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Talha AliView profile

Assistant Professor

• Structural Racism
• Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
• Social Support Networks
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Talha Ali is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan and an MS in Epidemiology and BS in Psychology from Yale University. Doctor of Philosophy (Epidemiology), University of Michigan, 2019 Master of Science (Epidemiology), Yale University, 2015 Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Yale University, 2013 Dr. Ali's research focuses on structural racism and its impact on racial/ethnic disparities in cognitive aging and dementia, social support networks for late-life health, and caregiving dynamics for older adults. Her work employs dyadic analysis and examines social determinants of healthy aging. Recent publications address institutional racism, caregiving networks, and social participation in aging populations, spanning journals like The Journals of Gerontology , Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health , and Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities . Themes include longitudinal studies, health equity, and policy implications. NIA Butler-Williams Scholar (2022) NIA IMPACT Collaboratory Faculty Scholar (2022) Alzheimer’s Association Summer Research Institute Fellowship (2021) Gerontological Society of America Junior Investigator Diversity Fellow Award (2020) RAND Corporation/NIA Summer Institute Fellowship (2020) Dr. Ali has led courses such as 'Race, Ethnicity & Health' at Tufts and taught advanced epidemiological methods. She has received grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institute on Aging (NIA), and University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School. Languages: English (fluent), Urdu (fluent), Spanish (Latin American, reading/writing).

Niall BolgerView profile

Professor

• Social Psychology
• Close Relationships
• Statistics
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Niall Bolger is a Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, maintaining offices in Uris Hall and laboratory facilities in Schermerhorn Hall. He teaches core courses including Experimental Psychology: Social and Personality and advanced graduate seminars on Analysis of Change, while supervising individual research projects at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His research program centers on the intersection of close relationships and stress adaptation, employing intensive longitudinal methodologies that capture daily experiences through diary reports and physiological measurements. Bolger investigates personality processes as they manifest in naturalistic settings and develops innovative statistical techniques for analyzing complex multilevel data structures. His work reveals how interpersonal dynamics operate in real-world contexts, particularly during acute stressors like professional examinations. Bolger directs The Couples Lab, which pioneers research on relationship dynamics through daily diary methodologies and physiological assessments. His publications demonstrate consistent focus on methodological rigor in relationship science, with recurring themes of oxytocin's context-dependent effects, empathic accuracy mechanisms, and the biopsychosocial pathways linking social interactions to health outcomes. This body of work establishes him as a leading methodologist in social psychology's micro-longitudinal revolution.

Josef NerbView profile

Professor

• Educational Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Emotion and Cognition
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Josef Nerb is a Professor of Educational Psychology and Dean at the University of Education Freiburg, where he works in the Department of Social Psychology and Evaluation within the Faculty of Psychology. His office is located at KG II 220 and Heinrich-v.-Stephan-Str. 5a, 114, 1st floor (Hölderle-Carré), and he holds consultation hours on Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. He has been at PH Freiburg since 2005 when he received his professorship, following previous positions as a research assistant at the University of Freiburg since 1993 and a postdoc at the University of Waterloo in 2000/2001. Nerb's research spans educational psychology, cognitive psychology, and emotion studies, with particular focus on appraisal theory, attentional skills, decision making, and more recently AI applications in education. His work shows a clear trajectory from environmental risk perception studies early in his career to more recent investigations of digital technologies in educational contexts. His publications demonstrate interdisciplinary collaboration across psychology, education, and computer science fields. His recent work has increasingly focused on the intersection of technology and education, with multiple publications on voice user experience, AI in STEM education, and digital learning environments. This represents an evolution from his earlier foundational work on emotion-cognition interactions and environmental risk assessment. Nerb has supervised numerous doctoral students through graduate colleges including the Graduate College Human and Machine Intelligence in Freiburg. His research has been supported by organizations including the DFG (German Research Foundation) and the ESF (European Science Foundation). His academic leadership extends beyond his professorship to his current role as Dean, where he oversees academic operations within his faculty. His work bridges theoretical cognitive psychology with practical educational applications, making significant contributions to both research and practice in educational psychology.

