Parks, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research, Public Engagement, and Faculty Development · Wake Forest University
Parks is a clinical psychologist and lawyer who researches fraternities as well as the relationship between race, bias, and the law.
Margo Goodhand
Journalist · MGB Media
Margo Goodhand has years of experience in media and communications, change management and public engagement.
Journalism Newspapers Storytelling Editing Online Journalism
Adam Barbu
Independent Writer and Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Winner of the 2015 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators
Kelly Rusk
Consultant · Thornley Fallis Communications
Consultant at Thornley Fallis Communications
Problem Solving Online Journalism Creative Writing Public Speaking Social Media
Alana Cattapan
Assistant Professor · Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Alana Cattapan researches women's engagement in public policy making, focusing on health and reproductive biotechnologies
Public Policy Reproductive Technologies Women's Health Canadian Politics Feminism & Gender Studies
Gillian Gregory
Researcher, Traditional Knowledge and Use Studies · The Firelight Group
Research, analysis & technical support for Indigenous communities
Indigenous communities Traditional land and resource use Resource Management Migration Vulnerability & well-being