Rick Hodges is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the College of Health Sciences and Professions at Ohio University. He is also Director of the Ohio Alliance for Population Health, Executive Director of the Ohio University Health Collaborative, and Fellow at the George Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Service.

Perez Sheldon is an associate professor jointly appointed in Classics and Religious Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, as well as executive director of the Cutler Scholar’s Program at Ohio University. She is a historian of evolutionary theory, a feminist and critical -race theorist, and a scholar of religion. She earned her Ph.D. from the History of Science Department at Harvard University and has previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University.

Musaraj takes an anthropological approach to the study of economic transitions, informal economy, and corruption. She earned her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from The New School for Social Research in 2012, and was Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion at the University of California, Irvine from 2012-2014.

Lybarger is a religious studies specialist focusing on Islam and comparative religions, with more than 20 years of experience in ethnographic field study methods. His research and teaching have focused on how religion, nationalism, war, mass displacement, and state violence shape identities and demands for justice across generations.

Jungkunz is an Associate Professor of Political Science, Provost-awarded Transformative Faculty Member, Dean’s Outstanding Teacher, and University Professor at Ohio University.  His theorizing, research, and writing have focused on Critical Race Theory, Whiteness, Democratic Theory, Feminist Theory, Gender, Political Theory, Law & Society, Politics of Resistance, Silence, Identity Formation, and American Politics.  He teaches a wide range of courses on Critical Race Theory, Democratic Theory, Law and Society, Political Theory and American Politics including: “Ameri

Spiker is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Ohio University.  He earned his undergraduate degree (political science) at The Pennsylvania State University, and his Ph.D. (political science) at West Virginia University.  He is the author, or co-author, of numerous articles and books on topics in campaigns and elections, political theory, and public and international law.  He routinely teaches classes on American government and politics, political theory, and American public policy. 

Anthes serves as the William C. and Elizabeth M. Treuhaft Chair in Health Planning and leads Community Solutions’ Center for Medicaid Policy. He has significant public and private sector experience and has worked extensively with both legislative and executive branches of local, state and federal governments.

Patrick Barr-Melej is Professor of History and an award-winning scholar and teacher who specializes in modern Latin American history, with emphasis on twentieth-century political and cultural history.

Dr. Steven Miner is an expert on Russian and Eastern European history. Miner offers great insight on not only the history of these regions, but the current state of international relations between Russia and the United States. He has taught Russian history for nearly 30 years and traveled extensively throughout Russia and Ukraine.

Dr. Miller is frequently called upon for his expertise in political communication, particularly regarding his research work on gender in politics. Miller and a former colleague researched the possibility of an African-America, Latino or female United States president. Results of the study were featured in their 2003 book, "Anticipating Madam President."