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• Comparative Democratization
• Cybersecurity
• Social Media Politics
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Steven Lloyd Wilson is an Associate Professor of Politics at Brandeis University's Department of Politics. He holds multiple key roles including Project Manager for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, Chief Technical Officer for the Demscore Project, and co-Principal Investigator of the Digital Society Project. Wilson specializes in comparative democratization, cybersecurity, and the impact of social media on authoritarian regimes, with a focus on post-Soviet states. His work bridges computational social science and policy analysis, leveraging large-scale datasets to study global political dynamics. Education: PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, two M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of San Diego. Research Interests: Wilson examines how digital technologies shape political processes, particularly in non-democratic contexts. His work analyzes Twitter networks in Israel, vaccine hesitancy misinformation, and the role of social media in protest movements like Venezuela’s anti-Maduro and Hong Kong’s anti-extradition protests. He also develops innovative datasets such as the Digital Society Project (DSP) and V-Dem’s comprehensive democracy metrics. Awards: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (V-Dem 2016-2017), Nominee for Carnegie Fellowship (2017), Honorary Fellow at University of Wisconsin (2018-2019), Norman Fund Recipient (Brandeis 2020). Served as Visiting Professor at NYU (2020) and University of Gothenburg (2023). Grants & Advising: Primary investigator on multiple projects including Demscore and Digital Society Project. Advises on computational infrastructure for V-Dem and collaborates internationally through affiliations like NYU’s Social Media and Politics Center. Labs/Teams: Leads computational research teams at V-Dem and DSP, focusing on data-driven analysis of global political trends. Active in developing open-source tools for measuring democracy and digital politics.

• Systemic Functional Linguistics
• Semiotics
• Academic Discourse Analysis
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Yaegan Doran is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, University of Wollongong. His work bridges systemic functional linguistics (SFL), semiotics, and educational theory, with a focus on knowledge representation in academic and scientific discourse. He co-edits the Language, Context and Text journal and leads research on multimodal knowledge systems, particularly in science education and climate communication. Research interests include systemic functional grammar, semiotic typology, and the interplay between language, mathematics, and visual modes in constructing disciplinary knowledge. His recent work explores climate discourse on social media and historical semantic analysis in education. Key contributions span book chapters in Teaching Science: Knowledge, Language, Pedagogy (Routledge, 2021) and Accessing Academic Discourse (Routledge, 2020). His 2024 papers advance semiotic typology frameworks and re-examine contextual realization in SFL theory. Collaborations include projects with J.R. Martin (SFL pioneer), Karl Maton (LCT theorist), and interdisciplinary teams analyzing environmental discourses. Doran’s work emphasizes translational devices like semantic density and condensation for revealing knowledge practices in academic texts.

Jake MonaghanView profile

Assistant Professor

• Political Philosophy
• Criminal Justice
• Legal Theory
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Jake Monaghan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California (USC). He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University at Buffalo. His primary research focuses on political philosophy, particularly issues related to justice in policing and criminal legal systems. Monaghan’s work critiques systemic failures in political and legal frameworks, advocating for equitable and legitimate policing practices. He is the author of the book Just Policing , which explores the moral and institutional challenges of policing in flawed systems. Before USC, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Chapman University’s Smith Institute for Political Economy & Philosophy and as a research-focused Assistant Professor at the University of New Orleans. Monaghan has practical experience in community programs, including running a reentry program at the Orleans Justice Center that provided digital literacy and job skills training to soon-to-be-released inmates. This program, though now defunct, reflects his commitment to bridging academic research with real-world applications. He currently consults for the Buffalo Police Department’s Foot Patrol Integration Unit, advising on policing strategies. His work frequently intersects with public policy, covering topics like cash bail systems, eviction impacts, and the ethical dimensions of policing demonstrations. Monaghan actively engages with media and scholarly platforms, discussing his research on outlets such as Micro-Digressions and Radio New Zealand Nights .

