José García-Moreno
Professor of Animation, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University
Multiple Award Winning Artist
Radio Broadcasting and Production Illustration Stop Motion and Experimental Animation (2d and 3d) Storytelling and Storyboarding History of Animation
Beth Henley
President’s Professor of Theatre Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
President’s Professor of Theatre Arts
Playwriting Theatre Arts Screenplay Writing
Gordon Coonfield, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Gordon Coonfield, PhD, has expertise in visual communication, popular culture, philosophy of technology, and new media.
Popular Culture and Cultural Studies New Media Race and media Gender and Media Visual Communication
Serdar Ozturk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Ozturk’s interests include biotechnology, chemical engineering, surface and interfacial chemistry, microfluidics, and material science.
Characterization Biotechnology Microfluidics and Microfabrication Chemical Engineering Biomolecular Engineering
Carrie Jenkins
Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy · University of British Columbia
Writer and award-winning public philosopher.
Metaphysics Philosophy of Logic Epistemology Philosophy of Romantic Love Interdisciplinary Philosophy
Randall Stone
Professor of Political Science and Director of the Skalny Center for Polish & Central European Studies · University of Rochester
Stone is known for his studies on international political economy, international relations, and Russian and European politics.
International Monetary Fund International Economics Multinational Corporations International relations and finance Russia and Eastern Europe
Margarita R. Ochoa
Associate Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University
Department of History, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Social Justice and Equal Rights Latin America Race and Ethnicity Women and Gender Indigenous/Ethnohistory
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
Stephen Duncan
Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Film and Television Drama and Comedy; Screenwriting Directing and Producing
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
Amanda Hooykaas
Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Association · University of Guelph
Bridge-builder, experiential educator, wilderness guide, lover of heritage, gardens, stories, and community.
Geography Sense of Community Sense of Place Belonging Creative Destruction
Kevin Wetmore
Professor of Theatre Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Professor of Theatre Arts
Japanese Theatre African Theatre Asian Cinema
Vladimer Botsvadze
World's No. 1 Marketing, AI and Management Thought Leader by Thinkers 360 · Botsvadze Marketing Solutions
Award-Winning Entrepreneur | Top 1% Global Social Media Influencer | Fortune 500 Consultant | Professor | Startup Advisor | Keynote Speaker
21st Century Workforce Digital Marketplace Software as A Service Enterprise Architecture Remote Work
Mladen Milicevic
Professor, Recording Arts · Loyola Marymount University
School of Film and Television
Recording Arts Electronic Music
Irving Rappaport
Corporate Advisory Board · InventionShare
Entrepreneur, patent attorney, licensing executive and inventor. Irving headed Intellectual Property (IP) for 5 Fortune 500 companies.
Entrepreneur Patent Attorney Internet Telephony Plasma and LCD TVs Software
Greg Shaw
Director of International and Corporate Relations · International Federation on Ageing
Mr. Shaw represents the IFA at the United Nations, works closely with governments, and maintains the IFA’s elder abuse initiatives
Population Ageing Care Continuum Elder Abuse Prevention Healthy Ageing Program Implementation
Robyn Sayles
Training Specialist · RMS Productions
Trainer, Coach, Speaker, Writer
Customer Service Coaching Leadership
Sheng Dai
Assistant Professor, Geosystems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Sheng Dai develops innovative testing techniques to study properties and processes in soils and rocks at elevated pressure and temperatures.
Reservoir Geomechanics Geomaterials Characteriztion Energy Geotechnics Flow in Porous and Fractured Media
Kennedy Wheatley
Assistant Professor, School of Film and Television · Loyola Marymount University
Assistant Professor of Film & Television at Loyola Marymount University
Producing Film Director Tv Sports
R. Helen Zha
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Develops biohybrid and bioinspired materials for applications in human healthcare and sustainability.
Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Materials Nanostructured Soft Matter Biomolecular Engineering and Self-assembly Drug delivery and Nanomedicine Sustainable Materials and Plastic Upcycling