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Meet the Residents
Chicago
Lectures on Tap has landed in the city of deep thinkers and deeper dish.
From brewery basements in Logan Square to cozy backrooms in Lincoln Park, our talks cover everything from political movements to cutting-edge science, culture, history, and more.
Chicago · Fall 2026
Dr. Megan Dowd
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Dr Keegan Lannon
Dr. Megan Dowd is a communication scholar who studies the moments when relationships become complicated. As a “dark side interpersonal communication” scholar, she explores the challenging aspects of human connection sharing insights from relationship science through The Examined Relationship Substack.
Dr Keegan Lannon
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Dr Keegan Lannon
Dr. Keegan Lannon earned a PhD in English from Aberystwyth University. His research specializes in comics and the medical humanities, but he occasionally dabbles in fantasy, sci-fi, and punk music. He is a senior lecturer at UIC, where he teaches classes in comics, rhetoric and first-year writing.
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Dr. Makowski’s writing has appeared in venues such as The New Republic, Public Books, and World Literature Today. He earned his Ph.D. at UW–Madison, where he has taught courses about writing and Shakespeare. His lectures explore how we can use writing to address crises and deepen human connection.
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Dr. Caroline Malloy
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Writer, Prof. Marek Makowski
Dr. Caroline Malloy is a Chicago-based historian and nonfiction editor. After over a decade in academia she went from the classroom to traveling the world as a Resident Historian with Viking Ocean cruises. She engages with work at the intersection of heritage, preservation, and national identity.
Dr. Viral Mistry
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. Viral Mistry
Dr. Viral Mistry is a neuroscientist researching at Rosalind Franklin University where he studies the neurobiology of learning and memory. He is also a lecturer at Dominican University where he teaches introductory and behavioral neuroscience. Viral is an advocate for science communication and social justice.
Christine Morgan
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. Viral Mistry
Christine Morgan is a Chicago-based public historian and author. With an MA in History from UNC-Charlotte she has contributed on history platforms, given research talks internationally, and published articles for History Today. She is writing her debut book on powerful women in America's Gilded Age.
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy is a Chicago-based historian, award-winning teacher, and educational leader who lives at the intersection of history, politics, and culture. He's convinced that the past is stranger, funnier, and far more useful than anyone gives it credit for, and he's happy to prove it.
Chicago · Summer 2026
Dr. Megan Dowd
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr Keegan Lannon
Dr. Megan Dowd is a communication scholar who studies the moments when relationships become complicated. As a “dark side interpersonal communication” scholar, she explores the challenging aspects of human connection sharing insights from relationship science through The Examined Relationship Substack.
Dr Keegan Lannon
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr Keegan Lannon
Dr. Keegan Lannon earned a PhD in English from Aberystwyth University. His research specializes in comics and the medical humanities, but he occasionally dabbles in fantasy, sci-fi, and punk music. He is a senior lecturer at UIC, where he teaches classes in comics, rhetoric and first-year writing.
Dr. Viral Mistry
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. Viral Mistry is a neuroscientist researching at Rosalind Franklin University where he studies the neurobiology of learning and memory. He is also a lecturer at Dominican University where he teaches introductory and behavioral neuroscience. Viral is an advocate for science communication and social justice.
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy
Dr. John J. Murphy is a Chicago-based historian, award-winning teacher, and educational leader who lives at the intersection of history, politics, and culture. He's convinced that the past is stranger, funnier, and far more useful than anyone gives it credit for, and he's happy to prove it.