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Carlos SantosView profile

Associate Professor

• Ethnic-Racial Identity
• Adolescent Development
• Latinx Youth
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Carlos Santos is Associate Professor of Social Welfare at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs. He holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from New York University, a Master of Education from Harvard University, and a BA from New York University. His research examines identity development among Latinx youth through intersectional frameworks, exploring how ethnic-racial, gender, and sexual identities influence developmental outcomes in contexts ranging from peer networks to immigration policy environments. Research interests include: Ethnic-racial identity development in adolescence Gender and sexual identity formation Impact of structural discrimination on mental health Immigration policy effects on youth development Intersectional approaches to identity research Peer influence and social network dynamics His publications primarily focus on developmental psychology and social welfare, with recent work examining longitudinal patterns of identity formation, social network analysis of peer influences, and measurement validation for gender expression attitudes. Methodological approaches frequently incorporate mixed methods and longitudinal designs to capture developmental trajectories. Awards and honors: Multiple early career achievement awards from national professional associations Member of the National Academy of Sciences' Forum on Children's Well-Being Principal grant reviewer for US Dept of Education/IES Former Associate Editor of Journal of Adolescent Research His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, supporting investigations into peer network effects on ethnic-racial identity and the developmental impacts of exclusionary immigration policies. He co-edited 'Studying Ethnic Identity: Methodological and Conceptual Approaches Across Disciplines' (APA Press, 2015).

• Agent-Based Modelling
• Computational Social Science
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
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Dr. Sjoukje Osinga is an Assistant Professor in the Information Technology group at Wageningen University's Department of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on computational social science, natural language processing (NLP), and big data applications in agriculture. She holds a PhD from Wageningen University on agent-based modelling of knowledge management in the pig sector, with fieldwork in China. She contributed to EU H2020 projects like Cybele (big data in agriculture) and Dragon (knowledge transfer of ABM tools). She is a member of the SiLiCo Centre, specializing in simulating complex systems through agent-based simulations. Education: Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (Groningen and Leuven, 1991) Research interests include agent-based modelling, big data analytics for agriculture, machine learning, and knowledge management. She explores topics like digital twins in health and agriculture, and sentiment analysis in policy-making. Her work bridges technical innovation with societal challenges, such as sustainable farming practices and compliance strategies in regulatory environments. Publications span agent-based models for pork supply chains, machine learning applications in crop forecasting, and digital twin frameworks for agriculture. She actively engages in interdisciplinary projects addressing data integration and policy implications of emerging technologies.

Nora McDonaldView profile

Assistant Professor

• Digital Privacy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
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Nora McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She holds a PhD in Information Science from Drexel University and a BS in English from Cornell University. Her research focuses on digital privacy, ethical technology design, and the societal impacts of emerging technologies like AI. She investigates privacy practices in dynamic surveillance environments, particularly for marginalized populations, and examines how data relations shaped by social media algorithms influence identity and societal norms. Her work has been published in top venues including ACM CHI and CSCW, earning multiple Best Paper awards. She is actively involved in designing curricula addressing AI ethics and generative AI policy in higher education. Currently, she leads a National Science Foundation-funded study on privacy ecosystems and collaborates on projects like equitable community internet access during crises. Research interests span artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and human-centered computing. Notable projects include studies on post-Roe reproductive privacy challenges, neurodivergent identity verification systems, and Gen Z's interaction with AI technologies. She teaches courses on human-computer interaction (HCI) and technology ethics, mentoring students pursuing PhDs in privacy and health informatics. Awards: Best Paper Awards at ACM CHI and CSCW Grants: NSF SaTC grant for privacy ecosystems research Labs/Teams: Leads George Mason's Privacy & Health Informatics Initiative

Matthew HertzView profile

Teaching Professor

• Computer science education
• runtime systems
• dynamic memory management

Matthew Hertz is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research focuses on computer science education, runtime systems, and dynamic memory management. Education: PhD, Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2006 MS, Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2001 BA, Computer Science, Carleton College, 1997 Research interests span computer science education and systems optimization. His educational research investigates learning factors in introductory programming courses, develops pedagogical tools like CloudCoder for programming exercises, and analyzes failure rates in CS1 courses. In systems research, he focuses on memory management innovations including garbage collection algorithms, adaptive resource allocation, and performance optimization in shared environments. Publications show dual focus: recent work emphasizes educational data analysis and programming pedagogy while earlier research concentrates on memory management efficiency and runtime systems. Trends include automated assessment tools and adaptive algorithms for resource-constrained environments. No scientific awards reported. No advising or grant information available. No labs or teams mentioned in available data.

