Victoria Lorient-Faibish MEd, CCC, BCPP

Keynote Speaker/Holistic Psychotherapist//Relationship Expert/Life and Wellness Coach · MassEnergy

Keynote Speaker/Holistic Psychotherapist//Relationship Expert/Life and Wellness Coach

The Ultimate Holistic Anti-Anxiety Workshop Relationships Boundaries Transform the Inner Bully Into A Supportive Coach

Paul Chitlik

Clinical Associate Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Creative Writing Teaching Screenwriting Editing Film Production

Dr. Adam Lynes

Senior Lecturer in Criminology · Birmingham City University

Adam Lynes has published research focusing on violent crimes from serial murder to family annihilation.

Mass Murder Applied Investigative Techniques Visual Criminology Family Annihilation Gender and Crime

Alicia Partnoy

Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Writing and Political Repression Testimonio Women Writers Social Semiotics Contemporary Latin American Literature

Katerina Zacharia

Professor of Classics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Classics and Archaeology Classical Reception Greek drama Greek Cinema Greek ethnicity

Antonia Petro

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures - Spanish · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Medieval Spanish Literature Spanish cinema

Barry Primus

Lecturer, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University

Barry Primus is an actor, writer, playwright and director

Directing for TV and Film Directing for Theater Directing and Working with Actors Teaching Acting

Ruth Panofsky

Professor of English / Graduate Program in Communication & Culture · Ryerson University

Dr. Panofsky specializes in Canadian women in publishing and Canadian Jewish women writers

English Research Higher Education Literature Media & Culture

Dr. Andrew Glencross

Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations · Aston University

Dr. Andrew Glencross' research interests include European integration, especially the Brexit negotiations and issues to do with the Eurozone

The Eurozone European Politics European Integration Brexit UK Politics

Ryan Thornburg, M.A.

Associate Professor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media · UNC-Chapel Hill

Thornburg is an expert in data-driven reporting and media economics.

Digital Elections Engagement Local news Fake News

Clark Freshman

Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: freshman@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8804 / Office 330-200

Civil Procedure Mediation Lie Detection Deception Emotion and Law

Dexter Gabriel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History · University of Connecticut

Dexter Gabriel's research interests include the history of slavery, resistance, and freedom in the Black Atlantic.

Black Atlantic Slavery Slavery in Popular Culture Abolition and Emancipation

Lauren Smart

Visiting Assistant Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Dr. Trevor McCrisken

Associate Professor, Politics and International Studies · University of Warwick

US presidential politics, US foreign policy, US elections; politics in popular culture; US military force, counterterrorism and drones

US-Russia Relations US-Europe Relations Presidential Election Politics Drones for Targeting Killing US Policy Towards Iraq

Mark Lukasiewicz

Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication · Hofstra University

Veteran journalist and media executive; now shaping the vision of one of the country's top communication schools.

news platforms news industry Digital Media Broadcast News Media Ethics

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

Daphnie Sicre

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts

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

Liam Matthew Brockey

Professor of History · Michigan State University

Expert in Early Modern History, with focus on European Empires and Roman Catholicism.

Colonialism Portuguese Empire European Empires Missionaries Portugal

Pamela Rutledge, PhD

Doctoral Faculty - Media Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Rutledge focuses on identifying human motivations, behavioral triggers & instinctive drives to inform messaging & data strategies

Trust in Information Applied Narrative Persuasive Messaging Positive Psychology Applied to Media Qualitative Research and Analysis

Gary Richards

Professor of English · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Richards' research focuses on Southern literature.

Southern Literature and Culture American Fiction Contemporary Drama English Harper Lee