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Anne RawlsView profile

Professor

• Ethnomethodology
• Race Relations
• Social Theory
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Anne Rawls is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Bentley University. She also holds roles as Professor for Interaction, Work, and Information at the University of Siegen (Germany), Senior Fellow at Yale University's Urban Ethnography Project, and Director of the Garfinkel Archive, LLC. Her academic career began with a B.A. in Sociology (Summa Cum Laude), M.A. in Philosophy, and Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston University, followed by a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on ethnomethodology, race relations, workplace studies, and the sociology of information. Notable works include Epistemology and Practice: Durkheim's Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (Cambridge University Press) and editorship of Garfinkel’s Archive . She explores how interactional practices shape social order, race dynamics, and modern democratic systems, emphasizing the role of 'constitutive practices' in creating moral and social facts. Teaching interests span race, gender, globalization, and the ethics of situated practices. Her consulting work addresses workplace studies and computer-mediated work design. Rawls' contributions bridge classical sociological theory (Durkheim, Garfinkel) with contemporary issues like racial justice and technology's societal impact. Her research highlights tacit racism in everyday interactions, the moral foundations of public life, and the interplay between sociology and technology. She has presented globally and contributed to debates on sociological methodology and the legacy of key theorists like Goffman and Garfinkel.

• Artificial Intelligence Law
• Technology and Society
• Discrimination Law
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Andrew D. Selbst is a Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and currently serves as the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He has been on the UCLA faculty since 2020 and previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Data & Society Research Institute and a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project. He has also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. Professor Selbst received his educational training from prestigious institutions: S.B. in Physics and Electrical Science and Engineering from MIT (2004) M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (2005) J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (2011) Before entering academia, Professor Selbst worked as a design engineer at Cirrus Logic and Analog Devices. Following law school, he served as a Privacy Research Fellow at NYU School of Law's Information Law Institute, an Alan Morrison Supreme Court Assistance Fellow at Public Citizen Litigation Group, a Senior Associate in Hogan Lovells US LLP's Communications group, and clerked for federal judges including the Honorable Dolly M. Gee and the Honorable Jane R. Roth. Professor Selbst's research examines the complex relationship between law, technology, and society. Drawing on resources from computer science, sociology, and science and technology studies, he seeks to understand how technologies interfere with existing legal regimes and how legal actors can respond to the social effects of new technology. His recent work has focused specifically on the effects of machine learning and artificial intelligence on various legal domains, including discrimination law, policing practices, credit regulation, data protection frameworks, and tort law. His interdisciplinary approach combines technical understanding of AI systems with deep legal analysis to address emerging challenges in the digital age. Professor Selbst teaches courses in torts, information privacy and data protection, a seminar on law, technology and society, and beginning in 2025, a dedicated course on Artificial Intelligence Law. His publications have appeared in leading law journals including Boston University Law Review, California Law Review, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, and University of Pennsylvania Law Review, as well as in the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency. He is also the coauthor of a forthcoming casebook on Artificial Intelligence Law. His scholarly contributions demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of emerging technologies and legal frameworks, with particular attention to how AI systems create novel challenges for established legal doctrines. Professor Selbst's work has been influential in shaping academic and policy discussions around AI regulation, algorithmic accountability, and the adaptation of legal systems to technological change.

Bruce BrownView profile

Professor

• Visual language
• Visual memory
• Research management
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Bruce Brown is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Brighton , overseeing research across life, physical, social sciences, and arts and humanities. He previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Architecture (1989–2006) and Head of the Department of Design (1984–1989). Administrative Leadership : REF2014/RAE2008 Chair, International Governor at Shenkar College, and advisor to academic bodies in Hong Kong, Portugal, and Italy. Research Interests : Visual memory, arts education, and research leadership, with publications spanning design history, spatial design, and cultural policy. Scientific Awards : 2007 WHO’s WHO (A&C Black) 2005 Honorary Fellow (University for the Creative Arts) 2004 Honorary Fellow (Royal College of Art) 1985 Elected Member (Designers and Art Directors Association) 1978 Sanderson and Herbert Read Awards (Royal College of Art) 1970 Elected Fellow (Royal Society of Arts) Articles focus on visual communication, design policy, and cultural memory, reflecting his expertise in design research and higher education leadership . He is currently an Editor of Design Issues: Research Journal (MIT Press).

