Professor Sophie von Stumm is the Director of the Hungry Mind Lab at the Department of Education, University of York. She holds a Professorship in Psychology in Education and leads research at the intersection of psychology, education, sociology, epidemiology, and genomics. Her work focuses on three core areas: (a) using genome-wide polygenic scores to understand educational outcomes; (b) examining early life environments' impact on language development; and (c) exploring how personality traits like curiosity and imagination influence learning. Funded by the British Academy, Jacobs Foundation, and Nuffield Foundation, she actively collaborates on interdisciplinary projects and mentors PhD students interested in these domains.
Daniel Cortés Denia serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Jaén, Spain, specializing in Social Psychology within the research group ANALISIS PSICOSOCIAL DEL COMPORTAMIENTO ANTE LA NUEVA REALIDAD SOCIAL . His academic profile centers on workplace dynamics, leadership, and health outcomes. He earned his PhD from the University of Jaén in 2023 with the thesis Liderazgo positivo y recursos personales implicaciones en la salud de los trabajadores/as (Positive Leadership and Personal Resources: Implications for Workers' Health), supervised by Dr. Esther López Zafra and Dr. Manuel Pulido Martos. His doctoral work established foundations for his current research trajectory. His research program investigates leadership paradigms (transformational, authentic, and positive), job demands-resources theory, and socioemotional mechanisms affecting worker well-being. Employing advanced methodologies like latent transition analysis and person-centered approaches, he examines individual differences in fatigue, vigor, and engagement across diverse contexts including telework during pandemics and cross-cultural settings. Key contributions address how personal resources mediate leadership effects on health outcomes. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2019-2025) reveals consistent focus on resource dynamics in occupational health, with emerging themes in sustainable leadership and migration prevention. His work demonstrates methodological sophistication through latent profile analyses and cross-cultural validations, particularly evident in studies spanning Spanish workplaces and Moroccan adolescent populations. As an active member of his research group, Dr. Cortés Denia contributes to understanding contemporary social realities through psychosocial lenses, with particular emphasis on organizational behavior in evolving work environments. His collaborative projects frequently involve international teams examining socioemotional resources across cultural contexts.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Schütz is a faculty member at the Faculty of Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg , leading the Sensorimotor Learning research group. His work explores the interplay between eye movements and visual perception , focusing on trans-saccadic integration, dynamic signal integration, and perceptual stability. Academic Affiliation: Department of General and Biological Psychology Key Collaborators: Karl Gegenfurtner, David Souto, Miriam Spering Research Interests Integration of bottom-up salience and top-down value signals in eye movement control Trans-saccadic information calibration and perceptual adaptation Individual differences in multistable perception and motor learning His 2024-2025 publications reveal trends in: Visual processing in rod vision and occlusion Optical flow models for eye movement prediction Neural mechanisms of cost-benefit trade-offs in visual search Perceptual biases in autism-psychosis spectra Visuotactile integration during spatial judgments Grants ERC Starting Grant PERFORM (2015-2020): Calibration of peripheral and foveal vision ERC Consolidator Grant SENCES (2021-2025): Processing of inferred vs. sensory visual information Laboratory Equipment : EyeLink 1000+ eye trackers, ViewPixx stereoscope, ProPixx projector, and Vizard VR platform for behavioral studies.
