Mike Shellans is an Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus with expertise in the fields of Jazz and Popular Music, having taught over 100,000 students at Arizona State University between 1985 and 2026.

Nilanjana Bhattacharjya's research focuses on popular music, film, and visual culture from South Asia and its diasporic communities.

Ward's research explores the intersection of Black cultural production, culture industries and urban placemaking efforts to advance arts practice and foster inclusive communities.

Libman is a Chicago-born jazz guitarist.

Rulon-Maxwell had been teaching and performing professionally in the Valley since relocating to Arizona in 2005.

Campbell is a graduate of Amherst College and Peabody Conservatory, Professor Emeritus at Western Illinois University, and the author of Popular Music in America and Rock and Roll: An Introduction. He lives in Rhode Island.

Christi Jay Wells is a musicologist and interdisciplinary scholar in the fields of jazz history, popular music studies, dance studies, and arts & cultural policy.

Ms. Crawl manages the ASU/NASA Space Grant program in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.

Mario Yniguez (he/him) is a faculty associate voice instructor at the Popular Music Program. Mario is a songwright, performer, multi-instrumentalist, and director/creator from Arizona with degrees in voice and conducting.