Dr. Taiyi Sun is an Assistant Professor of political science at Christopher Newport University. Taiyi Sun’s research interests include Chinese politics, disaster politics, civil society, civic engagement, international political economy, and Sino-US relations. His...

Timothy J. Shaffer is the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration with a joint appointment in the Department of Communication at the University of Delaware. Shaffer...

Dr. Melanie Doherty holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University and is the Rufus K. and Jane Mulkey Green Professor of English at Wesleyan College, where she teaches writing, literature, and digital studies courses. As Director of...

Lori L. Britt, Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University (JMU), also serves as the Co-Director of the Institute for Constructive Advocacy and Dialogue, which seeks to serve as a resource for the study and practice of public engagement in...