Officials in both Ukraine and Russia have met for another round of peace talks as the conflict in Ukraine continues. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Kyleanne Hunter. Hunter is a Marine Corps combat veteran with multiple combat deployments as an AH-1W “Super Cobra” attack pilot. She is as Assistant Professor of Military and Strategic Studies at the United States Air Force Academy and the co-director of the Athena Leadership Project. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, and a Masters of Arts and a Doctorate from University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Dr. Hunter’s research focuses on the intersection of social integration and military effectiveness, with a focus on gender and unconventional warfare. She was a researcher in residence at University of San Diego’s Kroc School of Peace and Justice and co-primary investigator for the Nonviolent Actors in Violent Conflicts project funded by the Carnegie Foundation. Media includes: Sisterhood Network, Pole Story, DU Magazine.

Fox News cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, was killed in Ukraine on Monday and his colleague, Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, remains hospitalized in Ukraine. On Sunday, American filmmaker and journalist Brent Renaud became the first U.S. journalist to be killed in Ukraine. Renaud was killed in Kviv while on assignment for Time Studios. To discuss, we FEATURE Alicia Shepard. Shepard is an independent journalist and a member of USA Today's Board of Contributors. Previously she was a visiting media ethics professor at the University of Arkansas. Before that, she worked for USAID in Afghanistan as a press liaison after having spent a year reporting and training Afghan reporters. She is co-author of Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of 9/11 (2002), about how journalists covered 9/11 and the role they played as modern-day keepers of calm on America's most terrifying day. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, CBS, NPR.

Armed forces in Belarus have been pushing Middle Eastern asylum seekers, who were promised entry into the EU, into Poland and Ukraine. To discuss, we FEATURE Lamis Abdelaaty. Abdelaaty is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Her research focuses on refugees in international relations. Her book, Discrimination and Delegation: Explaining State Responses to Refugees (Oxford University Press, 2021), asks why countries open their borders to some refugees while blocking others, and why a number of countries have given the United Nations control of asylum procedures and refugee camps on their territory. Abdelaaty's research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the American Philosophical Society. Media includes: The Washington Post, Oxford University Press.

The Idaho state House has approved legislation that would ban abortion after six weeks, becoming the first state to copy Texas' abortion bill. To discuss, we FEATURE Lisa Maldonado. Maldonado is one of the founders of the Reproductive Health Access Project and has served as the organization’s Executive Director since 2005. She has devoted her career to working on reproductive health issues, especially as they affect women, adolescents and immigrants. Maldonado is on the board of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals and is active within the American Public Health Association–having served as co-chair of the Association’s Abortion Task Force, President of its Latino Caucus and as a Governing Councilor for the Population, Sexual and Reproductive Health section. Media includes: Vice, US News & World Report, Glamour.

March marks the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 in the United States. To discuss stress and resilience during the ongoing pandemic, we FEATURE Sheela Raja. Raja is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of Overcoming Trauma and PTSD, PTSD Survival Guide for Teens, and The Resilient Teen: 10 Key Skills to Bounce Back from Setbacks and Turn Stress into Success. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she teaches Behavioral Medicine. Raja is a highly sought after speaker and has given invited talks at federal, national, and international level on the topic of post-traumatic stress and trauma informed healthcare. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on the relationship between trauma and health. Media includes: The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Family Circle, Web MD, Prevention, Real Simple, Shape Magazine, CNN, HLN, ABC, WGN.

Pfizer is planning to submit data to the FDA for a fourth COVID-19 shot, according to CEO Albert Bourla. To discuss, we FEATURE Saralyn Mark. Mark, an endocrinologist, geriatrician and women's health specialist is the founder, president and CEO of SolaMed Solutions, LLC, a boutique consulting firm. In this capacity, she has served as a medical and scientific policy advisor providing scientific and strategic direction for organizations and agencies. She is the lead/spokesperson on COVID-19 for the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and the XPrize Health and Pandemic Alliance Brain Trust. Media includes: Forbes, Business Insider, The Washington Post, CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox.

CVS has fired several employees and executives following an investigation into how the company handled sexual harassment complaints. To discuss, we FEATURE Rebecca G. Pontikes. Pontikes, a lawyer and founder of Pontikes Law, LLC, represents employees in all areas of employment law, specializing in gender and family responsibility (caregiver) discrimination and sexual harassment against employees and students. She specializes in pursuing the rights of men and women who have been penalized at work because of gender stereotypes. Her gender stereotyping cases have been covered in both the mainstream press and by legal trade publications. Pontikes regularly speaks on employment law topics and has been interviewed in connection with her specialty. Media includes: The Boston Globe, The New York Times, NECN.

Today is Equal Pay Day. To discuss, we FEATURE Kalpana Kotagal. Kotagal is a Partner in Cohen Milstein, and a member of the firm’s Civil Rights & Employment practice and Chair of the firm’s Hiring and Diversity Committee. She is also the co-author of the "Inclusion Rider," referenced by Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand in her 2018 Best Actress acceptance speech. Kotagal focuses almost exclusively on employment class actions involving allegations of discrimination. Currently, she represents a class of female sales employees in a Title VII and Equal Pay Act case against one of the nation's largest jewelry chains in Jock, et al. v Sterling Jewelers Inc. Her clients have alleged a pattern of sex discrimination in compensation and promotions. Media includes: The Hill, The Washington Post, Variety.

March is Women's History Month. To commemorate, we FEATURE Aimee Allison. Allison is the Founder of She the People, the national network elevating the political voice and power of women of color. By bringing together the most promising women of color candidates, strategists, and movement leaders, Ms. Allison is one of the primary architects for the electoral successes in 2018 that made it the “year of women of color in politics.” In September 2018, she convened the first summit to focus on women of color in politics to show that social justice can, in fact, become the law of the land. In conjunction with her leadership of She the People, Allison is President of Democracy in Color, dedicated to empowering the multiracial progressive electorate through media, public conversations, research, and analysis. Media includes: The New York Times, The Hill, ESSENCE Magazine.