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Joseph McBrideView profile

Professor

• Film History
• Screenwriting
• Cinema Studies
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Joseph McBride is a Professor at the School of Cinema, San Francisco State University, where he has taught since 2002. Specializing in film history, screenwriting, and biographical studies, he has authored or edited sixteen books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Frank Capra, Steven Spielberg, and John Ford. His works have been translated into multiple languages and recognized internationally, such as the French film critics' award for A la recherche de John Ford (2008). A former reporter for Daily Variety , McBride also contributed to film projects like Rock ’n’ Roll High School and American Film Institute specials, earning a Writers Guild of America Award and multiple Emmy nominations. His research focuses on directorial legacies, screenwriting techniques, and Hollywood's cultural impact. Education: Ph.D. equivalency (San Francisco State University), B.A. (University of Wisconsin, Madison). Research interests emphasize cinematic storytelling, biographical methodologies, and the intersection of film history with contemporary narrative practices. His publications blend academic rigor with accessible writing, bridging scholarly and popular audiences. Notable film contributions include co-producing John Ford Goes to War (2002) and co-writing segments for AFI's 100 Years . . . 100 Movies (1998). He remains active in film preservation and education, advocating for critical engagement with cinematic artistry.

Elizabeth Behm-MorawitzView profile

Professor

• Media Effects
• Media Psychology
• Emerging Technologies
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Dr. Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on media effects, media psychology, and emerging technologies such as virtual reality, AI, and social media. She examines how media influences identity, health, and prosocial behavior, with a particular emphasis on marginalized groups and counter-narratives. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Arizona. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on media theory, persuasion, and new technologies. Behm-Morawitz serves on editorial boards for Communication Monographs, Communication Studies, and Journal of Media Psychology, reflecting her leadership in the field. Her work spans multiple platforms, analyzing media's impact on body image, gender roles, and environmental attitudes through innovative frameworks like mediated counter-narratives. Her research highlights the intersection of technology and societal issues, such as using virtual reality for environmental advocacy or exploring how beauty filters affect self-perception. She also investigates media's role in shaping racial/ethnic identities and addressing diversity through education programs. Despite no listed awards or grants in the text, her prolific publication record and editorial roles underscore her significant contributions to media studies.

Laura London WaringerView profile

Assistant Professor

• Musical Theatre
• Theatre and Performance Research
• Race Representation in Theatre
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Laura London Waringer is an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Tulane University's Newcomb Department of Music, serving as coordinator of the BFA in Music's Musical Theatre concentration since 2024. She previously developed the Musical Theatre Certificate program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her academic credentials include a PhD from Florida State University (Theatre and Performance Research), an MFA from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Music Theatre), and a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Musical Theatre). Her research focuses on race and gender representation in musical theatre, educational methodologies, and adapting historical events into theatrical works. She is expanding her doctoral research into a book titled Triple Threat: A Study of American Musical Theatre Training . Waringer is also an accomplished performer, director, and founder of Wanderlust: Theatre on Location, producing immersive site-specific theatre projects like Musicals on the Move and The Frenchtown Project . Her creative work emphasizes community engagement through location-based performances, such as adaptations of A Christmas Carol and Into the Woods . She is a member of Actors Equity Association, British Actors Equity, and SAG-AFTRA.

Shobana Nair PartingtonView profile

Associate Professor

• Hospitality Management
• Tourism Management
• Events Management
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Dr. Shobana Nair Partington serves as Head of the Department for Operations, Technology, Events, and Hospitality Management at Manchester Metropolitan University's triple-accredited Business School, leading a team of 60 academic staff serving over 2,000 students. With over 20 years of academic leadership experience, she also holds strategic university roles as Academic Co-Chair for the Race Equality Charter and Academic Co-Director for Accreditation. Her international teaching engagements span Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Malaysia, reflecting her global perspective on business education. Her educational foundation includes a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Leeds, funded by a Foreign and Commonwealth Office scholarship, and doctoral research at Manchester Metropolitan University supported by the Low Pay Commission. These qualifications underpin her evidence-based approach to labor market analysis. Shobana's research centers on systemic inequalities in hospitality employment, with particular focus on pay practices, working conditions, and minimum wage impacts. Her work bridges economic theory and practical industry applications, examining how structural factors shape employee experiences in service sectors. She integrates psychological safety frameworks with innovation studies to develop actionable insights for organizational change. Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals persistent themes in hospitality labor economics, with evolving emphasis from foundational minimum wage studies toward contemporary investigations of psychological safety and innovation. Her research consistently connects policy implications with operational realities in hotels, cruise ships, and tourism enterprises. Her scholarly contributions have been recognized through: Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy Fellowship of the Institute of Professional Development As an academic supervisor, she has guided six PhD candidates to completion on topics ranging from hotel information systems to tourist transport experiences. Her department drives innovation through the Digital & Technology Solutions degree apprenticeship and applied research initiatives that help businesses adapt to technological disruption. She actively serves on the Chartered Association of Business Schools' Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Committee and as a Senator for the Institute of Professional Development. The department operates as a dynamic hub for industry-engaged scholarship, with faculty from diverse nationalities developing curricula that integrate digital fluency, data analytics, and creative problem-solving. Their research directly informs sector practices while addressing critical challenges like student award gaps and workplace inclusion through the Race Equality Charter framework.