• Organizational Compliance
• Regulation and Governance
• Professional Expertise
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Ruthanne Huising is a Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School, France, where she has been since 2024. She previously held professorial positions at Emlyon Business School (2016–2024) and McGill University, where she served as Associate Professor (2015–2016) and Assistant Professor (2008–2015). She earned her Ph.D. in Management Sciences from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2008. Her academic affiliations reflect a strong international presence in organizational and institutional research. Ph.D., Management Sciences, MIT Sloan School of Management (2008) Her research focuses on organizational compliance with regulations and ethical expectations, examining how professions and expertise shape compliance within and across organizations. She investigates the dynamics of power, knowledge, and institutional work in regulatory contexts. Her methodological expertise lies in qualitative research and ethnography, and she is the founder of the Ethnography Atelier, a collaborative space for qualitative research and teaching. Her work bridges sociological theory with practical governance challenges. The most recent publications reflect a consistent focus on expertise, regulation, and organizational change. Themes include the ecology of expertise, pragmatic compliance, relational regulation, and the challenges of digital governance. Her research often employs ethnographic and in-depth case study methods, contributing to theoretical pluralism in organizational studies and the sociology of professions. Her scientific awards include: Distinguished Educator Award, Academy of Management, OMT Division (2023) W. Richard Scott Award for Distinguished Scholarship, American Sociological Association (2012) William Dawson Scholar, McGill University (2015) Best Dissertation Award, Labor and Employment Relations Association (2008) Multiple teaching awards from McGill University Ruthanne Huising has advised doctoral students including Marjolaine Rostain and Samantha Ortiz Casillas, and served on thesis committees at ESSEC. She has secured editorial leadership roles, including Deputy Editor and Senior Editor at Organization Science , Associate Editor at Regulation & Governance , and membership on editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly , Journal of Organizational Ethnography , and others. She has co-edited special journal issues and book volumes on expertise and organizational sociology. She is actively engaged in the academic community through leadership in professional networks, including organizing the Expertise Standing Working Group at EGOS and convening the Regulation and Governance Network at SASE. These roles highlight her influence in shaping scholarly discourse on regulation and expertise.

• Criminal Law
• Legal Philosophy
• Penal Law
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Pablo Sánchez-Ostiz is a Professor at the University of Navarra, Faculty of Law, Department of Public Law and Legal Institutions. He has dedicated his career to Criminal Law, Legal Philosophy, and Penal Code analysis, with a focus on imputation, normative language, and legal accountability. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Navarra (1994) and a Diploma in Philosophical Studies (2000-2002). His research group GRI-3 explores the Theory of Responsibility and Sanction, contributing to debates on monetary thresholds, imputation anomalies, and criminal policy. Key research interests: Criminal Law, Legal Philosophy, Penal Code, Tax Crimes, Imputation Theory, and Responsibility frameworks. Recent articles examine the role of empirical elements in normative legal statements, concurrent offense clauses in Spanish Penal Code, and philosophical foundations of criminal doctrine. He has collaborated on collective works and contributed to academic debates, including projects funded by DGICYT (PB93-0391).

• Educational Linguistics
• Language Development
• Multilingualism
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Karin Rehman (PhD, Linnaeus University, 2025) serves as a Lecturer and Director of Studies for Swedish as a Second Language at Linnaeus University's Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Her work bridges language education and subject content instruction, particularly for newly arrived adolescents. Education PhD in Swedish (Multilingualism), Linnaeus University, 2025 Bachelor of Education & Upper Secondary Teacher Degree, Stockholm University, 2006 Research focuses on: Language development in history education Source criticism pedagogy Metalanguage for cross-disciplinary teaching Utilizing student linguistic repertoires Her publications analyze how clause structures and lexical complexity shape subject learning for multilingual students. She leads teacher networks and contributes to national programs like 'Collaboration for the Best School' through the Swedish National Agency for Education.

• Romanian Legal History
• Public Administration History
• Comparative Legal Systems
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Lect. univ. dr. Răzvan ROGHINĂ is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu . His research focuses on Romanian legal history, comparative constitutional law, and European legal thought. He teaches subjects including Romanian Legal History, Comparative Legal Systems, and Constitutional Transplants. Education : PhD in Law (2014, University of Bucharest), Master in European Law (2011, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu), BA in Law (2010, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu). His research examines the historical and philosophical foundations of Romanian and European legal systems, with a particular focus on constitutional transplants and the 1866 Romanian Constitution. Key themes include the rational and irrational parameters of legal adoption, intercultural legal dialogue, and the evolution of political rights. Notable publications include a monograph on the Logic and Effects of the 1866 Constitutional Transplant (2015) and articles on comparative constitutionalism. His recent work highlights intersections between historical legal analysis and modern European legal integration. He has participated in international conferences and authored chapters in collective volumes examining topics such as globalization, intercultural dialogue, and legal reform. A 2014 doctoral grant supported his research on constitutional transplants and political institutions.

Janet FrancisView profile

Associate Professor

• Lifelong Learning
• Data Science
• IT Project Management
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Janet Francis is an Associate Professor at Staffordshire University, specializing in lifelong and lifewide learning. Her career spans education, IT industry roles (software engineer, project manager), and academia. She emphasizes experiential learning, non-traditional education pathways, and industry collaboration. As a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she focuses on pedagogies for diverse learners and apprenticeship programs. Education: Doctorate in Education, Staffordshire University MSc Computer Science, University of Birmingham PGCE (Science Teaching), Chelsea College, University of London PGCert Research Methods, Staffordshire University Research Interests: Cross-disciplinary projects in apprenticeship stakeholders’ perspectives, service innovation, digital transformation, and pedagogies for non-traditional learners. Active in the C3 and SCoLLP research centres, her work bridges academia and industry through projects in AI and Data Science. Teaching & Collaboration: Leads degree apprenticeship programs and non-traditional courses (levels 3–7). Teaches IT Project Management, Data Science, and academic skills development. Engages in Knowledge Transfer Programmes and industry partnerships. Grants & Innovation: Involved in part-funded innovation projects on AI/Data Science. Supervises KTPs and apprenticeship initiatives. Focuses on academic skills coaching for computing foundation students. Labs & Teams: Collaborates within the C3 and SCoLLP research centres, promoting cross-disciplinary approaches to learning and innovation.

