Terry Shoemaker is leading scholar of religion and sport and Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies.

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

Rodriguez has been teaching at ASU since 2001, including lower and upper division Spanish language classes.

Dr. Schmidt's current research focuses on the history and practice of Zen Buddhism in Japan and its influences and adaptation in American culture during the 20th century.

Sarah Florini is an Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies in the Department of English and the Associate Director of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University.

Sean Tingle teaches ENG 105 in ASU’s Writers’ Studio and serves as an Associate Curriculum Lead. Their work centers on online student success, accessibility, innovative instructional design, and AI-supported pedagogy.

Monica De La Torre is associate professor at ASU. Her research and teaching centers Chicana media production, film, digital media and cultural productions.

Dr. Wetherholt is an instructor in Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on religion in U.S. popular culture, with work centered on religious deconversion narratives in graphic memoirs.

Areum Jeong is an interdisciplinary scholar and educator of Korean and Korean diasporic cinema, literature, popular culture, theatre and performance.