• Dementia Care
• Health Behaviour Change
• Complex Interventions
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Claire Pentecost is a Senior Research Fellow and NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Medical School within the Department of Health and Community Sciences, based at St Luke's Campus. Her work centers on the IDEAL programme, a major longitudinal cohort study investigating 'living well' with dementia through co-produced research with people experiencing dementia and their carers. Dr Pentecost completed her PhD at London South Bank University on factors affecting exercise referral uptake for chronic conditions, supervised by Professor Ann Taket and Dr Jo Bowtell. She also holds a BSc (Hons) degree, though the institution isn't specified in available sources. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating complex interventions for physical/mental health improvement through clinician-supported behavior change. Key methodologies include realist evaluation frameworks, patient and public involvement (PPI), randomized controlled trials, qualitative synthesis, and systematic reviews. Current work emphasizes dementia care innovation, particularly the 'My Life Today' tool for monitoring valued life aspects, and pandemic impacts on dementia communities. Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals dominant themes in dementia caregiving trajectories, minority ethnic health disparities, social connection dynamics, and longitudinal quality-of-life assessments. The IDEAL programme's mixed-methods approach consistently examines how social, cultural, and economic capital influence dementia experiences. NIHR Three Schools Dementia Research Fellowship Dr Pentecost has managed major projects including IDEAL2, ESSENCE (fundamental nursing care), and BAcPAc (behavioral activation for depression). Her grant portfolio spans NIHR Development Grants, ESRC funding for the IDEAL programme, EU/Olympic Committee support for the GH-2000 anti-doping project, and trials for diabetes and endocrine disorders at King's College London. As core IDEAL programme staff and member of Exeter's Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health, she co-produced the award-recognized play 'The World Turned Upside Down' with dementia patients to highlight communication challenges, featured on BBC broadcasts.

Ilias KapoutsisView profile

Associate Professor

• Organizational Behavior
• Workplace Politics
• Leadership
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Ilias Kapoutsis serves as Associate Professor of Management at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), affiliated with the School of Business and Department of Business Administration. His academic profile combines rigorous theoretical research with practical organizational applications, evidenced by publications in premier journals including Journal of Management and Journal of Organizational Behavior. His educational foundation includes: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from AUEB Ph.D. in Management from AUEB MSc in Business Information Technology from University of Manchester Dr. Kapoutsis' research program investigates political behavior dynamics in organizations, examining motivational drivers, cognitive logic, and balancing mechanisms that govern workplace politics. He explores leadership integrity, emotional labor consequences, remote work adaptations, and negotiation processes. His work reveals how political will, skill, and prudence interact to shape career trajectories and organizational effectiveness, often employing nonlinear modeling to capture complex behavioral patterns. Analysis of his recent publications (2020-2025) shows evolving focus on leader-follower power dynamics, passion burnout thresholds in healthcare, and phronesis (practical wisdom) in leadership. His methodological approach combines multi-study designs with systematic reviews, contributing to theoretical refinement in organizational behavior through examination of contextual contingencies and boundary conditions. While holding editorial roles as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychology: Organizational Psychology and Guest Editor for European Management Journal special issues, no specific scientific awards are documented in available sources. Dr. Kapoutsis leads significant research initiatives including the Greek National Employment Strategy (2021-2027) commissioned by the Ministry of Labour, and UAE National Research Fund projects on public sector strategic planning. His applied work includes founding the Athens Negotiation Tournament in 2019 and extensive consulting for organizations like IKEA, National Bank of Greece, and Ministry of National Defence, translating academic insights into real-world management solutions. Information regarding dedicated research laboratories or specialized teams is not explicitly provided in current documentation.