Julia NgView profile

Research Professor

• Critical Theory
• Political Thought
• Philosophy of History
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Dr. Julia Ng is a Research Professor in Critical Theory and Co-Director of the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought at Goldsmiths, University of London. She specializes in the intersections of modern mathematics, political thought, and philosophy of history and language, particularly through the works of Walter Benjamin and Gershom Scholem. Her research also explores Daoism and capitalism, influenced by early German-Jewish critical theory. Education: PhD in Comparative Literary Studies (Northwestern University), BA/MA in Comparative Literature (UCLA) Research Interests: Walter Benjamin, Jewish political thought, Daoist philosophy, legal philosophy, and interdisciplinary critical theory Her notable publications include critical editions of Walter Benjamin’s 'Toward the Critique of Violence' (2021) and Werner Hamacher’s Hölderlin studies (2020). She has held fellowships at Harvard, Northwestern, and Berlin, and currently leads a British Academy-funded project on Daoism and capitalism. Recent articles engage with Kafka, Sappho, and reversibility theory, reflecting her focus on language, singularity, and historical critique. Her work bridges continental philosophy, literary theory, and East-West comparative studies. Awards: British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship (2023), Charles Bernheimer Prize (2013)

Paul BarrettView profile

Associate Professor

• Canadian literature
• digital humanities
• multiculturalism
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Paul Barrett is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, affiliated with the School of Theatre, English, and Creative Writing. His research bridges Canadian literature, multiculturalism, and digital humanities methodologies. Editor of 'Membering Austin Clarke' and co-editor of 'Future Horizons: Digital Humanities in Canada' Hosted the 2022 Where From Here Canadian literature conference Current book projects: 'The Routledge Guide to Canadian Literature and Digital Humanities' and 'The Map and the Territory: Canadian Literary Humanism' His research explores: Digital humanities applications in literary analysis Humanist underpinnings of Canadian literature Intersection of diaspora, race, and multiculturalism Transformation of humanities through digital technologies Recent publications examine: Recognition dynamics in Canadian literature Digital crossings in Austin Clarke's work He actively mentors students interested in: Canadian literature and culture Digital humanities methodologies Race and diaspora studies Popular culture analysis

• Data Science
• Large Language Models
• Business Analytics
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Denghui Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology. His research focuses on data science, large language models (LLMs), and business analytics, with particular emphasis on applications in financial systems, knowledge graphs, and spatio-temporal prediction. He is a member of the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence and has held academic roles including reviewer positions for prestigious journals like Nature Communications and conferences such as AAAI and SIGKDD. Dr. Zhang holds a PhD in Information Systems from Rutgers University (2023) and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018). His educational background bridges computer science and business analytics, enabling his cross-disciplinary research. His research explores cutting-edge topics like federated learning optimization for LLMs, theory-of-mind reasoning mechanisms, and ethical AI governance. Notable contributions include turbulence forecasting models, traffic prediction frameworks, and venture capital investment strategies leveraging reinforcement learning. Dr. Zhang has received prestigious recognitions including the ICIS 2023 Best Student Paper Award and AAAI-23 Student Scholar distinction. His work frequently addresses practical challenges in AI ethics, financial decision-making systems, and scalable machine learning architectures. He actively contributes to academic communities through program committee roles for top conferences and has pioneered novel methodologies in multi-agent financial systems and graph neural network design.

• American Literature and Culture
• Media Studies
• Screen Studies
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Dr. Antonia Mackay is a Senior Lecturer in Publishing and Subject Coordinator for Media Journalism and Publishing at Oxford Brookes University's School of Arts. With a PhD in postwar American Literature and Culture, her academic career spans roles as an Associate Lecturer in Fine Art, Teaching Fellow in English Literature, and Visiting Lecturer in American Theatre at Goldsmiths, London. Her research intersects American Literature, Surveillance Studies, Digital Humanities, and Maternal Healthcare. She leads a major interdisciplinary project on the digitisation of maternal healthcare during the pandemic, supported by Research Excellence Awards and the Sheila Kitzinger Programme. Key outputs include the play Three M'others (2024) and upcoming publications with Palgrave Macmillan. British Association of American Studies (BAAS) Irish Association of American Studies (IAAS) Culture of the Suburbs Society for History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) Her teaching focuses on creative industries, fashion journalism, and research methodologies, bridging theory and practice across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She supervises postdoctoral students in Digital Humanities and gendered corporeality-related projects.

