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• Media Studies
• Conflict Studies
• Sociology of Media
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Dr Cairistiona Russell serves as a Tutor in Sociology within the Department of Sociological & Cultural Studies at the University of Glasgow. Her research focuses on media representation of conflict, particularly regarding Palestine-Israel dynamics, BBC's role in public trust, and sociological filmmaking. She has contributed to documentaries like Freedom to Run , exploring movement restrictions under occupation, and engages in interdisciplinary workshops on conflict memory and media ethics. Russell’s work critiques media bias, investigates audience perceptions, and advocates for ethnographic film as a tool for social understanding. Education: Not explicitly stated in the provided text. Key research interests include media bias analysis, documentary ethnography, and the intersection of conflict, movement, and identity. Her 2024 BBC-focused studies highlight public distrust among British-Muslim audiences, while her film projects emphasize Palestinian narratives. Russell has presented at events like the MeCCSA conference and the Undisciplining II symposium, showcasing her commitment to bridging academic research with creative mediums. She collaborates with institutions like GRAMNET (Glasgow Refugee Asylum and Migration Network) and has conducted data collection on audience negotiations of media coverage in conflict zones. Her articles and presentations consistently address themes of power, representation, and resistance, leveraging both traditional sociology and cinematic methods. Russell’s blog posts and podcasts further disseminate her findings to broader audiences, emphasizing the societal impact of media narratives.

• Consumer Behavior
• Financialization of Everyday Life
• Market Dynamics
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Lena Pellandini-Simanyi is a Professor at the Institute of Marketing and Communication Management at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland. Her research focuses on cultural marketing, consumer behavior, financialization of everyday life, and market moralities. She leads a Swiss National Science Foundation grant project investigating how symbolic meanings influence lay investors' stock choices, bridging consumer behavior, economic sociology, and finance. Her academic work spans interdisciplinary market studies, organizational communication, and ethical consumption. Notable research areas include credit marketing's impact on inequality, the performativity of nudging in market design, and the socio-material construction of consumer rationality. She has published extensively on topics like mortgage markets, debt dynamics, and cultural shifts in consumer practices across Hungary, the U.S., and beyond. Recent grants include the Lead Agency Swiss National Science Foundation grant (2024), emphasizing her role in shaping market ethics and financial behavior research. Her work often integrates qualitative methods, exploring how legal frameworks and cultural values shape market organization and consumer agency. Key Research Themes: Consumer Culture Theory, Markets and Moralities, Financialization, Corporate Communication Notable Projects: Analysis of Hungarian mortgage market governance, cross-cultural comparisons of debt practices, and the ethics of algorithmic credit marketing

Heli MutanenView profile

Lecturer

• Youth Education
• Employability Studies
• Labor Market Dynamics
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Heli Mutanen is a University Lecturer at the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology within the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Eastern Finland. Her research focuses on youth education, employability dynamics, labor market pathways, and identity/agency studies. She co-leads the HighEmploy research project (2018–2022) investigating graduate employability and social positioning. Her work critically examines how social class intersects with educational and career trajectories, particularly through studies of Finnish business graduates. She employs narrative analysis to explore how individuals construct employable identities and negotiate agency in marginalized contexts. Mutanen's research outputs include peer-reviewed articles in Sosiologia and British Journal of Sociology of Education , as well as chapters in edited volumes like Rethinking Graduate Employability in Context . She collaborates with researchers such as Maija Korhonen and Nina Haltia on projects analyzing capital inheritance, career narratives, and activist interventions.

• Medical Anthropology
• Aging
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Sarah Lamb is a Professor of Anthropology and Barbara Mandel Professor of Humanistic Social Sciences at Brandeis University, affiliated with the School of Arts and Sciences. She holds joint appointments in the Departments of Anthropology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and is a member of interdisciplinary programs in South Asian Studies, Religious Studies, and Health: Science, Society, and Policy. Her research focuses on aging, gender, religion, and medical anthropology, with fieldwork conducted in India and among Indian immigrant communities in the U.S. Lamb earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. She completed postdoctoral training in medical anthropology and gerontology at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research explores how people construct social and cultural identities through practices related to aging, gender, and the body. Key areas include ‘successful aging’ as a global cultural project,单身女性的生活经验 in India, and transnational family dynamics. She has authored influential books like White Saris and Sweet Mangoes: Aging, Gender, and Body in India (2000) and Being Single in India (2022). Lamb has received prestigious grants including the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship (2019-2023) and the Lewis Henry Morgan Lectureship (2022). Her work has been recognized with awards such as the Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Teaching Excellence and the Marver and Sheva Bernstein Faculty Fellowship at Brandeis. She teaches courses on anthropological theory, gender studies, and research methods. Her current research examines global discourses on aging and their intersection with class and cultural values. Lamb also directs the Global Perspectives on Aging book series at Rutgers University Press.

