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Krista Ratcliffe is a Foundation Professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University (ASU). She previously held academic roles at Marquette University and Purdue University, including department chair positions. Her research focuses on intersections of rhetoric, feminist theory, and critical race studies. She has authored and co-edited influential works such as Rhetorical Listening: Identification, Gender, Whiteness (2006), which won multiple awards, and Rhetorics of Whiteness (2017). Ratcliffe has also contributed to editorial roles, including co-editing the Landmark Essays series for Routledge. Education: PhD in English from The Ohio State University (1988). Research interests span rhetoric and composition studies, feminist rhetoric, critical race studies, and writing program administration. Her work emphasizes ethical listening practices, whiteness studies, and feminist methodologies. She has published widely in journals like College Composition and Communication , Rhetoric Society Quarterly , and JAC . Awards include the 2006 JAC Gary Olson Award, 2007 CCCC Outstanding Book Award, RSA Book Award, and Fellow status in the Rhetoric Society of America. Her national service includes presidencies of CWSHRC and RSA. Ratcliffe advises graduate students across English, Linguistics, and related fields through courses like Research, Thesis, and Dissertation supervision. She maintains active involvement in academic governance and feminist administrative practices. Her recent scholarship examines post-racial discourses, feminist agency in cultural texts, and rhetorical listening as a transformative practice. She continues to advocate for inclusive pedagogical frameworks and critical race analyses in higher education.

• Rhetoric and Composition Studies
• Feminist Rhetoric
• Critical Race Studies
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Candence D. Wills de Jesus is an Assistant Professor of Criminology at Stonehill College since 2023. She holds a Ph.D.(c) ABD from Northeastern University, focusing on criminal justice responses to victims of violence and human trafficking. Her work intersects marginalized populations' health outcomes, Latinx communities, and policy analysis. Previously, she taught at Northeastern and Suffolk Universities. Education: Ph.D.(c) ABD in Criminology, Northeastern University M.S. in International Development, University of Pittsburgh B.A. in Communications: Rhetoric, University of Pittsburgh Research Focus: Investigates institutional responses to human trafficking, sex work policy impacts, and victim support systems. Her dissertation explores Relationship Between Sex Work Policies and Responses to Human Trafficking . She contributed to the 2020 UN Global Trafficking in Persons Report as a UNODC research fellow. Awards: Experiential Ph.D. Award (2019) enabling UN research fellowship Teaching: Courses include Critical Introduction to Criminal Justice and Criminological Theories. Past roles included instructing Human Trafficking and Critical Victimology at Northeastern and Suffolk. Professional Experience: Graduate researcher on UN Gender Equality projects and Countering Violent Extremism initiatives. Interned at the Institute of Politics during undergrad.

• Criminal Justice Responses to Victims
• Health Outcomes of Victimized Latinx Populations
• Human Trafficking Policy Analysis
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Jiayi Chen is an Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Washington University in St. Louis (on leave from Fall 2024 to Spring 2025). She holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago (2023). Her research focuses on early modern Chinese literature, game studies, theater, and Sino-Japanese cultural exchange. She is currently developing her dissertation, Reading Games in Early Modern China , into a book exploring the role of games in shaping literary epistemology and reality navigation in pre-digital China. Her ongoing projects include studies on virtual reality concepts in early modern Chinese culture, the interplay between games and theater, and the history of miniature books. With a background in museum studies, she emphasizes integrating academic research into public exhibitions and events. Chen’s work has been supported by prestigious institutions including the Japan Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Her academic awards include a junior fellowship at the Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography. While no specific grants are listed, her research has received sustained institutional support. She is affiliated with the Rare Book School and collaborates with colleagues on interdisciplinary projects bridging academia and public engagement.

• Early Modern Chinese Literature
• Game Studies
• Theater Studies
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Duana Fullwiley is a Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, specializing in the intersection of social identities, health outcomes, and scientific narratives. Her work spans postcolonial genetic science, environmental resource scarcity, and migration studies. Research Areas: Genetics and Identity, Global Health Politics, Environmental Conflict, Race, Migration, and Creative Writing. Affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Stanford University. Research Interests focus on how genetic technologies shape understandings of race and ethnicity, the political economy of health, and the role of environmental scarcity in migration. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Senegal, France, Spain, the U.S., and across the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. Key Awards : 2024 Diana Forsythe Prize (American Anthropological Association) 2024 C. Wright Mills Award (Society for the Study of Social Problems) 2011 Amaury Talbot Prize (Royal Anthropological Institute) 2014 Robert B. Textor Prize (American Anthropological Association) Funding from the National Science Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Social Science Research Council, and other prestigious institutions supported her work.

