Kathleen Hicks is Director of Online Programs, Department of English. Her expertise is online education and American lit. She is associate editor for Steinbeck Review and President of the International Steinbeck Society.

Sabrina Oesterle is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Director of the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.

Dr. Rizwana Biviji holds a PhD in Health Policy and Management. With over a decade of academic impact, her research centers around maternal/child health, digital health, health policy and health disparities.

Sarah Gavac (PhD at University of Wisconsin, Madison 2020 — Psychology) Their research has explored how people respond to threatening situations, with a recent focus on how students respond to stressful class material.

Liesel Sharabi is an associate professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication. She studies interpersonal relationships, communication technologies, and their intersections.

Joris Van Ouytsel, associate professor at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, researches digital media's impact on relationships, enhancing internet safety.