• Educational Psychology
• Positive Psychology
• Student Wellbeing
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Geetanjali Basarkod is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education within the Faculty of Education and Arts at Australian Catholic University. Her research spans educational psychology, positive psychology, and student wellbeing, with a focus on understanding how academic self-concept, social-emotional skills, and intercultural factors influence educational outcomes. Her research interests primarily center on academic self-concept formation, particularly through the lens of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect and related psychological comparison processes. She investigates how students' perceptions of their academic abilities are shaped by their educational environments and social contexts. Her work also explores social-emotional skills, mindfulness, and intercultural education as factors influencing student wellbeing and academic success. She frequently employs cross-national analyses using large datasets like PISA to examine these phenomena across diverse educational systems. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on how contextual factors shape academic self-perception and wellbeing. Her work demonstrates consistent application of self-determination theory and social comparison frameworks across multiple educational contexts. She has made significant contributions to understanding how school composition affects individual outcomes, how gender equality interacts with wellbeing, and how social-emotional skills translate to academic and life success. While no specific awards are mentioned in the available materials, her extensive publication record in top-tier journals across educational psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology demonstrates significant scholarly impact. Her work appears in journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Educational Psychology Review, and Learning and Instruction. Dr. Basarkod collaborates extensively with a research network including Herbert Marsh, Philip Parker, Theresa Dicke, and Jiesi Guo, among others. Her research often involves large-scale, cross-national datasets and sophisticated statistical approaches to address complex questions in educational psychology. Her Six Ways to Well-Being (6W-WeB) framework represents a significant contribution to wellbeing measurement and theory.

Thomas C WoodView profile

Associate Professor

• Conservation Biology
• Ecology
• Biodiversity Monitoring
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Dr. Thomas C Wood is an Associate Professor in the School of Integrative Studies at George Mason University, where he has been since 1996. His roles include directing the Environmental Studies on the Piedmont research station and co-developing the Smithsonian Mason Semester program. He specializes in conservation biology, ecology, and science education reform. Education: PhD in Environmental Science and Public Policy (George Mason University, 2006), MS in Animal Science (Louisiana State University, 1988), BS in Animal Science (UC Davis, 1986) Dr. Wood's research focuses on biodiversity monitoring, environmental DNA applications, population dynamics of species like mole salamanders, and the intersection of science with civic engagement. He leads NSF-funded initiatives like SENCER, aiming to improve science education. His recent publications address global environmental challenges, including Amazon deforestation, climate change impacts on tropical forests, and biodiversity conservation strategies. These works often integrate ecological data with policy recommendations. Scientific Awards: George Mason University Excellence in Teaching Award SENCER Senior Leadership Fellow Dr. Wood advises students on projects ranging from conservation biology to education reform and directs Mason's scientific diving program. His career emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and practical applications of ecological research.

• Customer Experience Management
• Services Marketing
• Consumer Behavior
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Professor Jamie Carlson is a Professor of Marketing and Deputy Head of School - Research at the Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle. His expertise lies at the intersection of marketing, consumer behavior, and technology, with a focus on how organizations can better engage customers in increasingly digital environments. He has held significant leadership roles including Assistant Dean Research and Engagement (2018-2020) and Head of Marketing Discipline (2017-2018). Professor Carlson's educational background includes: PhD (Management) from the University of Newcastle Bachelor of Business (Honours) from the University of Newcastle Bachelor of Business from the University of Newcastle Professor Carlson's research program focuses on customer experience management, particularly at the customer-technology interface. His work spans three core areas: understanding customer engagement with physical and virtual channels, examining service design and consumer behavior in service industries, and investigating consumer adoption of e-health services. He emphasizes how consumers actively shape their consumption journeys, seeking both individualized and communal brand experiences across touchpoints, and how technology both creates value and presents challenges for consumer well-being. An analysis of Professor Carlson's recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on digital transformation in marketing, with particular focus on omnichannel retailing, metaverse applications, social media engagement, and the psychological aspects of consumer behavior in digital environments. His work demonstrates increasing interdisciplinary collaboration, connecting marketing with information systems, psychology, and healthcare domains to address complex consumer behavior questions in our technology-driven world. Professor Carlson has received numerous prestigious awards for his scholarly contributions: 2025 Jay Lindquist Best Conference Paper Award at the Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress 2023 Best paper in Digital and Social Media Marketing Track at Academy of Marketing Multiple Top Cited/Downloaded Article recognitions from International Journal of Information Management (2022) 2022 Best paper award in the Australasian Marketing Journal Multiple best paper awards at Academy of Marketing conferences (2014-2017) 2010 Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning As a principal supervisor for PhD, DBA, and Honours students, Professor Carlson has mentored numerous successful researchers who have gone on to academic positions at institutions worldwide including Maastricht University (Netherlands), Dortmund University (Germany), Macquarie University, UTS, and the University of Adelaide. His students have received faculty medals, best paper awards, and the prestigious Arizona State University Center for Service Leadership Research Scholarship. His supervision focuses on customer engagement in digital media, service experience management, relationship quality, emotional appeals in advertising, and drivers of group travel behavior. Professor Carlson's research is conducted through multinational and interdisciplinary collaborations aligned with the Australian government's 'Growth Through Innovation' agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. His work connects marketing with information systems, psychology, and healthcare to develop frameworks for understanding e-service quality, online flow experiences, customer engagement, and value creation in digital environments.