• Anthropology of Science and Medicine
• Genetics and Identity
• Global Health Politics
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Andrew Bauer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University and serves as Director of the Stanford Archaeology Center. His research centers on anthropological archaeology with primary fieldwork in South India, investigating human-environment relations, landscape history, and institutionalized social inequalities across Iron Age, Early Historic, and Medieval periods. Bauer's work critically examines socio-politics of land use, cultural landscape production, and intersections between historical landscape practices and modern conservation/climate change frameworks. His methodology integrates fieldwork in Turkey, Iran, and the United States with South Indian case studies on mortuary practices, megalithic monuments, and agricultural systems to analyze power dynamics in prehistoric societies. Recent publications (2021-2024) demonstrate consistent focus on critical geoarchaeology, political ecology of landscapes, and periodization challenges in South Asian archaeology. His influential books including Before Vijayanagara (2015) and Climate Without Nature (2018) establish theoretical frameworks connecting material culture studies with Anthropocene discourse and social inequality analysis. No scientific awards were mentioned in the provided text. The available documentation does not specify details regarding graduate student advising or external grant funding. Bauer co-directs active fieldwork in South India's Tungabhadra Basin and Raichur Doab regions, utilizing remote sensing and soil analysis techniques. His Stanford research lab (Building 500, Room 103) supports interdisciplinary collaboration examining long-term socio-environmental change through landscape archaeology and critical theory approaches.

• Archaeology
• Anthropological Archaeology
• Human-Environment Relations
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Anthony Kaldellis is the Gaylord Donnelly Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Classics and the College at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the history, culture, and literature of the eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire from antiquity to the 15th century. He holds a PhD from the University of Michigan (2001). Education: Ph.D. in Classical Philology, University of Michigan, 2001 His research interests include the reception of Hellenic culture, Roman imperial matrices in Byzantine thought, and the evolution of ethnic identities. He has published extensively on topics such as Procopius of Caesarea, the Parthenon’s Christian transformation, and Byzantine ethnography. His recent work emphasizes the continuity of Roman imperial frameworks in Byzantine society, as seen in The Byzantine Republic (2015) and Romanland (2019). He translates medieval Greek texts into English and created the academic podcast Byzantium & Friends . His 2023 book The New Roman Empire offers a comprehensive narrative history of Byzantium. Grants and Advising: No specific grants or advising roles are listed in the provided text. Labs/Teams: Host of the podcast Byzantium & Friends , fostering academic outreach in Byzantine studies.

• Byzantine History
• Hellenic Culture
• Roman Empire Studies
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Caroline Levine is the David and Kathleen Ryan Professor of Humanities in the Department of Literatures in English at Cornell University, affiliated with the School of Criticism and Theory and the College of Arts and Sciences. Her work bridges literary theory, cultural studies, and climate justice, emphasizing the role of form in shaping political action and societal structures. She is known for her influential books on narrative forms (*Forms: Whole, Rhythm, Hierarchy, Network*) and climate activism (*The Activist Humanist*). Research interests include ecocriticism, postcolonial literature, Victorian studies, and infrastructural justice. She has been a leading voice in Cornell’s successful endowment divestment campaign and advocates for humanities-driven solutions to global challenges. Her accolades include the MLA’s James Russell Lowell Prize and the Perkins Prize. Levine teaches courses on climate communications, narrative theory, and Victorian literature, including *ENGL 4795: Climate Communications Capstone* and *ENGL 6155: Theory and Analysis of Narrative*. Her recent scholarship explores literature and precarity, institutional reform, and the intersections of climate crisis with literary form. She contributes to public discourse through articles in *The LA Times*, *PMLA*, and *Inside Higher Ed*.

