Jasmin Zeis-Khalil a senior majoring in Political Science with a minor in International Security and Conflict Resolution. She has spent the past two summers expanding her education in human rights, interning in South Africa and participating in a law-focused Access to Justice program in Southeast Asia, Indonesia. She is passionate about helping students cultivate a commitment to global citizenship while locally advocating for immigrant and refugee rights. Jasmin works closely with the MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) community in San Diego to promote representation.

Mark Freeman, a filmmaker with over 40 years of experience, is a Professor of Television, Film and New Media in the School of Theatre, Television and Film at San Diego State University. He has produced and directed, written and edited programs for broadcast on public television, often focusing on the plights of people.

Jonathan Graubart is a chair and professor of political science at San Diego State.  He is also the former director of the ISCOR program. He specializes in the areas of international relations, international law, Israel-Palestine, the UN, normative theory, and resistance politics.

Victoria González Rivera is the first woman of Nicaraguan ancestry to obtain a Ph.D. in Latin American History from a U.S. university and is a pioneer in the fields of Nicaraguan women’s & LGBTQ history. In addition to her work as a teacher & mentor at SDSU, she is an active member of her community and serves on several non-profit boards.

Roberto D. Hernández is an actively engaged, community-based researcher, scholar, teacher and writer. His research, publications & teaching focus on the intersections of colonial & border violence, the geopolitics of knowledge & cultural production, decolonial political theory, social movements, hemispheric indigeneity, masculinity & comparative border studies.

Kristen Hill Maher’s research has two main areas of focus: international migration, and border politics. On the former theme, she has published work on the markets for foreign labor and the capacities of migrant workers to claim rights and membership, as well as how migration shapes gender identities.

Kimala Price's research interests are reproductive politics and policy, the reproductive justice movement, political intersectionality, community-based research, interpretive research methodology. In addition to teaching at SDSU, she serves on multiple non-profit boards & remains active in reproductive rights/justice movements.

Erika Robb Larkins' research and teaching focus on urban anthropology, violence and inequality, crime, drug policy, security, police, incarceration, political economy, tourism, and public anthropology; Brazil, Latin America.

Matthew W. Savage's research interests focus on the intersection of health, interpersonal, and mass communication. Dr. Savage’s scholarship is conducted within the context of creating and supporting health communication campaigns aimed to deter negative and risky behaviors among adolescents and young adults.

Emily Schuckman Matthews' primary research focus is examining the representation of prostitution in Russian literature and film. Other areas of interest include human trafficking, late/post-Soviet Russian literature and culture, cinema and Russian feminist cultural studies.

William Twayigize's main research interests include: African Political Affairs, International Development, and Resource-Related Conflicts and Post-Traumatic Informed Care.