George Bisharat

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: bisharat@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4721 / Office 603F-200

Criminal Procedure Islamic Law Law and Social Anthropology Criminal Practice Law in Middle East Societies

Stacy Overstreet

Associate Professor · Tulane University

Professor Overstreet focuses on children at risk for maladjustment due to the presence of chronic stressors in their lives.

Coping Strategies Violence Adolescents Resilience Children

Arezoo Najibzadeh

Women in Politics Advocate · Young Women's Leadership Network (Femmepower)

Arezoo works on addressing the barriers against young women's involvement in grassroots and institutional politics.

Women in Politics Canadian Politics Politics & Public Policy Women's Rights Young Women

David J. Thomas, Ph.D., LMHC

Expert in policing in America · Florida Gulf Coast University

David Thomas is a veteran police officer specializing in mental health, police and minority relations, active shooters and mass casualties.

Psychology of School Shooters Law Enforcement Mental Health Policing in America Police Psychology Use of Force by Police

Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.

Gladstein Chair and Professor of Anthropology and Law · University of Connecticut

Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.

International Criminal Tribunals International Human Rights Human rights trials Anthropology Truth and Reconciliation Commissions

Anthony Greene, PhD

Faculty Trustee + Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Psychological/social factors for male “at risk” youth; chronic pain research; competence in treating clients of different cultural origins

Health Psychology Multicultural Psychology Psychological Assessment Interpersonal Violence Anger and Psychopathology

April Harris-Britt, PhD

Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Doctoral Faculty in the School of Psychology

Psychological Assessment Research Methods Ethics Multicultural Psychology Multicultural Issues and Diversity

Jeffrey Ulmer

PROFESSOR, Sociology and Criminology · Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Ulmer is Associate Head of the Department

Organizations Social Psychology Criminology Sociology of Religion integration of qualitative and quantitative methods

Eileen Abel

Clinical Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Dr. Abel is an expert in the areas of domestic violence/intimate partner violence, HIV/AIDS, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Hiv/Aids Practice Evaluation Social Work Education Intimate Partner Violence Domestic Violence

Tracie O. Afifi

Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences · University of Manitoba

Dr. Afifi's research interests are in the areas of child maltreatment and problem gambling.

Problem Gambling Domestic Violence Physical Punishment Child Maltreatment Sociology

Dorothy Espelage

Distinguished Professor of Education · UNC-Chapel Hill

Dorothy Espelage is one of the world's leading authorities on student well-being, school safety, and bullying.

Suicide Prevention Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Schools, Workplace, and Military Gender-based Trauma Lgbtq Awareness Bullying

Nancy Baker, PhD

Board Treasurer · Fielding Graduate University

Fielding Faculty Emerita and Public Trustee; and President of the Society for General Psychology (APA Div. 1)

Psychological Assessment Forensic Psychology Law and Ethics Multicultural Psychology Gender and Violence

Eric Bonds

Associate Professor of Sociology · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Bond is author of a book on social issues.

Environmental Sociology Human Rights Political Economy War and Violence

Arieahn Matamonasa-Bennett, PhD

Adjunct Faculty - Clinical Psychology · Fielding Graduate University

Adjunct Faculty in the School of Psychology

Multicultural Psychology Equine Assisted Therapy Equine Assisted Learning Cultural Diversity Issues in Education, Research, Treatment and Assessment Prevention and Treatment of Social Violence

Craig Albert

Director of the Master of Arts in Intelligence and Security Studies · Augusta University

Dr. Craig Albert is a leading expert on war, terrorism and American politics and has testified to the U.S. Congress on Islamic Extremism.

Ethnic Conflict Terrorism Political Science National Security

Jeremy Pressman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Middle East Studies · University of Connecticut

Dr. Pressman specializes in the Arab-Israeli peace process, US foreign policy, and the scope of political protests in the United States.

Arab-Israeli Conflict Middle East Peace Process Political Protests

Pamela Cross

Legal Director · Luke's Place Support and Resource Centre for Women

Advocate and expert on violence against women and the law

Violence Against Women Family Law Criminal Law Confidentiality and recordkeeping Organizational and Board development

Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Policy · University of Connecticut

Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy

The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system

Eric Rice

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

Social work expert, focusing on community outreach, network science, and the use of social networking technology by high-risk youth

Artificial Intelligence for Social Good Homelessness HIV Prevention Application of social networking methods to social work research Social Network Theory

Chris Melde

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

Chris Melde is an expert in youth violence, gangs, school violence, and youth violence prevention and intervention strategies

School Violence Program Evaluation Adolescent Development Youth Violence Gangs