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• Sociology
• Environmental Policy
• Natural Resource Management
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Sanna Hast is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland. Her research focuses on sociology with an emphasis on natural resource management, environmental policy, and social conflicts arising from resource extraction projects. She holds a Doctoral Thesis from the University of Lapland (2021) and has published extensively on topics such as mining impacts, reindeer herding, sustainable tourism, and environmental regulation in Arctic regions. Education: Doctoral Thesis (2021): University of Lapland Research Interests: Hast’s work examines the intersection of environmental policies, indigenous livelihoods, and industrial development. Her studies address challenges such as balancing mining activities with traditional practices like reindeer herding, mitigating socio-environmental impacts of resource extraction, and fostering socially sustainable development in Lapland. She analyzes conflicts over land use, policy frameworks for environmental compliance, and community engagement strategies. Grants & Collaborations: Her research often involves cross-disciplinary collaborations, including studies on Arctic resource governance and mining’s socio-cultural implications. While specific grants are not detailed in the provided text, her publications reflect sustained engagement with these themes through institutional support. Labs/Teams: Though not explicitly mentioned, her work aligns with environmental sociology and policy research groups at the University of Lapland, focusing on Northern Finland’s unique challenges and opportunities.

Michal A. MankowskiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Transplantation Medicine
• Health Equity in Organ Allocation
• Immunogenetics
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Michal A. Mankowski, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he conducts impactful research in transplantation medicine. His work bridges clinical needs with data science and policy innovation, focusing on improving equity and efficiency in organ allocation systems. His research interests center on transplantation bioinformatics , HLA immunogenetics , and health equity , with a strong emphasis on kidney and liver allocation. He investigates how electronic health records and large language models can be leveraged—and secured—within clinical transplant settings. His work also explores the impact of patient comorbidities, such as delirium, on transplant access and outcomes. Recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating data science , machine learning , and policy modeling in organ transplantation. His research spans technical immunogenetic analysis (e.g., eplet mismatch) to ethical and operational challenges in national allocation systems. He frequently collaborates with leaders in transplant epidemiology and bioinformatics, contributing to high-impact journals such as American Journal of Transplantation and Nature Medicine . Scientific Awards : No awards are listed in the provided text. Advising and Grants : While no specific students or grants are listed, his role as an Assistant Professor and active publication record suggest involvement in mentoring graduate or medical students and securing research funding in transplantation informatics and policy. His collaborations indicate participation in multi-institutional research teams and likely grant-funded projects related to organ allocation and AI in medicine. Labs and Teams : Dr. Mankowski is part of a robust transplant research ecosystem at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, collaborating extensively with teams focused on transplant outcomes, immunogenetics, and health services research. He contributes to projects involving large databases such as the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and Epic Cosmos, suggesting integration within data-driven clinical research networks.

Camille WarringtonView profile

Research Fellow

• Children's Rights
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Domestic Abuse
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Dr. Camille Warrington serves as an Honorary Fellow in Social Work at the University of Edinburgh, working part-time as Research Fellow on Scotland's first Barnahus (Bairns Hoose) evaluation. She concurrently leads the Young Researchers Advisory Panel at the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (University of Bedfordshire), integrating lived experience into child abuse research. Her research centers on children's rights within interpersonal, domestic, and sexual violence contexts through qualitative and participatory methodologies. Key interests include child sexual abuse, domestic abuse, extra-familial harms, and the critical interplay between protection and participation rights in child-friendly justice systems. She specializes in trauma-informed practices and service response evaluations for young victims. Recent publications (2015-2022) reveal consistent focus on participatory approaches in child protection, emphasizing youth voice integration in research design and service implementation. Collaborations with the University of Bedfordshire dominate her work, addressing practical interventions for sexual abuse victims through Barnahus models, online safety frameworks, and mental health support systems. Dr. Warrington directs the Young Researchers Advisory Panel while securing grants from People's Postcode Lottery, Scottish Government, AHRC, Samworth Foundation, NSPCC/ESRC, and Children's Commissioner for England. Projects span Bairns Hoose evaluation, online sexual harm analysis, participatory photography studies, and mental health initiatives for abuse survivors. She operates through the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (Bedfordshire) and Edinburgh's Social Work department, driving multi-agency partnerships to transform child protection systems via youth participation and evidence-based practice.

