Dr. Ralston spent 24 years at ASU as Asst. Project Manager (College of Education), Director of Information Technology (College of Law), and faculty in the Graphics Information Technology program (College of Engineering).

In addition to teaching First-Year Writing, Duerden also enjoys teaching Writing About Literature for nonmajors, which ties into her own interest in contemporary British fiction.

Dr. Wendy R. Williams is an Associate Professor of English who studies visual/multimodal storytelling and writing education. She also has expertise in food studies.

Kimberly Holst's scholarship examines the intersection of law and media—particularly how media impacts public understanding of law. She presents on effective law school pedagogy before domestic and international audiences.

Prior holds a PhD in second language acquisition and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in linguistics, applied linguistics, discourse and interaction analysis, sociolinguistics, qualitative methods, and TESOL.

Elizabeth Sheets is an Editor Associate for Knowledge Enterprise’s Research Development. There she edits journal manuscripts, grant proposals, and book proposals for ASU faculty and research staff.

Beschloss is an award-winning writer, editor, journalist and filmmaker. He is a professor of practice in three colleges and schools and directs the Narrative Storytelling Initiative across the university.

Dr. Steven Hartman is Founding Executive Director of the BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition in UNESCO’s Management of Social Transformations programme.