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Loren LernerView profile

Professor

• Art History
• Canadian Art History
• Curatorial Practices
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Loren Lerner is a retired Professor of Art History at Concordia University's Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in 19th- and 20th-century European, North American, and Middle Eastern art. Her interdisciplinary background includes a Master's in Art History (University of Michigan), Library Science (McGill University), and a PhD in Communication Studies (Université de Montréal). She has taught courses on urban history, social issues, collective memory, and identity development in art, with a focus on gender, class, and otherness. Her research spans curatorial practices, Canadian Jewish cultural identity, Holocaust representation, and the intersection of art and religion. Notable projects include editing Afterimage: Evocations of the Holocaust in Contemporary Canadian Arts (2002) and curating the Sam Borenstein retrospective at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (2005). She pioneered student web-publishing initiatives like Public Art as Social Intervention and Canadian Artists of Eastern European Origin , funded by grants from Canada Council and Canadian Heritage. Lerner's publications explore themes such as Indigenous imagery in national narratives, childhood representation in Canadian art, and the spiritual in contemporary art. Her work bridges academic research with public engagement, emphasizing accessible digital platforms for cultural heritage.

Brian HorowitzView profile

Professor

• Jewish History
• Russian Intellectual History
• Zionism Studies
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Brian Horowitz holds the Sizeler Family Chair of Jewish Studies and serves as Professor in both the Department of Jewish Studies and Linguistics at Tulane University. He earned his PhD and MA in Slavic Languages and Literatures from UC Berkeley and BA from NYU. His scholarship focuses on Jewish-Russian intellectual history, Zionist political thought, and Eastern European Jewish culture. Horowitz's extensive publication record includes monographs such as Jewish Philanthropy and Enlightenment in Late-Tsarist Russia (2009) and Empire Jews: Jewish Nationalism and Acculturation in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Russia (2009). His research examines Jewish identity formation, nationalist movements, and cultural intersections across Eastern Europe and Israel. Current projects investigate intellectual biographies, Zionist political paradigms, and Jewish literary representations in Soviet contexts. Analysis of his scholarly output reveals deep engagement with political Zionism, Russian-Jewish historiography, and literary representations of Jewish identity. Recent works demonstrate methodological innovation in biographical studies and critical analysis of nationalist movements. His publications frequently utilize archival materials to reconstruct intellectual networks and ideological developments.

Nicolás de la CerdaView profile

Research Fellow

• Political Psychology
• Comparative Politics
• Public Opinion
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Nicolás de la Cerda is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research at Tulane University. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received multiple fellowships including the Mellon Dissertation Award and James W. Prothro Award for Outstanding Research. His research examines political psychology, party systems, and public opinion in Latin America. Key research areas include partisan responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, ideological coherence of European party families, and the evolution of partisanship in Chile. His publications appear in journals including the Journal of Politics in Latin America and European Journal of Political Research. Awards and distinctions: Uhlman Fellow (2020, 2023) MPSA Graduate Student Travel Scholarship (2023) James W. Prothro Award for Outstanding Research (2022) Carolina Latinx Center Innovation Award (2022) Mellon Dissertation Award (2022) Thomas F. Ferdinand Summer Research Fellowship (2022)

Irving GohView profile

Assistant Professor

• Comparative Literature
• French and Francophone Studies
• Philosophy
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Irving Goh is currently President’s Assistant Professor of Literature at the National University of Singapore. He previously served as Franke Visiting Faculty Fellow at Yale University (2018) and held a Royal Society/British Academy Newton International Fellowship at the University of Cambridge (2015-17). His research focuses on deconstruction, French philosophy, and intersections between literature, religion, and politics. Education: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Cornell University Research Interests: Goh’s work bridges literary theory, continental philosophy, and critical religious studies. Key themes include the deconstruction of subjectivity, prepositional existence, and the ethics of touch in literature. His interdisciplinary approach engages thinkers like Jean-Luc Nancy and explores post-secular frameworks. Awards: Recipient of the MLA Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize (2015) for The Reject: Community, Politics, and Religion after the Subject Newton International Fellowship (2015-17) Advising & Grants: While no advisees are listed, his research has been supported by major fellowships. Current projects include The Deconstruction of Sex (with Jean-Luc Nancy) and Touching Literature , both under contract with leading presses. Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary humanities networks, co-editing special issues on Nancy’s philosophy and organizing scholarly collaborations.