Ramya Korlakai VinayakView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Learning
• Statistical Inference
• Crowdsourcing
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Ramya Korlakai Vinayak is the Dugald C. Jackson Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also holds affiliations with the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Statistics at UW-Madison. Her research program bridges theoretical machine learning with practical applications in data science and crowdsourcing. Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering from California Institute of Technology (Caltech), advised by Prof. Babak Hassibi B.Tech in Electrical Engineering with minor in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Dr. Vinayak's research focuses on developing theoretically grounded machine learning tools for reliable inference using data from human sources. Her work spans machine learning theory, statistical inference, and crowdsourcing systems, with particular emphasis on preference learning, metric learning, and robust dataset construction. She has pioneered methods for learning from limited pairwise comparisons, auto-labeling systems, and human-in-the-loop out-of-distribution detection. Her recent publications reveal a consistent trajectory toward building practical machine learning systems that incorporate human feedback while maintaining theoretical guarantees. The pattern shows increasing focus on ethical considerations in AI, particularly regarding bias in generative models and reliable human-AI collaboration frameworks. Scientific Awards: Faculty for the Future fellowship (2013-2015) from Schlumberger Foundation NSF CAREER Award American Family Funding Initiative Award with Fred Sala Dr. Vinayak leads an active research group with multiple PhD students across ECE and CS departments. She has secured significant research funding including an NSF grant for "Uncovering the cognitive and neural fingerprints that make each of us unique" in collaboration with Tim Rogers, Rob Nowak and Brad Postle. She is also co-organizing the MidWest Machine Learning Symposium and NeurIPS tutorials on dataset construction. Her research group operates at the intersection of theory and practice, developing mathematically grounded frameworks that address real-world challenges in dataset construction, human-AI collaboration, and reliable machine learning systems.

• Social Identity Theory
• Group Processes
• Organizational Psychology
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S. Alexander Haslam is a Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland's School of Psychology, where he maintains an active research program with over 300 peer-reviewed articles and 15 authored or edited books. He currently serves as Associate Editor of The Leadership Quarterly and previously held the Chief Editor role for the European Journal of Social Psychology . His work bridges academia and real-world application through interventions like Groups 4 Health and More Than Sport, targeting mental health via social identity principles. Haslam's research centers on social identity theory and group processes across organizational, health, and social contexts. He examines how shared identities influence leadership, mental health outcomes, and collective resilience, with key applications in workplace stress, athletic performance, retirement transitions, and emergency response interoperability. His social identity model of leadership challenges traditional views by emphasizing group-based influence, while interventions such as social identity mapping directly address loneliness through community identification. The 2025 articles reveal three dominant trends: (1) mental health applications in high-stress occupations (construction, emergency services), (2) identity leadership in sports across cultures, and (3) organizational identity in crisis scenarios. Methodologically, they feature randomized controlled trials, longitudinal designs, and cross-national collaborations—particularly in Japan and Europe—validating the social identity approach for loneliness reduction, team performance, and ethical behavior. Common threads include psychological safety, group membership multiplicity, and intervention scalability. Scientific awards include Distinguished Contribution to Psychological Science from both the Australian Psychological Society and British Psychological Society, plus his 2022 appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia for 'significant service to higher education, particularly psychology, through research and mentoring.' While specific grant details are absent, his work is embedded in major collaborative projects like the Global Identity Leadership Development Project and pandemic response studies. He mentors researchers globally, with his leadership evident in large-scale cross-cultural teams (e.g., 25+ co-authors on Capitol attack analysis). Policy impact is demonstrated through advisory roles in social prescribing and mental health frameworks. Haslam co-leads the Groups 4 Health intervention team and develops tools including the Identity Leadership Inventory–Youth (ILI-Y) and Visual Identity Leadership Scale (VILS). His research group collaborates across sports, clinical, and emergency domains, with ongoing projects on psychedelic therapy, retirement transitions, and AI-human interaction. The BBC Prison Study remains a foundational reference for his organizational identity work.

