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

Dongo is currently in her fourth year of the Spanish PhD program.

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.

Tingle is an instructor for the Writers' Studio, a fully online first-year composition program in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. He primarily teaches ENG105 but also has experience teaching the Humanities.

Monica De La Torre earned her doctorate in Feminist Studies from the University of Washington in 2016. Her research and and teaching practices bridges Chicana feminist theory, Latina/o media studies, and radio production.

Wetherholt is a PhD candidate in Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on religion in U.S. popular culture, with a dissertation centered on religious deconversion narratives in graphic memoirs.