Iris Chi

Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Dr. Frances Wu Chair for Chinese Elderly Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Expert in elderly health and gerontology, and currently directs the China Program

Aging Gerontology China Caregiving Behavioral Health

Stephen Griffin

W.R. Irby Chair and Rutledge C. Clement Jr. Professor in Constitutional Law · Tulane University

Stephen Griffin specializes in constitutional theory and history

Matthew Dewey

Clinical Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Clinical Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Media

Communication Studies Journalism and Media Studies

Judy Park

Associate Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Literary Theory Cultural Materialism Early Modern Studies New Historicism

Martin Gaynor

University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Business/Economics

Jennifer S. Wayne, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedic Surgery & Director, Orthopaedic Research Laboratory

Experimental and computational modeling of diarthrodial joint function Structural stability of fixation constructs Articular cartilage: normal function reparative techniques Reparative Techniques

Christopher Murillo

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

Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, Scenic Design

Theatre Production Stagecraft SletchUp Scenic Design Autocad

Luis Sanchez-Lopez

Visiting Assistant Professor · Loyola Marymount University

Luis Sanchez-Lopez is an expert in Latin American history, state formation, citizenship, popular politics, and social movements.

Social Autonomy Indigeneity Citizenship Latin American History State Formation

Jeffrey S. McCombs, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics & Director of Graduate Studies · USC School of Pharmacy

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs' research focuses on pharmaceutical economics and pharmaceutical policy.

Pharmaceutical Policy Health Care Reform Outcomes Research Pharmaceutical Economics Epidemiology

Fernando Estrada

Associate Professor, Co-Director, Counseling · Loyola Marymount University

Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology

Higher Education Counseling Psychology Mental Health

Amanda Burkhardt, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy · USC School of Pharmacy

An immunology researcher and educator with experience working in both basic and translational science.

Chemokines Vaccine Immunology Immunology Vaccines Cytokines

Kristen Mills

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Biomechanics of tumor growth, tumor cell-matrix interactions

Cell and tissue biomechanics Experimental mechanics of materials Development of in vitro models

James Konow

Professor of Economics · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Economics and Ethics Behavioural Economics Experimental Economics Public economics Economics of happiness

Matthew Turk

Assistant Professor of Business Law and Ethics · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Professor Turk focuses on financial regulation, securities law, and international economic law

International Economic Law and Policy Financial Regulation Securities Law

Harmony Rhoades

Research Associate Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Harmony Rhoades's research centers on homelessness, housing, substance use, mental health, and other factors that influence health outcomes.

Mental Health Substance Abuse Hiv/Aids Health Homelessness

Rachel A. Volberg

Research Professor, School of Public Health & Health Sciences · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rachel Volberg is one of the world's leading experts on the social and economic aspects of gambling and problem gambling.

Societal Impacts of Gambling Problem Gambling Gambling Economic Impact of Gambling

Stephen S. Fong, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Bioengineer who modifies micro-organisms to produce chemicals (e.g. from beer to fuel).

Systems Biology Synthetic Biology Evolutionary Biology Metabolic Engineering Molecular engineering

Celeste Menchaca

Assistant Professor · Texas Christian University

Celeste Menchaca is an expert on how science, technology, and vision have created borders for modern nation-states.

Border Creation Gender Immigration Ninteenth Century U.S. -Mexico Borderlands

Roger F. Duncan, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences · USC School of Pharmacy

Roger Duncan is an expert in molecular responses to cellular stress and regulation of translation.

Regulation of Translation Toxicology DNA RNA Molecular Responses to Cellular Stress

Lawrence Palinkas

Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Endowed Professorship in Social Policy and Health · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Dr. Palinkas is an expert in the areas of preventive medicine, cross-cultural medicine and health services research

Implementation Science Disaster Mental Health Systems Preventive Medicine Medical Anthropology Global Health