Experts Guide
Associate Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall G55
Expertise: Neuroscience,
Creativity,
Memory,
Arts and health
Combining a passion for music with scientific curiosity, Professor Viskontas works at the intersection of art and science. She has published more than 50 original papers and chapters related to the neural basis of memory and creativity. Her scientific work has been featured in Oliver Sacks’ book Musicophilia, Nautilus, Nature: Science Careers, and Discover Magazine. She has also written for MotherJones.com, American Scientist, Vitriol Magazine, and other publications. Her first book, How Music…
Adjunct Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall 337
Bernard von Bothmer received a BA with honors from Brown University, an MA from Stanford University, and a PhD from Indiana University. He received USF's 2010 Distinguished Lecturer Award for Excellence in Teaching and USF's 2016 Distinguished Adjunct Teaching Award. He has reviewed books for The Journal of American History, American Historical Review, Civil War History, The Journal of Southern History, History News Network, and Civil War Book Review, and many others. He is the author of Framing…
Professor of Legal Writing and Co-Director, Moot Court Program
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Expertise: Domestic Violence Law,
Family Law
Monalisa Vu teaches Appellate Advocacy, Domestic Violence Law and Litigation, Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis, and American Legal Writing to international LLM students.
As a practicing attorney, Monalisa represented survivors of domestic violence in areas of family and immigration law. She has worked in both the public interest and private sector spheres. Monalisa serves as a Co-Director of the Moot Court Program.
Adjunct Professor
Expertise: Entrepreneurship,
Artificial intelligence and machine learning,
Natural language processing,
Startups,
Healthcare
Vipul has been a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley for the past 20 years. During that time, he has led multiple departments including business development, sales, and products. His teams have engaged clients on strategy, change management, operations, and metric achievement using technology and business process improvement. He values developing close relationships with clients in order to drive real and lasting change.
Vipul has been responsible for creating over $4B+ in trackable benefit…
Program Director
XARTS 010
Expertise: Community Engaged Design,
Construction Innovation,
Tiny House Villages,
Food Security Gardens,
Environmentally Appropriate Design
Seth Wachtel is the program director of the Architecture & Community Design program. He has worked in architecture and construction in India, Colombia, Haiti, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Zambia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. His focus is on culturally and environmentally appropriate design and the development of innovative construction techniques that produce regenerative and aesthetically fitting buildings and landscapes for human environments.
Professor…
Adjunct Professor
Nate Wadlinger is a Lecturer at the University of Central Florida where he teaches accounting and tax courses in the Bachelors and Masters of Accountancy programs. He also works part-time in the tax services group of Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs. Further, he teaches as an adjunct at Boston University School of Law and Florida State University College of Law. He also is the Lead Instructor for the EA Exam at Gleim Exam Prep. He received his Bachelors of Science in Accounting, Masters of…
Professor
Kalmanovitz Hall G58
Lisa S. Wagner, PhD is professor of psychology and director of the gerontology minor at University of San Francisco. Professor Wagner has conducted research on stereotyping and aging for the past 25 years. Through a grant from National Institute on Aging and with support from USF, her research has examined age-related stereotypes and older adults’ experience of stereotype threat. Her recent research promotes intergenerational interactions between younger and older adults and examines effects of…
Assistant Professor
Professor Wagner is interested in RNA, translational recoding, and structural biology. His past research has focused on how the structure of RNA molecules can influence translation by leading to programmed translational readthrough of the stop codon. Professor Wagner teaches introductory biology, genetics, molecular biology, and an interdisciplinary lab course.