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Christopher J. LemonsView profile

Associate Professor

• Achievement
• Adolescence
• Assessment, Testing and Measurement
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Christopher J. Lemons, Ph.D., serves as Associate Professor of Special Education in Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, focusing on improving academic outcomes for children with intellectual, developmental, and learning disabilities through evidence-based reading interventions, particularly for individuals with Down syndrome. His educational background includes: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Texas at Austin (1996) Bachelor of Science in Applied Learning and Development (Special Education), University of Texas at Austin (1999) Master of Arts in Special Education, University of Texas at Austin (2000) Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Human Development (Special Education), Peabody College of Vanderbilt University (2008) Lemons' research spans 18 critical areas including Literacy and Language, Data-Based Individualization, Intervention-Related Assessment, and Professional Development. His recent work emphasizes complex reading instruction for learners with disabilities and training paraeducators for inclusive classrooms, with findings covered in Stanford News including January 2025 research on advanced reading techniques for disabled learners. His distinguished honors include: Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Obama (2016) Pueschel-Tjossem Research Award from National Down Syndrome Congress (2016) Distinguished Early Career Research Award from CEC Division for Research (2017) Article of the Year in Assessment for Effective Intervention (2014) Lemons secures major funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (U.S. Department of Education), and National Institutes of Health. He serves as Senior Advisor for the National Center on Intensive Intervention and Progress Center at American Institutes of Research, chairs the Pacific Coast Research Conference Executive Committee, and is President-Elect of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division of Research. His doctoral advisees include Wanjing Anya Ma (Dissertation Reader) and Bonnie Hallman/Megumi Takada (Dissertation Advisors). Prior to academia, he taught in special education settings including preschool autism units, elementary inclusion programs, and middle school life skills classrooms. He currently teaches courses such as EDUC 285D: Dis/ability and Access in Elementary Classrooms and EDUC 152Q: Improving Inclusive Higher Education for Students with Down Syndrome.

Sophie WoodwardView profile

Professor

• Materiality and material culture
• Feminism and feminist theory
• Clothing and fashion
• +4 more

Sophie Woodward is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the School of Social Sciences. She leads research in material culture, everyday life, and feminist theory. Co-Director of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives, she explores relationships between people and objects, particularly through projects like 'Dormant Things' and 'Air Space.' Vice-Director of the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), she champions creative methodologies. Her interdisciplinary background includes degrees from Cambridge, York, and UCL, with prior roles in Art and Design schools. Education: BA Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge MA Research Methods, University of York PhD Social Anthropology (Material Culture), University College London Research Interests: Materiality in domestic spaces and fashion Feminist theory and gender performances Creative qualitative methods Air inequalities and socio-atmospherics Grants & Projects: Lead on 'Air Space' interdisciplinary project (2023-2024) Principal Investigator for 'Global Denim' and 'Dormant Things' Vice-Director for NCRM's creative methods initiatives Teaching: Courses include Material Culture, Sociology of Fashion, and dissertation supervision. Awards: Recognized for contributions to material culture studies and feminist methodologies.

