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Cinzia GrecoView profile

Research Fellow

The University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom

Cinzia Greco is a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM). She holds a PhD in Health, Population and Social Policies from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). Her work bridges medical anthropology, gender studies, and the history of medicine, with a focus on cancer, medical uncertainty, and neurodiversity. Currently, she leads a Wellcome Trust-funded project on medical uncertainty in conditions like fibromyalgia and Long Covid. She has held prestigious fellowships, including the Newton International Fellowship and Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship. Greco also co-edits the journal Anthropologie&Santé and coordinates the Research Skill Module, Science and Society. Education: PhD in Health, Population and Social Policies (EHESS, 2016) Master of Arts in Gender, Politics and Sexuality (EHESS) Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology (University of Bologna) Italian Literature (University of Lecce-Salento) Research Interests: Medical uncertainty and patient-clinician dynamics Social and cultural dimensions of cancer (breast/lung) Neurodiversity, autism, and gender Healthcare policy and medical innovation Her recent work explores how medical systems shape experiences of uncertainty, with projects like Assemblages of Cancer and a forthcoming monograph on autism and feminism. Awards: Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship (2018–2021) Newton International Fellowship (2016–2018) Barbara Rosenblum Dissertation Scholarship (2016) Greco advises on clinical academic pathways and contributes to ethics committees. She leads the Autism@Manchester project and engages in public-facing initiatives like art exhibitions on disability.

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Justin J. WestView profile

Assistant Professor

University of Texas at AustinUnited States

Justin J. West is an Assistant Professor of Music and Human Learning at The University of Texas at Austin's Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music. He previously held positions at LSU, where he received the 2021 Rising Faculty Research Award. His research focuses on music teacher professional development (PD), organizational resilience in music programs, and arts education policy. West teaches courses on children’s musical development, qualitative research, and arts education law. Educations: Ph.D. in Music Education, University of North Texas M.A. in Music Education, Columbia University B.M. in Music Education, Lamar University Research Interests: Music teacher learning trajectories, pandemic-era PD adaptations, policy frameworks for arts education, and organizational strategies for rebuilding music programs. He employs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to study how PD impacts teacher motivation and institutional sustainability. Articles Trends: His recent work analyzes post-pandemic PD innovations, comparative studies between music and non-music teacher practices, and longitudinal evaluations of certification pathways. Themes emphasize system-level coordination, crisis-driven educational changes, and evidence-based policy design. Awards: 2021 Rising Faculty Research Award (LSU) Sandra E. New Endowed Professorship Fellowship Butler School of Music Endowment Fellowship Advising & Grants: Recipient of UT Austin’s Office of the Vice President for Research grants. Leads PD design initiatives for Louisiana and Texas music teachers. Active in the Society for Music Teacher Education’s professional development working group. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with editorial boards of Journal of Research in Music Education and International Journal of Research in Choral Singing . Coordinates reciprocal peer coaching programs for music educators.

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Marieke MeelenView profile

Associate Professor

University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom

Dr Marieke Meelen is an Associate Professor in Historical Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. She serves as a Fellow, Tutor, and Director of Studies at Trinity Hall. Research Interests: Historical Linguistics, Comparative Syntax, Information Structure, Grammaticalisation & Pragmaticalisation, NLP for low-resource languages, Celtic & Tibeto-Burman languages Projects: PI for ELDP-funded endangered language documentation in Nepal; collaborator on ERC-funded 'PaganTibet' and AHRC-funded 'Emergence of Egophoricity' Key Contributions: Development of ASR and HTR models for Tibeto-Burman languages; historical treebank of Welsh; computational approaches to Celtic and Tibeto-Burman syntax Publications & Grants focus on syntactic reconstruction, corpus creation, and NLP for endangered languages. She mentors PhD students working on Celtic or Tibeto-Burman languages and consults for computational linguistics projects.

