Rush is a historian of Southeast Asia who explores themes of colonialism, religion, biography, and current affairs. His latest books are Hamka's Great Story and Southeast Asia: a very short introduction.

I am a researcher, analyst, and educator seeking to discover, aspire, and imagine how the fabric of society can be transformed by equality, community development, and innovative practice.

Isabelle Betancourt is the Invertebrate Collections Manager for the National Science Foundation's National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository at ASU.