Dhaneswar BhoiView profile

Lecturer

• Sociology of Education
• Caste and Race Studies
• Mental Health
• +5 more

Dr. Dhaneswar Bhoi is a Lecturer in Sociology, Psychology, and Research Methods at London School of Science and Technology (affiliated with University of West London, De Montfort University, and Buckinghamshire New University). He recently completed his Post-Doctorate at the Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK, focusing on "Higher Educational Experience and Aspiration of Marginal Community Students in India and United Kingdom". He is currently pursuing a PG Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education at the University of London. Educational Background: Post-Doctorate in Sociology, University of Edinburgh, UK PhD in Social Science, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai M.Phil in Sociology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Social Sciences, Mhow MA in Sociology, University of Delhi MA in Education, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack Dr. Bhoi's research explores caste-based discrimination in education systems, mental health of marginalized students, educational equity, and public policy impacts on Dalits and tribal communities. His work critically examines neoliberal education policies and their effects on access and inclusion for scheduled castes and tribes. He has published extensively in Scopus-indexed journals and presented over 75 conference papers globally. His academic output demonstrates a consistent focus on the intersection of caste, education, and mental health through sociological and psychological lenses. Key sub-fields include educational policy analysis, psycho-emotional experiences of marginalized students, cultural bias in academia, and social justice frameworks in higher education. Scientific Awards: Dr. Ambedkar International Centre Fellow Award (2020-2023) International Conference Grants (ISS Netherlands, ICSSR India, Roskilde University Denmark, ISA Spain) UGC Study Tour Award (UK/USA, 2015-16) Dr. Bhoi serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the World Universities Forum and as reviewer for multiple academic publications. He teaches courses on Sociology of Education, Mental Health, Ambedkar's Philosophy, and Educational Policy.

Adrienne BrownView profile

Associate Professor

• Critical Race Studies
• African American Literature
• Urban Studies
• +12 more

Adrienne Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Chicago, specializing in Race, Diaspora and Indigeneity. Teaching since 2011, she also serves as Faculty Director of Arts + Public Life, a South Side Chicago initiative fostering neighborhood vibrancy through arts and community engagement. Her educational background includes: Ph.D., Princeton University, 2011 Professor Brown's research centers on Critical Race Studies, African American Literature, and Urban Studies, with a focus on the twentieth century. She examines how architecture and spatial environments shape racial perception, drawing on Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, Modernism, and Post-45 literature. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates cultural studies, visual culture, sound studies, and the history of property to analyze the racial sensorium in American cultural production. Her publications reveal a trajectory from skyscrapers ( The Black Skyscraper , 2017) to mass homeownership ( The Residential is Racial , 2024), investigating how built environments mediate race. Articles like "Appraisal Narratives" and "The Architecture of Racial Phenomena" dissect midcentury racial dynamics in urban spaces. She employs literary and bureaucratic archives to trace race's evolving definition, value, and perception, contributing to fields of American Studies, Critical Race Theory, and Architectural History. Awards: Modernist Studies Association’s 2018 First Book Prize for The Black Skyscraper While specific graduate students are unlisted, Brown has mentored through her courses and co-edited volumes. Her leadership in Arts + Public Life suggests significant community grants, though detailed funding sources are not specified in the provided text. As Faculty Director of Arts + Public Life, she spearheads a dynamic hub on Chicago's South Side that cultivates neighborhood vibrancy through arts programming, community partnerships, and public space activation.

Mikhail KrutikovView profile

Professor

• Yiddish literature and culture
• Jews in Eastern and Central Europe
• contemporary Jewish literature
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Mikhail Krutikov is the Preston R. Tisch Professor of Judaic Studies and Chair/Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. He holds joint appointments in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. His research focuses on Yiddish literature, Jewish intellectual history, and Soviet cultural politics. Krutikov has authored seminal works like From Kabbalah to Class Struggle (2011) and Yiddish Fiction and the Crisis of Modernity (2001). Education: Mathematics (Moscow State University, 1979), Yiddish Studies (A.M. Gorky Institute, 1991), Jewish Literature (Jewish Theological Seminary, 1998). He has held fellowships at the Hebrew University, Oxford, and the Frankel Institute. His weekly Yiddish column in Forward critiques contemporary Jewish culture. Research emphasizes Soviet Yiddish literature, transnational Jewish diasporas, and urban cultural spaces. Notable projects include studies on Der Nister and Weimar Berlin's Jewish intellectual life. Krutikov edits the Jews in Eastern Europe series and serves on editorial boards for Prooftexts and East European Jewish Affairs . Key Awards: MLA Fenia Leviant Prize (2012), Head Fellow (2014-15), multiple grants from Yad Hanadiv and the Memorial Foundation. Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles, 8 authored/edited books, and 1,000+ cultural essays in Yiddish. Teaching includes courses on Jewish modernism, shtetl narratives, and Russian-Jewish literature. He advises graduate students in Slavic, Judaic, and Yiddish studies. Krutikov's lab explores digital archives of Soviet Yiddish texts and collaborates with Vilnius University on Belarusian-Jewish cultural history.

