Speakers, Panelists, & Moderators
Al-Samman, Hanadi, Ph.D.
Reel Bad Arabs: Hollywood's Portrayal of Middle Eastern People
Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Virginia
Amaya, Hector, Ph.D.
Alternative Media and Immigration
Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
Armbrust, Walter, Ph.D.
Islamic Bodies and Neoliberal Places in Contemporary Egyptian Cinema
University Lecturer, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford
Barth, Patricia, Rev.
Embracing Gender Identity and Sexual Diversity in Our Faith Communities
Interim Pastor, Sojourners United Church of Christ, Charlottesville, Virginia
Best, Mildred, Rev.
Associate Director, Chaplaincy Services, University of Virginia Health System
Bonilla, Yarimar, Ph.D.
The Politics of Giving: Beyond Media Representation of Humanitarianism and Aid in Haiti
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Virginia
Brown, Vincent, Ph.D.
Herskovits at the Heart of Darkness: a Documentary Screening and Discussion
Professor of History and African American Studies, Harvard University
Bullock, David
Consultant, davidbullock.com
Bundy, Jim , Rev. (retired)
Embracing Gender Identity and Sexual Diversity in Our Faith Communities
Retired Pastor, Uniited Church of Christ, Charlottesville, Virginia
Byler, Eric
Alternative Media and Immigration
Producer/ Director, 9500 Liberty
Chong, Sylvia, Ph.D.
This Strange Relationship: Mass Media and the Cultural Politics of Racial Representation
Assistant Professor of English and American Studies, University of Virginia
Donaldson, Sonya
Everyone Has A Voice : The Disruptive Power Of New Media Technologies On Politics, Business and Mass Communication
Doctoral Candidate, University of Virginia
Dreyfuss, Joel
Mediating Disaster: Haiti and the Politics of Representation
Journalist and Managing Editor, TheRoot.com
Fairchild, Gregory, Ph.D.
Everyone Has A Voice : The Disruptive Power Of New Media Technologies On Politics, Business and Mass Communication
Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
Grant, Christine, Ph.D.
Race and Gender Matters: Building a Diverse Science, Technology, and Engineering Community
Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Special Initiatives Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University
Harold, Claudrena, Ph.D.
This Strange Relationship: Mass Media and the Cultural Politics of Racial Representation
Assistant Professor of History, University of Virginia
Harris-Lacewell, Melissa, Ph.D.
Representation, Shame, and the Politics of Engaging
Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies, Princeton University; MSNBC contributor
Hobson, Rosalyn, Ph.D.
Race and Gender Matters: Building a Diverse Science, Technology, and Engineering Community
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Hoffman, Diane M., Ph.D.
Mediating Disaster: Haiti and the Politics of Representation
Associate Professor, Leadership, Foundations, and Policy, University of Virginia
Hughey, Matthew, Ph.D.
This Strange Relationship: Mass Media and the Cultural Politics of Racial Representation
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University
Imma, Z'etoile
Mediating Disaster: Haiti and the Politics of Representation
Graduate Student, University of Virginia
Martin, Marcus, M.D.
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Interim Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia
McNeil, Linda
Embracing Gender Identity and Sexual Diversity in Our Faith Communities
Social Action Council, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist
Navarro, Danny
Alternative Media and Immigration
Latino Student Alliance, University of Virginia
Norris, Pamela, Ph.D.
Race and Gender Matters: Building a Diverse Science, Technology, and Engineering Community
Professor; Director and Chair of Graduate Studies, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
Pierre, Wadner
Mediating Disaster: Haiti and the Politics of Representation
Journalist and Blogger
Redfield, Peter, Ph.D.
The Politics of Giving: Beyond Media Representation of Humanitarianism and Aid in Haiti
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ross, Marlon, Ph.D.
Embracing Gender Identity and Sexual Diversity in Our Faith Communities
Professor of English, University of Virginia
Ryzova, Lucie , Ph.D.
Photography, Patriarchy, and Intimacy: Vernacular Albums of Mid-Twentieth Century Egyptian Youth
Junior Research Fellow in Oriental Studies, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford
Shaheen, Jack, Ph.D.
Reel Bad Arabs: Hollywood's Portrayal of Middle Eastern People
Professor of Mass Communications (Emeritus), Southern Illinois State University
Smith, Llewellyn
Herskovits at the Heart of Darkness: a Documentary Screening and Discussion
Producer/ Director, Vital Pictures
Smith-Pariola, Jeannie, Ph.D.
The Politics of Giving: Beyond Media Representation of Humanitarianism and Aid in Haiti
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Otterbein College
This Strange Relationship: Mass Media and the Cultural Politics of Racial Representation
Journalist and Writer
Teel, Aron
Embracing Gender Identity and Sexual Diversity in Our Faith Communities
Member, Charlottesville Friends Meeting (Quaker)
Thomas-Hunt, Melissa, Ph.D.
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Assistant Professor of Business, University of Virginia
Thompson, Elizabeth, Ph.D.
Photography, Patriarchy, and Intimacy: Vernacular Albums of Mid-Twentieth Century Egyptian Youth
Associate Professor of History; Director, Workshop on Muslim Societies, University of Virginia
Weston, Kath, Ph.D.
Herskovits at the Heart of Darkness: a Documentary Screening and Discussion
Professor of Anthropology and Studies in Women and Gender, University of Virginia