Nathan Keates is a Lecturer in Health and Social Care at the University of Sunderland in London, where he joined the department in 2023. He teaches on both the Foundation in Health and Social Care program and the BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (Top-Up) program, delivering modules including Early Life Course Approaches in Health and Social Care, Exploring Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences, and Global Health. He also provides specialized training on inclusive pedagogy and short courses linked to his research expertise. With over a decade of teaching experience in education sectors since 2013, and community teaching beginning in 2008, Keates brings substantial practical knowledge to his academic role. His professional background in social care dates back to 2007, creating a rich foundation for his current academic work focused on improving the lives of neurodivergent and disabled people. Keates's research spans Applied Social Sciences, Critical Autism Studies, Sociology of Mental Health and Disabilities, Social and Positive Psychology, and Organisational Culture and Improvisation. His specific interests include mental health and well-being, dementia and carers, neurodivergent lives across the life course, and inclusive pedagogy. He actively collaborates with autistic scholars and ensures projects he leads involve autistic people, reflecting his commitment to participatory research that centers neurodivergent voices. His scholarly output demonstrates a consistent focus on neurodiversity, autism studies, and the application of improvisational techniques to enhance social interactions and mental health outcomes for autistic individuals. A recurring theme across his publications is challenging normative assumptions about autism while exploring how creative practices like improv comedy can benefit neurodivergent communities. As an educator, Keates is deeply committed to inclusive pedagogy and has developed specialized training in this area. He supervises research students working on topics related to neurodivergent mental health, critical autism studies, positive psychology applications for disabled people, and organizational culture in social care settings. Dr. Keates is an active member of the Community Against Prejudice Towards Autistic People (CAPTAP) and regularly presents his work at academic conferences including the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit and Disability Studies Conference, contributing significantly to both academic discourse and practical applications in health and social care for neurodivergent populations.
Adele Goldberg is the Moses Taylor Pyne Professor of Psychology and Associate Chair at Princeton University. She leads the Psychology of Language Lab, where she conducts research on the usage-based constructionist approach to language, emphasizing emergent generalizations based on construction functions, input statistics, and domain-general cognitive processes. Dr. Goldberg's research spans construction grammar, language acquisition, metaphor processing, autism and language, neurolinguistics, and computational linguistics. Her groundbreaking work demonstrates that humans learn language through general cognitive processes rather than language-specific knowledge. She has shown that knowledge of language consists of form-function correspondences (constructions) and that conventional metaphors are more emotionally engaging than literal paraphrases, as evidenced by increased amygdala activation in fMRI studies. Her research on autism has revealed challenges faced by autistic individuals in language learning, particularly regarding flexible extension of word meanings and processing complex word meanings. She has extensively studied statistical preemption in language learning - how speakers learn to constrain generalizations based on the frequency of competing alternatives. Her work with Boyd demonstrated that younger children are less likely to generalize abstract constructions compared to older learners when exposed to the same input. Moses Taylor Pyne Professor of Psychology, Princeton University Associate Chair, Department of Psychology Director, Psychology of Language Lab Dr. Goldberg has mentored numerous students including Abby Fergus and collaborates extensively with researchers like Sammy Floyd, Arielle Belluck, and Karina Tachihara. Her recent work explores parallels between usage-based constructionist approaches and large language models, examining how both human and artificial systems learn from statistical patterns in language input.
Lena Ting is Professor and McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, with a secondary appointment in Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University. She co-directs the Georgia Tech and Emory Neural Engineering Center and leads the Neuromechanics Lab. Her research spans Neuromechanics of movement control Rehabilitation engineering for Parkinson's disease and stroke Computational modeling of sensorimotor systems Human-robot interaction for gait rehabilitation Cortical correlates of balance control She bridges engineering, neuroscience, and physiology to address movement impairments in aging, cerebral palsy, and neurological disorders. Her 15 most recent publications (2024-2025) reveal strong focus on Cortical biomarkers for balance dysfunction Individual-specific gait signatures Neuromechanical modeling of spasticity Non-mechanical human-robot interaction Computational frameworks for sensorimotor control with significant applications in Parkinson's disease, stroke rehabilitation, and cerebral palsy. Scientific recognition includes: McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair Blue Sky Award for Parkinson's research She directs the Neuromechanics Lab which develops robotic devices, computational models, and AI-driven approaches to personalize rehabilitation. Current projects include physiologically-inspired exoskeleton controllers, gait rehabilitation predictors for stroke survivors, and precise clinical assessment methods. She leads multiple grants including a $15M NSF grant on muscle dynamics and Parkinson's disease research.
