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Lenora MarcellusView profile

Professor

• Neonatal nursing
• Perinatal substance use
• Women's health
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Dr. Lenora Marcellus is Professor and Director of the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria, specializing in neonatal care, perinatal substance use, and health equity. Her research focuses on supporting vulnerable families through community-based interventions and trauma-informed approaches. Her program examines: Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome management Foster care systems for substance-exposed infants Social determinants affecting young mothers Historical development of neonatal nursing practices Publication analysis reveals consistent themes in maternal-child health, harm reduction, and healthcare system improvements across diverse settings. Her work integrates qualitative and implementation methodologies to address health disparities. Major funded initiatives include: Equity-oriented frameworks for opioid response (CIHR $107,750) FASD prevention strategies (PolicyWise $40,000) Nurse-family partnership evaluation ($1.8M) Indigenous health integration (Green Shields $80,000) She maintains active community partnerships with foster parent support services and young mothers' mentorship programs while providing extensive faculty mentorship within the university.

Isabelle ThomasView profile

Professor

• Quantitative geography
• Economic geography
• Transport geography
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Isabelle Thomas is Research Director at the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S-FNRS) and since 2013 Professor (extraordinary) in the Department of Geography at Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) , Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. She is also the former scientific director (2016-2019) of the multidisciplinary research centre C.O.R.E. at UCL. Education Bachelor in Geography, University of Namur, Belgium Master in Geography, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve PhD in Geography, UCL (1984) – awarded the Philippe Aydalot Prize 1989 Thèse d’Agrégation (second doctoral thesis), UCL (2000) – awarded the BMW Scientific Prize 2001 Research Interests Prof. Thomas’s work lies at the intersection of quantitative geography, economic geography, transport geography and cartography . She models the location of human activities and the sensitivity of such models to inputs, scrutinises transportation fluxes and the spatial structure of socio-economic phenomena, and develops advanced quantitative methods for urban spatial data. Current emphases include scale effects, MAUP, spatial autocorrelation, big-data analytics, multivariate modelling and innovative mapping procedures. Applications span peri-urbanisation, road-accident analysis, housing, employment, health, accessibility and socio-economic data , all within European urban and peri-urban contexts. Scientific Awards & Distinctions RSAI Fellow (2019) Edward L. Ullman Award, AAG Transportation Geography Specialty Group (2017) Belgian Francqui Chair, University of Antwerp (2015) Compagnie du Bois Sauvage Award for best multidisciplinary scientific project (2012) BMW Scientific Prize – “Innovations for a Mobile Future” (2001) SAS Best Graph and Cartography Award (1990) Philippe Aydalot Prize in Regional Science (1989) Research Leadership & Networks She leads or participates in numerous national and international projects and networks (S4, ECTQG, ERSA, NARSC, NECTAR, …) and serves on editorial boards and as referee for leading journals in geography, spatial economics and regional science. Her research has yielded more than 250 publications and over 300 conference presentations.

Jason GrossiView profile

Professor

• Architectural Design
• Heritage Conservation
• Urban Sustainability
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Jason Grossi is a Professor and Coordinator of the Visual Arts in the Built Environment program at the University of Windsor. His work bridges architecture, urban design, and public art, with a focus on heritage conservation and community-driven projects. He has led significant initiatives such as the redesign of the John Muir Library, recognized nationally for preserving historic architecture while adapting it for modern use. Grossi’s research interests include adaptive reuse of historic buildings, urban sustainability, and the intersection of art and public spaces. His projects often involve collaborative efforts with engineering students and local communities, exemplified by the Sandwich Brewing Company renovation and the illuminated bike dock installation. Awards: Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Award, Ontario Library Association Design Transformation Award Key Projects: John Muir Library restoration, VABE student exhibition series, Doors Open heritage tour participation His academic contributions include mentoring students in architectural design, organizing interdisciplinary lectures on urban sustainability, and fostering collaborations between art, engineering, and community stakeholders.

Sean MenkeView profile

Professor

• Community Ecology
• Biogeography
• Urban Ecology
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Sean Menke is a Professor of Biology at Lake Forest College. He holds a PhD in Biology from the University of California, San Diego (2007), an MS in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma (2002), and a BA in Biology from the University of Minnesota, Morris (1999). His research focuses on community ecology, biogeography, urban ecology, and myrmecology. Notably, he has conducted long-term studies on Argentine ant invasions and their ecological impacts, as well as urbanization effects on biodiversity. He collaborates widely, with over 100 co-authors across his publications. Menke teaches courses such as Community Ecology, Biogeography, and Herpetology. His work spans global ant diversity studies, urban ecosystem analyses, and conservation strategies for avian mortality reduction. His recent studies include examining the role of climate and disturbance in shaping ant assemblages and evaluating green roof biodiversity potential. His research has been published in high-impact journals like Conservation Biology , Ecology , and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . He has advised numerous students on ecological projects, including studies on ant community structures and urban wildlife interactions.

