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Dr. Patrick Markey is a Professor of Psychology, the Director of the Interpersonal Research Laboratory at Villanova University, and a former President of the Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research. Dr. Markey received his doctorate from the University of California (Riverside) in social and personality psychology, with a focus on behavioral statistics. Since receiving his degree he has published over sixty book chapters and journal articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has made hundreds of presentations at universities and at national and international scientific conferences.
Among his peers he is widely recognized as an expert on how violent video games affect our behavior, and he is regarded for being able to present complex statistical and behavioral data to a general audience in a way that is both informative and entertaining. For years Dr. Markey has been involved in educating the general public and politicians about various psychological issues related to digital media. By giving talks at universities and elementary schools he has been able to help parents, teachers, and school administrators better understand the complex research examining violent video games. Moving beyond the classroom, Dr. Markey has been invited to testify before numerous governmental committees, and he has served on various governmental task forces examining the effects of violent video games.
J. David Markham (www.NapoleonicHistory.com/) is an award-winning Napoleonic scholar and biographer and executive vice president of the International Napoleonic Society. Among his books are Napoleon for Dummies (which has been translated into French, Dutch and Russian); Napoleon’s Road to Glory: Triumphs, Defeats, and Immortality; Imperial Glory: The Bulletins of Napoleon’s Grande Armée 1805-1814; and Napoleon and Dr Verling on St. Helena. He has written numerous articles for magazines, journals and encyclopedias, and has appeared on the History, Discovery and Learning channels. His “Napoleon 101” podcast (napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/) has thousands of listeners worldwide. David and his wife Barbara live in Olympia, Wash.
Arthur B. Markman is a professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas, Austin. He received his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Illinois and worked at Northwestern University and Columbia University before moving to Texas. He has written over 80 scholarly works. He is a past executive officer of the Cognitive Science Society. He is also a member of the scientific advisory board for “The Dr. Phil Show.”
Louis Markos (http://fc.hbu.edu/lmarkos) is a professor in English at Houston Baptist University, where he also teaches courses on film. He is the author of Lewis Agonistes: How C. S. Lewis Can Train Us to Wrestle with the Modern & Postmodern World (Broadman & Holman) and “The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis” (a lecture series produced by the Teaching Company).
Dr. Abbie Maroño is both a scientist and a practitioner in the field of human behavior, recognized by the US department of state as a top 1% behavior analysis expert. Having completed her PhD in Psychology, Abbie became a Professor of Psychology by the age of 23 and is an active member of several internationally recognized research groups. In 2020, awarded reviewer of the year, from select journals, for her significant contribution to the academic community. Abbie is now an expert advisor, coach, author, and keynote speaker.
Laurence Marschall, Ph.D., is the W.K.T. Sahm Professor of Physics at Gettysburg College where he teaches courses in astronomy, physics and science writing. He received his bachelor’s degree at Cornell University and his doctorate at University of Chicago. He writes a regular column on science books of note for Natural History magazine and is a contributing editor of Smithsonian Air and Space. He also contributes annual astronomy updates to the World Book Encyclopedia. He serves as deputy press officer of the American Astronomical Society. In addition to more than 40 articles in professional journals, Marschall has written for publications such as Sky and Telescope, Astronomy, Natural History, Discover, Harper’s, Newsday and the New York Times Book Review.
Perry Marshall is an author, speaker, engineer and world-renowned business consultant in Chicago. With a decade of research, he brings a fresh perspective to the 150-year old evolution debate. Bill Gates of Microsoft and the founders of Google revolutionized software and the Internet through their status as outsiders. Similarly, this book harnesses a communication engineer’s outsider’s perspective to reveal a century of unrecognized research and discoveries. (R)evolution resolves the conflict between Darwin and Design, opening new avenues of science research and raising tantalizing new questions.
Perry’s work in digital communication networks, control systems, acoustics and e-commerce bring practical insight to questions about nature and science. His books include 80/20 Sales & Marketing, Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords, and Industrial Ethernet. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering. He’s consulted in over 300 industries, from computer hardware and software to health care and finance.
Roland Martin is currently the host and managing editor “Roland Martin Unfiltered,” the first daily online show in history focused on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an African American perspective. He is also a regular contributor and analyst for ABC News. From 2008-2019, he was a senior analyst for the Tom Joyner Morning Show, where his daily segment was heard on more than 100 stations by eight million people daily. He is also the author of Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith, Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America, and The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House.
Jens Martin Skibsted, VP of Freethought and Mobility Design at Strategic Design Group, is a multiple award-winning designer, entrepreneur, and design philosopher. Best known for his urban mobility designs for Biomega, and collaborations with design superstars such as Marc Newson and Bjarke Ingels, he helped found several design consultancies including Skibsted Ideation, KiBiSi, and Strategic Design Group. His designs live in the collections at the MoMA, Le Cnap, Designmuseum Danmark, SFMOMA, etc. Jens Martin is the Co-Chair of World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Entrepreneurship. He is the Vice-Chair of the Danish design cluster, Design2Innovate, and on the board of the Danfoss Foundation, Biomega, Strategic Design Group, and the Danish Design Center; He is formerly the Chairman of the Danish Design Council, Vice-Chair of W.E.F.’s Global Agenda Council on Design and innovation, and advisor to the INDEX prize and Mindlab. Jens Martin is also a Young Global Leader alumnus who has spoken at Davos, DLD, TED, and more. His writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, Børsen, and Fast Company.
Christy Marx has had a long and eclectic career as a writer, TV series developer, comics creator, story editor and game designer. She has worked on comics, graphic novels, manga, live-action television, film, animation, computer games, console games and on-line games, and nonfiction books. In 2000, Christy Marx was awarded the Writers Guild of American/Animation Writers Caucus Award for contributions to the field of animation. Her credits include: “Babylon 5,” “Twilight Zone,” “Spider-Man,” “G.I. Joe,” “Jem and the Holograms,” “ReBoot,” “Conan,” “Beast Wars,” “X-Men: Evolution,” “Stargate Infinity,” “He-Man” and numerous games. Full credits available at www.christymarx.com.
