Newhauser has a doctorate in English, with an emphasis on Medieval studies. His areas of research interest include the moral tradition in intellectual history and sensology (sensory studies).

A world-renown organist and teacher, Marshall is known for her creative programming. She plays both historical and modern instruments and is a consultant for the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix.

A Fulbright Scholar, Odebiyi's work examines how pious laywomen known as bizzoche created and maintained economic, political and religious networks in 15th-century Rome.

Jorge Franco IV is pursuing his PhD in Comparative Culture and Language at Arizona State University. He teaches in SILC and serves as a faculty associate for the Central European Cultural Collaborative.