Anuj SharmaView profile

Professor

• Big Data Analytics in Transportation
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Traffic Signal Systems
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Dr. Anuj Sharma is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University, serving as Co-Director of the REACTOR Lab and Director of FAST-TrAC. He holds affiliations with InTrans, CTRE, and REACTOR, and is CEO of ETALYC Inc. His research focuses on big data analytics, traffic signal systems, and real-time transportation decision-making. Education: PhD in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2008 MS in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2004 BE in Civil Engineering, Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, India, 2001 Research Interests: Dr. Sharma’s work leverages big data to improve transportation systems, including real-time analytics, traffic signal optimization, and smart rural infrastructure. His lab, REACTOR, integrates multiple data streams for policy and operational decisions. Publications: His recent work spans driver behavior analysis, autonomous systems, and traffic safety, with a focus on data-driven solutions. Notable projects include congestion modeling and pandemic-era traffic adaptations. Awards: Social Analytics Strategic Network (SASNet) Fellow, 2016 Outstanding Reviewer (Journal of Transportation Engineering), 2014 Pikarsky Award for PhD Dissertation, 2008 Grants & Projects: Secured over $13M in funding for 32+ projects, including work on adaptive traffic control, AI-driven data analysis, and rural safety. Active roles in TRB committees and journal reviewing highlight his leadership in the field. Labs & Teams: Leadership at REACTOR Lab drives innovations in transportation data management and real-time systems, collaborating with agencies like Iowa DOT.

Christian MartinView profile

Assistant Professor

• Consumer Behavior
• Sustainable Consumption
• Materialistic Consumption
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Christian Martin is an Assistant Professor and Lecturer in the School of Business at Maynooth University, specializing in Marketing. His research focuses on consumer behavior, sustainable and materialistic consumption, human-nature interaction, and psychological construct measurement, combining insights from marketing, social psychology, and environmental psychology. He has published extensively in journals like Risk Analysis , Journal of Environmental Psychology , and Psychology and Marketing , and presented at leading conferences such as the Association for Consumer Research and Society for Consumer Psychology. Before academia, Martin worked in banking in Germany after completing a bank apprenticeship. His research explores topics like environmental identity salience, age-related materialism shifts, and value conflicts between materialism and environmentalism. He uses experimental and survey methodologies to investigate consumer decision-making processes. Key themes in his work include understanding why consumers prioritize environmental protection differently, the relationship between age and materialistic tendencies, and the conceptualization of environmental identity. His studies often bridge psychological theory with practical consumer behavior insights, contributing to sustainable marketing strategies and pro-environmental intervention design.

Heather GertView profile

Associate Professor

• Ethics
• Medical Ethics
• Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Heather Gert is an Associate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Brown University. Her research focuses on Ethics, Medical Ethics, and the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, particularly his later works. Her work bridges moral reasoning, clinical ethics, and Wittgensteinian conceptual analysis. Her research interests include moral awareness, the ethical dimensions of medical emergencies, and the philosophical legacy of Wittgenstein. She explores how language and conceptual frameworks shape ethical judgment in healthcare and everyday contexts. Her publications span from 1990 to 2022, with recent work emphasizing Wittgenstein's relevance to contemporary ethics. Earlier works address medical ethics challenges, legal punishment theory, and philosophical pedagogy. Notable works include 'Wittgenstein’s Dreams of Meaning' (2022) and 'Attending to Morally Relevant Features' (2013). No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. She has advised no students in listed records. Her academic contributions focus on theoretical ethics and Wittgenstein interpretation without specific lab affiliations.

Stephen FlusbergView profile

Assistant Professor

• Cognitive Science
• Linguistics
• Metaphor Theory
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Stephen Flusberg is an Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at Vassar College, where he has been affiliated since 2023. He holds a BA from Northwestern University and both an MA and PhD from Stanford University. His research focuses on the intersection of language, cognition, and social perception, particularly exploring how metaphors, framing, and linguistic structures shape human thought and behavior. Key areas of inquiry include metaphor theory, cognitive biases, and the psychological mechanisms underlying communication. Flusberg’s work examines how metaphorical language influences public discourse on topics like health, environment, and education. He investigates framing effects in contexts ranging from vaccine messaging to policy communication, emphasizing the role of pragmatic reasoning and cultural context. His interdisciplinary approach bridges cognitive science, linguistics, and psychology to understand how linguistic choices impact decision-making, memory, and social attitudes. Recent projects explore the cognitive underpinnings of metaphor comprehension, the role of syntax in perpetuating stereotypes, and the application of large language models in educational settings. His research often highlights the societal implications of language use, from public health messaging to environmental advocacy. Flusberg’s advising and grant activities are not explicitly detailed in the provided texts, though his active publication record suggests involvement in collaborative research initiatives. He is a member of Vassar’s Cognitive Science department and contributes to interdisciplinary discussions on embodiment, perception, and communication.