• Human Computer Interaction
• User Experience
• Information systems
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Assoc Prof Geraldine Torrisi is the Deputy Head of School (Learning & Teaching) at the School of Information and Communication Technology at Griffith University. With a PhD in Educational Studies and degrees in Science (Physics/Mathematics) and Education, she focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) , User Experience , and Learning Theory . She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Griffith Learning and Teaching Academy . Education: PhD in Educational Studies (Griffith University) Masters of Educational Studies (James Cook University) Bachelor of Education (Secondary Science and Maths) (James Cook University) Bachelor of Science (Physics/Mathematics) (James Cook University) Research Interests include Interactive Digital Media , Educational Technology , and Data Literacy . Her 2025 book chapters explore AI's role in education, while 2024-2023 articles address data literacy frameworks and hybrid teaching models. Scientific Awards include Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching (2011) , Excellence in Teaching Award (2015) , and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018) . She also received multiple Group Learning and Teaching Commendations (2009, 2017, 2019). Grants include The Dignity Project (2024-2025), Promoting Renewable Energy Adoption (2022-2025), and Smart Environmental Sensing (2022-2023). She supervises PhD students on topics like Human-Machine Teaming and Instructional AR Design .

Josefine RasmussenView profile

Assistant Professor

• Sustainability Governance
• Energy Management
• Circular Business Models
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Josefine Rasmussen serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration within Linköping University's Department of Economic and Industrial Development (IEI). Her academic work focuses on the intersection of governance systems and industrial sustainability transitions, with particular emphasis on energy management practices in manufacturing and process industries. Faculty of Economic and Industrial Development (IEI) Department of Business Administration (FEK) Linköping University, Sweden Her research program investigates how governance structures can be designed to advance sustainability in industrial contexts, examining energy efficiency implementation, circular business model development, and the financial implications of sustainability transitions. Rasmussen employs qualitative case study methodologies to analyze management accounting practices, controller roles in energy systems transitions, and the integration of sustainability reporting requirements like the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Current research projects include The interaction between sustainability reporting and financial management practices , Local synergies for sustainable and diversified CO₂ use , and The controller - an unexplored actor in the transition to sustainable energy systems , which received 4.6 million SEK funding from the Swedish Energy Agency. Her publication record demonstrates consistent output in high-impact sustainability journals with a clear trajectory from foundational work on non-energy benefits of efficiency investments toward contemporary analyses of circular business models and sustainability governance. Rasmussen actively supervises master's theses in governance and sustainability topics and serves as course manager for Strategy & Governance (722G96) in the Master of Business Administration program. Her teaching directly connects with research through practical applications of governance frameworks for sustainability transitions in industrial settings.

• Digital Transformation in Fashion Industry
• Sustainability and Circular Economy
• Supply Chain Management
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Olga Chkanikova is a Researcher at the University of Borås , affiliated with the Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business and the Department of Business Administration and Textile Management . Her work focuses on digital transformation in the fashion industry, sustainability-oriented innovations, and supply chain dynamics, with a particular emphasis on cultural and operational shifts driven by technologies like 3D modeling and digital twinning. As a co-supervisor for doctoral students, she contributes to advancing research in these areas. Key research themes: Digital Fashion, Circular Economy, Business Model Innovation Contact: olga.chkanikova@hb.se Her recent publications analyze the intersection of technology, sustainability, and institutional frameworks in fashion and retail sectors. She has explored the scalability of fashion-tech solutions, the role of third-party certifications in supply chains, and the cultural dimensions of digital transformation.

