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Ashley HaywardView profile

Assistant Professor

• Indigenous Health
• Social Determinants of Health
• Reproductive Justice
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Ashley Hayward, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Health at the University of Winnipeg. Her research focuses on Indigenous health, social determinants of health, reproductive justice, and human rights. She holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Manitoba, along with a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba. Dr. Hayward’s work emphasizes relational and community-led approaches, collaborating with Indigenous communities to address systemic inequities in healthcare and policy. Her research is funded by The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Key areas include Indigenous doula services, maternal health equity, and decolonizing research methodologies. She teaches KIN 2305 – Issues in Health, integrating her interdisciplinary expertise into academic instruction. Dr. Hayward’s community-based projects prioritize ethical partnerships and systemic change, particularly around Indigenous birthing practices and reproductive justice. She actively contributes to policy development through collaborative research with Indigenous organizations and service providers. Professionally, she balances academic and community roles while maintaining strong familial connections as a Métis mother and wife. Her work reflects a commitment to integrating personal values of kinship and relationality into scholarly and community efforts for health equity.

Basma EllahiView profile

Professor

• Public Health
• Nutrition
• Food Security
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Professor Basma Ellahi is a Research Professor in Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing at the University of Chester, UK, and currently serves as Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society. She holds formal academic appointments including Professor of Public Health Nutrition and has led departments such as Biological Sciences and Clinical Sciences & Nutrition. Her research focuses on co-production of health interventions with ethnic minority communities, addressing food insecurity and chronic disease prevention in disadvantaged groups. She has pioneered culturally tailored interventions in South Asian and Black African communities through projects like TANGERINE, supported by UKRI grants. Education: BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Leeds) MSc Food Science (University of Leeds) PhD (University of Bradford) PgCert Teaching and Learning (Teesside University) Research Interests: Her work emphasizes dietary patterns in marginalized populations, leveraging mixed-methods approaches. Key areas include: Food security among older ethnic minorities Cultural adaptation in dietary practices Genetic-diet interactions in metabolic health Technology-enhanced health training (e.g., VR for handwashing) Grants & Projects: Leads NIHR-funded inflAIM (studying inflammation and long-term conditions) and UKRI-funded TANGERINE. Previously managed projects on portion control tools and rural health in Ghana. Leadership: Chairs the Nutrition Society Special Interest Group on Ethnic Minority Health and serves on UKRI grant review panels. Oversees research ethics at the School of Nursing and Health Education. Global Impact: Delivers researcher development workshops in sub-Saharan Africa and Pakistan, addressing nutrition disparities through community engagement.

David JohnstonView profile

Professor

• Health Economics
• Labour Economics
• Applied Microeconometrics
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David Johnston is a Professor at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University. His research focuses on health economics, mental health, resilience, and the socioeconomic impacts of environmental factors. He leads/facilitates major projects such as 'Fire to Flourish' (Black Summer Bushfire recovery), 'Mental Healthcare Inequity', and studies on climate and labor dynamics. Previously, he held roles at Queensland University of Technology and the University of Melbourne, completing his PhD in Economics in 2007. Education: PhD in Economics, University of Melbourne (2007) Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Research Interests: Health economics, mental health policy, resilience to disasters, labor economics, and applied microeconometrics. His work addresses inequities in healthcare access, environmental health impacts, and socioeconomic determinants of well-being. Projects: Active: 'Economic analysis of child maltreatment', 'Fire to Flourish' Completed: 'Microeconomic Impacts of Australian Natural Disasters', 'Insecure Work and Mental Health' Grants & Collaborations: ARC Discovery Projects, Beyond Blue, RISE program, Department of the Treasury (Australia). His grants total millions, focusing on mental health equity, disaster recovery, and climate resilience. Labs/Teams: Centre for Health Economics, collaborating with global institutions like Luby et al.'s RISE project in Indonesia.

