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Katherine Brickell is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), where she serves as Research Lead for the Department of Geography. She is editor of the journal Gender, Place and Culture and former Chair of the RGS-IBG Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group. Her work spans social, political, development, urban and legal geography with a feminist orientation. Brickell's research centers on three interconnected themes: home and home unmaking, labor precarity, and feminist legal geographies. Her longstanding interest in the domestic sphere and home unmaking aims to reaffirm the home as a political entity. Her monograph Home SOS: Gender, Violence and Survival in Crisis Ordinary Cambodia brings together 15 years of research on domestic violence and forced eviction. Since 2017, she has conducted collaborative work in London and Dublin on modular housing for homeless families. She has also led significant research on labor conditions in Cambodia, including the ESRC-DFID funded 'Blood Bricks' project (2016-2019) studying climate change impacts on rural families migrating to brick kilns. Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on debt, microfinance, and climate vulnerability in Cambodia, with multiple 2022-2024 articles examining how over-indebtedness intersects with social reproduction and climate adaptation. Her work consistently applies feminist lenses to understand spatial dimensions of power, particularly in Southeast Asia. Brickell has published in top journals including Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers , Progress in Human Geography , Antipode , and Annals of the American Association of Geographers . Gill Memorial Award (2014) Philip Leverhulme Prize (2016) Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year (2020) Brickell has supervised numerous doctoral students and mentored postdoctoral fellows working on topics including remittances during COVID-19, climate mobilities, moral geographies of garment work, and women's experiences with domestic violence. Her research has been funded by ESRC-DFID, UKRI GCRF, and the Urban Studies Foundation, among others. She collaborates extensively with colleagues in Cambodia and across Europe, with current projects examining climate resilience, credit-taking, and nutrition in Cambodia and South India, as well as the economic impacts of the pandemic on Cambodian garment workers.

• Social Geography
• Cultural Geography
• Historical Geography
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Kristian Lasslett is a Professor of Criminology at Ulster University , affiliated with the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences and the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences . He serves on the Executive Board of the International State Crime Initiative and co-founded UzInvestigations , a research center focused on transnational crime analysis. Research Focus: Criminogenic intersections of state and corporate power, elite criminality, land-grabbing, and decolonial theory Media Collaborations: BBC, The Guardian, Radio Free Europe Recent Research Trends include anti-corruption enforcement in Uzbekistan's telecommunications sector, land rights resistance in Bangladesh, and public value creation in forensic science. His work bridges criminology, political economy, and media activism. Scientific Awards: Distinguished Research Fellowship Award (2017) Justice Prize (2017) Editorial & Media Contributions: Joint Editor-in-Chief of State Crime Journal , producer of Ophir documentary, and director of The Colonial Syndrome web-documentary series.

• Criminology
• State-Corporate Crime
• Corruption
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Elizabeth Rhoads is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, under The Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. She is also a member of the LU Profile Area on Human Rights, reflecting her deep engagement with human rights issues in Southeast Asia. Her work is interdisciplinary, bridging law, anthropology, geography, and urban studies. Education: PhD in Law, King's College London (Dickson Poon Fellow) M.A. in Human Rights Law, SOAS A.B. in Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College Her research focuses on citizenship, displacement, property relations, and minority-state dynamics in Myanmar and Indonesia. She employs a multidisciplinary approach combining legal history, legal anthropology, and urban studies to examine how law shapes everyday life in contexts of political upheaval and marginalization. Her fieldwork in Myanmar and Indonesia includes work on land disputes, transitional justice, women’s political participation, and violent extremism. The analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on legal and social exclusion in Southeast Asia, particularly around citizenship and urban informality. Her work often explores how legal frameworks produce statelessness, displacement, and spatial violence, especially in Myanmar. She frequently collaborates with local organizations and researchers, emphasizing participatory and ethical research practices during crises. Her publications span journal articles, reports, book chapters, and reviews, with increasing attention to post-coup dynamics and community resilience. Scientific Awards and Honors: Dickson Poon Fellow, King's College London Blakemore-Freeman Fellowship for advanced Burmese language study British Academy Co-Investigator and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Elizabeth Rhoads is actively involved in advising and research grants. She is currently leading a Swedish Research Council-funded project on citizenship and displacement in Myanmar in collaboration with a Burmese organization. She is also a Co-Investigator on the EU-funded EUVIP project under Horizon Europe, examining the EU’s role in the Indo-Pacific. She serves on the editorial board and as Guest Editor for Jurnal HAM , contributing to academic discourse on human rights in the region. She has been involved in collaborative research networks focusing on spatial violence, urban informality, and legal pluralism in Southeast Asian cities. Her work emphasizes community-based and interdisciplinary methodologies, often co-producing knowledge with local actors. She contributes to public engagement through web publications and digital storytelling, such as the 'Yangon Stories' initiative.