Liane HancockView profile

Assistant Professor

• Innovative Pedagogy
• Building Materials
• Sustainable Construction Methods
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Liane Hancock is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM), affiliated with the School of Architecture and Planning's Department of Architecture. Her research focuses on innovative pedagogy and scholarship in building materials and sustainable construction methods. She co-authored The Green Building Materials Manual (Springer Nature, 2021) and is preparing Perfect Concrete (Belt Publishing, 2026). Education: Master of Architecture from Columbia University; Bachelor of Science in Architecture from MIT. Previous Institutions: University of Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Tech University, and Washington University in St. Louis. Her work emphasizes environmentally sustainable initiatives and evaluation methods in construction. No specific awards or grants are listed, but her publications highlight contributions to green building and material science.

Karolina ŻyczkowskaView profile

Assistant Professor

• Architectural Design Education
• Sustainability in Architecture
• Digitalization in Architecture
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Dr. Karolina Życzkowska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Housing and Architecture of Public Buildings within the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology. Her research focuses on architectural education, media architecture, smart cities, and the integration of digital tools in design processes. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary studies on sustainability, creativity, and digitalization in architectural education. Her work explores innovative techniques such as virtual tours using 360° imaging and computational methods for urban analysis. Key research interests include media architecture’s role in commercial spaces, interactivity in urban environments, and the application of smart technologies to enhance architectural spaces. She has also investigated the impact of lighting and information layers on urban aesthetics and functionality. Życzkowska’s publications emphasize pedagogical methods like the FITA framework for creativity, survey-based analysis of design education across European universities, and the potential of virtual reality in heritage documentation. Her involvement in projects like the EU-funded PROMETHEUS (HORIZON 2020) highlights her commitment to collaborative, large-scale research initiatives. Her contributions span over 20 peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on bridging architectural practice with emerging technologies and societal needs. Grants and collaborations further underscore her influence in shaping the future of architectural education and urban design.

David OlssonView profile

Associate Professor

• Climate Change Adaptation
• Sustainability Governance
• Public Procurement Policy
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David Olsson is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Karlstad University. He is actively involved in research centers such as the Center for Societal Risk Research (CSR) and the Center for Social Science Didactics (CSD). His research focuses on climate change adaptation, resilience building, democratic engagement, and sustainability governance. He leads three EU/Swedish-funded projects: RISE (resilience development), IMP>ACT (climate citizenship education), and INCREDILAB (cross-border climate adaptation via digital tools). Olsson holds a PhD in Political Science from Karlstad University (2018), specializing in governance frameworks for climate adaptation. Teaching areas include environmental politics, policy analysis, public administration, international relations, and research methods. He has pioneered pedagogical approaches linking sustainability education with active citizenship through professional learning communities for teachers. Collaboration primarily occurs through RiskLab®, a university platform for societal risk knowledge dissemination. Key research themes include: democratic dimensions of climate adaptation, public procurement as sustainability tool, and educational strategies for fostering action competence. Over 20 peer-reviewed publications address these topics across disciplines like environmental policy, political ecology, and educational methodology.

Iosif KapellakisView profile

Lecturer

• Environmental Fluid Mechanics
• Water Resources Management
• Wastewater Treatment
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Dr. Iosif Kapellakis is a Lecturer in Environmental Fluid Mechanics at Neapolis University Pafos' Department of Civil Engineering. He holds multiple engineering degrees and a PhD in Wastewater Management. His research focuses on water resources management, wastewater treatment methods, and environmental impacts of agro-industrial waste. Over 20 years, he has contributed to EU and international projects, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed journals. BSc Civil Engineering BSc(Hons) Environmental Civil Engineering BEng Structural Engineering MSc Energy & Environmental Management MSc Structural Engineering PhD in Wastewater Management His work spans olive mill wastewater management, soil carbon sequestration, and sustainable building retrofits. He also runs a technical firm designing structures, performing energy audits, and managing real estate projects. Recent research highlights include circular economy applications and historical analyses of olive oil production's water dependency. Scientific contributions include over 13 publications since 2002, addressing topics like constructed wetlands, solidification processes, and regional wastewater management strategies. His applied research bridges environmental engineering with practical solutions for agriculture and urban sustainability.