Paul ThambarView profile

Associate Professor

• Management Accounting
• Performance Measurement
• Management Control Systems
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Paul Thambar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting at Monash Business School, specializing in management accounting, performance measurement, and organizational theory. He leads the Mutual Value Lab, collaborating with the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM) to develop the Mutual Value Measurement (MVM) framework, a commercialized research project with $1.1m funding. His work focuses on non-profits, cooperatives, and NGOs, addressing challenges in performance measurement and strategic alignment. Thambar holds a PhD from UTS (2015) and has over A$700k in research grants (ARC Category 3). He teaches advanced qualitative research, digital technology in business, and management accounting. Recognized with a UK HEA Fellowship and global teaching awards, he emphasizes industry-relevant pedagogy. His industry experience includes senior roles in banking, insurance, and consulting. Key collaborations include projects with The One Box (food relief NGO) and BCCM, focusing on social impact measurement and financial resilience. Awards include the CIMA Research Excellence Award (2021), Dean’s Research Engagement Commendation (2023), and SIMNA Collaboration Award (2023). Thambar’s research spans qualitative methods, paradox theory, and institutional logics, with publications in top journals like Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal.

Bruno LussierView profile

Associate Professor

• Sales force effectiveness
• Sales management
• Business development
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Bruno Lussier is an Associate Professor at HEC Montréal , where he teaches courses in Relational Sales (MARK 20123), Psychology and Marketing (MARK 60100), and Service Marketing (MARK 80131A). He serves as Director of the Sales Institute HEC Montréal and is an Associate Member of Pôle sports . Docteur ès Sciences de Gestion, Université Grenoble Alpes MBA en gestion des entreprises, Université Laval Baccalauréat en sciences de la santé, Université Concordia His research focuses on Sales force effectiveness and Business-to-business (B2B) marketing , with specific interest in mental health in sales environments , ethical sales behaviors , and pandemic-related workforce adaptation . His work examines how mindfulness , technology use , and manager support impact sales performance and well-being. Recent publications analyze Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in B2B selling, social anxiety in sales roles, and networking frameworks across selling ecosystems. His 2023 award-winning paper on emotion management during sales interactions remains influential. 2023 : Best Paper Award for emotion management research Peer-reviewed case studies on Dual Café and Teaology business models He has supervised 9 MSc theses and 4 project supervisions in topics spanning social media behavior , donation solicitation , and generational marketing . Courses taught emphasize relational sales strategies and service marketing .

• Organizational Behavior
• Labor Studies
• Workplace Ethics
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Amanda Peticca Harris is an Associate Professor in the Department of People, Organizations and Society, specializing in qualitative research methodologies and organizational studies. Her work focuses on underprivileged, marginalized workers' experiences of underemployment, wage insecurity, and wellbeing, contextualized within broader political and economic discourses. She holds editorial roles at journals including Group & Organization Management and Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management . Her research explores non-standard employment in 'cool' industries, such as craft entrepreneurship and yoga businesses, while critically examining neoliberalism's impact on labor. Methodologically, she employs qualitative approaches like narrative analysis and ethnography. Her recent work addresses disability in the workplace, care labor during crises, and maternal identity struggles in neurodiverse family contexts. Teaching focuses include qualitative research design, human resource management, and organizational behavior at undergraduate and graduate levels. She is actively involved in scholarly discourse through editorial leadership and conference participation. Personal interests include vegan baking and legal drama series.

• Political Geography
• Environmental Geography
• Biopolitics
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Kevin Grove is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies at Florida International University, USA. His work critically examines resilience, human-environment relations, and disaster governance through interdisciplinary lenses spanning geography, anthropology, and political theory. Academic Affiliation: Florida International University, Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies Research Focus: Biopolitics, postcolonial urbanism, energy insecurity, and the politics of resilience in the Caribbean and U.S. contexts In his book Resilience (Key Ideas in Geography, 2018), Grove traces resilience to cybernetic behavioral science, neoliberal economics, and modernist design, arguing that resilience thinking prioritizes a pragmatic “will to design” over traditional critique. His recent Google Scholar publications (2025–2023) explore spatial stigma in Puerto Rican physician migration, energy independence in disaster zones, reparative governance frameworks, and the intersection of race with resilience planning in Miami. These works reflect his ongoing interest in decolonial approaches to urban experimentation and the ethics of disaster management.

Christian KingView profile

Associate Professor

• Health Policy
• Social Determinants of Health
• Food Insecurity
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Christian King is an Associate Professor in the School of Global Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central Florida (UCF), part of the College of Community Innovation and Education. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on social determinants of health, health disparities, food insecurity, and telemedicine effectiveness. He has conducted studies on food insecurity's impact on health, violence exposure in women, and the role of telemedicine during the pandemic at the Orlando VA Medical Center. Education includes a Ph.D. in Public Policy (Georgia State University/Georgia Tech), with expertise in policy analysis and healthcare systems. His work integrates quantitative methods with public health challenges, emphasizing policy interventions to address inequities. Research interests span healthcare access, social policy, and technology-driven solutions. Recent projects include evaluating telemedicine's role in urgent care and analyzing the interplay between neighborhood context and health outcomes. His articles explore topics like diabetes management, electronic health record standards, and AI applications in healthcare. While no awards are explicitly mentioned, his contributions to food insecurity research and telemedicine innovation reflect impactful scholarly work. He advises no listed students and collaborates with institutions like the VA Medical Center. His lab focuses on applied public health research, with future work likely expanding on pandemic-era healthcare adaptations and systemic inequities.

