Chanley has taught a range graduate and undergraduate courses in the social sciences, with focus on public administration and political science, especially in public policy, women and gender, ethnic and racial studies.

Dr. Jessica Solyom has over 20 years of experience in research and programs focused on the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in academic and professional spaces.

Dr. Sandoval currently researches celebrations of DAY OF THE DEAD in the U.S. in order to examine how the holiday has developed from ancient MesoAmerican ritual to American popular culture.

Aviña's research focuses on twentieth-century Mexican history.

Isabelle Petersen is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar with interests in art, literature, religion, and conservation ecology.

Shawn Walker studies social media, online resistance, digital methods, and social media collection, archiving and analysis.

Thomas Lutes is a Ph.D. Journalism & Mass Communication Candidate at the Walter Cronkite School. His research relies on critical discourse analysis of drag performers and their kinship structures in popular media.