Faculty & Staff

Dr. Anderson is a Geology Professor and the Winchester Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Colorado. His research focuses on how active lava flow surfaces are influenced by volcanic behavior. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles, including four in Nature. He has studied active volcanoes in more than a dozen countries, and is funded by NASA to study lava flows on Mars and Venus. He has been interviewed by the BBC, the Discovery Channel, and the New York Times regarding his work on active volcanoes. Dr. Anderson received several awards as an educator, including the EPA’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Environmental Education. One of his greatest passions is teaching in field settings, and he has taught field courses for 7 different universities.

Bradley J. Bond, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Communication. His research examines the development and maintenance of parasocial relationships with media personae and the influence of media on identity and outgroup attitudes. Much of his current work focuses on the depiction of marginalized individuals in entertainment media and the effects of exposure on identity, stereotypes, and prejudices. He currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Communication. He also extends his work into the entertainment industry, consulting for major content creators in film, television, video games, and online video.

Andrea Duffy, Ph.D., serves as assistant vice provost and associate professor of history at Colorado State University. Her research examines human-environmental relations around the world in the modern era, with an emphasis on imperialism and colonial contexts, cross-cultural connections, and the role of climate change. She is the author of numerous publications including the award-winning book Nomad’s Land: Pastoralism and French Environmental Policy in the Nineteenth-Century Mediterranean World (University of Nebraska Press, 2019).

Sal Genovese is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Boston University’s College of General Studies. Trained as a marine biologist with research interests focused at the intersection of oceanography and subtidal benthic marine ecology, his research has examined population and community dynamics of corals and other marine invertebrates and algae in the Gulf of Maine, the Caribbean and Florida Keys, French Polynesia and Antarctica. He previously served as faculty on the SAS Summer 2013 and Spring 2015 voyages.

In all of Laurie Glover’s work, she thinks about humans’ relationships to place: how they make themselves at home, how they treat the habitats and homelands of others. This has led her to seek out unusual teaching assignments and to write across many genres. For example, after spending three years leading study abroad programs in Sydney, Australia, she completed a travel memoir, Travelling Alone in the Company of Others, and she is currently in the midst of finishing a book of poetry arising from a shipboard residency in the Arctic seas of Svalbard, halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Upon return from the Fall 2023 voyage, she will be taking up a part-time position in the Environment, Spirituality and Religion graduate program at the California Institute of Integrated Studies.

Dr. Molly J. Gutilla is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health and in Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University. With expertise in epidemiology, public health data, and community-driven solutions, her work addresses population health through teaching, research, and practice. She holds a DrPH in Epidemiology from the University of Colorado and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from The Ohio State University. Dr. Gutilla is known for her student-centered, inclusive teaching. She mentors graduate students, serves on interdisciplinary committees, and leads initiatives to improve teaching and learning. Her research focuses on environmental epidemiology, social determinants of health, and public health data.

Michelle Inderbitzin is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. Her work and research center around juvenile justice, prison culture, and transformative education. Along with her on-campus classes, Professor Inderbitzin has spent her career regularly teaching and volunteering in state prisons and youth correctional facilities. In addition, she has led more than 10 summer study abroad programs to London. Professor Inderbitzin has received a number of awards for her teaching and engagement, including the American Society of Criminology’s lifetime Teaching Award. Being selected as a faculty member for Semester at Sea is fulfilling a bucket list goal!

Todd H. Kuethe is a Professor and Schrader Chair in Farmland Economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. Todd has an active research and extension program in farm real estate markets, agricultural finance, and agricultural policy. His work has been profiled in a number of major media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, National Public Radio, and VICE. He has won a number of national research and teaching awards. Todd previously worked at the University of Illinois and the USDA Economic Research Service and served as Editor of Agricultural Finance Review. Todd is also a consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Dr. Teboho Moja is a Professor of Higher Education at New York University. She is an expert on higher education systems and in particular on African higher education systems. She was instrumental in the transformation of the higher education system in South Africa, serving as the Executive Director and being a Commissioner of the National Commission of Higher Education, appointed by the late President Nelson Mandela.

She is the recipient of several distinguished awards, including the Lifetime Achiever by the National Research Foundation and an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Pretoria in South Africa, as well as the Martin Luther King Junior Award and the James Weldon Johnson Distinguished Faculty Award in the USA.