Fernanda TigreView profile

Professor

• Leadership Studies
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management
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Fernanda Tigre is a Professor at the Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon (ISEG). She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from ISEG (2024), an MBA from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2001), and a Bachelor's in Production Engineering (1994). Her research focuses on leadership paradigms, organizational behavior, and sustainability in management contexts. Key areas include digital leadership, ethical leadership, green HRM, and innovation configurations. She teaches courses such as Management, Human Resources Development, and Leadership across undergraduate and graduate programs. Her supervision of master's theses addresses inclusive leadership, ethical workplace dynamics, and mindfulness in organizational settings. Fernanda contributes to research labs like ISEG's Data Lab and Futures Lab, exploring digital transformation, leadership constructs, and sustainability pathways. Her recent work bridges leadership theory and practice, emphasizing agility, diversity, and innovation. Publications highlight themes like green work-life synergy, overcoming organizational politics through ethics, and configurations of creative leadership in digital environments. She actively participates in international conferences, presenting on topics such as measuring digital leadership and leadership self-portraits.

Robert Christian ThomsenView profile

Associate Professor

• National Identity
• The Arctic
• Heritage tourism
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Robert Christian Thomsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Learning within The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Aalborg University. His research focuses on sociocultural aspects of sustainability, green transitions, and Arctic studies with particular attention to national identity formation, indigenous communities, and globalization impacts. Key areas of expertise include: Arctic geopolitics and cultural heritage Indigenous identity politics Canadian and Greenlandic studies Encyclopedia contributions on modern nations Recent work centers on the Arctic Winter Games as a platform for cultural diplomacy and sustainability, with collaborative projects involving Canada, Greenland, and Scandinavia. He has published 95+ works including 22 book chapters and 16 journal articles, with 2023-2025 marking peak productivity. Active in academic leadership: Coordinated 19 research projects (1 active, 18 completed) Edited the journal Etudes Inuit Studies Organized 83 academic activities including conferences and workshops Media engagements include commentary on Greenland's autonomy movements, territorial disputes in the North Atlantic, and Canadian political developments.

• Pavement Design
• Recycled Aggregates
• Road Materials
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Luca Tefa is a Fixed-term Researcher and tenure-track academic at the Department of Environmental, Land, and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Polytechnic University of Turin, where he is affiliated with the College of Civil and Building Engineering. He conducts research in pavement design, recycled aggregates, road materials, and road safety, contributing to sustainable infrastructure development aligned with SDG 9 and 11. He teaches courses such as 'Construction of Transportation Infrastructures' and 'Methods and Technologies for Road Infrastructure Maintenance,' and serves as a PhD course lecturer in 'Predictive Methods for Road Safety.' Research Interests: Pavement Design, Recycled Aggregates, Road Safety, Sustainable Infrastructure Scientific Sector: CEAR-03/A - Roads, Railways, and Airports ERC Sectors: PE8_3, PE8_8, PE8_11 His research focuses on sustainable civil engineering solutions, particularly the use of recycled construction and demolition waste in road construction, alternative binders, and driver behavior in transportation infrastructure. His recent publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach combining materials engineering, geotechnics, and human factors in transportation safety. The trends in his recent articles show a consistent focus on sustainability in road materials, mechanical testing of recycled aggregates, and behavioral studies in road safety using driving simulations. His work bridges laboratory material testing with real-world applications in urban and highway environments. Open badge: COMMUNICATING YOUR RESEARCH TO THE CITIZENS (01-07-2025) Learning to Teach (L2T) (March 2, 2023) Luca Tefa supervises PhD student Arash Hassani Barbin in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program and is actively involved in doctoral education through the PhD College. He collaborates with researchers like Marco Bassani on multiple projects related to road safety and sustainable materials. He is a member of the Road Safety Laboratory at DIATI, which supports experimental and simulation-based research. His work is supported by institutional affiliations and teaching roles, though specific external grants are not mentioned in the provided text.