Giang VuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Public Health
• Health Informatics
• Epidemiology
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Dr. Giang Vu is an Assistant Professor in the School of Global Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central Florida (UCF), part of the College of Community Innovation and Education. He holds a D.D.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Health Management and Policy. Prior to academia, he worked as a dentist and dental office manager in Vietnam and later transitioned to roles in the U.S., including dental assistant and manager while pursuing advanced studies at Georgia State University and the University of Louisville. His research focuses on preventive factors for adverse oral and general health outcomes, utilization of preventive care, and cost-saving strategies in dental prevention. He has taught courses in health data analytics, data mining, and electronic health records. His work includes leading a Medicaid-funded project ($450,000) and co-leading others totaling $1.3 million, analyzing large-scale healthcare data (e.g., Medicaid claims) to study oral-systemic disease links, post-ACA market shifts, and diabetes-related health disparities in Kentucky. Dr. Vu’s articles emphasize oral health’s role in systemic conditions like diabetes, leveraging AI, epidemiology, and data analytics. His work highlights the need for standardized electronic health records, AI-driven diabetes management systems, and addressing social determinants of health. He has no explicitly mentioned scientific awards but has demonstrated significant contributions through grant-funded research and academic leadership. As Associate Director of Health Data Analytics at UCF, he oversees projects integrating interdisciplinary approaches to healthcare challenges.

Steph BernellView profile

Associate Professor

• Health Economics
• Public Health Policy
• Health Policy Analysis
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Steph Bernell is an Associate Professor and serves as the Dean of Graduate Education at Oregon State University. She is affiliated with the College of Health's Department of Health Management and Policy. Her research focuses on labor market effects of health status, the relationship between place and obesity, food insecurity, and the impact of poverty and rural location on health. She authored Health Economics: Core Concepts and Essential Tools (2016) and has taught over 80 courses in health policy and economics. Educations: PhD in Health Economics (Johns Hopkins University), MA and BA in Economics (American University) Her work integrates economic tools to address public health challenges such as chronic disease, health reform, and hunger. She currently accepts MPH students but is not admitting new PhD candidates. As Dean, she oversees graduate education policies and initiatives. Awards: None explicitly listed in the provided texts. Advising & Grants: Accepting MPH students; no specific grants mentioned. She emphasizes mentorship and graduate student development through her administrative and academic roles.

• Labor Economics
• Gender Studies
• Environmental Economics
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Yolanda Pena Boquete is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fundamentals of Economic Analysis, Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. She is affiliated with the Institute of Studies and Development of Galicia (IDEGA) and the GAME Economic Analysis and Modeling Group. Her doctoral thesis (2009), supervised by Dr. Melchor Fernández Fernández and Dr. Sergio Destefanis, focused on women's employment dynamics in Galicia. She has also held roles at Universidade de Vigo, the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics, and Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo (CNR- ISMed). Her research spans labor economics, gender inequality, environmental policy, tourism economics, and regional development. Key topics include wage discrimination, climate policy design, recycling schemes, and labor conditions in the service sector. She has published 54 works with an H-index of 9, including influential studies in journals like International Journal of Manpower and Energy Policy . Recent projects include a European Commission-funded study (LIFE11) on WEEE re-use schemes in Spain, analyzing economic and environmental benefits. Her work frequently integrates quantitative methods to address socio-economic challenges in Galicia and beyond.

