April Maskiewicz Cordero, PhD, is a professor of biology and Dean at Point Loma Nazarene University. April has been teaching since 1990, and until recently, taught ecology and evolution to science majors, non-majors, and graduate students. As a Christian biologist trained in science education research, she is in a unique position to investigate science students’ perceptions of the relationship between scientific issues that evoke controversy (i.e. climate change, evolution, human origins) and Christian faith. April has several publications, earned three teaching awards, was a SCIO Visiting Scholar at Oxford University in 2015-16, and gave a TEDx talk on evolution and faith. She is also active on several professional development projects with schoolteachers as well as university biology faculty.

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Elizabeth Lewis Hall PhD is Professor at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, where she teaches interdisciplinary courses on psychology and religion. She is past president of Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality) of the American Psychological Association, and a fellow of APA. Her contributions to the interdisciplinary study of psychology and theology have been recognized in various ways, including the Wheaton College Omar Scandrette Integration Award (2007), the Biola University Robert B. Fischer Award for Faculty Excellence (2010), the CAPS Narramore Award for Excellence in the Integration of Theology and Psychology (2016), and APA Division 36's William C. Bier Award (2021).

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Se Kim is trained in genetics and neuroscience, and her research work focused on the role of epigenetics in mammalian brain function and plant stress response. Currently, Se serves as the Director of Membership and Governance at the National Academies of Medicine (NAM), where she oversees all the activities of the NAM membership, elections, and works closely with the governing Council on Academy initiatives and member engagement. She received her BS in biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin, a PhD in molecular and human genetics from Baylor College of Medicine, and an executive MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previous to the National Academies, she was the Deputy Chief Program Officer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Office of Science, Policy, and Society Programs. 

Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He has frequently been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, teaching philosophy of law and related subjects. In addition to his academic service, Professor George has served as Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. He has also served on the President’s Council on Bioethics, as a presidential appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and as the U.S. member of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology. He is a former Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States, where he received the Justice Tom C. Clark Award.

Effat Zeidan Hatoum, PhD, has a research background in Nanotechnology and the development of ultra-sensitive diagnostic tools for the detection of disease in early stages with several
publications in that area. She is currently serving as Program Director of the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program and Associate Professor of science and mathematics at California Baptist University. Her focus has been on improving the quality of online science and math education through the introduction of practical learning tools, motivational learning strategies, and integration of faith.  Effat has also been serving on the Executive Council of the American Scientific Affiliation since 2019 and is leading the ASA student chapter at California Baptist University.

Louise Huang earned a B.S. in Fiber Science at Cornell University, an M.S. in Polymer Science, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. Her interest in environmental science originated from her undergraduate and graduate research on the degradation of pesticides on cellulosic materials. She holds two U.S. patents on such technologies. Currently, she is an Honors College Faculty Fellow who serves as the Director of the Center for Research in Science (CRIS) and the Acting Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at Azusa Pacific University. Her area of teaching and research lies in environmental stewardship and sustainability; the courses she teaches include Chemistry & Society and History of Science. 

Gregory is a Lecturer in Religious Studies and Humanities at Chico State University, and also co-directs Science for the Church (www.scienceforthechurch.org), which brings resources for Christian congregations to integrate mainstream science into their ministries. In addition, he serves as associate pastor for discipleship at Bidwell Presbyterian Church in Chico. He holds degrees from U.C. Berkeley, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Graduate Theological Union. He serves on advisory council or committees for BioLogos; the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion; the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union. 

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Dr. Jennifer Wiseman is an astronomer, author, and speaker.  She studies the process of star and planet formation in our galaxy using radio, optical, and infrared telescopes.    She is also interested in national science policy and public science engagement, and is the emeritus Director of the program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  She received her B.S. in physics from MIT, discovering comet Wiseman-Skiff in 1987, and continued her studies at Harvard, earning a Ph.D. in astronomy in 1995.    She is currently a senior astrophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center.   Dr. Wiseman is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation, a network of Christians in Science.   

Deborah Haarsma is President of BioLogos. She completed her doctoral work in astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her undergraduate work in physics and music at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Haarsma is an astronomer and frequent speaker on modern science and Christian faith at research universities, churches, and public venues like the National Press Club. She wrote the book Origins with her husband and fellow physicist, Loren Haarsma, presenting the agreements and disagreements among Christians regarding the history of life and the universe.  Previously, Haarsma served as professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Calvin University. She is an experienced research scientist, with several publications in the Astrophysical Journal and the Astronomical Journal on extragalactic astronomy and cosmology.