Claudia Mesch is Professor of Art History at Arizona State University. Her books include Modern Art at the Berlin Wall (2009), Art and Politics (2013), and Joseph Beuys (2017).

Rubinoff is an American historian with a focus on the 1920s, World War II, and the 1950s. He teaches interdisciplinary studies (core and electives), organizational leadership, and U.S. history.

Niebuhr's interests including global studies, travel history, languages, military studies, and diplomacy of the modern era.

Iveta Silova is Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU. She holds a Ph.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Thomson's research focuses on the political economy of development, authoritarianism and transitions to democracy.