• Literary Theory
• Ecocriticism
• Climate Justice
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Tom Boellstorff is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University (2000). His research focuses on digital anthropology, virtual worlds, queer theory, and the intersection of technology with cultural practices. Boellstorff is known for pioneering ethnographic studies in virtual environments like Second Life and has explored topics such as Indonesian LGBTQ+ communities, disability in digital spaces, and the cultural history of early video games like Intellivision. His work spans theoretical frameworks for understanding digital cultures, methodological innovations in virtual ethnography, and critical analyses of technology’s role in shaping identity, politics, and social structures. Boellstorff’s interdisciplinary approach integrates cultural theory, media studies, and queer studies to examine how digital platforms mediate human experience. Recent publications emphasize the anthropology of emerging technologies (e.g., metaverse studies), historical analyses of video game platforms, and the sociopolitical implications of digital exclusion. His documentary work, including Virtual Cultures in Pandemic Times , extends his ethnographic focus into visual media.

• Digital Anthropology
• Virtual Worlds
• Queer Theory
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Dr. Joseph Moore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), serving as Director of the Agile and Intelligent Robotics (AIRO) Laboratory. He is affiliated with the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR), the Institute for Assured Autonomy (IAA), and holds a Bridging Faculty appointment in the Research and Exploratory Development Department (REDD) at JHU/APL. His research focuses on computational control, machine learning, and robotics to enable agile systems operating in complex environments. Dr. Moore previously served as Robotics Group Chief Scientist at JHU/APL, leading projects on hybrid unmanned aerial-aquatic vehicles and aerobatic fixed-wing systems. He has secured funding as Principal Investigator (PI) for ONR, DARPA, and ARL programs, particularly in post-stall maneuvering control and multi-robot coordination. His work emphasizes robust control strategies for autonomous systems in constrained environments. Research interests include aerial robotics, optimization, and learning-based control. Notable contributions involve NMPC-based systems, UAV navigation, and adaptive control for uncertain environments. His recent articles highlight advancements in swarm coordination, morphing-wing UAVs, and PAC-NMPC frameworks. Dr. Moore advises students such as Mark Gonzales and Adam Polevoy. Key grants include ONR/DARPA-funded projects on post-stall flight control and Army-funded multi-robot coordination efforts. His lab (AIRO) and collaborations (LCSR, IAA) drive applied and theoretical robotics research.

• Aerial Robotics
• Computational Control
• Learning-based Control
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John L. Jackson, Jr. is the Richard Perry University Professor and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds appointments in the Department of Anthropology, Annenberg School for Communication, and Africana Studies. His research bridges race theory, visual anthropology, and media studies, focusing on topics like globalization, critical race theory, and urban studies. Jackson earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University (2000) and B.A. in Communication from Howard University (1993). He has produced award-winning documentaries including Bad Friday and co-founded CAMRA, an initiative advancing visual ethnography. His work includes influential books such as Thin Description (2013) and Racial Paranoia (2008), exploring racial identity and media representation. Jackson has served as Dean of the Annenberg School and School of Social Policy & Practice, emphasizing interdisciplinary scholarship and diversity initiatives. His teaching awards and leadership underscore his commitment to innovative academic practices. Key achievements include editing Oxford Bibliographies in Anthropology and producing films screened globally. His research spans media ethnography, religious studies, and diaspora communities, with grants from NSF and Ford Foundation. Jackson’s labs CAMRA and Center for Experimental Ethnography pioneer multimodal research methods.

• Ethnographic Film and Visual Studies
• Critical Race Theory
• Globalization, Transnationalism, and Diaspora
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Gail Lewis is Visiting Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale University and Reader Emerita at Birkbeck College. Her scholarship examines black feminism, intersectionality, psychoanalysis, welfare state, and racialised-gendered experience through feminist and anti-racist frameworks. As a founder of Britain's Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent and Brixton Black Women's Group, her academic work is informed by decades of activism. She explores themes of identity formation, power dynamics, and social justice through interdisciplinary approaches.

