Vidal-Aparicio teaches at ASU and the Maricopa Community Colleges. His PhD dissertation studies how deliberative democratic innovations help recover political trust. He is the author of 500 Preguntas al Nacionalismo Español.

Johnston’s research focuses on policy informatics, the study of how computational and communication technology is leveraged to specifically understand and address complex public policy and administration problems.

Charles T. Lee is a political and cultural theorist who combines critical theory and ethnographic research to analyze and engender plural pathways of social transformation in everyday life.

Schugurensky has published on a variety of topics, including adult education, community development, participatory democracy, citizenship education, social economy, civic engagement, and volunteer work.

Behl specializes in the study of inequalities in liberal democracies. Her book received the APSA 2021 Lee Ann Fujii Award. She was also awarded ASU's Outstanding Teaching, Mentoring, DEI, and Social Impact Awards.

Reilly is a Professor in the School of Public Affairs, former chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education; and former County Executive for Clark County (the Las Vegas Valley) Nevada.

Beschloss is an award-winning writer, editor, journalist and filmmaker. He is a professor of practice in three colleges and schools and directs the Narrative Storytelling Initiative across the university.

Ligia Bezerra has taught Portuguese, Spanish, and English in Brazil and in the U.S. Her research interests include Latin American literature and culture, consumption, everyday life, neoliberalism, and democracy.