• Social movements
• Political radicalism
• Alterglobalism
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Dr. Grzegorz Piotrowski , a sociologist and cultural anthropologist at the Institute of Sociology, University of Gdańsk , specializes in social movements, anarchism, and civil society. With a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, he has led research on anti-racist activism, squatting, and Polish democratization processes. Education : PhD in Sociology from European University Institute (Florence). Positions : Lecturer at University of Gdańsk since 2019; Visiting Professor at Universita degli Studi di Pisa (2018-2019); Research Associate at Södertörn University (2016-2019). Research Interests span social movements, political radicalism, alterglobalism, squatting, and antifascism. His work explores grassroots mobilizations, urban resistance, and intersections between civic engagement and authoritarianism in Central/Eastern Europe. Projects include a 3-year study on Baltic Sea region anti-racism activism funded by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (2017-2020). He has collaborated on housing activism, radical-left dynamics, and post-socialist civil society. Conference Participation highlights his role in global dialogues, including keynote lectures at the 'Anarchism in the Other Europe' workshop (2022) and presentations at the Polish Sociological Association, Political Studies Association, and ISA Forum of Sociology. Citations : 366 total with an h-index of 10 and i10-index of 12, reflecting significant influence in social movement and civil society research.

• Urban greening
• Landscape architecture
• Density and densification
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Séréna Vanbutsele is a Full Professor and Head of the TRANSFORM Research Institute at the Fribourg School of Engineering and Architecture (HEIA-FR), part of HES-SO. She teaches in the Joint Master of Arts in Architecture and focuses on urban planning intersections with architecture and landscape design. Her expertise centers on urban pressures on underutilized spaces like brownfields, city fringes, and natural areas amid densification challenges. Education: Ba HES-SO in Architecture from Fribourg School of Engineering and Architecture Research Interests: Urban greening, landscape architecture, qualitative densification, actor systems, and wasteland utilization. She emphasizes sustainable urban development through projects like: Peripatix (innovative space concept for sex workers) VI-Vid (urban voids valuation) EN[CHAMPS]ter (agri-urban interfaces) Recent Projects: Over CHF 500k in grants including urban void cartography, modular construction deconstruction, and pedestrian promotion in Fribourg's Pérolles district. Key Contributions: 15+ peer-reviewed articles on urban transformation, sustainable architecture, and interdisciplinary pedagogy. Leads TRANSFORM's research into adaptive reuse and urban resilience.

• E-learning
• Computer Science Education
• Educational Technology
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Janko Žufić, M.Sc.ing, is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Pula, Croatia. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering with a major in Automation from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) in Zagreb (1993) and pedagogical competences acquired in 2001. A certified computer science professor since 2002, he has dedicated his career to bridging technology and education, with particular emphasis on e-learning systems and computer science education. Employment History: Private sector work (1993-1999), teaching roles in primary/secondary schools (1998-2002), head of IT support at Faculty of Educational Sciences (2002-present), Senior Lecturer since 2007, and part-time teacher at Algebra Group. Research Focus: E-learning optimization, microlearning, educational technology design, programming pedagogy for elementary grades, and human factors in computing. His scholarly work spans 20+ publications, with recent studies exploring ChatGPT's educational implications (2025), video-based microlearning (2024), and gamification in computer science education (2022). He has also contributed to understanding the role of color and typography in digital learning environments (2009-2019). Žufić's practical expertise includes developing Web 2.0 tools for educators (2017), creating three books, and mentoring students in producing approximately 50 films. As an active project manager, he has coordinated two EU-funded initiatives and over 80 smaller projects focused on social and technical sciences, supported by organizations ranging from Zagreb Bank to Croatian employment agencies and Istrian municipalities. His academic rank was last renewed on January 24, 2018, within the field of Information and Communication Sciences, specializing in Information Systems.

Erik KellerView profile

Researcher

• Biobased Chemistry
• Sustainable Chemistry
• Organic Synthesis
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Erik Keller is a researcher at the Biobased Chemistry & Refinery Research Centre Biobased Economy at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Groningen (1998) under Prof. Ben Feringa. His work focuses on sustainable green chemistry implementations, including the upcycling of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) monomers/oligomers for pharmaceutical, food, and polymer applications. He previously led R&D roles at Syncom BV and Lab Ofichem, specializing in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical synthesis, and process development. Research interests span catalytic enantioselective reactions, sustainable polymer recycling, and bio-based chemical synthesis. Recent work emphasizes flow photochemistry and analytical methods for PHA characterization (e.g., NMR/GC-MS monomer analysis). He has contributed to patents on cannabinoid extraction and PEA purification, reflecting his expertise in pharmaceutical applications. Education : PhD Organic Chemistry (1998), University of Groningen Key Contributions : Development of modular photoreactors for continuous flow processes Advances in enantioselective organozinc chemistry Standardization of PHA monomer ratio analysis Publications highlight both foundational organic chemistry (e.g., cycloadditions, Michael additions) and applied research in biobased materials. His work aligns with UN SDG 9 (Industry) and SDG 12 (Sustainable Consumption).