Jonas BakkenView profile

Professor

• Norwegian Didactics
• Rhetoric
• Children's Literature
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Jonas Bakken is a Professor of Norwegian Didactics at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo. His work bridges rhetoric, children's literature, and sustainable development education through innovative didactic approaches. As academic director of the Associate Professorship Program, he shapes teacher education and curriculum design. Research Interests: Norwegian language arts, rhetoric integration in education, ecocriticism, multicultural narratives, and bilingual pedagogy. Projects: Evaluation of bilingual education (ETOS), Linking Instruction and Student Experiences (LISE), Scandinavian Narratives of Guilt and Privilege (Scanguilt), Minority Literary Voices in Scandinavia. Publications span textbook analysis, rhetorical strategies in Sámi literature, CLIL education equity, and oral creativity pedagogy. His recent works focus on task culture conflicts and curriculum renewal in Norwegian language arts.

• Early Childhood Care
• Student-Teacher Relationships
• Child Mental Health
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May Britt Drugli is a Professor at the Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, affiliated with NTNU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Department of Mental Health. Her research focuses on early childhood care, student-teacher relationships, child mental health, and intervention research. She has contributed to numerous publications addressing childcare quality, child well-being, and developmental outcomes. Her work includes studies on cortisol levels in toddlers in childcare, the impact of professional development programs like 'Thrive by Three,' and the importance of play-based learning in educational policies. She frequently collaborates with educators and policymakers to translate research into practical pedagogical strategies. Key areas of exploration include transition processes for young children entering childcare, the role of teacher-child interactions, and addressing socioeconomic disparities in early education. Her research emphasizes evidence-based practices to enhance child development and mental health.

Colin ConradView profile

Associate Professor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Educational Technology
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Colin Conrad is an Associate Professor of Digital Innovation at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management. He also serves as Co-Director of the College of Digital Transformation and Principal of the Cognition and Organizations Research Group. His research focuses on interdisciplinary projects spanning information systems, computer science, and cognitive neuroscience, with particular emphasis on human factors in educational technology and artificial intelligence. His work is supported by NSERC, CFI, and Mitacs. Research interests include mind wandering measurement via EEG, AI ethics, human-AI interaction, and neurophysiological impacts of digital technologies. He explores topics such as virtual teacher perception, privacy calculus in AI systems, and cognitive state awareness in human-AI collaboration. His recent studies address challenges in remote work ergonomics, digital transformation during crises, and legal/ethical aspects of brain-computer interfaces. His publications analyze behavioral responses to cybersecurity notifications, virtual influencer trust dynamics, and adaptive online learning systems. Current projects investigate the cognitive effects of AI-generated media and the neurophysiological foundations of attention in digital environments. Colin’s research is funded through grants emphasizing interdisciplinary innovation and societal impact. He collaborates with industry partners to translate neuroscientific insights into practical applications in education and workplace design.

• Human-Robot Interaction
• Technology for Elderly Care
• User-Centered Design
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Aino Ahtinen is a University Lecturer in Computing Sciences at Tampere University's Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. Her work focuses on human-robot interaction, particularly in educational and healthcare contexts. She has extensive experience designing socially assistive robots, wellness technologies, and participatory design frameworks for diverse populations including older adults, children, and professionals. Her research emphasizes co-learning models involving social robots, accessibility in senior-robot interactions, and the integration of robotics into primary education and workplace well-being. Notable projects include the ROBOTOUR co-learning initiative for seniors and ROBOCAMP programs for youth. She has pioneered studies on robot literacy metrics and ethical design considerations in social robotics. Dr. Ahtinen has contributed to over 60 peer-reviewed publications since 2003, with recent work focusing on robot-assisted physical activity, privacy-aware robotic systems, and cross-generational technology education. Her research bridges human-computer interaction, gerontechnology, and educational technology, consistently prioritizing user-centered design principles.