Eli AwtreyView profile

Assistant Professor

• Organizational Behavior
• Positive Organizational Behavior
• Team Dynamics
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Dr. Eli Awtrey is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati. His research focuses on teamwork, positive organizational behavior, and workplace well-being, with notable work on gratitude, compassion, and decision-making in organizations. Ph.D. in Business Administration (University of Washington, 2018) M.S. in Business Administration (University of Washington, 2013) MBA in Business Administration (University of Oregon, 2010) BS in Magazine Journalism (University of Oregon, 1998) His research explores team dynamics , compassionate organizational systems , and leadership development . Key topics include group voting mechanisms , workplace suffering , and trust microstructures . His 2017 paper on gratitude in organizations was a finalist for Best Paper in Academy of Management Review . Notable awards include the 2020 Daniel J. Westerbeck Junior Faculty Graduate Teaching Award and multiple University Research Council Faculty Research Scholars Award finalists (2021, 2022). He serves on editorial boards for Journal of Organizational Behavior and Academy of Management Discoveries . Recent publications highlight Systematic organizational compassion frameworks Gratitude disparities in team settings Leader sleep behavior impacts Team goal alignment mechanisms Replication science in psychology

Guillaume St-OngeView profile

Researcher

• Epidemiology
• Complex Systems
• Computational Biology
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Guillaume St-Onge is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Northeastern University , with affiliations to the Roux Institute and the Network Science Institute . His research focuses on mathematical and computational modeling of infectious disease dynamics, pandemic preparedness, and global biosurveillance. Education : Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. in Physics from Université Laval (2022, 2017, 2015) St-Onge's work integrates stochastic processes , complex networks , and human dynamics to study nonlinear systems and develop prediction tools for epidemic spread. His recent publications emphasize higher-order network modeling , wastewater surveillance for pandemic monitoring, and uncertainty quantification in epidemic forecasting. He leads projects at the MOBS Lab , a multidisciplinary research group directed by Alessandro Vespignani, which develops computational tools for analyzing global epidemics and social contagions. St-Onge's work informs decision-making in public health through network-based models and biosurveillance strategies.

Boyka BratanovaView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Sustainability
• Economic Conditions and Psychology
• Pro-Environmental and Pro-Social Behavior
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Boyka Bratanova is a Senior Lecturer in Management at the School of Management, University of St Andrews , with a focus on sustainability, economic inequality, and organizational behavior. Her work bridges social psychology and management, emphasizing how wealth and inequality shape human thought, prejudice, and organizational diversity. Education: PhD in Social Psychology (University of Melbourne), Postdoctoral roles (University of Surrey, Université libre de Bruxelles, University of Melbourne). Research interests include the moral bases of pro-environmental behavior, the effects of inequality on eating habits and cognitive performance, and applications to managerial practice. She explores salary dispersion and resource scarcity in organizations, linking these to gender equality and minority discrimination. Recent publications highlight employee ownership as a remedy for inequality, cross-linguistic cognition, and psychosocial drivers of obesity. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals like SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality). Projects include a study on employee-owned businesses during the pandemic. She supervises postgraduate research and chairs the School Ethics Committee.

Benjamin Biermeier-HansonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Leadership
• Organizational Culture
• Human Resource Management
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Benjamin Biermeier-Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Management at Radford University's Cox School of Business. His teaching focuses on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Previously, he served as Associate Professor and area coordinator for Radford's Industrial-Organizational Psychology program. Academic Rank: Assistant Professor University: Radford University School: Cox School of Business Department: Department of Management Research Interests: Dr. Biermeier-Hanson's research explores leadership dynamics, organizational culture, and their intersections. Key themes include: Leader-follower identity integration Workplace stress and well-being Generational and age-based stereotypes Technology's role in organizational behavior CSR impact on employee behavior Gender equity in STEM careers Publication Trends: His recent work (2023-2025) examines identity conflicts, disability disclosure, and CSR ethics, while earlier publications investigate ageism, impostor syndrome, and leader-member exchange dynamics. Articles span journals like Journal of Business & Psychology and Work, Aging, & Retirement .