• Black Feminism
• Intersectionality
• Psychoanalysis
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Dr. Zhaohai Li Professor of Statistics at George Washington University, specializing in statistical methodologies for genetic epidemiology and clinical biostatistics. His research focuses on meta-analysis techniques, empirical Bayes methods, and population-based study designs. He has contributed extensively to improving statistical approaches in clinical trials and addressing challenges in genetic association studies. Education: Ph.D. in Statistics, Columbia University, 1989 Research Interests: His work addresses critical issues in modern biostatistics including: Population stratification in genetic studies Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium testing Optimal experimental design for case-control studies Handling missing data in genetic linkage analysis Development of robust statistical tests for complex survey data Publications Overview: Dr. Li's recent work emphasizes methodological advancements in: Bayesian approaches to population genetics Meta-analytic frameworks for combining study results Statistical solutions for multi-stage clinical trials Algorithmic improvements for genome-wide association analyses Professional Contributions: His articles consistently address practical challenges in biomedical research, bridging theoretical statistics with real-world genetic and clinical applications.

• Genetic Epidemiology
• Statistical Methods for Meta-analysis
• Clinical Biostatistics
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Joseph E. Lowry is a Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences, affiliated with the Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) department. Before completing his PhD, he practiced law in private practice. His research focuses on Islamic law, Arabic literature, and classical Islamic thought. He has authored and edited foundational works on Islamic legal theory, medieval Islamic education, and Arabic literary biography. Editorial roles include Consulting Editor for the Library of Arabic Literature (NYU Press), and membership on editorial boards for Islamic Law and Society and Abbasid Studies . He co-edits the Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies and IQSA Studies in the Qur’an series. Courses taught span Qur’anic studies, Islamic legal traditions, and classical Arabic texts. Key contributions include translations of al-Shafi‘i’s legal works and critical editions of medieval Islamic texts. His scholarship bridges legal theory, literary analysis, and institutional history, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with pre-modern Islamic intellectual traditions.

• Islamic Law
• Arabic Literature
• Classical Islamic Thought
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Anna McCarthy is Professor in the Department of Cinema Studies at the Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. She is a leading scholar in media studies and media theory, with significant contributions to the understanding of television, public space, and cultural governance. Her education includes a BA from Wesleyan University and MA and PhD from Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the cultural, political, and commercial dimensions of media, particularly television and video in public spaces. Her influential works include Ambient Television (2001), which examines video screens in public environments, and The Citizen Machine (2010), which explores how postwar institutions used television for governance. She co-edited MediaSpace (2004), a key anthology on the spatial logics of media. Her current research investigates Irish film and television in the context of Ireland's shift from a theocratic to a secular society. She served for eight years as Coeditor of Social Text and currently edits Social Text Online , contributing significantly to critical theory and cultural studies discourse. Anna McCarthy advises PhD students in the Cinema Studies program, including Lauren I Treihaft, whose research examines temporality in contemporary media. While no grants are explicitly mentioned, her editorial leadership and long-term academic appointments suggest sustained research engagement. She is also a published fiction writer, with stories appearing in Cagibi , Pacifica Literary Review , Litro , Short Fiction , and The London Reader , reflecting an interdisciplinary creative practice.

• Media Studies
• Media Theory
• Public Space and Video Screens
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Ben Green is an Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan School of Information and a courtesy Assistant Professor in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University with a secondary focus on Science, Technology, and Society. His research examines algorithmic ethics, fairness, and governance, aiming to reduce harms and advance social justice. Notable works include The Smart Enough City (2019) and his forthcoming Algorithmic Realism . He is affiliated with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard and the Center for Democracy & Technology. Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University (with secondary field in Science, Technology & Society) BS in Mathematics & Physics, Yale University Research Interests: Algorithmic fairness in public policy Human-algorithm interaction dynamics Regulatory frameworks for AI Equity-centered data science practices Urban technology policy His recent publications explore themes like the limitations of human oversight in algorithmic systems, the sociotechnical challenges of implementing ethical AI, and the intersection of legal reasoning with computational systems. His writing emphasizes actionable solutions to systemic biases in algorithmic governance. Ben’s current projects include advancing algorithmic realism – a framework for grounding data science in socially just practices – and analyzing how counterfactual explanations influence judicial decisions. He serves on multiple interdisciplinary advisory boards and frequently collaborates with policymakers to translate research into actionable strategies.

• AI Ethics
• Algorithmic Fairness
• Human-Algorithm Interactions
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