Mark GriffinView profile

Professor

• Organizational Behavior
• Workplace Safety
• Leadership
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Mark Griffin is a Professor and Director of the Future of Work Institute at Curtin University’s Faculty of Business and Law. His research focuses on organizational performance, leadership, workplace safety, and employee well-being. He holds a PhD from Pennsylvania State University and has held academic positions at institutions including the University of Queensland and the University of Sheffield. Griffin’s research spans multilevel modeling, safety climate, and leadership behaviors. He has managed large-scale projects across industries like healthcare, energy, and construction, emphasizing practical applications of theory. His work has been published in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Applied Psychology and Academy of Management Journal . Key awards include Fellowships from the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the US Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He has also served as an editor for major journals including the Journal of Management and Organizational Psychology Review . Griffin’s current role at the Future of Work Institute promotes productive and meaningful work in the digital age, addressing societal and economic challenges through collaborative research. His work integrates psychological and systems perspectives to advance organizational practices and workplace well-being.

Sally TotmanView profile

Professor

• Middle Eastern Politics
• International Relations
• Cultural Studies
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Professor Sally Totman is a political scientist and Head of School of Social Work and Arts at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Master of Politics and Public Policy, and a Doctor of Philosophy. Previously, she held roles at Deakin University, Macquarie University, and Champlain College. Her expertise lies in Middle Eastern politics, international relations, and cultural representation in Hollywood. She co-founded the Middle East Studies Forum at Deakin University and led the Centre for Middle East and North African Studies at Macquarie University. Research Interests: Professor Totman focuses on Middle Eastern and North African politics, Hollywood's portrayal of foreign policy, and political leadership analysis. She has authored books like *How Hollywood Projects Foreign Policy* and co-edited *Global Crises and Risks*. Her current research examines MENA representation in film and popular culture. Teaching & Awards: With 25+ years of teaching experience in online and located environments, she has earned numerous teaching awards. Her pedagogical innovations include online simulations for Middle East politics education. Professional Activities: She serves on the Gulf/2000 Project at Columbia University and Australian Institute of International Affairs. Recent publications address U.S.-Middle East relations, Tunisia's democracy challenges, and Australia's strategic engagements in the region. Grants & Supervision: She has successfully supervised HDR candidates and contributed to educational equity through simulations for off-campus students.

Martin RichView profile

Associate Professor

• Management Education
• Educational Technology
• Pedagogical Scholarship
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Dr. Martin Rich is an Associate Professor in Information Technology at Bayes Business School, part of City St George's, University of London. He holds a BSc from Birkbeck, an MBA and PhD from City University London, and completed the 'Leaders in Learning and Teaching' program (2018–2019). His research focuses on management education innovation, particularly addressing challenges posed by rapid technological and societal changes. He has pioneered approaches to integrate formal and informal learning, leveraging technology to enhance engagement and adaptability in management education. Key research interests include personalized education, millennials' learning needs, and leveraging AI and interactive technologies in post-pandemic teaching. He has supervised students like Richard Jones (PhD in Economics of SAP) and Ibrahim Dawoud (Knowledge Management). Rich has been a Course Director for the BSc Business Management program since 2012 and actively contributes to editorial boards of journals like the Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods . His awards include Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2016). Recent work explores generative AI in education and student use of interactive tech in lectures. Rich’s publications span over 25 years, emphasizing pedagogical innovation, simulation-based learning, and reflective practices in business education.

Elizabeth A. WilliamsView profile

Professor

• Organizational Communication
• Health Communication
• High Reliability Organizations
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Elizabeth A. Williams is a Professor of Organizational and Health Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University, with affiliate faculty status at the Colorado School of Public Health. Her research examines high reliability organizations (e.g., fire departments) and their health/safety practices, including accident response, organizational learning, and wearable technology applications. Education: Ph.D. in Communication from Purdue University Affiliations: Department of Communication Studies, Colorado School of Public Health Recent work includes: Nonprofit resilience during crises (2024) Emotional sustainability in human services (2022) Wearable tech integration in firefighting (2018) Virtual team communication dynamics (2011) She co-edited the award-winning Organizations, Communication, and Health (2017 NCA award) and serves on ResponderStrong's advisory board. Recognized for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Service by the College of Liberal Arts, her research bridges organizational theory with public health through communication strategies.