Walt Scott is a Professor at the Psychology Department of Washington State University , where he also serves as the Director of the Psychology Clinic . He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1996 and has since focused on integrating social cognitive theory into personality assessment and clinical case conceptualization . Education: Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (1996) Research interests center on applying personality science to assess individual differences in temperament, self-schemata, goals, and moral standards , particularly in relation to depression and trauma-related disorders . His lab has pioneered the Person In Context Assessment (PICA) method, which examines dynamic "if-then" personality signatures. Recent studies show PICA reduces mood and anxiety symptoms in undergraduates and could improve clinical interventions for non-responsive patients. Scientific contributions include developing novel measures like the Relational Self-Schema Measure and Self-Efficacy for Parenting Adolescents Scale . Current projects aim to refine social cognitive assessment tools , test their efficacy in controlled experiments , and explore technology-driven personalized treatments for mood disorders. Advising highlights include mentoring graduate researchers such as S. Paup, B. Mallory, J. Tyser, C. Strauch, K.H. McDougall, and A.C. Mousseau . His lab also engages undergraduate research opportunities and collaborates on cross-disciplinary projects involving technology-enhanced mental health interventions .
Isabel D. Fernandez, MD, MPH, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. With expertise spanning nutritional epidemiology, public health, and clinical medicine, Dr. Fernandez focuses on understanding the determinants of nutritional status across the lifespan, particularly childhood malnutrition and obesity. Her research bridges population health with individual behaviors, examining how environmental factors interact with personal choices to influence nutritional outcomes. She has established herself as a leading researcher in weight management interventions, particularly in worksite and postpartum settings. Dr. Fernandez's educational background includes: PhD in Epidemiology from University of Minnesota (1999) MPH in Epidemiology from University of Minnesota School of Public Health (1994) MD from Buenos Aires National University (1981) As a nutritional epidemiologist, Dr. Fernandez specializes in the two ends of the nutritional status continuum - malnutrition and obesity. Her research examines societal determinants of nutritional conditions and how environmental factors interact with individual behaviors. Current projects include worksite interventions for weight gain prevention and qualitative studies on how low-income families navigate nutrition and physical activity choices. She integrates biological, behavioral, and environmental perspectives to develop comprehensive approaches to nutritional health, with particular focus on children, adolescents, and postpartum women. Her extensive publication record reveals a strong trajectory toward translational research that bridges nutritional science with practical interventions. Recent work spans pregnancy and postpartum health, worksite wellness, dietary assessment methodologies, and health disparities among minority populations. A notable trend is her increasing focus on technology-enabled interventions, including mHealth approaches for dietary assessment. She also maintains a strong interest in understanding the biological mechanisms underlying nutritional behaviors, as evidenced by studies examining cortisol patterns, gut hormones, and inflammatory markers in relation to eating behaviors and weight outcomes. Dr. Fernandez has received several prestigious awards throughout her career: Student Research Award (1998) Indirect Recovery Funds Award (1993) Predissertation Fieldwork Grant, MacArthur Interdisciplinary Program on Peace & International Cooperation (1992) Alumni Association Fellowship (1992) XIV Latin-American Pediatrics Congress Fellowship (1984) Honors Diploma (1981) Dr. Fernandez has led significant research projects including the "Images of a Healthy Worksite" group-randomized trial testing environmental interventions for worksite weight gain prevention and the "eMOMS" electronically-mediated weight intervention study for pregnant and postpartum women. Her grant portfolio reflects consistent funding for obesity prevention research across different life stages and settings. While specific students aren't listed in available information, her extensive publication record with multiple co-authors suggests active mentorship of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Dr. Fernandez is affiliated with the Center for Community Health and Prevention at the University of Rochester. Her collaborative work demonstrates involvement in multidisciplinary research teams that include experts in nutrition, epidemiology, behavioral science, and clinical medicine. She has developed strong partnerships with community-based organizations serving Latino and immigrant populations, particularly evident in her recent work with Mexican immigrant farmworkers.