Martha RadiceView profile

Associate Professor

• Social Justice
• Urban Studies
• Cultural Anthropology
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Martha Radice is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University, within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her work focuses on urban anthropology, public space, multiculturalism, and applied research. Dr. Radice holds a BA Hons from the University of Sussex, an MA from Université Laval, and a PhD from the Insitut national de la recherche scientifique. Her research explores urban dynamics, including carnival practices in New Orleans, public art, and neighbourhood change. Notable projects include the Canada-wide Neighbourhood Change Research Project and interdisciplinary collaborations with NSCAD University. She has been awarded a New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Archive Fellowship (2017) and a SSHRC Insight Grant (2018–2023). Awards: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fellowship, SSHRC Grant Grants: SSHRC Insight Grant (2018–2023) Dr. Radice serves on the Board of Érudit, advocates for open access publishing, and has leadership roles in academic societies, including past presidency of the Canadian Anthropology Society and co-chairing its 2019 joint conference with the American Anthropological Association. Her cross-appointments include Canadian Studies and the School of Planning, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to urban and cultural studies.

JA MorrowView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Urban Studies
• Environmental Sociology
• Cultural Studies
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JA Morrow is an Adjunct Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts, a Lecturer in the Faculty of Science's Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, and a Research Associate at the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies. He also serves as Indigenous Engagement Coordinator for the Canadian Mountain Network NCE and holds a Research Professorship at Western Colorado University's Department of Politics and Government. His work bridges urban sociology, environmental studies, and cultural anthropology, with a focus on Austrian cultural influences in North American mountain communities and equitable urban planning. Education: Doktor der Philosophie (Sociology) from Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, MA in Politics (University of Victoria), BA in History (Western Colorado University), with additional training at Nottingham Trent University and Linnéuniversitetet. Research interests include Gemütlichkeit (Austrian social cohesion), gender mainstreaming in urban design, and historical transatlantic connections between Habsburg Austria and Colorado's mining communities. He leads the Gemütlichkeit Projekt at the Wirth Institute, exploring cultural meanings of togetherness, and directs the SSHRC-funded activating_space project on creative urban space utilization. Awards: $5,000 BIAAS Grant (2020) for research on Habsburg Austrian cultural influences in Colorado's mountain towns. Grants include SSHRC funding for activating_space and BIAAS support for Designing the American Salzburg . Grants and advising: Guides students on topics combining urban ethnography and historical cultural geography. Active in cross-disciplinary teams including the City-Region Studies Centre and the Canadian Mountain Network NCE. Labs/Teams: Wirth Institute, Canadian Mountain Network NCE, and Western Colorado University's Politics Department. His work often combines field ethnography with archival research, particularly in small community archives.

Sophie SwofferView profile

Lecturer

• Performance Studies
• Feminist Theory
• Theatre and Performance
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Sophie Swoffer is a Lecturer in Acting and Performance at the Department of Humanities, Sheffield Hallam University, within the College of Social Sciences and Arts. She holds a PhD from De Montfort University and previously taught there on the Drama course. Her research focuses on re-envisioning the male gaze through feminist performance practices, exploring hyper-femininities and monstrous femininity to challenge heteronormative frameworks. Key interests include intermedial technology's role in performance, notions of feminine multiplicity, and resistance to patriarchal structures. Her work bridges performance art and film studies, emphasizing activism and experimental techniques. Notable contributions include guest-editing the International Journal of Creative Media Research’s 2020 special edition on creative methodologies and chairing the 2019 M4C-funded conference on practice-based research. Recent publications analyze feminist strategies in video editing and the subversion of starlet archetypes through endurance-based performance. Swoffer’s interdisciplinary approach integrates live art, new media, and critical theory, aiming to dismantle the consumable spectacle of the female body. She actively participates in academic communities through journal contributions and conference leadership, advocating for innovative methodologies in creative research.

