Tom Holt
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Thomas J. Holt is an expert in Cybercrime, Cyberterror, and Information Warfare Researcher
Terror Malware Information Warfare Cybercrime Identity Theft
Johanna Schuster-Craig
Assistant Professor of German and Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities · Michigan State University
Johanna Schuster-Craig researches German integration and migration politics.
German Politics Angela Merkel Germany International Politics Berlin Wall
Devon Brooks
Associate Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Research and practice interests include reduction and treatment of child maltreatment, with a focus on racial and ethnic disparities.
Child Welfare Risk Assessment Research Methodology Children & Families Human Behavior
Virginia Estabrook
Assistant Professor of Anthropology · Georgia Southern University
Virginia Easterbrook research focuses on bioarcheology and paleopathology.
Bioarcheology Paleobiography Sociology Anthropology Neanderthals
Dr. Jane Barratt
Secretary General · International Federation on Ageing
As Secretary General of the IFA Dr Barratt is an internationaly respected speaker on age related issues across the globe.
Fostering Healthy Ageing Healthy Ageing Public Policy and Advocacy Population Ageing Women's Rights
Dr. John Beard
Director of Ageing and Life Course · World Health Organization
Dr John Beard, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., is Director of Ageing and Life Course with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva
Fostering Healthy Ageing Population Ageing Epidemiology Public Health and Ageing
Sherri Green, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor Department of Maternal and Child Health, Research Fellow Sheps Center For Health Services Research · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor in the Gillings School of Public Health, with interests in substance use disorders and chronic health conditions rural populations
Rural Health Care Access Opioids Maternal and child health Drug Addiction and Treatment Public Health Policy Research
Richard Arum
Dean of the School of Education · UC Irvine
Richard Arum's research is focused on education, social stratification and formal organizations.
Social Stratification Legal and Institutional Environments of Schools Digital Education
J. Donald Cohon, PhD
Distinguished Visiting Scholar - Infant & Early Childhood Development - School of Psychology · Fielding Graduate University
Designs community-based programs for disenfranchised groups
Community and organizational psychology Cross-cultural psychology Kinship Adaptation of refugee communities Intergenerational program design and implementation
J. Andrew Hansen
Associate Professor · Western Carolina University
Policy Public Policy Criminology Criminal Justice Police
Dr. Pat Armstrong
Professor · Department of Sociology, York University
Dr. Armstrong's work focuses on the fields of social policy, of women, work and the health and social services.
Decent Work for All Feminist Political Economy Women and Work Health Policy Health Care
Joni Splett
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Joni Splett's research aims to improve youth mental health well-being by developing and evaluating schools’ mental health.
Aggression and Peer victimization youth mental health Mental Health Promotion and Intervention in Schools School Mental Health Social, Emotional and Behavioral Promotion and Intervention
Ruba Ali Al-Hassani
Iraqi-Canadian Socio-Legal Academic & Advocate
Middle Eastern Affairs Iraqi Affairs Counter-Terrorism Islamophobia Racial Profiling
Hans Oh
Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Hans researches the social determinants and health correlates of psychotic experiences.
Psychotic Experiences Psychiatric Epidemiology Korean American Health
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Chair on Truth and Reconciliation · Lakehead University
Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.
Community Development Government Community Outreach Leadership Teaching
Leslie Kern
Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program · Mount Allison University
Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.
Gentrification/Displacement Gender Cities Urban Affairs Enviromental Justice
Tom Mills
Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.
Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications
Kathryn Libal, Ph.D.
Director, Human Rights Institute and Associate Professor, Social Work & Human Rights · University of Connecticut
Professor Libal researches human rights norms and practices, including the ability to secure adequate food and housing.
Asylum Seekers Women's Rights Refugees and resettlement Social Mobilization Refugees
Kate McInturff
Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Kate McInturff is director of the CCPA's initiative on gender equality and public policy, Making Women Count.
Gender Equality Policy Analysis Family policy Labour Economics Budget and Tax Policy
Mai Linh Spencer
Associate Clinical Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: spencerm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4743 / Office 350-100