Debrot AnikView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Interpersonal touch
• Grief counseling
• Couple relationships
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Dr. Anik Debrot is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the LIVES Centre, University of Lausanne. Her work focuses on grief counseling, interpersonal touch dynamics in relationships, and digital health interventions. Senior Lecturer, LIVES Centre, University of Lausanne Research on touch in bereavement, couple relationship quality, and internet-based therapeutic programs Research Interests: Debrot's studies explore the intersection of touch physiology and emotional regulation in couples, with special attention to trauma recovery , attachment theory , and digital mental health applications. Publication Trends: Recent work includes Randomized controlled trials of grief interventions Dyadic trauma response studies Touch as a stress-buffering mechanism Design of multilingual internet-based therapies Collaborations: Debrot works with institutions in Switzerland on digital health protocols and cross-cultural adaptation of therapeutic tools.

Longfeng LiView profile

Researcher

• Child Development
• Family Psychology
• Parent-Child Relationships
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Longfeng Li is a postdoctoral research scholar at Penn State University's Department of Psychology, affiliated with the Parent-Child Dynamics Lab. She works under the mentorship of Dr. Erika Lunkenheimer. Education: PhD in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University MA in Psychology from Beijing Normal University BA in Psychology from Beijing Normal University Research Interests: Individual and contextual influences on children's socioemotional, cognitive, and behavioral development Measurement and modeling of parent-child dyadic processes Interplay between parental and child characteristics (e.g., self-regulation, psychopathology)

Sarah Ann ThomasView profile

Assistant Professor

• Adolescence
• Cannabis Use
• Family Relationships
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Sarah Ann Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, specializing in adolescent risk behavior through biobehavioral and neuroimaging approaches. Her research integrates clinical psychology with neuroscience to examine cannabis use, emotional regulation, and parent-adolescent dynamics. PhD, University of Maryland (2016) MA, University of Chicago (2008) BA, Boston University (2005) Her research program investigates: Biobehavioral predictors of adolescent cannabis addiction Neurobiological mechanisms in psychiatric risk Family systems' role in mental health outcomes Impact of stress and psychophysiology on self-harm Recent publications focus on cannabis-vaping correlations with suicidal ideation, neuroimaging of cognitive flexibility, and family-based interventions for risk behavior. She collaborates extensively within Brown's Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. BBRF/NARSAD Young Investigator Award Key collaborations include researchers from: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Carney Institute for Brain Science Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies

• Political Economy
• Social Science Methodology
• Natural Disasters
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Thomas Plümper is a Professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien) specializing in Political Economy, Social Science Methodology, and Natural Disasters. His research integrates spatial analysis with political science to examine crisis response dynamics, particularly in pandemic and disaster contexts. Plümper's research interests center on methodological rigor in political science, with emphasis on spatial contagion patterns, robustness testing, and causal inference. His work bridges quantitative methodology with substantive applications in disaster politics and pandemic policy, notably through extensive collaboration with Eric Neumayer on COVID-19 spatial dynamics. Recent publications demonstrate his pivot toward analyzing political protests against containment policies and data integrity issues in authoritarian regimes. His publication trends reveal a methodological trajectory: early work focused on dyadic data analysis and robustness tests (2010-2015), transitioning to spatial disaster economics (2016-2020), and culminating in pandemic-related spatial epidemiology since 2020. Key thematic clusters include political methodology (35% of output), disaster politics (30%), and pandemic policy analysis (25%), characterized by innovative spatial econometric applications. Scientific awards highlight his interdisciplinary impact: ESRC Transformative Grant (2012) for methodological innovation SAGE Best Paper Award in EU Politics (2005) University of Essex Teaching Award (2004) Suedwestmetall Price for economic research (2002) Plümper maintains active scholarly engagement through 47 journal peer reviews (including BMJ and Social Science Quarterly), 12 research proposal evaluations (e.g., Riksbank Jubilee Fund), and editorial board membership. His consulting activities with institutions like University of Colorado demonstrate policy-relevant expertise. Collaborative networks are anchored in his long-term partnership with Eric Neumayer, producing 12 co-authored publications since 2020. Current research focuses on spatial contagion mechanisms in crises, examining how disasters and pandemics propagate across political boundaries while interacting with institutional responses. His lab work centers on developing spatial-effect variables for dyadic data analysis, with recent Stata modules (SPAGG, SPUNDIR) becoming field standards.

