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Dr. Suman Acharya is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs (SPSIA) at the University of Central Florida. With a multidisciplinary background in environmental anthropology, forestry, and climate science, Dr. Acharya’s research examines the political dimensions of environmental change and security, multilevel governance, political ecology, and the intersections of power, […]

Barry Griffiths, Ph.D. is an associate instructor in the Department of Mathematics within the UCF College of Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Education at the University of Central Florida in 2014. Dr. Griffiths is also an adjunct professor at the Vellore Institute of Technology, and helped in the development of the exchange program established […]

Swadeshmukul Santra, Ph.D. is a Professor at the University of Central Florida holding a joint appointment with the NanoScience Technology Center and the Department of Chemistry. Dr. Santra is the founding director of UCF Materials Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) Center. He has been actively working in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for over […]

Heerak Shah ( Producer / Director / Editor ) is an award-winning multimedia content creator. Some of his most recent and noteworthy accomplishments are his work on a feature-length Bollywood film titled ‘Shiv Shastri Balboa’, a South Asian streaming single-camera sitcom titled ‘Metropark’, a short film titled ‘The Ice Man’, and a music video titled […]

Lisa Mills is a Professor of Film, Documentary, at the University of Central Florida. She received her BA in English from Jacksonville University (1983), her MA in Mass Communication from the University of Central Florida (1999) and her PhD in Political Communication from the University of Florida (2005). Before entering academia in 1999 she was […]

Phil Peters is a professor in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media. He earned his M.A. in Theatre Design and Technology from the Universtiy of Montana and went on to be a film production designer and computer game producer/designer for over twenty years. Including the Emmy award-winning series Northern Exposure, Peters has been a […]

Nikola Mirilovic, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs (SPSIA). He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Chicago in 2009. With over ten years of teaching experience, Dr. Mirilovic has also published a multitude of articles on current topics including religious discrimination, diaspora politics, […]

Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D. is the Senior Associate Dean in the College of Sciences and Pegasus Professor in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs (SPSIA). She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, a Master’s in Political Science, and a Master’s in West European Studies (all from Washington University). She twice served as Vice President […]