• Public Finance
• Labor Economics
• Social Insurance Programs
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Amelia Hawkins is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brandeis University, affiliated with the Brandeis International Business School. Her research focuses on public finance and labor economics, examining how social insurance and transfer programs influence individual and firm decisions, particularly regarding labor market dynamics and health-related outcomes. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan (2019), where her dissertation received notable awards, and a B.A. from Williams College (2008). Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Research Associate at the Urban Institute. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2019) M.A. in Economics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor B.A. in Economics, Williams College (2008, magna cum laude) Research Interests: Amelia investigates the interplay between social insurance programs (e.g., Supplemental Security Income, SNAP) and labor markets, focusing on how these policies affect employment, health outcomes, and family well-being. She also explores gender differences in educational and career choices and evaluates program designs to optimize policy effectiveness. Honors & Awards: John E. Parker Memorial Prize in Labor Economics and Human Resources (2018) 2020 Honorable Mention for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Government Finance and Taxation (National Tax Association) Professional Affiliations: Her work bridges academic research and policy, with affiliations at Brandeis University and contributions to organizations like the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Urban Institute. She is also part of the NTA Next Generation initiative. Contact: Amelia can be reached at aaehawkins@brandeis.edu , located in Lemberg Academic Center, Room 257.

• Epidemiology
• Cardiovascular Health
• Health Services Research
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Catarina Kiefe, Ph.D., M.D., is a Professor and holds the Melvin S. and Sandra L. Cutler Chair in Biomedical Research at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, leading the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences (PQHS). She previously served as the inaugural Chair of PQHS from 2009 to 2019 and currently serves as Chief Scientific Officer of PQHS and the Cutler Chair. Her research integrates mathematical rigor with clinical medicine, focusing on improving healthcare outcomes through epidemiological and health services research. Education: She earned a BS in Science from the University of Porto (Portugal), a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and an M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics. Research Interests: Dr. Kiefe's work spans cardiovascular health, social determinants of health, geriatric conditions, and the application of data-driven approaches to healthcare improvement. She explores how factors like socioeconomic status, neighborhood environments, and psychological stress influence health outcomes, particularly in underserved populations. Her projects often combine quantitative methods with clinical insights to address disparities and improve patient care. Publications: Her 300+ peer-reviewed articles reflect her focus on cardiovascular epidemiology, health disparities, and healthcare quality. Recent work includes studies on atrial fibrillation survival prediction, social determinants of cardiovascular health, and the impact of historical redlining on obesity. Awards: Dr. Kiefe is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Medical Care , a premier journal in health services research. She has led numerous NIH-funded grants and mentors early-career researchers through training programs like the NHLBI T32 grant. Leadership: She promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and cohesion among teams, emphasizing translational research. Her roles include leadership in the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and affiliations with multiple programs in bioinformatics and clinical investigation.

Adam D.K. KingView profile

Assistant Professor

• Unions
• Employment Standards
• Indigenous Labour
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Adam D.K. King is an Assistant Professor in the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. His research and public commentary focus on gig economy dynamics, precarious work, unionization, and Indigenous labour rights. He holds a PhD in Sociology from York University (2019) and an MA in History from the University of Toronto (2011). Education: PhD Sociology, York University (2019) MA History, University of Toronto (2011) King’s work critically examines the erosion of labour standards in the gig economy, particularly in sectors like delivery services and app-based employment. He has analyzed the implications of Proposition 22 in California and the ongoing Canada Post strike, linking these to broader issues of worker misclassification, employment insecurity, and the failure of governments to regulate gig work effectively. His recent articles highlight trends in precarious labour, including the growth of independent contractor models, the financial strain on workers, and the societal costs of deregulated employment. King advocates for systemic reforms to address underemployment and generate secure, well-compensated jobs through public sector investment. Key themes in his writing include: Labour market deregulation Unionization challenges in gig platforms Employment insurance inadequacies during crises Corporate avoidance of payroll taxes Worker health and safety risks Policy solutions for economic insecurity

Cecilia RochaView profile

Professor

• Food Security
• Market Failures
• Policy Analysis
• +5 more

Cecilia Rocha is a Professor and Director of the School of Nutrition at Toronto Metropolitan University, with a PhD. She is also an associate researcher and former director of the Centre for Studies in Food Security. Her work focuses on food security policy analysis, market failures, and sustainable rural development, particularly in Brazil and among immigrant populations in Toronto. Research Interests include: Assessment of food security initiatives' social efficiency Role of markets in addressing food insecurity Food sovereignty in indigenous settlements Key Contributions: Authored pivotal studies on Belo Horizonte's food security policies and led the Building Capacity in Food Security in Brazil project (2004-2010). Presented at high-level UN meetings, including the 2009 Madrid Food Security Conference and Rome's World Food Summit. Recent Work: Advised on Toronto's Food Strategy (2009-2010) and served on the Council of Canadian Academies' panel on Northern Canada's food security (2012).