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Nan LiuView profile

Professor

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityUnited States

Nan Liu is a Professor at Florida A&M University (FAMU) since 2020, with prior academic ranks including Associate Professor (2014-2020), Assistant Professor (2010-2014), and Visiting Assistant Professor (2007-2010). He holds a Ph.D. and MFA from Florida State University , MA in Art Education from University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Capital Normal University , and BFA in Chinese Painting from Nan Kai University . Research Interests focus on cross-cultural art education, Chinese brush painting adaptation in the US, and figurative/landscape art pedagogy. His work bridges Eastern traditional techniques with Western contemporary practices, emphasizing natural expression and cultural synthesis. Exhibitions include 21 solo shows and 128 group exhibitions across the US and China, with awards from Sumi-e Society of America, St. Augustine Art Association, and Gadsden Arts Center. Scientific Awards include: Best of Show Calligraphy, Sumi-e Society (2023) Teacher of the Year, FAMU (2021-2022) Founder’s Award for Painting, Sumi-e Society (2022) Multiple regional competition awards Publications encompass translated textbooks and original research on US-China art education comparison. Grants include FAMU Faculty Research Awards and travel grants for academic presentations.

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Atko-Sulhan RemmelView profile

Associate Professor

University of TartuEstonia

Atko-Sulhan Remmel is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Arts and Humanities, School of Theology and Religious Studies. His career spans roles from 2011-2016 as Research Fellow at the University of Tartu, followed by senior researcher positions (2017-2020) and current associate professorship (2024-). He holds a doctorate in Theology (2011) and a Research Master's in Theology (2004) from the University of Tartu, with Fulbright and Kent University methodological training. Remmel's research focuses on nationalism and (non)religion, Soviet antireligious policies, Estonian cultural secularism, and contemporary religiosity trends. His work bridges historical analysis of Soviet-era religious suppression with modern nonreligion studies, examining eco-nationalist narratives and post-Christian existential frameworks. His recent publications analyze quantitative nonreligion surveys, Estonian secular identity, and nature-spirituality intersections. He leads projects like 'Methods for the Study of Religion' (€25,000) and 'Mapping the Existential Field in Post-Christian Context' (€17,000), funded by the Estonian Language Institute and University of Tartu. Remmel's scientific awards include the 2021 Keel ja Kirjandus journal prize for cultural history and the 2016 Marie Curie Fellowship. He serves on editorial boards for Religio and e-Rhizome , and leads the Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network (2024-2025). He has supervised 5 master's theses including topics on Estonian religious media, secular identity, and interfaith relations. His grants include the John Templeton Foundation's €16,862 study on Estonian unbelief (2018-2019) and a €84,650 Södertörn University grant for transcendence relocation research (2017-2022).

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Matthew BaltzView profile

Assistant Professor

Bucknell UniversityUnited States

Matthew Baltz is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bucknell University, specializing in comparative historical sociology and political sociology. His research explores tensions in globalization, state-building processes, and the interplay between national identity and economic policy.

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Elvira LoiblView profile

Assistant Professor

Maastricht UniversityNetherlands

Elvira Loibl is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. Her research focuses on transnational organized crime, illegal intercountry adoption, and crimes against children, combining legal analysis with empirical and interdisciplinary methods. Her research interests include: Transnational Organized Crime Illegal Intercountry Adoption Crimes against Children Empirical Legal Research Interdisciplinary Research Human Rights and Family Law The recent publications of Elvira Loibl reflect a strong thematic focus on legal and criminological responses to illegal intercountry adoptions, child protection, and comparative criminal law. Her work spans journals and books in law, criminology, and human rights, often employing interdisciplinary and cross-jurisdictional perspectives. She has also contributed significantly to policy discussions on historical injustices in adoption systems and emerging legal issues like the regulation of childlike sex dolls. Scientific awards received: Cum laude distinction for doctoral dissertation (2019) Honourable mention, Modderman Prize 2021 Shortlisted, Willem Nagel Prize 2022 Edmond Hustinx Prize 2024 Elvira Loibl has been actively involved in advising policy and public discourse on illegal intercountry adoption. Her research has been cited in official inquiries and she has contributed to media outlets such as NRC Handelsblad, De Telegraaf, Zembla, and Deutsche Welle. She co-edited a major volume on reconciliation after illegal adoptions and led research projects on child protection technologies. While no formal students are listed, her role in shaping academic and policy debates indicates significant mentorship and collaborative influence. She is affiliated with interdisciplinary research initiatives at Maastricht University, particularly those linking law, criminology, and social policy. Her work often involves collaboration with scholars across Europe and beyond, contributing to a broader network focused on child rights and transnational justice.