Walter BierbauerView profile

Researcher

• Health Psychology
• Behavior Change
• Chronic Disease Management
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Walter Bierbauer, Dr. phil., is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology – Applied Social and Health Psychology at the University of Zurich, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He is also an active member of the interdisciplinary Digital Society Initiative (DSI) Community Health cluster at the same university. His research centres on motivational and volitional determinants of health behaviour change among individuals living with chronic conditions. Employing intensive longitudinal designs, digital monitoring tools, and advanced statistical modelling, he investigates how psychological factors such as self-efficacy, social support, and illness perceptions translate into day-to-day variations in physical activity, medication adherence, and coping behaviours. Recent work focuses on cardiac rehabilitation, long-COVID, and breast-cancer survivors undergoing adjuvant endocrine therapy. Across 29 peer-reviewed publications (2015-2024), Bierbauer has advanced the Health Action Process Approach, uncovered differential impacts of depression and anxiety on rehabilitation outcomes, and highlighted the moderating roles of self-reliance preferences and social stigma. These contributions bridge clinical psychology, behavioural medicine, and digital-health methodologies. Labs & Collaborations: Applied Social and Health Psychology group, University of Zurich Digital Society Initiative (DSI) Community Health Contact: walter.bierbauer@psychologie.uzh.ch

Frank WalterView profile

Professor

• Human Resource Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Leadership
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Frank Walter is Professor of Business Administration specializing in Organization and Human Resources at the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, Justus Liebig University Giessen since 2014. Previously, he served as Associate Professor (2011-2014) and Assistant Professor (2008-2011) in the Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior at the University of Groningen, maintaining a Visiting Research Fellow position there until 2022. His educational background includes: Doctorate (Dr. oec.) from the University of St. Gallen (2004-2008) Guest studies at San Francisco State University, College of Business (2003-2004) Diploma in Administrative Sciences (Dipl. Verw.-wiss.) from the University of Konstanz (1998-2003) Walter's research centers on Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior , with pioneering work on emotions in organizations , age dynamics in leadership , and team conflict processes . His scholarship integrates psychological theory with organizational practice, examining how temporal factors, emotional regulation, and hierarchical structures influence workplace behavior. Recent work explores time pressure's dual effects on creativity and the moderating role of generativity in leadership. Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) age-emotion interactions in leadership contexts, (2) time pressure-creativity relationships distinguishing radical versus incremental innovation, and (3) boundary management in multiteam systems. His methodological approach combines multi-level designs with longitudinal perspectives, emphasizing contextual contingencies in organizational phenomena. His scientific recognition includes: Multiple Best Reviewer Awards from Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Organizational Behavior European Academy of Management Best Paper Award (2022) 7 appearances in Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2008-2019) Outstanding Junior Researcher Award from University of Groningen (2009) As an advisor and academic leader, Walter has served on editorial boards of Leadership Quarterly and Academy of Management Journal , while his self-administration roles at JLU include membership in the Faculty Council and Promotion Committee. His research program demonstrates sustained impact through high-impact publications and theoretical integration across organizational subfields. He maintains active collaboration networks with the University of Groningen's Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, with recent work involving multinational teams studying boundary-spanning behaviors in complex organizational structures.