Jill Sonke
Research Director/Research Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jill Sonke is active in research, teaching, and international cultural exchange.
Telehealth Global Health Arts Arts in Medicine Dance
Simon Tam
Author | Musician | Speaker | Activist | Troublemaker
13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller. Founder/bassist of The Slants and victor in a landmark, unanimous Supreme Court case
Marketing Strategy Transparency Civil Rights Activism Social Change
Danny Brassell
Founder · Lazyreaders.com
Reading Ambassador, Motivational Speaker & Founder of “The Lazy Readers’ Book Club”
Reading Motivation Creativity
Elizabeth Barchi, M.D.
Sports Medicine Specialist · ChristianaCare
Dr. Elizabeth Barchi is a sports medicine physician who specializes in dance medicine.
Holistic Medicine Sports Medicine Dance Medicine Sports Injuries Pediatrics
Lynn Vartan
Professor of Music / Director of APEX Event Series · Southern Utah University
Known for her dynamic athleticism and exciting energy on stage, Dr. Vartan brings that same passion for music into her classroom.
Percussion Music Drumline Conducting Percussion Pedagogy
Laura D. Tyson
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Influential scholar of economics and public policy; expert on trade and competitiveness
Disruption Global Economy U.S. Trade Policy High-Technology Competition Automation
Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD
Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Sister Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD, works to find a new unity and synthesis in science and religion.
Theology Neuroscience Artificial Intelligence and Becoming Culture and Religion Catholicity
Jon Smith
Professor of Communication · Southern Utah University
Specializing in public land issues, television news, and documentary film production
Teaching Media Theory Teaching Communication Theory Broadcast Journalism Environmental Communications Public Land Issues
Nina Martin
Associate Professor, Classical & Contemporary Dance · Texas Christian University
Professor Martin specializes in dance practices for people with special needs such as ReWire Movement Method and Ensemble Thinking.
Pedagogies of Spontaniety Choreography Health Alternative Therapies Dance
Adam Tanner
Fellow · Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University
A fellow at Harvard, Tanner chronicles the entrepreneurs and customers behind the multibillion dollar business of personal data
Data Casinos Marketing Privacy Government
Claire Sisco King
Associate Professor of Communication Studies · Vanderbilt University
Expert in media and visual culture, with a particular emphasis on the study of gender and sexuality.
Pop Culture Civic Identity Gender Media Visual Culture
Stephen Allen
Associate Vice President for International Affairs · Southern Utah University
Specializing in international affairs in higher education, DACA in Utah, and international education partnerships
DACA DACA in Higher Education DACA in Utah Education Abroad Global Partnerships
Kris Phillips
Assistant Professor of Philosophy · Southern Utah University
Specializing in epistemology, metaphysics, individual variation, and the philosophy of religion, mind, dance, and education
Pre-College Philosophy History of Modern Philosophy Logic Individual Variation Philosophy of Mind
Peter Campbell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Baylor University
Professor Campbell studies international security, civil-military relations, international relations and policy relevance
Just War Theory International Relations International Security Counterinsurgency
Tim Brodhead
Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation
Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability
Art Nomura
Professor Emeritus, School of Film and Television Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Art Nomura is a Fullbright Research Scholar (Japan, 2003) who has worked as a painter, sculptor, potter, filmmaker and New Media artist
New Media Documentary Video Art Narrative Film Production
Steven Grant
Professor · University of Florida
Steven Grant worked on the design and construction of over 100 themed environments at Walt Disney World.
Theme Parks Interdisciplinary Collaboration Themed Environments
Georgeen Theodore
Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development
Equitable Economic Development Participatory & Dialogic Processes Regional Development Sustainable Building Design Strategic Planning
Eric Kirby
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs for Completion & Student Success · Southern Utah University
Specializing in student success strategies, civil litigation, and student retention and first year experience in higher education
Non Traditional Students in Higher Education Second Year Retention in HIgher Education Student Success Strategies Student Retention in Higher Education Student Retention