Eve KrakowskiView profile

Associate Professor

• Medieval Middle Eastern History
• Social History
• Family Life Studies
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Eve Krakowski is an Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, specializing in medieval Middle Eastern social history with a focus on Jewish communities in Fatimid and Ayyubid Egypt (969–1250). Her work examines family life, law, and religion in everyday contexts, leveraging the Cairo Geniza documents for insights into ordinary life. Her research explores how legal frameworks and religious practices shaped gender roles and communal structures. She authored Coming of Age in Medieval Egypt , which won multiple awards, including the National Jewish Book Award. Currently, she is working on Written Torah: The Reinvention of Judaism in the Islamic Mediterranean , analyzing medieval Jewish writing practices. Teaching: Courses include Cairo Geniza studies, religious conversion in the Islamic Middle East, and Near Eastern humanities. Collaborations: Co-edited a Geniza research handbook and leads projects to enhance accessibility of Geniza documents through interdisciplinary methods. Her work bridges archival analysis with social history, emphasizing how material evidence reveals lived experiences of medieval Jews. She also contributes to Princeton’s Humanities Council programs and has held post-doctoral fellowships at Yale and Columbia. Awards: National Jewish Book Award, Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, AAAS Honorable Mention. Labs/Projects: Geniza Lab (external link), Documents and Institutions in the Medieval Middle East collaborative.

Tahseen ShamsView profile

Assistant Professor

• International Migration
• Globalization
• Race/Ethnicity
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Tahseen Shams is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on international migration, race/ethnicity, and religion, particularly examining how geopolitical contexts influence South Asian Muslim immigrants in the West. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA (2018), an M.A. from UCLA (2014), and a B.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi (2012). Shams has authored the acclaimed book Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World , which has received multiple awards, including the ASA's Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award and the Asian America Book Award. His current research explores interfaith/interracial relationships among South Asian Muslim immigrants in Canada, revealing how geopolitics shapes intimate life choices. Education: Ph.D. Sociology, UCLA, 2018 M.A. Sociology, UCLA, 2014 B.S. Sociology, University of Southern Mississippi, 2012 Awards & Honors: Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award (ASA International Migration Section) Early Career Investigator Award (Canadian Sociological Association) Distinguished Scholarship Award (Pacific Sociological Association) Funding: Connaught New Researcher Award Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Grant His work has been taught in over 25 courses and includes collaborations with a diverse team of researchers. Shams has presented globally on migration, race, and religion, emphasizing the intersection of geopolitics and personal identity.

• Applied Ethology
• Animal Behavior
• Animal Welfare Assessment
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Clover Bench is an Associate Professor and Division Director in the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Sciences at the University of Alberta. They hold a PhD in Applied Ethology from the University of Saskatchewan, an M.S. in Applied Domestic Animal Behavior from the University of California, Davis, and a B.S. in Animal Science from the same institution. Research focuses on applied ethology, including animal welfare assessment, housing system design, and micro-behaviour biometrics. The Applied Ethology Research Group (https://ethologylab.ualberta.ca/) addresses behavioral aspects of domesticated animal systems. Courses taught include AN SC 377 (Food Animal Behaviour) and AN SC 378 (Companion Animal Behaviour). No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information.