• Legal History
• Legal Anthropology
• Legal Geography
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Alessandra Renzi is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She serves as Graduate Diploma Director in Communication Studies and actively supervises graduate students in Media Studies (MA) and Communication (PhD) programs. Research Focus: Social Movements, Data Justice, Surveillance, Algorithmic Governance, Housing Rights Key Grants: SSHRC Insight Grant on platform economy gentrification, Applied AI Institute funding for PropTech auditing Teaching: Courses on media research methods, discourses of dissent, communication technologies, and alternative media practices Her recent publications examine platformization in Southeast Asia and gentrification in Montreal's Parc Extension neighborhood. She combines ethnography and research-creation methods in her work on technopolitical struggles. Collaborations: Parc Extension Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, Digital Divides Project Media Engagements: CBC, Le Devoir, The Conversation, Boston Globe media appearances

• Media Studies
• Data Justice
• Social Movements
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Prof. Dr. Ir. Marja Elsinga is a Professor of Housing Institutions & Governance at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment , Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) , with additional teaching roles at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management and East China Normal University (visiting professor). Her research focuses on housing governance arrangements that balance housing as a human right and economic asset , with special attention to cross-country comparative analysis between Global North and South contexts. Research themes include: Comparative housing systems (Netherlands, China, Spain, Ethiopia) Public housing management and institutional arrangements Energy poverty mitigation through retrofitting Informal settlement governance Intergenerational housing equity Recent publications analyze: Energy coaching programs (2025) Private investment in Spanish social housing (2025) Transdisciplinary knowledge construction tools (2024) Incremental housing solutions in South Africa (2024) Scientific recognition includes: 2024 Venice Architecture Film Festival - Best Short Film Award for 'When I Came to Your Door' documenting Addis Ababa evictions Professional engagements: Editorial leadership: Dutch Journal for Housing , Encyclopaedia of Housing and Home Board memberships: BNG Vank (financial institutions), Ymere (real estate) Policy advisory roles: Housing Associations Assessment, Housing Equity Task Force

• Housing Governance
• Urban Development
• Comparative Housing Research
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Peter Hepburn is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University-Newark and the Associate Director of the Eviction Lab at Princeton University . He holds a PhD in Sociology and Demography from the University of California, Berkeley (2018). His research focuses on how work, criminal justice, and housing institutions perpetuate inequality, with emphasis on eviction dynamics, parental work schedules, and criminal justice exposure. He employs quantitative methods to analyze disparities in employment, childcare, and housing instability. Key research areas include: Eviction patterns & consequences in urban and suburban contexts Racial/gender disparities in eviction rates Cumulative risks of criminal justice involvement Policy responses to housing crises (e.g., pandemic eviction moratoria) His work has been published in top journals like Social Forces , Sociology of Education , and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . He collaborates closely with the Eviction Lab to produce actionable policy analyses and public-facing summaries of his findings. Notable contributions include: Quantifying eviction's impact on children's education Mapping eviction filing trends during the 2020 pandemic Documenting disparities in sub-felony criminal justice exposure Advocating for federal tenant protections through evidence-based research His interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, demography, and public policy, with a focus on leveraging nontraditional data sources to understand modern social challenges.

