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Expert Source Guide: International Issues


If you are a journalist and wish to arrange an interview with an Ohio Wesleyan expert, or if you are a faculty member and wish to be added to this guide, please contact Ann Marcum (740-203-6909, ammarcum@owu.edu) or Cole Hatcher (740-203-6908, cehatche@owu.edu).

Expert Name Areas of Expertise
Howard, Mary Poverty/hunger in Africa, Central Ohio homelessness, mental illness and disability, national and international public health issues
Kay, Sean Global security, NATO and European security, international politics, U.S. foreign and defense policy, American politics and national security
Mahdi, Ali Akbar Political economy of change, gender, race, and development in the Middle East, Iranian culture and society
Michael, Blake Religious phenomena of Asian cultures, Gandhi, religious pluralism, religious cults, world religion (including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam)
Peoples, James Pacific island culture, East Asia, especially Korea
Quaye, Randolph Sociology of health and illness, African development, social conditions in the African American community
Ryan, Judylyn African American literature, black feminist theory, black women’s cinema, cultural and critical race theory, African diaspora literatures, oral traditions, and religions
Twesigye, Emmanuel African religion and philosophy, Christian ethics, church history, creationism vs. evolutionism, existentialism, theology