• Feminist International Relations
• Global Nuclear Politics
• Social Movements
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Catherine Eschle is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Strathclyde’s Department of Government and Public Policy, serving as Undergraduate Director and co-Director of Teaching. Her work bridges feminist International Relations (IR), social movement studies, and nuclear politics. She co-founded the FemNukes research network in 2020 to integrate feminist and post-colonial critiques of the global nuclear order. Her research focuses on feminist antinuclear activism, protest camps, and transnational solidarity, with key publications including Feminism and Protest Camps (2023) and Making Feminist Sense of the Global Justice Movement (2010). Education: PhD in Feminism from University of Sussex (1999), MSc from LSE (1995), BSc from University of Bristol (1993) Teaching: Honours/Masters courses on Feminism and Politics, Global Nuclear Politics, and Applied Gender Studies Her research interests emphasize feminist critiques of nuclear militarism, post-colonial reimaginings of security, and the entanglement of academic and activist work. Recent projects include Weaving Webs Across Oceans (2023–) exploring Indigenous and Greenham Women solidarity, and The Contested Afterlives of Nuclear Bases (2025–2026). She has received the Britta Baumgarten Memorial Prize (2019) and a 2024 award for activism in disarmament. Her work highlights how protest camps act as sites of collective memory and everyday resistance, while advancing decolonized understandings of nuclear politics. Grants include British Academy funding and initiatives fostering transnational antinuclear collaboration.

• Medicine in Greco-Roman World
• Ancient Biology
• History of Science
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Claire Bubb is an Assistant Professor of Classical Literature and Science at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW). She holds a Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Harvard University and an A.B. in Classics from Brown University. Her research focuses on medicine, biological sciences, and their intersection with Greco-Roman literature and law. Notable works include Dissection in Classical Antiquity (2022), which received major awards, and co-edited Medicine and the Law under the Roman Empire (2023). Her work examines topics like dietetics, ancient dissection practices, and the cultural contexts of medical knowledge. She co-curated ISAW's digital exhibition The Empire’s Physician (2020/21) and is preparing a book on diet and digestion in classical thought. Recent talks address Galen’s aesthetics, medical experimentation subjects, and Aristotle’s biological writings. Teaching includes graduate seminars on Galen, Hippocrates, Aristotle’s zoology, and ancient science’s social contexts. She regularly instructs NYU’s core curriculum course The Body in the Ancient Mediterranean .

• Structural Biology
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Biology
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Nancy C. Horton is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona, with joint faculty appointments in Biochemistry. Her research focuses on understanding the structures and mechanisms of proteins involved in DNA and RNA processing, particularly enzymes that modulate their activity through filament formation. She leads the Horton Lab, which employs structural techniques like X-ray crystallography, NMR, and cryo-electron microscopy alongside biochemical and high-throughput methods. Dr. Horton received her B.S. in Chemistry from Southern Illinois University (1986) and Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania (1994). She completed postdoctoral training at The Upjohn Company and the University of California, Santa Barbara, before establishing her independent lab at the University of Arizona in 2001. Her work has contributed significantly to understanding enzyme filamentation in cellular defense mechanisms and host-virus interactions, particularly with Human Parvovirus B19. Research interests include structural biology, biophysics, and the functional implications of protein filaments. Her lab has elucidated the structural basis of enzyme activation via filamentation and its role in DNA cleavage specificity. She also engages in education initiatives, teaching courses on the molecular basis of life and professional development for graduate students. Key contributions include the discovery of enzyme filamentation as a regulatory mechanism and structural studies of SgrAI and NS1 proteins. The lab collaborates broadly, leveraging multi-scale modeling and experimental approaches to study macromolecular complexes. Dr. Horton’s work bridges basic science and translational research, with implications for antiviral drug development and understanding fundamental biological processes.

