Ileana Orlich is President’s Professor of Romanian Studies and comparative literature in SILC, distinguished global futures scholar in Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, and affiliate in SCETL and Melikian Center.

Thomas' teaching has had a focus on science, technology and society, integrated social science, modern cities, social problems and culture.

Boyles specializes in popular culture, digital literacy, visual rhetoric, and the rhetoric of higher education.

Jackson is a sports historian. She explores the intersection of sport and society, showing how the games we play (and watch) tell us much about the communities--local, national, and global--in which we live.

Booth received his master's and doctorate from the Hugh Downs School at ASU. His primary teaching interests are gender and communication, identity, diversity, and rhetoric.

Dr. Haskin's research explores how career-oriented women with young children think about and act toward their maternal bodies in a third shift of appearance work.

McHugh teaches courses in interpersonal communication. A contributing editor and ancillary author for Oxford University Press textbooks in this area, she also works on philosophy and ethics texts for other publishers.