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DePaul faculty and staff subject matter experts are available to provide insights and commentary on the news of the day. Search the Experts Guide or contact us for help finding an expert.

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Patrizia Acerra

Expertise: Chicago Theatre. Creating nonprofit mission statements. Arts management.
Phone: 312-476-3656
Email: pacerra@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Adjunct Faculty
Administrative Title: Sr. Academic Advisor
College, School or Museum: School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Language Proficiency: Italian - basic, Latin - basic
Academic Website: https://scps.depaul.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/patrizia-lombardi-acerra.aspx

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Rob Adler

Expertise: Performance and communication. Improvisation acting coach for film, television and theatre. Applied improvisation and acting skills for leadership. Communication and team building for executives, doctors, lawyers, teachers and other leaders.
Phone: 323-394-8307
Email: rzenchel@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Performance
College, School or Museum: Theatre School
Academic Website: https://theatre.depaul.edu/about/faculty-and-staff/performance/Pages/default.aspx

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Windsor Aguirre

Expertise: Evolutionary biology; Ichthyology (Fish Biology); Conservation biology; Tropical biology
Phone: 773-325-8005
Email: waguirre@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor
Department: Biological Sciences
College, School or Museum: College of Science and Health
Language Proficiency: Spanish
Academic Website: https://www.waguirrelab.com/

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Nesreen Akhtarkhavari

Expertise: Minorities in Iran and the Arab World; Middle East politics, history, culture; Human Rights and legal Issues in Iran and the Arab World; Islam, Sharia, and modern movements; Violence and Terrorism; Teaching Arabic in the United States, Arabic Literature in Translation.
Phone: 773-325-8639
Email: nakhtark@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor Emeritus
Administrative Title: Director of Arabic Studies - Liberal Arts and Social Studies
Department: Department of Modern Languages
Language Proficiency: Arabic, Persian

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Nezih Altay

Expertise: Humanitarian aid logistics. Disaster management and response. Impact of disasters on businesses. Supply chain management and supply chain risk and resilience. Supply disruptions. General operations, logistics and supply chain issues.
Phone: 312-362-8313
Email: naltay@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor
Administrative Title: Director of the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
Department: Management and Entrepreneuship
College, School or Museum: Driehaus College of Business
Language Proficiency: Turkish
Academic Website: https://business.depaul.edu/faculty/faculty-a-z/Pages/nezih-altay.aspx

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Rubén Álvarez Silva

Expertise: Community-based service learning. Project-based learning. Community-based research. Community engagement in higher education. Asset-based community development. Student development theory. Anti-oppressive pedagogy and inclusive teaching practices. Sustainability.
Phone: 773-362-6674
Email: rsilvaal@depaul.edu
Administrative Title: Director of Just DePaul
Department: Division of Mission and Ministry
Language Proficiency: Spanish

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Brian Andrews

Expertise: Visual Effects. Animation. Film.
Phone: 312-362-1175
Email: bandrew4@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Associate Professor
College, School or Museum: School of Cinematic Arts
Academic Website: https://www.cdm.depaul.edu/about/Pages/People/facultyinfo.aspx?fid=1337

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Ted Anton

Expertise: Creativity in writing, science communication, true crime and new journalism. Romanian communism. Longevity health research. Microbes research. Anton is author of “The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business and the Fountain of Youth” (University of Chicago Press, 2013) and “Bold Science: Seven Scientists Who are Changing Our World (W.H. Freeman, 2000). His first book, “Eros, Magic and the Murder of Professor Cullanu” (Northwestern University Press 1996) won the Carl Sandburg Award. He co-edited “The New Science Journalists” for Ballantine in 1995. He has written for publications including Slate, The Sciences, Chicago and Publishers Weekly.
Email: tanton@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Professor Emeritus
Department: English
College, School or Museum: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Language Proficiency: German, Greek
Academic Website: http://www.tedanton.com

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Veronica S. Appleton

Expertise: Organizational and intercultural communications. Diversity and inclusion, global talent development, learning and development (L&D), organizational behavior.
Phone: 312-362-8600
Email: vappleto@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Adjunct Faculty
College, School or Museum: College of Communication

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Kathleen Arnold

Expertise: Neoliberalism. Hannah Arendt's contemporary relevance. Human rights. Dynamics of low-tier labor. Gender and domestic violence. Immigration policy, law and enforcement. Immigrant experiences. Childhood immigrant arrivals. The treatment of Haitians. Gender-based assault among refugees. Undocumented status. Climate refugees. Refugees/asylees.
Phone: 773-325-4736
Email: karnol14@depaul.edu
Academic Title: Senior Professional Lecturer
Administrative Title: Director, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Program
Department: Political Science
College, School or Museum: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Academic Website: https://las.depaul.edu/academics/political-science/faculty/Pages/kathleen-arnold.aspx

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