Yang ZhaoView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Digital Transformation
• Business Model Design
• Digital Business Models
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Yang Zhao is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Transformation and Business Intelligence at Aston Business School, Aston University. Her research focuses on digital business models, digital innovation, and their implications in healthcare and aging societies. She holds a PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Glasgow and has prior roles at Loughborough University London and the University of Glasgow. Education: PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Glasgow (2011–2016) MSc in International Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Glasgow (2010–2011) Research Interests: Digital transformation, platform business models, healthcare digitalization, and digital divide mitigation. Her work bridges academic theory and industry practice through collaborations with healthcare providers, startups, and governments. Funding & Grants: Co-Investigator on a £7.1M NIHR/UKRI project to decarbonize healthcare systems (2024–2028) Innovate UK-funded KTP projects on virtual production (2024–2026) and eye-care business model innovation (2023–2025) Advising & Labs: Supervises PhD students exploring servitization in healthcare, transportation design, and digital innovation in SMEs. Affiliated with the Advanced Services Group and Centre for Health and Society at Aston.

Andrea Jean BakerView profile

Senior Lecturer

• feminist journalism studies
• criminology
• ethnomusicology
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Dr Andrea Jean Baker is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Monash University's Faculty of Arts, where she has held significant leadership roles including Acting Head of Journalism and Undergraduate, Honours, and Research Coordinator. She is currently serving as Unit Coordinator for Journalism and Global Change and Lifestyle Journalism courses, and is an active member of Monash's Artificial Intelligence in Education Working Group. As an award-winning journalism scholar and journalist, her work integrates Artificial Intelligence and constructive journalism into her teaching of large enrollment units. PhD in Digital Communications from Monash University (2012) Certificate in Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University (2025) Graduate Diploma in Health Management from La Trobe University (1996) Bachelor of Arts in Media and Politics from Swinburne University of Technology (1994) Dr Baker's interdisciplinary research spans feminist journalism studies, criminology, ethnomusicology, and urban studies, with a focused emphasis on violence against women, urban communication, and the safety of journalists in the AI era. Her scholarly work includes over 80 academic publications across 4 books, 38 book chapters, 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, and 2 industry reports. She has pioneered Australia's first student-led net-only radio station at Monash and the nation's first international journalism study tours to major global cities. Her recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward examining the intersection of AI with journalism ethics, safety of journalists, and media representation of violence against women. Baker's work increasingly focuses on applying intersectional frameworks to media coverage of gender-based violence, while exploring how AI is transforming journalism practices globally, particularly in the Global South context. Finalist, International Book Awards, Best Education/Academic Book (2019) International Association for Media and Communications Research Publication Award Nominated for the 2024 Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award Hampton Press prestigious publishing award for Virtual Radio Ga Ga (2012) Entry into Jane Jacobs Book Award (2019) Entry into Robert E. Park Book Award (2020) Dr Baker has supervised or examined 12 PhDs and Masters theses and 16 Honours research projects to successful completion. She has secured competitive research grants from governments, NGOs, and university sources for projects including 'Media coverage of violence against women from an intersectional lens' (2024-2026) and 'Examining Sexual Violence in the Music City of Melbourne' (2021). As Editor-in-Chief of Journalism Practice journal since 2022, she plays a significant role in shaping scholarly discourse in the field. Her research extends beyond the university through external positions including City of Melbourne's Music Cities advisor (2013-2017) and City of Port Phillip's Music Taskforce member (2012). Dr Baker's work is cited by international bodies including UNESCO, UN Women, and UNICEF, demonstrating significant policy impact in the areas of gender equality and media ethics.

David MilsomView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Music Performance
• Violin
• Historical Violin Performing Practices
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Dr David Milsom is a Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Huddersfield , specializing in performance practice and historical violin techniques. He coordinates classical performance studies and teaches both performance and musicology. University of Sheffield: BMus (1st Class), MMus, PhD His research focuses on 19th-century violin performing practices , including acoustic recordings analysis and annotated score studies. Recent projects explore Brahms and Franck violin sonatas through historically informed approaches. David leads the Historical Performance Research Group and collaborates on digital performance projects via the MMT YouTube channel. He co-founded the professional Brigantes Orchestra and period instrument group Four's Company . Scientific Awards Edison Fellowship (British Library, 2003) AHRC Fellowship (2006) He serves as external examiner for Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Leeds Conservatoire, and actively supervises PhD students while integrating research into undergraduate teaching.