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Maria Sanchez-OrtizView profile

Senior Lecturer

University of AberdeenUnited Kingdom

Maria Sanchez-Ortiz is a Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies at the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture (LLMVC), University of Aberdeen, where she has been actively contributing since 2016. She serves as Programme Director for both the on-campus and distance learning MSc in Translation Studies and co-directs the Centre for Multilingual Research. She previously directed the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies from 2020 to 2023 and coordinated the undergraduate programme in Modern Languages and Translation from 2017 to 2020. Her educational background is extensive and interdisciplinary: PhD in Translation Studies, University of Bradford (2006) MSc in Dubbing, Subtitling & Localization, Instituto Superior de Estudios Lingüísticos y Traducción, Spain (2019) Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Salford (2015) Diploma in Audiovisual Translation, Universidad de Educación a Distancia, Spain (2014) Diploma in Public Service Interpreting, CIoL (2007) MA in European Studies, University of Bradford (1994) Diploma in Spanish with Translation and Interpreting, CIoL (1992) BA in English Language and Literature, University of Granada, Spain (1989) Maria's research focuses on Translation and Interpreting Studies, with particular emphasis on literary translation, audiovisual translation, translator training, sociolinguistics, dialect translation, and the impact of AI on translation professions. She has supervised multiple PhD students to completion and actively welcomes new doctoral candidates in Spanish and Latin American Studies. Her work consistently bridges theory and practice, with a strong pedagogical orientation. Her 15 most recent publications span from 1996 to 2024, reflecting a sustained engagement with core issues in translation. The articles reveal a deep interest in the pragmatics, ethics, and cultural dimensions of translation, particularly in literary and dialectal contexts. A recurring theme is the translator's agency and the challenges of preserving stylistic and sociolinguistic nuances. More recently, her work has addressed gender, multiculturalism, and the evolving role of technology in translation. She has received numerous teaching accolades, including: Awarded 'Best Undergraduate Lecturer', University of Aberdeen (2024–2025) Awarded 'Funniest Lecturer', University of Aberdeen (2023–2024) Awarded 'Best Taught Postgraduate Lecturer', University of Aberdeen (2018–2019) Nominated for 'The Most Inspiring Lecturer' (2019–2020) and Excellence in Teaching awards Maria Sanchez-Ortiz is an active supervisor, mentor, and curriculum developer. She has served as an external examiner for MA and BA programmes at several UK universities, including Manchester, Open University, Portsmouth, Durham, and Bath. She is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (since 2015) and a member of key professional bodies such as the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies. She also contributes to academic journals as a member of editorial and advisory boards. She leads and co-directs major research centres at Aberdeen, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in multilingual research. Her leadership in the European Graduate Placement Scheme and membership in the PACTE Research Group highlight her commitment to international cooperation and empirical research in translation competence.

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Leah BoustanView profile

Professor

Yale UniversityUnited States

Leah Boustan is a Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic History Program at Yale University. She is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), where she co-directs the Development of the American Economy Program, and serves as co-editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics . Her research lies at the intersection of economic history and labor economics, with a focus on migration, intergenerational mobility, and racial economic disparities. She employs large-scale historical datasets, particularly digitized U.S. census records, to study long-term economic trends. Her work has demonstrated that children of immigrants consistently achieve higher economic mobility than children of the U.S.-born, and that immigrants assimilate culturally and economically at rates comparable across historical periods. The themes in her recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on empirical methods, historical data linkage, and policy-relevant findings. Her research spans topics such as immigrant incarceration, enclave effects, occupational assimilation, and the economic impacts of the Great Black Migration. She has also contributed to understanding political discourse on immigration through textual analysis of congressional speeches. Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2012) IZA Young Labor Economist Award (2019) Fellow of the Econometric Society (2022) Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists (2024) Allan Sharlin Memorial Book Award Alice Hanson Jones Award Boustan has advised major research initiatives such as the Census Linking Project, which enables longitudinal analysis of historical U.S. census data. She has not publicly listed formal PhD or Master’s students in the provided materials. Her work is supported by prestigious fellowships and institutional affiliations, and she plays a key role in shaping research agendas in urban economics and economic history through editorial leadership. She is affiliated with interdisciplinary research teams focused on digitizing and analyzing historical records, and her collaborations with scholars like Ran Abramitzky have produced influential books and policy insights. Future work is likely to expand on big data applications in economic history and intergenerational inequality.