Jane WaiteView profile

Research Fellow

• Computing Education
• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Primary Education Pedagogy
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Jane Waite is a Senior Research Scientist at the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, part of the University of Cambridge's Department of Computer Science and Technology. She holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London and has extensive experience as a primary school teacher, IT industry developer, and teacher trainer. Her work focuses on K-12 computing education, AI literacy for young learners, and culturally responsive teaching practices. Education background includes a PhD in computing education from QMUL, complementing her prior career in education and industry. Her research explores programming pedagogy (e.g., PRIMM framework), design-based learning, and application of Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) in classroom settings. She leads initiatives like the Barefoot Computing project and TechPathways, funded by DfE and Mayor of London grants. Key areas of expertise include broadening participation in computing, teacher professional development, and integrating AI education into K-12 curricula. She actively collaborates with educators and industry professionals, presenting at conferences and publishing widely in journals like Computers & Education and Computer Science Education.

• Systemic Functional Linguistics
• Semiotics
• Academic Writing
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Susan Hood is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on systemic functional linguistics, appraisal theory, semiotics, and their applications in academic writing and education. Key areas include the analysis of language in disciplinary contexts, multimodal communication, and pedagogical strategies in science and legal education. Her work explores how language and paralanguage shape knowledge construction, particularly in live lectures and interdisciplinary settings. Notable publications include Modelling Paralanguage Using Systemic Functional Semiotics (2021) and contributions to Legitimation Code Theory in educational studies. Her research bridges linguistic theory with practical applications in academic discourse and teaching methodologies. Publications span books, edited volumes, and journal articles, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to language analysis and knowledge-building. Collaborations with scholars like Karl Maton highlight her engagement with broader educational frameworks.

Bogdan NegoitaView profile

Associate Professor

• Information Systems
• Collective Use of Technology
• Free Software Development
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Bogdan Negoita is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Technology at HEC Montréal, affiliated with the Information Systems Research Group (GReSI). He holds the Professorship of Research in Development and Use of Information Technologies. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Management (McGill University), an MBA in Information Systems (McGill University), and a B.Sc. Honours in Computing and Computer Electronics (Wilfrid Laurier University). His research focuses on collective and individual IT use patterns, distributed IT promotion strategies, free software development processes, and legitimation of technology services. Recent studies explore topics like IT addiction recovery mechanisms, distributed IT championing theories, and entrepreneurial dynamics in FOSS ecosystems. Over the past five years, he has advised 39 students on master’s theses and supervised projects, covering data warehousing, risk management tools, and organizational IT implementations. Teaching responsibilities include courses on Business Intelligence, AI fundamentals, and IT acceptance theories. His publications span top journals like Information Systems Research and Journal of Information Technology, with a focus on digital privacy perceptions, technology adoption processes, and community governance structures.

• Midwifery
• Breastfeeding
• Nursing Education
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Shahla Meedya holds the position of Associate Professor in Midwifery at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine within the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on maternal health, breastfeeding promotion, and nursing education. She has contributed to numerous studies addressing breastfeeding interventions, childbirth experiences, and improving healthcare practices for mothers. Key areas of interest include midwifery practice, respectful maternity care, and the application of educational theories (e.g., Legitimation Code Theory) in nursing curricula. Her work spans international collaborations, including studies in Iran and Saudi Arabia, examining cultural factors influencing maternal care and breastfeeding. Notable projects include developing mobile health (mHealth) applications for breastfeeding support and evaluating educational interventions to enhance nursing students' breastfeeding knowledge. She has also explored issues such as financial hardships faced by midwifery students and the implementation of clinician researcher career pathways in healthcare. Dr. Meedya’s research employs qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, addressing topics like caesarean birth experiences, maternal-fetal attachment, and the psychometric validation of healthcare assessment tools. Her contributions aim to improve patient-centered care, healthcare policies, and educational practices in global contexts.

