Participants

OPENING SESSION
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___ N. Katherine Hayles, Chemist
Distinguished Research Professor of English
University of California, Los Angeles
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emerita of Literature
Duke University
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member
Academia Europaea, Member
National Endowment for the Humanities, Fellow
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Colin Koopman ___ Colin Koopman, Professor and Associate Head
Department of Philosophy
Center for Cyber Security and Privacy, Member
Digital Humanities Program, Advisory Board Member
New Media & Culture Program, Director
Office of Vice Provost of Research & Innovation, Review Council Member
University of Oregon
Critical Genealogies Workshop, Founding Co-Director
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PLENARIES
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Adell Amos, Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law
Environmental and Natural Resources Law
Environment Initiative, Executive Director
Environmental Studies Program, Faculty
Herman Faculty Achievement Award, Recipient
University of Oregon

Open Rivers Fund, Advisory Board Member
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Daniel Kreiss Daniel Kreiss, Edgar Thomas Cato Distinguished Professor
Political Communication Certificate, Director
Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, Director
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Information Society Project, Yale Law School, Affiliated Fellow
Yale University
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___ Jakki Bailey, Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Immersive Media Communication Master’s Program
Oregon Reality Lab, Core Faculty Member
School of Journalism and Communication
University of Oregon Portland

Immersive Human Development Group, Founder
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___ Victor Pickard, C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy & Political Economy
Media, Inequality & Change Center, Co-Director
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
Nieman Lab, Predictions for Journalism, Contributor
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
C. Edwin Baker Award from ICA, 2025 Recipient
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Ashley Cordes ___ Ashley Cordes, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies
Environmental Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences
Data Science Major, School of Computer and Data Sciences
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Research Center, Co-Director
Center for Environmental Futures, Steering Committee Member
University of Oregon

Tribal Resilience Taskforce, Member
Coquille (Kōkwel) Nation
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___ Bernd Reiter, Professor of Luso-Latin American Studies
Department of Classical and Modern Languages & Literatures
The Humanities Center, Alumni College Fellow
Texas Tech University

Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Former Associate Researcher
Harvard University
Fulbright Program, Distinguished Chair in Public Policy (2021–2022)
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Vera Keller, Professor and Norman Brown Faculty Fellow
Department of History
European Studies, Affliliated Faculty
University of Oregon
John Simon Guggenheim Fellow in Intellectual and Cultural History
Leo Gershoy Award, American Historical Association, Prizewinner
Renaissance Society of America, Board Member
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Tibor Solymoni ___ Tibor Solymosi, Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Philosophy
Villanova University

Embodied Education Research Unit, Member
International Conference on Embodied Education, Scientific Commitee
Danish School of Education
Aarhus University, Denmark

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Kate Mondloch Kate Mondloch, Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory
Department of the History of Art and Architecture, College of Design
Clark Honors College, Core Faculty
Center for Environmental Futures, Steering Committee Member
Center for the Science and Practice of Well-Being, Advisory Board Member
University of Oregon
MEDIA : ART : WRITE : NOW, Advisory Board Member
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Mark A. Bedau Mark A. Bedau, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities
Philosophy Department
Reed College
Systems Science Program, Supporting Faculty
Portland State University
Special Issue: Open-Ended Evolution, Artificial Life, Co-Editor
International Society for Artificial Life, Past Board Member
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SPECIAL SESSION SOJC DOCTORAL PROGRAM ANNIVERSARY
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Ivy Fofie ___ Ivy Fofie, Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Loyola Marymount University
ICA Feminist Scholarship, International Liaison
Organization for the Study of Communication, Language & Gender, Board Member
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Micky Lee ___ Micky Lee, Associate Dean of Core Experience
Communication, Journalism & Media Department, Professor
Asian Studies Program, Director
Creativity and Innovation Program, Co-director
Suffolk University
IAMCR Political Economy Section, Vice-Chair
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Erik Palmer Erik Palmer, Professor
Media Innovation, Program Coordinator
Communication, Media & Cinema
Distinguished Teaching Award, 2024-2025 Recipient
Southern Oregon University
University of Ghana, Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2019-2020)
Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism, Former Fellow
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Raul Reis Raul Reis, Dean
John T. Kerr Distinguished Professor
Hussman School of Journalism and Media
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, Past President
Televisão Pública de Angola, Contributing Commentator & Political Analyst
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