• Housing Policy
• Social Stratification
• Criminal Justice System
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Professor Cassidy Johnson is Professor of Urbanism and Disaster Risk Reduction at the Development Planning Unit of University College London (UCL), where she has been affiliated since 2006. Her work focuses on improving the quality of life for low-income urban communities through disaster risk reduction, post-disaster recovery, and climate change adaptation research and teaching. Her educational background includes: PhD from University de Montreal (2007) Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Columbia University (2007-2009) Master of Architecture from McGill University (2002) Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University, Montreal (1999) Professor Johnson's research interests center on disasters as socially-constructed phenomena and their linkage to development, emphasizing how political economy shapes our environment. She investigates the role of communities and local governments as co-producers of disaster risk responses, the importance of disaggregated data for understanding small-scale disasters in informal settlements, environmental justice in urban planning, evictions and resettlement with focus on narratives of struggle and resistance, and post-disaster housing recovery. Her work spans more than eight countries across Asia and Africa including Turkey, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. Her research has been particularly influential in understanding post-disaster temporary housing, as demonstrated by her PhD work on housing recovery after the 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey. She has also examined urban rehabilitation in Sulukule, Istanbul, focusing on Roma communities and resistance against forced evictions. Her international collaborations include work with Natural Resources Canada on solar energy in cities and with the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) on missions to Turkey after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. Analysis of her publication trends shows consistent scholarly output addressing urban risk in the Global South, with recent work focusing on earthquake response, climate adaptation in planning education, and knowledge co-production for urban equality. She regularly serves as advisor to major international organizations: UK Research Councils United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction The World Bank As an educator, Professor Johnson leads the MSc module "Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities" and supervises PhD students on municipal disaster risk management, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, and urban environmental risk and health. She has taught postgraduate modules since 2009, including "Post Disaster Recovery: Policies, Practices and Alternatives." Her professional activities include participation in "Frontiers of Development: Disaster Resilience" at the Royal Academy of Engineering (2020).

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Urban Planning
• Climate Change Adaptation
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Clare Pastore serves as Professor of the Practice of Law at the USC Gould School of Law, where she teaches Poverty Law, Civil Rights, Race and Racism & Law, Suing the Government, Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and the Access to Justice Practicum. While maintaining her academic position, she continues active practice as a leading member of the California public interest community, focusing on poverty, civil rights, race and justice, and access to justice issues. Professor Pastore earned her BA with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Colgate University and her JD from Yale Law School, where she served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal. Prior to law school, she was a Fulbright-sponsored teaching assistant in a Paris public school. She completed a judicial clerkship with Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Her research focuses on the intersection of poverty, civil rights, race, and justice within the American legal system. Her work examines systemic barriers to justice for low-income communities and explores legal frameworks for expanding access to counsel in civil matters. She has been a pioneer in advocating for a civil right to counsel, particularly in eviction proceedings and other critical legal matters affecting vulnerable populations. Professor Pastore's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on expanding access to justice, particularly through establishing a civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings and other poverty-related legal matters. Her scholarly work spans legal ethics, housing policy, workers' rights, and constitutional protections for low-income litigants. Professor Pastore has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing her excellence in both teaching and public interest law: 2024: Wage Justice Center Founder's Award 2020: Gould's Rutter Award for Distinguished Teaching 2019: Earl Johnson Equal Justice Award from the Western Center on Law and Poverty 2013: Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for inspiring former students' societal contributions 2005: Wasserstein Fellow by Harvard Law School 1997: Recognized as one of nation's 45 most outstanding public interest attorneys under age 45 1999: Named one of California's top lawyers under 40 years old 2006-2009: Selected as Southern California's "Super Lawyer" 2004: Commended by official California State Assembly resolution for work on behalf of the poor While specific grant funding details aren't provided, Professor Pastore's career demonstrates significant success in securing prestigious fellowships including the Skadden Fellowship that launched her career at the Western Center on Law and Poverty. Her work has clearly influenced public policy and legal practice, particularly through her leadership on the California Access to Justice Commission's Right to Counsel Task Force. Professor Pastore serves on several influential committees and organizations that function as professional networks and advocacy teams. She is a member of USC's Center for the Changing Family and serves on the California Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Wage Justice Center and the Steering Committee of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, demonstrating her active participation in collaborative efforts to advance justice for vulnerable populations.