• Construction Management
• Disaster Management
• Sociology of Project Organisations
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Associate Professor Thayaparan Gajendran serves as Head of the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle. With expertise in construction management and disaster risk reduction, he applies a sociological lens to study organizational cultures, ICT integration, and innovation in project-based industries. His work bridges construction and disaster management, emphasizing evidence-based solutions for improved community resilience. Education: PhD (University of Newcastle), MSc in Facilities Management (National University of Singapore), Postgraduate Diploma in Management (University of Sri Jayewardenepura), BSc in Quantity Surveying (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) Gajendran’s research focuses on cultural analysis in permanent and temporary organisations , ICT adoption , innovation behavior , and project governance within construction and disaster contexts. He has designed university programs like the Master of Disaster Preparedness and Reconstruction and led curriculum reforms integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM). Recent publications highlight topics such as power dynamics in megaprojects, behavioral economics in green construction adoption, and climate resilience in informal settlements. His scientific awards include multiple citations for teaching excellence and research supervision, alongside 2023 Excellence Awards in Equity/Diversity, Leadership, and Industry Engagement. Teaching: Courses in Building Economics, Disaster Management, and Research Methods Administrative Roles: Research Director, Program Convenor for Disaster Management, Acting Head of Discipline

Katrine FangenView profile

Professor

• Nationalism
• Right-Wing Populism
• Racism
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Katrine Fangen is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Oslo's Department of Sociology and Human Geography. She is a leading scholar in extremism research, serving as thematic leader for 'Ideology and Identity' and 'Gender and Extremism' at C-REX (Center for Research on Extremism). Her work focuses on nationalism, right-wing populism, anti-immigration movements, and gender dynamics within extremist contexts. Fangen has conducted extensive fieldwork with far-right groups in Norway and Germany, including neo-Nazis and anti-Islamic activists, blending qualitative methods with digital data analysis. **Positions**: Acting director of UiO:demokrati (2024–2025), chair of the sociology panel at Denmark's Independent Research Fund (2022–2024), and research leader at C-REX since 2016. She previously served as head of department at ISS (2016–2019) and deputy director at ISS (2014–2015). She has held editorial roles for journals like *Nordic Journal of Youth Research* and *Social Inclusion*. **Education**: PhD in Sociology (University of Oslo, 2000), master's thesis on East German youth during reunification (1992). Her research has been supported by grants from the Research Council of Norway and the EU's 7th Framework Programme (EUMARGINS project). **Research Interests**: Extremism, nationalism, gendered extremism, far-right ideologies, immigration policies, and qualitative research methods. **Awards**: King's Gold Medal for Outstanding Young Researchers (2000), recognizing her doctoral work on Norwegian neo-Nazis. **Grants & Projects**: Led EUMARGINS (EU-funded study of young adult immigrants in Europe), and contributed to projects like *Transnationalisation of Anti-Immigration Movements in Europe*. Active in policy-oriented research on hate crime and extremism prevention. **Labs/Networks**: Core member of C-REX, collaborating with international institutions on extremism research. Engaged with the European Sociological Association's migration research network.

Grzegorz KidaView profile

Assistant Professor

• Organizational Psychology
• Career Counseling
• Work and Organizational Behavior
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Dr. Grzegorz Kida is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Work Psychology, Organization and Psychosocial Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Social Sciences, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. His research focuses on organizational psychology, career counseling, and social responsibility in business contexts. He has authored chapters in peer-reviewed books and articles in journals like Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration and Studies in Psychology at the Catholic University of Lublin . His work addresses topics such as distance career counseling, emotional intelligence in job analysis, and interreligious dialogue readiness among youth. Dr. Kida actively participates in national and international conferences, presenting on themes like personnel management in socially responsible companies and knowledge of the labor market among psychology students. He has also engaged in peer reviewing for academic publications. His teaching responsibilities include courses on business psychology, personnel management, and psychological career counseling across undergraduate years. He is reachable at grzegorz.kida@kul.pl and holds ORCID ID 0000-0001-6769-9213 . His research demonstrates a commitment to bridging theoretical concepts with practical applications in organizational behavior, psychosocial rehabilitation, and social integration. Recent efforts emphasize technological adaptations in career guidance and dialogue facilitation in multicultural contexts.