Charlotte ChangView profile

Assistant Professor

• Conservation Biology
• Social-Ecological Systems
• Quantitative Ecology
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Charlotte Chang serves as Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, where she has been faculty since 2020. Her dual appointment bridges the Department of Biology and Environmental Analysis program, with laboratory space in Seaver South. She maintains active affiliations including a Visiting Science Fellowship with The Nature Conservancy's One Conservancy program and collaborations with Centre for Wildlife Studies India and Wildlife Conservation Society. Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College Chang's research integrates social-ecological systems analysis to advance conservation science, specializing in digital conservation constituencies, illicit wildlife hunting dynamics, and agroforest management for habitat specialists. Her lab employs innovative methodologies combining data science, quantitative ecology, and field methods to examine human-environment interactions across tropical systems. Current projects include LLMs for natural climate solutions evidence mapping and environmental social media analysis for conservation outreach optimization. Her publication record demonstrates consistent high-impact output across conservation biology, ecological modeling, and social science journals. Trends show increasing focus on digital conservation mobilization since 2020, with notable work on Twitter environmental discourse and platform migration patterns. Earlier research established foundational work on hunting motivation in Southwest China and coffee agroforest biodiversity in India's Western Ghats. David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow National Science Foundation NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow IUCN Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Research Grant NSF GROW with USAID research fellowship Fulbright Fellowship Chang actively mentors early-career researchers across North America and Asia, with notable success in placing mentees in conservation organizations and graduate programs. Her lab receives funding from multiple NSF programs and conservation NGOs, supporting fieldwork in China, India, and Southeast Asia. Current grants focus on social media analysis for conservation outreach and natural climate solutions mapping. The Chang Lab operates as an interdisciplinary hub combining computational ecology, conservation social science, and field research. Her team collaborates with environmental practitioners, community leaders, and academic colleagues globally, with recent projects spanning the Western Ghats, Southwest China, and digital conservation networks worldwide.

Risto RajalaView profile

Professor

• Service Engineering
• Management
• Information Systems
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Risto Rajala is a Professor of Service Engineering and Management at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Engineering, Aalto University. His research explores system-level changes in technology industries toward service-based value creation, focusing on sustainability, digital transformation, and business models in the circular economy. Research Interests: Management of service systems, digital transformation, service innovation, circular economy, product-service hybridity, healthcare integration. Education: Ph.D. in Information Systems Science. Recent Publications (2019–2025) highlight trends in servitization, IoT-enabled ecosystems, and B2B value creation. Key themes include modularity, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable practices. Scientific Awards include multiple best paper and dissertation honors (e.g., IJOPM 2020 Best Paper Award, Yrjö and Senja Koivunen Awards for supervised theses). He has coordinated research teams and contributed to strategic frameworks in healthcare and industrial settings.

• Child Welfare
• Systems Theory
• Family-Centered Services
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Hilde Anette Aamodt is a Professor of Social Work at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in child welfare systems and family-centered interventions. Her institutional affiliation includes the Department of Social Work within the Service Organization and Innovation in Social Work and Child Welfare research group. Her research focuses on qualitative analysis of child welfare investigations, care orders, parent-child contact under public care, and family centers. Key interests include: Systems theory applications (particularly Niklas Luhmann) Parental perspectives on care orders Cultural dimensions in contact arrangements Emotional care in social work practice Discursive constructions of risk in child welfare Recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on Norwegian child welfare practices, with 15+ articles (2024-2025) analyzing parent-child contact dynamics, cultural biases in foster care, and systemic flaws in zero-tolerance policies. Her work consistently employs Luhmannian systems theory to deconstruct professional decision-making processes. Award highlights: OsloMet Work Environment Prize (2018) Aamodt leads three active research projects: Care Orders from Parental Perspectives, Parent-Child Contact Under Public Care, and Family Centers for Assessment. She served as editor for Fokus på familien (2019-2022) and teaches at bachelor, master, and PhD levels. Her outreach includes 61 public engagements, including policy briefings and stakeholder workshops on family-centered interventions. She operates within the Knowledge for Practice research group, focusing on developing practice-oriented solutions for child welfare systems through collaborative projects with municipal services and national agencies.