Hana Bida is a researcher at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, actively contributing to the Technologies de formation et d'apprentissage (TECFA) research group. Her work centers on digital education implementation within Swiss educational contexts, particularly examining how beginning teachers develop and apply digital competencies in classroom settings. Her research investigates critical intersections between educational psychology and technology integration, focusing on teachers' self-efficacy, digital skill transfer from training to practice, and environmental barriers to technology adoption. Key themes include the psychological dimensions of digital competence development, curriculum reform implementation challenges, and individual factors influencing teachers' capacity to integrate digital learning objectives. This work directly addresses Switzerland's Romandy curriculum digital reform (plan d'étude romand), providing empirical insights for educational policymakers. Analysis of her 2023-2024 publications reveals a cohesive research trajectory examining beginning teachers' experiences through multiple methodological lenses. Her studies consistently identify environmental constraints and individual variables as primary determinants of successful digital education implementation, while highlighting gaps between teacher training programs and classroom realities. The research demonstrates how perceived value of training correlates with effective digital skill application, offering practical frameworks for improving teacher preparation. Scientific Awards: No awards documented in available sources Advising and Grants: Hana Bida has not supervised any theses or dissertations per institutional records (Supervised works: 0). No research grants or funding sources are explicitly referenced in her publication metadata, though her work aligns with Swiss educational reform initiatives that typically involve institutional funding. Labs and Teams: She operates within TECFA (Technologies de formation et d'apprentissage), a prominent UNIGE research group specializing in technology-enhanced learning design, implementation, and evaluation. TECFA's interdisciplinary work bridges educational theory, cognitive science, and digital innovation, providing the methodological foundation for Bida's classroom-focused investigations into digital pedagogy and teacher development.
Prof. Dr. Hasan Şahin KIZILCIK is a faculty member at Gazi University's Faculty of Education, Department of Physics Education in Ankara, Turkey. His academic career focuses on physics education with a particular emphasis on teacher training, curriculum development, and addressing misconceptions in physics learning. His research interests include Physics Education, Science Education, Teacher Training, Misconceptions in Physics, Science and Pseudoscience, Curriculum Development, and Educational Models. He has made significant contributions to understanding how pre-service teachers distinguish between science and pseudoscience, sustainable development in physics curriculum, and innovative teaching methods like the POE technique for addressing misconceptions. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on practical physics education research with applications in secondary education. His work spans topics from optics and acoustics demonstrations to curriculum analysis and teacher training methodologies. Many of his studies address specific challenges in Turkish physics education while contributing to the broader international physics education research community. Prof. KIZILCIK maintains an active scholarly presence with publications in journals including The Physics Teacher, Journal of Individual Differences in Education, and Turkish Journal of Educational Sciences. His work demonstrates a commitment to improving physics education through evidence-based teaching practices and curriculum development. He is actively engaged in academic service with correspondence address at Gazi University, Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Department of Physics Education in Ankara, Turkey. His professional activities reflect a dedication to advancing physics education both nationally and internationally.