Katherine QuinseyView profile

Professor

• Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
• Print Culture
• Gender and Spirituality
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Dr. Katherine Quinsey is a Professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor. She holds a B.A. from Trent University and a Ph.D. from the University of London. Her research focuses on early modern literature, especially Restoration and Eighteenth Century works, with significant emphasis on print culture, gender/spirituality intersections, religion, ecology, and animal rights movements. Dr. Quinsey has authored/co-edited influential works such as Broken Boundaries: Women and Feminism in Restoration Drama (1996) and Under the Veil: Feminism and Spirituality in Post-Reformation Britain and Europe (2012). Her recent scholarship explores Pope’s religious sensibility and environmentalism, culminating in Animals and Humans: Sensibility and Representation 1650-1820 (2017). Her current projects include two books on Pope addressing religious themes and environmental ethics. Her publications demonstrate a sustained engagement with interdisciplinary topics such as early modern animal studies, feminist reinterpretations of religious texts, and the intersection of literary aesthetics with ecological thought. Recent work (2023) explores Christian environmental ethics and early modern theological frameworks for nonhuman agency. Her contributions include over 40 peer-reviewed articles and edited volumes, with notable coverage of Anne Finch, Margaret Avison, and Edward Sherburne. She has held editorial roles including for Canadian Poetry and Lumen: Selected Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Jeremy PressmanView profile

Professor

• International Relations
• Protest Movements
• Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Jeremy Pressman is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on international relations, protest movements, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle East politics, and U.S. foreign policy. He co-founded the Crowd Counting Consortium, which tracks U.S. protests since 2017, emphasizing data-driven analysis of public demonstrations. Pressman has authored three books, including The Sword Is Not Enough: Arabs, Israelis, and the Limits of Military Force (2020), critiquing military-centric approaches to conflict resolution. His work spans historical case studies (e.g., Israeli-Syrian negotiations, U.S. mediation efforts) and contemporary issues like BLM protests and pandemic-era activism. His articles explore protest diffusion, geopolitical dynamics, and U.S. policy failures in Iraq and the Middle East. He frequently analyzes the interplay between domestic politics and foreign policy decisions, emphasizing the importance of diplomatic alternatives to military solutions. Labs/Teams: Co-founder of the Crowd Counting Consortium, a collaborative effort to systematically document protest events in the U.S.

• Language and Literacy Studies
• Censorship in Education
• Secondary Writing Instruction
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Dr. Ann D. David is an Associate Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word , specializing in Curriculum and Instruction . She serves as the Director of QEP Faculty Development, focusing on improving undergraduate reading comprehension across disciplines. Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Chair (Preservice Teacher Development Section) Codirector of the San Antonio Writing Project Chair of the National Council of Teachers of English Standing Committee Against Censorship Her research examines censorship impacts , secondary writing instruction , and literacy education . Recent work explores censorship mitigation strategies and preservice teacher engagement with writing processes. Notable awards include: 2022 University Teacher of the Year (Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts) 2022 UIW Piper Professor 2022 UIW Mission Continues Award for Faith Service She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction (Language and Literacy Studies) from The University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame.