• Conflict Studies
• History of International Relations
• International Politics
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Dr. Chris van der Borgh is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities within the Department of History and Art History . As coordinator of the MA Conflict Studies and Human Rights program, he contributes to graduate education while maintaining active research in Conflict Studies and International and Political History . Specializes in peacebuilding and security politics Extensive fieldwork in El Salvador Expert on gang-state dynamics Focus on hybrid governance structures His research explores: Security politics in Central America International intervention in Kosovo NGO operations in partial democracies Post-war reconstruction challenges Urban violence and state responses Key research trends include analysis of: Security governance in gang-controlled territories Legal frameworks in conflict zones International-local policy interactions Civil society resilience Democratization in violent contexts Academic contributions span three decades with publications on: El Salvador's gang truces Kosovo's statebuilding NGO operational spaces Hybrid governance Peacebuilding theories

• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics
• Sustainability
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Markus Gerschberger is a Professor at the Steyr University of Applied Sciences , affiliated with the Center of Excellence Logistics LOGISTIKUM . His research focuses on Supply Chain Management , Resilience , and Sustainability , with a particular emphasis on Value Networks , Green Supply Chain Practices , and Process Variability . He has led significant projects such as JRC LIVE (2019–2023) and LOG-ReSCUE (2014–2015), funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union and BRIDGE: science transfer . Key research areas: Supply Chain Complexity, Organizational Adaptability, Carbon Emissions Mitigation. Collaborations: EU institutions, Austrian automotive suppliers, and international researchers. Recent work: 2025 systematic review on sustainable supply chains, 2024 studies on circular economy and carbon emissions. His publications highlight trends in EU supply chain regulation , greenhouse gas compliance , and resilience strategies . He actively participates in peer-review and conferences like CSCMP 2018 and ICLT 2017 , often co-authoring with colleagues such as Verena Schmidt and Franz Aschauer . His work spans 146 research outputs and 6 projects , reflecting deep engagement with logistics innovation.

• Leadership
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management
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Dr. Troy V. Mumford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Colorado State University's College of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management. His research focuses on leadership across organizational levels, team roles, and quality culture development, with over a decade of publications in top-tier journals. Ph.D. from Purdue University Teaches Organizational Behavior, HRM, and Compensation Consulted biomedical, financial, and government sectors Editorial board member for Academy of Management Review His work spans high-performance work practices, team dynamics, and leadership mechanisms, including foundational team role research and situational judgment testing. Recent studies examine HRV training applications, cross-country organizational systems, and ethical workplace dynamics. Scientific contributions include methodological advancements in organizational research, leadership strataplex modeling, and team effectiveness frameworks. He has served as reviewer for Harvard Business School Publishing and Personnel Psychology.

• Numerical Analysis
• Uncertainty Quantification
• Inverse Problems
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Oliver G. Ernst is a Professor of Numerical Analysis at Technische Universität Chemnitz . His research focuses on Numerical Analysis , Uncertainty Quantification , and Inverse Problems , with applications in Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical (THM) processes , Electromagnetics , and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations . He is associated with the Numerical Analysis group at TU Chemnitz. Key Research Areas : Efficient numerical methods for PDEs Krylov subspace techniques Stochastic finite element methods Multi-physics modeling Geoscientific applications Recent Publications (2025-2010): THM simulations under uncertainty Neural network PDE solvers Bayesian inversion frameworks Rational Krylov algorithms Deflated restarting strategies Collaborations : TU Bergakademie Freiberg University of Manchester Technical University of Munich University of Maryland University of Geneva Software Development : Contributor to OpenGeoSys platform Developer of FEMALY MATLAB library Academic Recognition : h-index 32, i10-index 66, with over 4423 citations since 2020.