Larisa Ozeryansky, MPH MSIPM is an IIPhD candidate from University of Washington and a Fulbright Scholar studying Transnational Migrant Health. Larisa designed and facilitated surveys/interviews for refugees from Ukraine (2022-2023) and expanded on the results (highlighting social exclusion) with a project in Norway using participatory-media as a research- intervention.

Paul Tomizawa has taught in public elementary schools in New York for over 25 years. His sweet spot for teaching includes digital storytelling, media literacy, and building online communities with children. He has presented his instructional strategies and classroom experiences at regional and national conferences for teachers throughout the United States and most recently in Spain.

Meredith Dutra has been an educator for sixteen years and is currently the technology integration specialist at Scarsdale High School. Before joining Scarsdale High School in Fall 2019, she was a classroom Social Studies teacher and K-12 STEM Coordinator. Meredith’s career allows her to see education from a different perspective, from planning, implementation, and action. She is passionate about embedding real-world applications in the classroom that students can use beyond their K-12 experience.

Susan Luft brings over 25 years of valuable experience to her role as an educator. In her position as the Elementary ELA Coordinator for Scarsdale Public Schools, she channels her innovative instructional approach toward fostering collaboration and dialogic learning. Susan is deeply committed to advancing student literacy development by integrating both traditional and contemporary skills. Notably, she has played a pivotal role in conducting numerous teacher training courses through the Scarsdale Teachers Institute.

Wesley Fryer, PhD, is a middle school STEM and media literacy teacher at 

Angie Hartley is a public school elementary school teacher and instructional coach. She works with multilingual learners in Cranston, Rhode Island and is also a certified yoga instructor.

Yvette Coyle serves as an Associate Professor of EFL Teaching Methods at the University of Murcia. Yvette focuses her work on L2 teaching and learning, and, more especially, multimodal literacy and feedback.

Pedro Férez serves as a senior lecturer of Education at the University of Murcia. His research interest include cinema- and literature-based approaches to foreign language teaching, the application of queer theory to education, and critical literacy.