Van M. Cagle holds a Master’s in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He has served as a Visiting Professor of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and as a Professor of Communication at Tulane University in New Orleans. Cagle has published widely in the field of cultural studies, including a critically acclaimed book on youth culture as well as writing on innovative hybrid research methodologies, contemporary mass media. Cagle also served as the Director of Research & Analysis at the foundation-based GLAAD Center for the Study of Media & Society (CSMS) in New York, where he directed over 40 award winning research projects that established the CSMS as the national leader in nonprofit cultural studies/media research. Cagle has also served as Project Manager for a wide variety of private sector companies and nonprofits. His most recent accomplishment is a study with Independent Forensics where he assisted with the development of the first ever genetic assay test for those with HIV/AIDS.

 

 

Jennifer Cornbleet is a nationally recognized raw food instructor and author. She offers lectures, classes, and consultations nationwide. She also has a B.A. in music history from the University of Chicago, and taught high school English for three years. Jennifer is currently a faculty instructor at the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, a raw food chef school in Fort Bragg, California. She is the author of two books, the bestselling Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People and Raw For Dessert.