Hannah Star RogersView profile

Visiting Professor

• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Art and Science Intersections
• Bioart
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Dr. Hannah Star Rogers is a Visiting Professor at Columbia University, specializing in the intersection of Art and Science. She holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University and an MFA in Poetry from Columbia University. Her research explores bioart, alternative media, and the historical role of artists in scientific communication, particularly through her work on Berenice Abbott's scientific photography. She has taught at Columbia, Strathclyde University, and the University of Virginia. Education: Ph.D., Cornell University (STS); MFA, Columbia University (Poetry) Affiliations: Columbia University, Emerge: Artists and Scientists Redesign the Future (Director of Research) Research Interests: Rogers investigates how art and science co-construct knowledge systems, focusing on: Curatorial practices in scientific exhibitions Ethical dimensions of bioart and biotechnology Historical intersections between photography and science pedagogy Publications & Exhibitions: Her monograph Art, Science, and the Politics of Knowledge (MIT Press, 2022) examines knowledge production across disciplines. She co-curated the award-winning Making Science Visible exhibit on Berenice Abbott, blending art with scientific communication. Recent articles span Leonardo , Configurations , and SciArt Magazine , addressing topics from nuclear ethics to AI design fiction. Awards: Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowship (Germany) National Park Service Writing Residencies British Society for the History of Science Exhibit Prize Grants & Leadership: Directed Emerge’s 2016 initiative and served as Guest Bioart Curator (2017). Her projects often involve collaborative science-art teams, emphasizing public engagement with complex scientific issues. Labs/Initiatives: Active in curating interdisciplinary art-science collaborations, including exhibitions on genetic futures and cyborg theory. Leads workshops merging creative writing with scientific inquiry.

Julia SwallowView profile

Research Fellow

• Medical Sociology
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
• Biomedicine
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Dr Julia Swallow is a Wellcome Trust-funded Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Sociological Studies, part of the School of Sociological Studies, Politics, and International Relations. Her work bridges medical sociology and Science and Technology Studies (STS), focusing on biomedicine’s evolving practices, particularly in Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and genomic technologies. She holds a PhD from the University of Leeds (2012–2015) and has held prestigious fellowships at the University of Edinburgh (2020–2024) and a current Career Development Award (2024–2030). Research interests include immunotherapy’s material and metaphorical dimensions, genomic cancer medicine’s societal impacts, and the role of chronic inflammation in degenerative disease. She co-convenes the British Sociological Association’s Science and Technology Studies Study Group and contributes to interdisciplinary research networks like the University of Sheffield’s STeMiS and iHuman. Her publications critically analyze diagnostic practices, patient experiences, and the ethical implications of biomedical innovation. Key themes include uncertainty in memory clinics, the reclassification of disease boundaries, and the interplay between metaphor and materiality in healthcare. Recent work examines how immunotherapy reshapes cancer management and how chronic inflammation is repositioned as ‘medicine’s new frontier.’ She emphasizes the sociocultural dimensions of biomedical advancements, advocating for critical perspectives on emerging technologies. Awards include the Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship (2020–2024) and Career Development Award (2024–2030). Her teaching spans medical sociology and STS within sociology departments and medical schools, emphasizing critical engagement with health systems and biomedical practices.

• Trauma Psychology
• Childhood Maltreatment
• Clinical Psychology
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Monique Pfaltz is a Professor at Mid Sweden University's Department of Psychology and Social Work (PSO). Her research focuses on trauma psychology, childhood maltreatment, and mental health interventions, with emphasis on social functioning, emotional regulation, and clinical outcomes. She leads projects like the Child Trauma Network and studies body-oriented treatments for trauma-related symptoms. Her work explores how adverse childhood experiences impact interpersonal relationships, facial expression recognition, and physiological responses. Key themes include cross-cultural analyses of maltreatment effects, resilience mechanisms, and validated psychological scales (e.g., Emotion Reactivity Scale, Intimacy Scale). Publications highlight trauma's influence on social distance preferences, depression, and PTSD symptom severity. She collaborates globally, addressing refugee mental health and scalable interventions like Problem Management Plus (PM+). Grants and projects emphasize preventive strategies for allostatic load, cultural variability in trauma responses, and psychosocial support systems. Her research bridges clinical practice and theoretical models in trauma psychology.

Andrea SZABÓView profile

Associate Professor

• Literature
• Gender Studies
• Gothic Fiction
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Dr. Andrea SZABÓ is an Associate Professor and Institute Director at the English and American Studies Institute, University of Pannonia. Her research explores literary criticism through lenses of gender, space, and cultural identity, with extensive work on Canadian authors like Alice Munro and Cormac McCarthy. She investigates Gothic paradigms, transnational narratives, and media representations of societal structures. Her publications predominantly analyze literature through feminist and spatial theories, focusing on: Deconstruction of gendered identities in domestic and public spaces Transcultural adaptation of popular fiction Subversion of traditional genres like Westerns and Gothic tales Discursive construction of femininity in contemporary narratives Article trends (2011-2024) reveal concentrated scholarship on Alice Munro’s fiction, Canadian Gothic subversions, and media-military relations, employing interdisciplinary approaches from psychoanalysis to discourse studies.