Abi GilmoreView profile

Professor

• Cultural Policy
• Arts Management
• Cultural Planning
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Abi Gilmore is a Professor of Arts Management, Politics, and Cultural Practices at the University of Manchester's School of Arts, Languages and Cultures (ICP). She holds a part-time secondment as UKRI Policy Fellow at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. Her work focuses on cultural policy, creative industries, and the role of public spaces like parks in local governance. Gilmore has led interdisciplinary projects such as the AHRC Connected Communities initiative and the UKRI-funded study on pandemic impacts on cultural sectors. She contributes to policy networks including Policy@Manchester and the Manchester Urban Institute, and advises organizations like Creative Addo. Her academic leadership includes founding the MA Arts Management program and co-developing the PhD by Professional Practice in Arts and Cultural Management. Educated at the University of Leicester (BSc Sociology, 1995; DSc Cultural Policy, 2000), Gilmore has held roles in both academia and cultural sector governance, including directing the Northwest Culture Observatory. Her research emphasizes participatory methods, policy evaluation, and the foundational role of cultural infrastructure. She serves on boards for arts organizations such as Brighter Sound and Macclesfield Barnaby Festival, and has extensive international collaborations with institutions in Melbourne and Toronto. Key research outputs include monographs on public parks as cultural policy sites (2024) and edited volumes analyzing pandemic impacts (2022). Her work intersects with UN SDGs related to education, sustainable cities, and responsible consumption. Recent projects explore cultural recovery post-pandemic, devolved governance models, and the political economy of creative ecosystems.

Robert J. SternbergView profile

Professor

• Intelligence
• Creativity
• Wisdom
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Robert J. Sternberg is a Professor of Psychology at Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, with honorary roles at Heidelberg University (Germany). He has held prestigious administrative positions including President of the University of Wyoming, Provost at Oklahoma State University, and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. His research focuses on intelligence, creativity, wisdom, thinking styles, and emotional dynamics like love and hate. Sternberg is renowned for developing theories such as the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence and the Triangular Theory of Love. With an h-index of 237 and over 241,000 citations, he is among the most cited psychologists globally. He holds 13 honorary doctorates and fellowships in leading academies, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His work emphasizes educational reform to better assess and nurture non-traditional learning styles. Awards include the Grawemeyer Award and multiple presidential recognitions. Sternberg advocates for transformative creativity and ethical leadership, aiming to align education with real-world problem-solving. Education Background: Not explicitly detailed in text, but extensive academic and administrative leadership roles suggest advanced degrees in Psychology and Education. His career includes Yale University (research/teaching), Tufts, Oklahoma State, and the University of Wyoming. Research Interests: Sternberg’s work spans cognitive and social psychology, focusing on: Intelligence components (analytical, creative, practical) Creativity development and assessment Wisdom in leadership and decision-making Love/hate dynamics and their societal implications Adaptive educational practices Giftedness identification and nurturing Awards & Recognition: Over 40 major honors including APA’s William James Fellow Award, Grawemeyer Award, and listings as one of the top psychologists of the 20th century. His influence ranks #7 among American psychologists (Research.com, 2024). Advising & Grants: No formal student list provided, but leadership roles imply extensive mentoring. Grants and funding details not explicitly stated in text. Professional Activities: Former APA President, editor of top journals (Perspectives on Psychological Science), and leader in international academic organizations. Current focus includes advocacy for admissions reforms and ethical leadership in education.

Rob RouseView profile

Lecturer

• Maker Education
• STEM Education
• Integrated Learning Environments
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Dr. Rob Rouse is a Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Queensland , with expertise in maker education and integrated STEM learning environments . Previously, he taught chemistry at a New York City performing arts secondary school through the New York City Teaching Fellows and served as former Director of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Maker Education Project , co-founded with SMU's School of Engineering. PhD in Learning, Teaching, and Diversity from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College Current research focuses on supporting teachers to utilize school makerspaces for innovative, hands-on instruction Collaborates with informal STEM organizations to provide professional development for educators His work explores inclusive makerspace design , mobile instructional spaces , and K-12 teacher training . Publications emphasize systematic reviews of makerspace research , best practices for mobile STEM spaces , and culturally relevant maker pedagogy . While no specific scientific awards are listed, his projects like the MakerTruck mobile makerspace demonstrate practical impact. Dr. Rouse supervises PhD research on topics including maker pedagogy , differentiated science learning , and gender dynamics in STEM education . He actively partners with teams at institutions like the International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces and Australian Technology Education Research Conference .

Michelle Boulous WalkerView profile

Associate Professor

• European Philosophy
• Aesthetics
• Ethics
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Michelle Boulous Walker is an Associate Professor at the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry , The University of Queensland , specializing in European philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, and feminist philosophy. Her work bridges philosophy with literature, focusing on thinkers like Levinas, Adorno, Irigaray, and Le Doeuff, while exploring intersections with politics and the maternal body. Affiliated with the European Philosophy Research Group and Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities . Research includes slow philosophy , ethics of laughter , and interdisciplinary approaches to affect theory and literary practice. Recent publications analyze refugee representation , postcolonial ethics , and temporal critiques in institutions. She advocates for slow reading and resistance to academic urgency . Email: mbw@uq.edu.au