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Dr. Sohad Murrar is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of
Dr. Kayla Renée Wheeler is an Assistant Professor of Gender and Diversity Studies at Xavier
Kathleen E. Foley is the founder and principal of Mirador Consulting, LLC. Mirador draws on
Quaiser Abdullah, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Communication and Social Influence Department in
Lance D. Laird is Assistant Professor in the Family Medicine Department and the Graduate Division
Asifa Quraishi-Landes is a fellow at ISPU and a Professor of Law at University of