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Brent E. SasleyView profile

Associate Professor

University of Texas at ArlingtonUnited States

Brent E. Sasley is an Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. He specializes in the politics of the Middle East, Israeli politics, identity formation, and foreign policy decision-making, with a particular interest in the role of emotions, language, and images in shaping policy. Institution: University of Texas at Arlington School: College of Liberal Arts Department: Department of Political Science Position: Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor Email: bsasley@uta.edu His research focuses on International Relations theory, emotional attachments in foreign policy, identity politics, diaspora influence, and Middle Eastern security. He has published widely on Turkish foreign policy, Israeli decision-making, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. His current research projects explore trauma and conflict resolution, emotional dynamics in international relations, and the role of Jewish scholars in public discourse. The 15 most recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with interdisciplinary themes, blending political psychology, IR theory, memory studies, and comparative politics. His work frequently examines how identity, emotion, and narrative shape foreign policy behavior in the Middle East, particularly in Israel and Turkey. There is a strong emphasis on public engagement, as seen in his numerous op-eds and academic blogging. Brent Sasley has received research grants from the University of Texas at Arlington and the International Council for Canadian Studies. He actively participates in academic conferences such as the International Studies Association and the Association for Israel Studies, and serves as a reviewer for numerous political science and international relations journals. He advises graduate students and teaches a range of courses including Introduction to Middle East Politics, The Politics and Foreign Policy of Israel, International Relations of the Middle East, and graduate seminars on identity and conflict. He is also known for his public scholarship, contributing to outlets like Foreign Affairs , Washington Post , Haaretz , and The Atlantic .

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Jani ErolaView profile

Professor

University of TurkuFinland

Jani Erola is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku, Finland, and the founding Director of the INVEST Research Flagship Center, a collaborative initiative between the University of Turku and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. He is also the coordination Principal Investigator (PI) of the Horizon Europe project MapIneq. His academic home is in the Department of Sociology within the Faculty of Social Sciences. Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Sociology, Turku School of Economics (2004) Docent in Economic and Structural Sociology, University of Eastern Finland Docent in Economic Sociology, Turku School of Economics His research centers on intergenerational social mobility, socioeconomic inheritance, social class, income inequality, and life course dynamics. He employs advanced sociological research methods to study how family background shapes individual outcomes in education, employment, and well-being. His work bridges demography, welfare state analysis, and stratification research. The recent publications reflect a strong focus on educational inequality, family structure, early childhood interventions, and comparative analyses across Nordic and European countries. His work frequently investigates how public policies—such as early education access or family support schemes—moderate or exacerbate social inequalities over the life course. Scientific Awards and Honors: ERC Consolidator Grant for the INDIRECT project on intergenerational disadvantage Academy Research Fellow, Academy of Finland (2009–2014) Jani Erola has supervised numerous researchers and led major funded projects, including the ERC-funded INDIRECT, the Academy of Finland Flagship INVEST, and the Horizon Europe MapIneq. He has served as editor of Acta Sociologica and president of the Westermarck Society (Finnish Sociological Association), demonstrating leadership in the national and international academic community. He leads the INVEST Research Flagship and the DPInvest Doctoral Programme, fostering interdisciplinary research on inequalities and welfare innovation. His team includes sociologists, demographers, and public health researchers working on life course interventions and social policy evaluation.

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Kai GehringView profile

Professor

Heidelberg UniversityGermany

Kai Gehring is a Professor for Political Economy and Sustainable Development at the Department of Economics, University of Bern, and a member of the interdisciplinary Wyss Academy for Nature in Bern. He is also a research professor associated with the ifo Institute in Munich. His academic affiliations include CESifo, the European Development Network (EUDN), the Development Economics Committee of the German Economic Association, and the Globalization and Development (GlaD) group. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Göttingen (with co-supervision from Heidelberg University), where his supervisors were Axel Dreher and Stephan Klasen, and he graduated summa cum laude . He earned his Diplom (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Business Administration with electives in Economics from the University of Mannheim, and previously studied at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Kai Gehring’s research focuses on political economy, development, and public economics. He develops theoretical frameworks grounded in economics and related disciplines and tests them using modern econometric methods, often leveraging novel administrative, geographical, and historical data. His work emphasizes the role of culture, norms, and history in shaping institutional outcomes in both developed and developing countries. Key research themes include development cooperation and aid effectiveness, the political economy of international organizations (such as the IMF, World Bank, and EU), and the origins and consequences of group identities and horizontal inequalities in conflict and power distribution. His current research projects explore narratives on nature, climate change, and migration using natural language processing and media data; analyze resource extraction and pollution through satellite imagery and machine learning; and investigate propaganda and conflict. Although no recent publications are listed in the provided text, his methodological approach combines theory, rigorous empirical analysis, and innovative data sources across political economy and development. Ambizione Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation Kai Gehring has supervised various research initiatives, including the "Minister Project," a citizen-science effort to compile comprehensive data on African government members’ regional and linguistic origins to study governance and development. He has received research funding through the Ambizione Grant and leads interdisciplinary collaborations with institutions such as the Wyss Academy and ifo Institute. His teaching experience spans the University of Mannheim, Heidelberg University, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, and the University of Zurich. He leads the "Minister Project," which engages global contributors to collect data on African ministers’ birth regions and native languages. This initiative aims to build a robust dataset to analyze how ethnic and linguistic diversity affects government formation and policy outcomes. The project promotes open, collaborative research and acknowledges contributors on its website, offering incentives such as Amazon vouchers and an iPad.