Professor Michael Schnegg is a Full Professor (W3) at the Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology at the University of Hamburg, where he has been teaching and conducting research since 2010. His work bridges anthropology and philosophy, with a focus on understanding rural life in an increasingly urbanized and warming world. Schnegg leads the research group on Phenomenological Anthropology and collaborates extensively on climate change research, particularly in Namibia and other parts of Southern Africa. Michael Schnegg's academic journey began at the University of Cologne, where he studied Anthropology, Economics, Sociology and History from 1992-1997. He earned his Magister Artium in 1997 with a thesis titled "Soziale Struktur und Alltagsleben in virtuellen Gemeinschaften" (Social structure and daily life in virtual communities). He completed his doctoral studies in 2003 with a dissertation "Das Fiesta Netzwerk: Soziale Organisation einer mexikanischen Gemeinde, 1679-2001" (The Fiesta Network: Social organization of a Mexican community, 1679-2001). Before joining the University of Hamburg as a full professor, Schnegg served as an assistant professor at both the University of Hamburg (2007) and the University of Cologne (2009). Professor Schnegg's research centers on phenomenological anthropology, exploring how people experience climate change, emotions, and temporalities in their everyday lives. His groundbreaking work combines anthropological fieldwork with philosophical inquiry, particularly through collaborations with philosophers to develop the field of phenomenological anthropology. This has resulted in the establishment of the 'Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology' with Thiemo Breyer from Cologne, where they have discussed critical phenomenology (2023), experience (2024), and atmospheres (2025). Schnegg's ethnographic work primarily focuses on rural communities in Namibia, examining how people perceive and respond to climate change through multiple knowledge systems. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on the phenomenological dimensions of climate change, particularly how rural communities in Namibia experience and interpret environmental changes. Schnegg's work innovatively combines traditional anthropological methods with philosophical frameworks to explore concepts like atmospheres, boredom, and temporal experience in relation to climate change. His research demonstrates how emotional experiences like "rural boredom" are not merely individual feelings but collective atmospheres that reflect blocked promises and socio-economic conditions. His interdisciplinary approach bridges anthropology, philosophy, and climate science to develop new theoretical frameworks for understanding human-environment relationships in the Anthropocene. Paul-Lazarsfeld-Visiting-Professor at the Department of Methods in the Social Sciences, University of Vienna (2015) Professor Schnegg has secured significant research funding for multiple projects including the DFG-funded "Different ways of knowing the weather in Namibia" (2019-2023) and "Social Constructions of Climate Futures" (2019-2026), which he leads with Michael Brüggemann and Simone Rödder. His NORFACE/BMBF project "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mobility and Ideas of Sustainable Futures in Ghana" (2018-2022) and the long-term DFG project "Local institutions in globalized societies" (2010-2019) demonstrate his commitment to understanding how local communities navigate global challenges. Schnegg has also collaborated on the NSF project "The effect of social networks on inequality" and has organized numerous workshops and conferences, including the "Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology" series. While the available information doesn't detail specific labs or research teams led by Professor Schnegg, his extensive collaborative work suggests he maintains strong research networks both within the University of Hamburg and internationally, particularly with colleagues in Namibia, Germany, and other parts of Africa and Europe. His work with the 'Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology' indicates an active interdisciplinary research community focused on developing phenomenological approaches to anthropological questions.
Dr. Mirit Grabarski serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Lakehead University, where she joined in August 2021. Her academic expertise spans organizational behavior and human resource management, with a distinctive focus on career development, diversity initiatives, and positive organizational dynamics within contemporary workplaces. Her educational foundation includes: Ph.D. from the Ivey Business School at Western University MBA from the Open University of Israel Dr. Grabarski's research investigates critical intersections of identity, empowerment, and systemic inclusion. She examines career empowerment through lenses of resilience and hope, analyzes neurodiversity management frameworks, and explores gender dynamics in leadership roles. Her work consistently addresses how organizational structures impact individual career trajectories, particularly during disruptive events like the pandemic, while emphasizing practical applications for inclusive workplace design. Analysis of her publication trajectory reveals a pronounced shift toward neurodiversity research since 2022, complemented by sustained investigation into gender composition effects. Her articles demonstrate methodological diversity across qualitative explorations of career control and quantitative analyses of leadership diversity impacts, with increasing emphasis on practical frameworks for inclusive management. Dr. Grabarski secured research funding as part of Lakehead University's November 2022 research initiative announcement. Her teaching portfolio includes Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, and academic success courses previously delivered at Western University and Fanshawe College, reflecting her commitment to translating research insights into educational practice.
