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David Backer
Research Professor; Research Director, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland

Tom Rosenstiel
Eleanor Merrill Visiting Professor on the Future of Journalism

Rafael Lorente
Dean and Professor of the Practice, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Antoine Banks
Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Government and Politics, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences; Director of the Government and Politics Research Lab

Elizabeth Reynolds
PhD Student, Teacher Education & Professional Development, University of Maryland College of Education

Julie Miller
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Maryland College of Education

Doug Lombardi
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology

Lucas Butler
Associate Professor, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology

Sarah McGrew
Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership