Expert Center

Dillard’s experts provide insights and context about the issues and events that impact Greater New Orleans, the state of Louisiana and the U.S. To reach one of our experts for media or public appearances, contact the Office of Communications and Marketing:

Business

NAZAR MUSTAPHA, Ph.D.
Assitant Professor of Financial Economics
nmustapha@dillard.edu
Focus: Economics

DORIAN WILLIAMS, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business
dwilliams@dillard.edu
Focus: Economics

Criminal Justice & Criminology 

ASHRAF ESMAIL, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Racial Justice and Professor of Criminal Justice
aesmail@dillard.edu
Focus: Criminology and Sociology 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion\

ROCHELLE L. FORD, Ph.D., APR
President
rford@dillard.edu
Focus: Multicultural Communication 

Government, Law, Public Policy

GARY M. CLARK, Ph.D.
Chair of the School of Social Sciences, Revius O. Ortique Jr. Endowed Chair and Barron Hilton Endowed Professor
gclark@dillard.edu
Focus: Local, State and National Politics 

ROBERT A. COLLINS, Ph.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy
rcolllins@dillard.edu
Focus: Local, State and National Policy

BLAIR CONDOLL, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Political Science
bcondoll@dillard.edu
Focus: Politics and Constitutional Law 

Health & Wellness 

COREY HÉBERT, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
chebert@dillard.edu
Focus: Minority Health and Health Trends 

SHARON HUTCHINSON, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Nursing
shutchinson@dillard.edu
Focus: Nursing Profession and Trends 

AMY LESEN, Ph.D.
Researcher for the Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center
alesen@dillard.edu
Focus: Environmental Factors in Health Disparities 

RACHAEL REED, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. Interim Chair of the School of Population & Health Sciences and Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Public Health rreed@dillard.edu Focus: Public Health

Folklore & History

MONA LISA SALOY, Ph.D.
Lousiana Poet Laureate and Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professor of English
msaloy@dillard.edu
Focus: Literature and Folklore 

S.T.E.M.

LOVELL AGWARAMGBO, Ph.D.
Interim Chair and Professor of Chemistry
lagwaramgbo@dillard.edu
Focus: Chemistry 

Dr Eric Buckles

ERIC BUCKLES, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
ebuckles@dillard.edu  
Focus: Infectious Diseases and Health Disparities 

HONG DAI, Ph.D.
Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Professor, Math and Business 
hdai@dillard.edu
Focus: Data Modeling

ABDALLA DARWISH, Ph.D.
Chair, Physics and Pre-Engineering/Ruth Simmons Distinguished University Professor and Presidential Professor
adarwish@dillard.edu
Focus: Medical Physics