• Public Health
• Epidemiology
• Mental Health
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Erik R. Sund is a Researcher at the HUNT Research Centre within NTNU’s Department of Public Health and Nursing. He specializes in epidemiological research focusing on mental health, adolescent well-being, and public health trends. His work leverages large-scale population data from the HUNT Study, examining topics such as pandemic impacts, socioeconomic disparities, and lifestyle factors affecting health outcomes. Key research areas include mental health trends in adolescents, the psychosocial effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the interplay between social media use and youth mental health. Sund has contributed to reports on obesity prevalence in Trøndelag, cultural activity’s role in mortality reduction, and the relationship between depression and cancer incidence. His publications span peer-reviewed journals like SSM - Population Health and BMJ Open , with a focus on translating epidemiological findings into public health strategies. Collaborations with institutions like the Norwegian Institute of Public Health highlight his engagement in policy-relevant research. Notably, Sund’s work addresses complex issues such as disability-free life expectancy in aging populations and the secular trends in risk factors for anxiety and depression. He has also explored the impact of urban planning on active school travel and socioeconomic inequalities in health across generations.

Ryan WilliamsView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Religion and Society
• Islamic Studies
• Criminology
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Dr Ryan Williams is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland. He serves as Director of Teaching and Learning, Discipline Honours Coordinator, and Discipline Seminar Coordinator. PhD in Divinity, University of Cambridge MA and BA in Religious Studies, University of Calgary Williams' research focuses on: Anthropology and sociology of religion Moral experience in prison systems Islam-state-society relations Interfaith movements and radicalization Queensland's religious landscapes His recent publications analyze: Prison ethnography and Islamic ethics Radicalization prevention strategies Secular-religious identity negotiation Historical healing practices Post-9/11 community dynamics Scientific recognition includes: University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Award (2018) Cambridge Centre of Islamic Studies fellowship Prisons Research Centre fellowship Williams advises on: SSHRC, ESRC, and ARC grant-funded projects Queensland Atlas of Religion initiative Criminological approaches to religious radicalization He leads prison ethnography labs and collaborates with international teams on: Moral agency in confinement Prison reform policy Religion and security intersections

John MichaelView profile

Professor

• American Literature
• Critical Theory
• Cultural Studies
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John Michael holds the John Hall Deane Professorship of Rhetoric and Poetry, and serves as Professor of English and Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester. As Director of American Studies, he bridges literary and interdisciplinary scholarship. He earned his PhD from The Johns Hopkins University and has held distinguished fellowships including the Presidential Fellow at Salzburg Seminars and a Fulbright Lecturing Award in Poland. His research focuses on U.S. and diasporic literatures, global contexts of national literatures, translation studies, and critiques of contemporary humanities. Key areas include critical theory, cultural studies, and the interplay between academic intellectualism and public politics. Publications span 40 years, addressing themes like secular lyric theory, global literary connections, and identity in political contexts. Recent work explores Amitav Ghosh’s oceanic narratives and the modernization of 19th-century American poetry. Upcoming projects include a study on modern poetry in 19th-century America. Awards: Over 15 fellowships and teaching awards, including the William B. Kenan Teaching Fellowship (1981-83) Service: Editorial roles for Telos and Journal of Narrative Theory , and tenure review roles at Princeton, Michigan, and NYU Teaching emphasizes American literature’s global dimensions and the ethical responsibilities of critical theory in contemporary society.

Iwona KaliszewskaView profile

Assistant Professor

• Medical Anthropology
• Political Anthropology
• Informal Economies
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Iwona Kaliszewska is an assistant professor at the Department of Political and Economic Anthropology, Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw. As Deputy Director for International Collaboration and Principal Investigator of the NCN OPUS-19 project Medical Landscapes During and After the Epidemic in the North Caucasus , she examines intersections of Islam, economy, state violence, and pandemic responses in Dagestan and Chechnya. Key Research Areas: Medical anthropology, Islamic economics, state violence, post-socialist transitions Geographic Focus: North Caucasus (Dagestan, Chechnya), Ukraine, Istanbul Projects: NCN-funded pandemic studies (2021-2024), corruption ethnography in Dagestan (2016-2020) Her recent work analyzes how non-human actors like SARS-CoV-2 virus and cultural perceptions of fear reshape medical landscapes, contrasting state-enforced compliance with performative mask-wearing strategies. She documents the rise of complementary medicine (herbal remedies, hijama cupping, jinn exorcisms) during crises, and investigates how colonial legacies influence vaccine hesitancy in Russia's peripheries. Current research focuses on war-pandemic intersections in Ukraine, and how Istanbul's Caucasian migrant communities adapt pandemic practices from their homelands. She co-founded the Kaukaz.net platform for Caucasus studies and has directed ethnographic documentaries like The Strongwoman (2014) on Daghestani wrestling culture.