Fredrik Falkenström is a Professor at Linnaeus University, where he is affiliated with the Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. He leads the Division of Clinical Psychology and is the principal investigator for the "Identifying the Active Ingredients of psychotherapy: A Methods development project (AIM)", which focuses on developing innovative methods to identify mechanisms of action in psychotherapy. Dr. Falkenström's research spans multiple critical areas in clinical psychology and psychotherapy science. His work primarily investigates the mechanisms of change in psychotherapy, with particular emphasis on methodological innovations that bridge the gap between research and clinical practice. His research interests include: Advanced statistical methods for psychotherapy process research Therapeutic alliance and attachment processes Comparative effectiveness of different psychotherapy approaches Applications to anxiety disorders, particularly panic disorder Emotion regulation and its role in therapeutic change Working alliance dynamics across different populations His publication record demonstrates a strong trajectory of methodological innovation in psychotherapy research. Recent work has focused on time-lagged panel models, copula models for causal inference, and detrending methods to better understand the complex temporal dynamics of therapeutic change. His research consistently examines how specific therapeutic processes (such as working alliance, attachment patterns, and emotional processing) relate to treatment outcomes across various disorders and populations, with particular attention to panic disorder and depression. Dr. Falkenström has published extensively in top-tier journals including Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy Research. His work has significant implications for both the science and practice of psychotherapy, helping clinicians better understand which components of therapy contribute to positive outcomes and how to optimize treatment approaches for individual patients. His research extends across multiple settings and populations, including studies on adolescent mental health, foster care interventions, and cross-cultural applications of psychotherapy. This breadth demonstrates his commitment to understanding psychotherapy mechanisms across diverse contexts and client groups.
Maria Brandén is an Associate Professor and researcher at the Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, with additional appointments as a lecturer at the Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University. Her work focuses on sociological demography and population dynamics, particularly in the areas of social mobility, family structures, neighborhood effects, and immigration studies. Stockholm University Demographic Division (SUDA) Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linköping University Her research explores the intersection of geography, socioeconomic context, and life outcomes, including projects on intergenerational mobility, shared physical custody, immigrant educational trajectories, and neighborhood polarization. She has led studies on neighborhood impacts on social assistance dependency and regional mobility disparities, often employing register-based and comparative methodologies. Maria's recent publications examine spatial determinants of education, family migration patterns, and pandemic-related mortality risks, reflecting her multidisciplinary approach to social inequality and demographic transitions. Swedish Research Council-funded project on social mobility Collaborative grants in demography and social policy She has presented research at the Population Association of America and LO (Swedish Trade Union Confederation), contributing to public discourse on demographic and social trends.
Dr. David Benbow is a Lecturer in Law at the School of Law , University of Sheffield, specializing in Healthcare Law, Jurisprudence, and Socio-legal Studies. His research critically examines neoliberal reforms to the National Health Service (NHS), medical ethics, and the intersection of law with social and political ideologies. PhD in Law (Keele University) LLM in Law and Society (Keele University) PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education (Manchester Metropolitan University) LLB in Law with Politics (Keele University) Benbow’s work applies Critical Theory, particularly Adornian ideology critique, to analyze healthcare privatization, patient empowerment, and legal frameworks governing medical decision-making. His publications focus on NHS governance, vaccine injury compensation, and ethical dilemmas in healthcare legislation. Recent articles highlight his exploration of: Critical legal approaches to health policy Neoliberal marketization of public healthcare Virtue ethics in vaccine compensation schemes Moral panics around online health content Legal responses to end-of-life disputes Scientific accolades include: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) AHRC NWCDTP grant for academia-activism training Benbow supervises students in healthcare law and socio-legal studies, teaches modules on healthcare ethics and jurisprudence, and has presented at conferences including the Critical Legal Conference and Cultural Difference and Social Solidarity Network. His grants reflect engagement with discourse analysis and policy critique.