Robert J. DavidView profile

Professor

• Strategy & Organization
• Emergence of New Industries
• Evolution of Management Practices
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Robert J. David is a Professor of Strategy & Organization and Academic Director (Research) at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. He holds the Desautels Faculty Scholar Award (2022-2025) and has held visiting roles at the University of Glasgow and University of San Diego. His research focuses on market category evolution, institutional entrepreneurship, and industry transformation, with funding from SSHRC's Local Food market project. Education: PhD, Cornell University; MBA and BEng, McGill University. Teaching expertise includes Strategic Management, Competitive Strategy, and Organizational Theory, earning awards like the Distinguished Teaching Award (2004) and Best Advisor Award (2008). Key research areas explore new industry emergence, management practice evolution, and institutional frameworks for entrepreneurship. His work combines qualitative and computational methods to study organizational fields and institutional dynamics. Over 20 years of contributions span top journals like Strategic Organization, Administrative Science Quarterly, and Academy of Management Journal. Awards include multiple faculty scholar awards, visiting professorships, and best paper recognitions. He advises doctoral students and oversees research strategy at Desautels, linking academic work to real-world industry challenges through interdisciplinary approaches.

• Social Movements
• Gender Studies
• Postcolonialism
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Barış ERDOĞAN is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Uskudar University, serving as Head of the Sociology Department and previously as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Paris) with research foci on social movements, postcolonialism, and symbolic violence. His academic career includes roles such as Coordinator of Research Group for SDG Labeling and Board Member of the Faculty Management Council. Education: B.A. in Public Administration (Marmara University), M.A. in Asia Minor Studies (EHESS-INALCO Paris), PhD in Sociology (EHESS Paris). His work explores topics like LGBTQ+ movements, digital social exclusion, and modernization impacts. He supervised 4 graduate theses addressing social integration, Industry 4.0 workforce effects, and gender-based violence dynamics. Publications span 13 articles and 7 authored/edited books, including works on disaster sociology, online dating behaviors, and colonial mental codes. He actively participates in international conferences and chairs the Discipline Commission at the Faculty level. Administrative roles include oversight of Erasmus programs and student disciplinary boards. Research initiatives focus on sociology education's impact on students and historical projects like translating Mehmed Said Pasha's memoirs. His work bridges classical sociological theory with modern issues like digital labor environments and pandemic-era social dynamics.

• Logic
• Philosophy of Science
• History of Philosophy
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Laszlo Polos is a distinguished Professor holding dual appointments at Károli Gáspár Reformed University in Budapest (Faculty of Humanities, Department of Liberal Arts and Art Studies) and Durham University in the UK (Business School, Department of Management). Born in Budapest in 1955, he earned his PhD in Philosophy in 1993 and has established himself as a leading scholar bridging logical philosophy and organizational theory. His educational background includes dual MA degrees in Mathematics-Physics and Philosophy from Eötvös Loránd University (1980, 1982), followed by doctoral studies culminating in a PhD in Philosophy in 1993. He also completed Basic Dutch studies at the University of Amsterdam in 1993. Professor Polos's research spans the intersection of formal logic and social sciences, with primary interests in Logic, Philosophy of Science, History of Philosophy, Sociology, Organization Theory, Social Science Methodology, and Cognitive Sociology. His work uniquely combines rigorous logical frameworks with sociological analysis, particularly through the application of logical semantics to organizational phenomena. This interdisciplinary approach has enabled him to develop formal theories of social forms, organizational inertia, and institutional change. His publication record reveals a consistent trajectory from early work in logical semantics toward increasingly sophisticated applications in organizational theory. The most recent articles demonstrate his continued leadership in developing formal models of organizational phenomena, particularly in organizational ecology, structural inertia, and the mathematical foundations of sociological theory. His collaborations with leading scholars like Michael T. Hannan have produced influential theoretical frameworks that bridge disciplines. Best textbook Award from Ministry of Education (1987) Ministerial Award for Teaching Achievements (1988) Széchenyi Professzori Stipend of Applied Logic (1998) ERIM Fellowship (1999) Fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advance Study (2000) Best Paper in Mathematical Sociology Award (2003) Membership in European Academy of Sociology (2013) External Membership in Hungarian Academy of Science (2019) Professor Polos has supervised numerous doctoral students at Durham University and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, with recent completions including Vladimir Vladimirov (2020) and Issam Al Tawari (2020). He has directed significant research initiatives including the Institute for Formal Studies in the Social Sciences (2000-2002), Research Centre CODES (2005-2016), and served as Work Package Leader and Principal Investigator of the COMPOSITE research project of the European Commission (2010-2014). From 2009-2017, he directed the Durham Doctoral Program DBA, and since 2020 has served as Co-Director of the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University. His research is conducted through multiple collaborative frameworks including the Applied Logic Laboratory (ALL), Institute for Formal Studies in the Social Sciences, Center for Computer Science in Organization and Management (CCSOM), Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS), Center of Organizational Dynamics (CODES), and the Comparative Police Studies in the EU (COMPOSITE) project.