T.L. CowanView profile

Associate Professor

• Digital Media Cultures
• Queer Theory
• Feminist Theory
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T.L. Cowan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) and holds a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Their scholarly work bridges media studies, performance, and critical theory, with a focus on minoritized digital and performance cultures. Research Interests: Cowan's research explores queer, feminist, transgender, and decolonizing networked cultural practices across digital media and historical performance forms. They investigate how grassroots collectives, experimental media, and shared-stage formats like cabaret function as technologies of collaboration, knowledge transfer, and political resistance. Their work spans transnational contexts—from early 20th-century European cabaret to Carpa Theater in Mexico, Harlem Renaissance performance, Montreal transsexual cabaret, and contemporary 'mass cabaret' protests. Cowan theorizes cabaret as a mode of inquiry, pedagogy, and economic model that sustains counter-cultural aesthetics and politics. This includes engagement with projects like FemTechNet, which they interpret as a DIY techno-cabaret. Their research practice dynamically moves across the page, stage, and screen. Supervision: Cowan is actively supervising graduate students, including Nelanthi Hewa. Previous Positions: Presidential Visiting Professor, Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Yale University Chair of Experimental Pedagogies, School of Media Studies, The New School Scientific Awards: No awards listed in the provided text.

• Creative processes in conflict contexts
• Cultural transfers
• Digital humanities
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Fatiha Idmhand is a Professor at the University of Poitiers , specializing in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Digital Humanities. She leads the Archivos CRLA team and contributes to the Multilingualism, Translation, Creation Team . Her research examines creative processes under situational constraints (wars, exiles, imprisonments), focusing on cultural transfers and digital humanities methodologies. She is currently a researcher in residence at the Musée national Picasso Paris (2023-2024). PI of 10 projects (2013-2025), including Pablo Picasso en toutes lettres (2018-present) and Archivos 3.0 (2019-2022) 2023: Deputy Coordinator, Consortium ARIANE (HumaNum) 2021-2023: President, Humanistica association Her digital humanities work integrates computer science with text analysis, developing tools like e-Man and CHispa for Hispanic manuscript digitization. She advocates for FAIR data principles in author corpus management. Major publications appear in Digital Humanities Quarterly , La Gazette des Archives , and Word and Text . She actively participates in international conferences like DH and Humanistica , with recent presentations on AI-humanities collaboration.

Charles R. BakerView profile

Professor

• Accounting Ethics
• Auditing
• Regulation of Public Accounting Profession
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Charles R. Baker is a Professor in the Accounting and Law Department at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, Adelphi University. He holds a PhD from UCLA (1975) and has been a faculty member at Adelphi since 2005. A Certified Public Accountant in New York State, he has taught over a thousand students and has published extensively in the areas of accounting ethics, auditing, regulation, and international accounting. PhD, UCLA (1975) M.S., University of California Los Angeles (1973) A.B., University of California Los Angeles (1968) Dr. Baker’s primary research interests lie in the regulation and structure of the public accounting profession, with a focus on ethics, legal liability, auditor independence, and comparative regulation. His work often employs historical, institutional, and critical perspectives, exploring topics such as corporate social responsibility, public interest accounting, and the evolution of accounting standards across political systems. He has a strong international research profile, collaborating with scholars in France, Italy, and other countries. His recent publications span themes including environmental management controls, historical accounting (e.g., Thomas Jefferson, Byzantine Empire), fraud in banking systems, audit committee effectiveness, and CSR reporting. These works reflect a deep engagement with both theoretical frameworks like institutional and poststructuralist theory and practical issues in corporate governance and accountability. Scientific awards and honors include: Recipient of the 2008 Bender Award for Outstanding Body of Work Dr. Baker has served on the editorial boards of over ten major academic journals, including Critical Perspectives on Accounting , Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal , Accounting History , and The CPA Journal . He has also been actively involved in professional organizations such as the American Accounting Association, American Institute of CPAs, and Academy of Accounting Historians, holding leadership roles including Chair of the Professionalism and Ethics Committee and Council Member. He has received research grants from Adelphi University and has supervised numerous international collaborative projects and doctoral committees. He is also engaged in international academic service, having served on international dissertation committees and delivered invited presentations in France, Canada, Spain, Japan, Colombia, and Romania. His interdisciplinary and global approach underscores his significant contributions to the field of accounting scholarship.