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Benjamin JohnsonView profile

Associate Professor

University of Massachusetts BostonUnited States

Benjamin Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research focuses on indigenous social and political responses to colonialism in Latin America, with primary emphasis on Nahuatl speakers in central Mexico. Specializes in post-Spanish invasion social order in 16th-century Mexico Compares colonial experiences across Maya, Andean, and Brazilian coastal populations Teaches courses on Latin American history, pre-Columbian civilizations, and historical methods His current book project, Remaking the Hinterland , examines how marginalized groups in central Mexico adapted native and Spanish institutions to create new social systems. Professor Johnson holds a PhD (2011) and MA (2005) from the University of Chicago, along with a BA (2002) from Northwestern University.

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Margrit PernauView profile

Professor

Free University of BerlinGermany

Margrit Pernau is a Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development's Center for the History of Emotions and an extraordinary Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. Her work bridges Indian history (18th-20th centuries), modern Islamic history, historical semantics, translation studies, and the history of emotions. Education: PhD in Modern History from University of Heidelberg (1991), Habilitation from University of Bielefeld (2007) Key Research: Focuses on emotional temporalities, transnational history, and the interplay between language and affect in South Asian contexts Current projects include Feeling for the Future (South Asia 1912-1970) and The Emotions of New Education (Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi). She has supervised doctoral projects on topics like Mappila print culture, Bengali Muslim linguistic nationalism, and Amroha's social stratification in colonial North India. Her recent publications explore emotional synchronization, decolonizing theory, and monsoon-related affective patterns. As co-editor of Emotions and Temporalities , she investigates how emotional frameworks shape historical periodization and political mobilization. Students under her supervision have examined: Rampur's Minority Pasts (Razak Khan) Libya's Anticolonial Rewriting of National History (Jakob Krais) Amroha's Genealogy and Past Narration (Soheb Niazi) Kerala's Mappila Print Culture (Muhammed Niyas Ashraf) Early 20th century Bengali Muslim Linguistic Identity (Deborshi Chakraborty)

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L. Jason AnastasopoulosView profile

Associate Professor

University of GeorgiaUnited States

L. Jason Anastasopoulos is an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy and Statistics (by courtesy) at the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). He holds dual appointments as a Faculty Fellow at the Benson-Bertsch Center for International Trade and Security (formerly CITS) and a faculty affiliate at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence, with additional affiliation at USC’s Civic Leadership Education and Research Initiative. His research centers on the political economy of technology, investigating how political institutions adapt to technological change and its implications for democratic governance. Key focus areas include AI’s impact on bureaucracy, causal inference methodologies, machine learning applications in social science, historical analysis of democratic backsliding during technological transitions, and the evolving political role of central banks. His methodological work emphasizes Bayesian approaches and computational techniques for improving empirical analysis in political science. Recent publications reveal a dominant trend in integrating artificial intelligence with public administration and political economy, spanning temporal causal inference frameworks, comparative AI governance across sectors, historical technological disruptions (e.g., rural electrification), and algorithmic bias in public services. His work consistently bridges theoretical political science with cutting-edge computational methods, particularly natural language processing and deep learning applications for policy analysis. Dr. Anastasopoulos has mentored eight graduate students across International Affairs, Political Science, Public Administration, and Statistics programs. His advisees include tenure-track professors at Ripon College, University of Florida, and California State University, alongside industry professionals at Lockheed Martin and the Tampa Bay Rays. He actively contributes to interdisciplinary research through leadership roles at the Benson-Bertsch Center for International Trade and Security and UGA’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

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