• Poverty Law
• Civil Rights
• Race and Justice
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Dr. Margit Ystanes is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Global Development and Community Planning, University of Agder. Her ethnographic research focuses on trust dynamics, development conflicts, and urban inequality in Latin America, particularly examining the socio-political impacts of mega-events like the Rio Olympics and environmental conservation policies in Guatemala. Trust and social cooperation Urban displacement mechanisms Racialized governance structures Environmental justice in development Digital activism and inequality Her recent work investigates how Olympic preparations exacerbated inequality through forced evictions and how conservation efforts in Guatemala intersect with social struggles. She has produced both academic publications and activist documentaries like Dirty Games , analyzing security dynamics and marginalized voices. As a social anthropologist, Ystanes employs collaborative filmmaking to bridge academic and public discourse, with over 15 years of publications on Latin American inequality. Her research connects local development challenges to global neoliberal trends through ethnographic insights.

• Social Anthropology
• Trust Studies
• Development Studies
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Olga Desiato is an Associate Professor of Civil Procedural Law at the University of Salento's Department of Legal Sciences. She holds qualifications to exercise Full Professor functions in Civil Procedural Law (sector 12/F1). Her expertise includes Civil Procedural Law and Domestic/International Arbitration Law. She joined the university in November 2022 as an Associate Professor following roles as a Senior Researcher (2019–2022) and lecturer in various specialized courses. Education: She earned a Law Degree (2003), PhD in 'Protection of Rights and Judicial System' (2009), and Legal Professions Specialization (2005) from the University of Lecce/Bari. She is a certified mediator accredited by the Ministry of Justice and has taught extensively in postgraduate legal courses since 2007. Research focuses on procedural law reforms, arbitration, ADR, and judicial efficiency. She contributes to journals like Judicium and serves on editorial boards. Recent publications address mediation, bankruptcy law, and legal reforms post-2022 legislative changes. She actively participates in research projects like the 'Start UPP' initiative and chairs academic committees on legal processes. Teaching includes courses on Civil Procedure, Arbitration, and Mediation. She organizes virtual classrooms via Microsoft Teams for courses like Civil Procedural Law and International Arbitration. Her work emphasizes practical legal training, compliance with judicial reforms, and student support through dedicated online platforms.

• Civil Procedural Law
• Domestic Arbitration Law
• International Arbitration Law
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Dr. Liza Weinstein is Associate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at Northeastern University, researching cities, globalization, and urban political economy with focus on India. Her work analyzes housing insecurity, eviction politics, and informality through books like The Durable Slum and ongoing NSF-funded studies on legal exclusion in Mumbai. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. Research examines how urban transformations produce spatial stigma and how communities mobilize against displacement. Current projects investigate non-notified settlements in Mumbai, integrating legal anthropology with embodied experiences of territorial marginalization. Teaching includes courses on Global Markets, Indian Culture/Politics, and Urban Sociology. Professional service involves editorial roles for urban studies journals.