Konstadinos GouliasView profile

Professor

• Transportation Planning
• GIScience
• Activity-Based Modeling
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Konstadinos (Kostas) Goulias is a Professor of Transportation in the Department of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he has served since 2004. Previously, he held academic positions at Penn State University from 1991 to 2004, including roles as Associate and Full Professor of Transportation Engineering. His research focuses on transportation systems planning, travel behavior dynamics, activity-based modeling, GIScience, and spatial analysis of transportation data. **Education**: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of California, Davis, 1991 M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987 Laurea Magistrale in Engineering, University of Calabria, Italy, 1986 **Research Interests**: Transportation demand modeling and microsimulation Activity-travel behavior analysis Spatiotemporal analysis of mobility using big data GIScience applications in transportation Policy implications of emerging technologies (e.g., autonomous vehicles) **Key Contributions**: Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Letters Principal Investigator of $6.5M in research projects Authored/edited three books and over 350 peer-reviewed publications Led the development of the SimAGENT microsimulation framework Directed the GeoTrans Laboratory at UCSB since 2007 **Awards**: Pyke Johnson Award (2021, 2016) Best Paper Award (2021) Chair of TRB committees on traveler behavior and activity-based approaches **Grants/Students**: Supervised multiple graduate students in transportation and geography Managed projects with sponsors including USDOT, state agencies, and international organizations **Labs/Teams**: GeoTrans Laboratory: Focused on smart city planning and transportation innovation Collaborations with institutions globally, including Australia, Europe, and Qatar

Steve SampsellView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Strategic Communications
• Journalism
• Sports Journalism
• +3 more

Steve Sampsell is Director of Strategic Communications at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State, a role he has held since 2001. He also serves as an adjunct instructor, teaching courses in news writing, sports writing, and magazine writing. Holding a Bachelor's degree from Penn State, he has contributed extensively to university-wide committees and charitable initiatives. Education: Bachelor's degree from Penn State Professional Roles: Director of Strategic Communications, Adjunct Professor His research interests span strategic communications, journalism practices, and media relations. Sampsell has authored two self-published books targeting college-bound students, focusing on parental guidance and life skills. His work emphasizes bridging professional journalism (with prior roles at the Centre Daily Times and Tribune-Review) with academic communication strategies. Honored with the Barash Award for Human Service (2014) and the Deans' Excellence Award, he is also a recipient of the 2021 Award for Administrative Excellence. His career includes coverage of major sports events like Super Bowls and MLB All-Star Games, reflecting his background in sports journalism. He collaborates with multiple university departments on process improvement and community outreach projects, showcasing his dual focus on administrative leadership and educational contributions.

Ziming ZhuView profile

Research Fellow

• Economic History
• Social Mobility
• Victorian/Edwardian England
• +3 more

Ziming Zhu is an LSE Fellow in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on occupational mobility in Victorian and Edwardian England, utilizing linked census data to analyze intragenerational and intergenerational mobility patterns between 1851 and 1911. Education: BSc in Economic History, London School of Economics (2016–2019) MPhil in Economic and Social History, University of Cambridge (2019–2020) His research interests center on how occupational mobility unfolded across lifetimes (intragenerational) and between generations (intergenerational), with a focus on methodology to address measurement errors in mobility estimates. Key topics include regional differences in social mobility and the reliability of historical data. Research Contributions: Explored life-course mobility dynamics among Victorian men Challenged conventional mobility estimates by revealing biases in father-son socioeconomic status correlations Investigated regional variations in intergenerational mobility Affiliations & Projects: Research Assistant for the Families of England project Utilizes Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM) for large-scale analyses

David EgglestonView profile

Professor

• Marine Ecology
• Fisheries Science
• Behavioral Ecology
• +4 more

Dr. David Eggleston is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor and Director of the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) at NC State University. He leads the Marine Ecology and Conservation program, focusing on fisheries ecology, habitat restoration, and deep-sea biology. His research integrates field observations, modeling, and molecular tools to address ecological theory and sustainable resource management. Eggleston holds affiliations with the Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and serves on national/international advisory boards. His academic roles include teaching courses like Introduction to Oceanography and Marine Benthic Ecology . Eggleston’s research spans tropical to temperate marine systems, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches linking biology, physics, and economics. Awards include NSF’s Early Career Award and recognition in teaching/outreach. Current students focus on topics like oyster reef acoustics, coral reef soundscapes, and blue crab habitat dynamics. Eggleston’s lab emphasizes graduate mentorship, fostering future leaders in academia and resource management. Outreach initiatives include Ecological Synergism and educational tools like The Blue Crab in NC . Collaborative projects involve NOAA, The Nature Conservancy, and international marine organizations.