Dr. Jennifer Reinke is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Experiential Learning in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS) at Colorado State University. She has led service-learning study abroad programs in sub-Saharan Africa, including a program focused on supporting children with disabilities in South Africa and a program focused on community education and health in Zambia. Dr. Reinke teaches undergraduate courses in HDFS and oversees the HDFS practicum and internship programs. She is a CSU Faculty Institute for Inclusive Excellence Fellow and CSU Teaching Effectiveness Fellow, and is also a Certified Family Life Educator and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is joined on this voyage by her partner, Jonathan, and 9-year-old twins, Reece and Rowan

Lori currently works as the Reference Librarian/Associate Professor at Luzerne County Community College in northeastern Pennsylvania. She began her library career working at several of the Boston College Libraries. A life-long learner, Lori loves learning new skills and has obtained post-graduation certificates in Digital Public Humanities from George Mason University and Publishing from Emerson College. Lori served in the U.S. Peace Corps, teaching at colleges in Sichuan, China for two years. She also taught English in Kyoto, Japan for a year and in Singapore for three months. Lori has built houses with Habitat for Humanity Global Village and Fuller Center Global Builders which took her to Samoa, Egypt, Paraguay, South Africa, Romania, Madagascar and Portugal.

Professor Joy Shields is a marketing educator, consultant, and researcher whose work explores how sensory marketing, specifically touch and haptic engagement, influences consumer perception and decision-making in physical and digital spaces. With experience spanning Fortune 500 campaigns, CPG strategy, and international education, she brings a practice-informed perspective to the classroom. She is known for creating experiential learning environments that blend theory with application that reflect today’s evolving marketing landscape. Dr. Shields is a recipient of the 2023 George Award and the Engaged Management Scholarship Outstanding Proposal Award. Her work has been recognized by the American Academy of Advertising and the Journal of Advertising.

Shauhin Talesh is Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine, with courtesy appointments in Sociology and Criminology, Law & Society. His research interests include the empirical study of law and business organizations, dispute resolution, consumer protection, insurance, and the relationship between law and social inequality. Professor Talesh is considered one of the leading scholars on organizational responses to law and compliance and the relationship between insurance, regulation and inequality. Talesh’s scholarship has won multiple awards in Sociology, Political Science and Law & Society. He was voted by UCI Law Students 1L Professor of the Year in 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22 and Teacher of the Year in 2022 by the Association of American Law Schools.

Samuel M. Tham is an assistant professor in the department of Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University. As a media psychologist, Tham’s research interests lies in the domain of digital advertising, ad avoidance, and problematic media use especially in social media and video gaming. Prior to academia, Tham worked in the advertising and public relations industry for over a decade, first as a founder of his online gaming company, then as an advertising account executive, and later in corporate communications. His return to academia after a successful industry career was driven towards mentoring students and developing their research toward careers in academia and industry.

Emily grew up in Ohio where she went to college, moved to Connecticut for graduate school and landed in Fort Collins, CO where she has lived for the past 12 years. Emily works at Colorado State University as a nurse practitioner in student health. Some of her passions include nature, animals, music and adventures of all kinds. This will be her second SAS voyage; she sailed as part of the medical team in Spring 2019 and is excited to be back!

Latasha is a licensed mental health counselor with a passion for supporting and empowering others on their journey to well-being. As a Mental Health and Wellness Counselor at Prince George’s Community College and owner of Building Blocks Counseling and Wellness, she provides counseling and dynamic wellness programs to help individuals thrive. A lifelong learner and entrepreneur, Latasha previously owned a poke’ bowl restaurant and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Urban Educational Leadership at Morgan State University. After proudly serving 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, she is excited to return to sea—this time as a mental health counselor with Semester at Sea—supporting voyagers through this transformative experience!

Lucy is a licensed clinical social worker with diverse experience working in medical and clinical mental health settings. Lucy began her career working with children and families, before moving into clinical practice with a focus on trauma, substance use, anxiety and co-occurring conditions. Lucy holds a faculty position at Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, and teaches in the Masters of Social Work program at Boston University. Lucy is the Director of social work education at Dartmouth Health and enjoys this combination of clinical practice and teaching. Outside of work, Lucy spends as much time as possible outdoors in Vermont, with her family and golden retriever Waffles.