• Urban Globalization
• Informality Politics
• Housing Insecurity
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Brian J. McCabe is the Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Georgetown University and Director of Undergraduate Studies. His research focuses on housing policy, urban inequality, and the intersection of democracy with electoral systems. McCabe holds a B.S. from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (2002), an M.A. in Urban Geography from the London School of Economics (2004), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from New York University (2011). He previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2022–2024). McCabe's expertise includes campaign finance reform, global cities, and urban planning. He authored No Place Like Home: Wealth, Community and the Politics of Homeownership (Oxford UP, 2016) and co-edited The Sociology of Housing (Chicago UP, 2023). His current research examines rental assistance scarcity, Seattle's Democracy Voucher program, and eviction dynamics. He is incoming editor-in-chief of City & Community and serves on the editorial board of Housing Policy Debate . His work has appeared in American Sociological Review , Social Forces , and Journal of Urban Economics , among others. McCabe teaches courses on urban studies, inequality, and policy analysis. His research highlights the structural inequities in housing markets and the role of policy in shaping social outcomes.

• Urban Sociology
• Housing Policy
• Public Policy
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Andrew Greenlee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida A&M University. He is affiliated with the Division of Research & Innovation and the Center of Excellence for Housing & Community Development Policy Research. His research focuses on housing policy, community development, and social equity, particularly examining how governance of low-income housing programs impacts households. He investigates residential mobility, neighborhood change, and forced displacement caused by urban renewal, eviction, and climate change. Education: Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy (2012) from the University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning (2006) from the University of Iowa; B.A. in English and Sociology (2004) from Grinnell College. As part of the HCDPR Team, he collaborates with other researchers on policy-oriented projects. No specific grants, awards, or published articles are detailed in the provided text.

• Housing Policy
• Community Development
• Social Equity
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Dr. Arkadiusz Sadza is a Lecturer at the Department of Civil Procedure and International Commercial Law within the Faculty of Law and Administration at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. He holds a doctoral degree in legal sciences (civil procedure specialization) and has received multiple awards for academic and teaching excellence, including the Minister of Science and Higher Education's Second Prize (2019) and the "Homo Didacticus" diploma (2022). Education: Doctorate (2019) and Master's (2011) in Law from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Professional Roles: Judge trainee (2015-2017), Judicial Assistant (2017-2021), and Judge at Regional Court Lublin-Zachód Research Focus: Civil procedure law, industrial property rights, and civil court jurisdiction His scientific publications (21 total) focus on execution law, civil procedure reforms, and intellectual property litigation. Key works include the monograph "Wpływ decyzji Urzędu Patentowego RP na postępowanie cywilne..." (2021) and numerous legal commentaries in journals like Polski Proces Cywilny and Przegląd Prawa Egzekucyjnego . Recent presentations address topics such as electronic property auctions, procedural amendments, and cross-border judicial cooperation. Awards & Recognition: Minister of Science Prize for IP research (2019) University Individual Award (2021) Dual "Homo Didacticus" diplomas for teaching (2022)

• Civil Procedure
• Industrial Property Law
• Civil Court Jurisdiction
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Susanna Price is a Lecturer (Hon) at the School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University (ANU). She also serves on the Burgmann College Council at ANU and previously held roles such as Senior Social Development Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Senior Staff at AusAID. Her work focuses on development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR), social impact assessment, and policy reforms in Asia-Pacific regions. Education includes a PhD in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University, Master of Arts in Development Economics (Distinction) from the University of East Anglia, and dual Master of Arts in Social Anthropology and B.A. (Asian Studies) from ANU. She has received prestigious awards such as the 2003 Praxis Award for enhancing resettlement policies and multiple accolades from ADB for policy implementation excellence. Her research interests emphasize comparative analysis of DFDR with other displacement forms, livelihood reconstruction, cultural space renegotiation, and policy frameworks for minimizing marginalization risks. Key works include studies on China's social assessment manual and Indonesia's land negotiations, as well as contributions to AIIB's social risk management frameworks. Awards include the Canadian Award for International Co-operation (2000) and ADB President’s Performance Recognition Awards (2000, 2002). Her publications span 27 articles/books since 2005, addressing topics like benefit-sharing in displacement, climate change impacts on resettlement, and policy design for development resilience. Her work integrates field research in Asia-Pacific regions, emphasizing participatory approaches to displacement management and equitable development outcomes.

• Social Research
• Social Impact Assessment
• Development-induced Displacement and Resettlement (DFDR)
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