• Accounting & Financial Management
• Theoretical Models in Equity Valuation
• Empirical Analysis of Accounting Information
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Colin Clubb is Professor of Accounting and Financial Management at King’s Business School, King’s College London, where he is a member of the Accounting, Accountability, and Financial Management research group. He has previously held academic positions as Reader in Accounting at Imperial College London and Professor of Accounting at the University of Warwick from 2004 to 2009. His educational background includes: BA (Econ) in Accounting and Business Finance from the University of Manchester MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) PhD in Accounting from Imperial College London Professor Clubb's research focuses on theoretical models of accounting information in equity valuation and empirical analysis of accounting use in capital markets. He has a broad interest in financial statement analysis and the socio-economic context of accounting. His work explores topics such as earnings volatility, payout policy, classification shifting, and the value relevance of accounting metrics. He has developed and extended frameworks such as the Ohlson (1995) valuation model, contributing to both theoretical and applied accounting research. His recent publications show a consistent trend toward integrating structural accounting models with capital market outcomes, particularly in estimating expected returns, payout policy, and income classification. His research bridges theory and empirical validation, often using UK and international data. He has published in top journals including Review of Accounting Studies , Abacus , and Journal of Business Finance & Accounting . While no specific scientific awards are listed in the provided texts, his work has been cited over 385 times, indicating significant academic impact. He has supervised research students and contributed to academic discourse through editorial roles, including editing the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management Accounting . His collaborations include scholars such as Michael Walker, Dimitris Christodoulou, and Stephen McLeay. He is actively engaged in research and has no indication of retirement or part-time status. Professor Clubb is based at the Strand Campus in London and contributes to both research and teaching in financial accounting and valuation.

• Digital Health
• Mobile Computing
• Human-Computer Interaction
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Katarzyna Wac is a researcher at the University of Geneva affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and Management and the Information Science Institute . Her work bridges Digital Health , Mobile Computing , and Human-Computer Interaction , focusing on leveraging wearable devices, smartphones, and AI for health and quality of life (QoL) quantification. Research Themes: Digital biomarkers for Alzheimer's and migraines, QoL assessment via ubiquitous computing, peer- and self-reported behavioral data, and QoE of mobile applications. Labs: Leads the mQoL Lab , a platform for interactive, mobile, and wearable-based studies. Her recent publications explore Transformer models for health data analysis, social robots in homecare, and ethical frameworks for digital mental health. She has contributed to standards for proxy-reported QoL measures and personalized drug delivery systems in digital health. The multimodal integration of emotional signals and context-aware QoS/QoE provisioning for m-health services are recurring technical themes. Key collaborations include the MobiHealth project and COPD24 , translating future internet technologies into telemonitoring solutions. Her work spans from foundational studies on mobile cognition to applied ambulatory assessment of affect and health risks.

Jeff BardaView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Poetics
• Contemporary French Poetry
• Sound Arts
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Jeff Barda serves as Senior Lecturer in French Cultural Studies at the University of Manchester, joining in 2020 after a Junior Research Fellowship at Cambridge's Murray Edwards College. Awarded the Manchester Humanities Outstanding Teaching Award in 2020 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2023, he maintains active international affiliations including visiting positions at Bordeaux-Montaigne University and London's Institute of Languages, Cultures & Societies in 2024. His research centers on contemporary French poetic practice with emphasis on digital poetics, sound arts, and avant-garde traditions. Key interests include the intersection of media and literature, lettrism, and data-driven creative processes, reflected in his extensive publications on figures like Pierre Alferi and Christophe Tarkos. His second monograph Data Poetics: Contemporary French Poetic Practice in the Age of Digital Overload is under contract with Liverpool University Press. Dr Barda's scholarly impact is evidenced by the 2021 Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize for his first monograph Experimentation and the Lyric in Contemporary French Poetry . His recent publications demonstrate evolving focus from historical avant-gardes to contemporary digital poetics, with increasing attention to OSINT methodologies and cross-disciplinary practices like sports-literature intersections. Manchester Humanities Outstanding Teaching Award (2020) Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize (2021) As an active supervisor welcoming PhD inquiries, Dr Barda contributes to multiple research networks including Marge (Lyon), the European Neo-Avant-Garde Network (Ghent), and 'After Social Networks' (Paris). His teaching excellence complements substantial grant activity supporting international collaborations, particularly in digital humanities initiatives exploring poetic practice in public spheres. His research infrastructure includes affiliations with three major transnational networks examining contemporary creation, with recent projects focusing on image manipulation in poetry and OSINT applications in literary analysis.

