Author Bios

Usha Kumar is a researcher and political commentator based in New York City. She can be reached at [email protected].

Dr. Alex Hanna is director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and a lecturer in the School of Information at the University of California Berkeley. She is …

Dr. Emily M. Bender is a professor of linguistics at the University of Washington, where she is also the faculty director of the Computational Linguistics Master of Science program and …

Esther Brito is completing a PhD at the American University School of International Service. Beyond this, she has a Master’s in Gender, Peace, and Security from the London School …

Jeff Bachman is an Associate Professor at American University’s School of International Service. He is author of The Politics of Genocide: From the Genocide Convention to the Responsibility to …

Angela Burt-Murray is a contributor to Capital B.

Nora Lester Murad is an award-winning children's book author, educator, and activist. From a Jewish family, Nora founded two Palestinian organizations while living in the West Bank. Now based …

Nicholas Rabb is a postdoctoral researcher at California State University, Los Angeles, studying STEM education. He holds a PhD in computer science and cognitive science from Tufts University, where …

Dr. Bedelia Nicola Richards is a race and education scholar and equity consultant with expertise in helping college professors incorporate inclusive and antiracist pedagogical strategies into their classrooms. She …

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi is a 19-year-old writer and poet from Gaza, currently a second-year English Literature student at the Islamic University of Gaza. As an emerging literary voice, she …