Norma Mendoza DentonView profile

Professor

• Linguistic Anthropology
• Sociolinguistics
• Youth Studies
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Norma Mendoza Denton is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specializing in linguistic anthropology. Her research explores youth culture, language practices, migration, and political discourse, with a focus on marginalized communities such as Latina/o gangs and immigrant populations. She has held academic positions at institutions including the University of Arizona and The Ohio State University, where she directed the Interactional Sociolinguistics Laboratory. Denton’s work integrates sociolinguistics, ethnography, and political analysis, addressing topics like identity formation, media representation, and language variation in global contexts. Education includes a B.A. with Honors in Languages and Linguistics from Grinnell College (1991), an M.A. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) in Linguistics from Stanford University. Her doctoral dissertation focused on Chicana/Mexicana identity and linguistic variation among urban high school students. Notable awards include the Mellon Foundation Grant (co-PI) for inclusive graduate admissions and the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Residency. Denton has also contributed to public outreach through media consultations, including work on bilingual Miranda rights cases and NPR interviews about California accents and Chicano English. Her research has been published in journals like Journal of Linguistic Anthropology and Annual Review of Anthropology . Recent projects include investigations into digital ethnography, police encounters with non-native speakers, and the sociolinguistic impact of political rhetoric in the Trump era.

Luca BarraView profile

Professor

• Media Studies
• Television History
• Transnational Media Circulation
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Luca Barra is Full Professor of Television and Digital Media at the Department of Arts, University of Bologna. His research focuses on media studies, particularly television history and contemporary evolution, transnational circulation of content, serialization, and comic/humorous genres. He has coordinated the Master's Degree in Information, Cultures and Media Organization since 2021 and serves as editor-in-chief of VIEW. Journal of European TV History and Culture. University of Bologna, Department of Arts Research areas: Television History, Transnational Media, Digital Transformation, Italian TV Production Barra's work examines the international mediation of ready-made TV formats, Italian streaming partnerships, and the cultural implications of digital television. His recent articles analyze dystopian narratives, sitcom reception in Italy, and the redefinition of celebrity during the pandemic. He contributes to academic discourse through editorial roles in journals like SERIES and Comunicazioni Sociali. His publications include monographs on Italian television programming, sitcoms, and co-edited volumes exploring European premium TV fiction and digital media frameworks. Barra has led research projects such as ATLas and F-ACTOR, and collaborates with international institutions including Brown University and NECS.

Tom PaulusView profile

Assistant Professor

• Film Studies
• Photography History
• Pictorialism
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Tom Paulus serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literature at the University of Antwerp, actively contributing to institutional governance through elected roles including the Departmental Council for Literature and multiple educational committees for Master's programs in History, Languages, Translation, and Theatre-Film Studies. His administrative duties extend to examination and research committees within the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. His scholarly work bridges Film Studies, Art History, and Literary Theory, with concentrated expertise in pictorialism's influence on early cinema, messianic themes across literature and film, and spatial poetics in directors like Ozu and Godard. He examines how Beaux-Arts traditions shaped Hollywood aesthetics and analyzes stylistic evolution in transitional-era quality films through visual culture frameworks. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2009-2024) reveals consistent exploration of cinema's visual dimensions, including slapstick comedy historiography, neoclassical influences in Michael Mann's work, and the interplay between technological innovation and artistic expression in early film lighting. His research demonstrates particular attention to how photography movements informed cinematic techniques and how redemption narratives manifest across literary and filmic mediums.