James HughesView profile

Professor

• Political Violence
• Terrorism
• Peace Processes
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James Hughes is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics (LSE), serving as Director of the Conflict Research Group since 2007. He joined LSE in 1994 as a Lecturer, advancing through Senior Lecturer (1998), Reader (2002), and ultimately Professor (2007). He previously taught at the Universities of Surrey, Keele, and Trinity College Dublin. His research focuses on political violence, terrorism, and post-conflict reconciliation, with expertise in the Former Soviet Union, the Balkans, and Northern Ireland. Education: BSc (First Class) in Political Science and Ancient History, Queen's University Belfast (1982) PhD in Political Science at LSE (1982–1987), including a year at Moscow State University as a British Council Scholar His research interests span violent political conflict, post-conflict reconciliation, EU conflict management, and democratization. He has authored nine books, including Rethinking Reconciliation and Transitional Justice After Conflict (2018) and Chechnya from Nationalism to Jihad (2007). Key areas of study include radicalization, state responses to political violence, and the EU's role in conflict resolution. His awards include Nuffield Social Science Fellowship (1994–1995) and a Jean Monnet Fellowship (2001–2002). He has advised governments, NGOs, and international organizations such as UNDP and the Open Society Institute. His work emphasizes empirical fieldwork, including extensive research in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Siberia. Grants & Projects: Major research funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the European Union Consultancy roles with UNDP in Eastern Europe and the Open Society Institute’s Academic Fellowship Program in Kosovo and Macedonia Professional Roles: Member of the International Advisory Board of the European Centre for Minority Issues Past member of the UK Political Studies Association Executive Committee Labs/Teams: Directs the Conflict Research Group at LSE, focusing on interdisciplinary analysis of political violence and conflict resolution

Milinda BanerjeeView profile

Lecturer

• Global Intellectual History
• Political Theory
• South Asian History
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Milinda Banerjee is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of St Andrews' School of History, specializing in global intellectual history and political theory. He directs the MLitt in Global Social and Political Thought program and researches the intersections of South Asian/global intellectual history with political theology and multispecies democracy. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary political theory, examining concepts of sovereignty, democracy, and resistance across South Asian and global contexts. Research focuses include subaltern intellectual histories , decolonial political thought , and multispecies democracy frameworks developed through collaborations in Bhutan. Publications demonstrate sustained engagement with refugee politics across decolonization periods, critiques of sovereignty/property regimes, and theological dimensions of political power. Recent scholarship explores ecological dimensions of democracy and anti-capitalist resistance through subaltern perspectives. As founder-editor of Cambridge University Press' South Asian Intellectual History series and Special Projects Editor for Political Theology , he shapes scholarly discourse on global political thought. Current doctoral students investigate diverse aspects of imperial history, democratic theory, and subaltern agency.

Stanisław ObirekView profile

Professor

• Religion and Modernity
• Interreligious Dialogue
• Postsecularism
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Stanisław Obirek is a Full Professor of Humanities at the University of Warsaw, specializing in religion's role in modern cultures. He previously held visiting professorships at Holy Cross College (Worcester, MA), St. Louis University, Università di Genova, LUISS University Rome, and Sapienza University Rome. His research focuses on postsecularism, interreligious dialogue, and cultural conflicts, with notable publications including The Jesuits in the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, 1564-1668 (1996) and Global Catholicism, Tolerance and Open Society (2020). He is currently working on a book exploring global postsecularism. His academic roles include membership in the American Studies Center (ASC) evaluation commission. Key achievements include a 2020 invitation to the Centennial Symposium on Pope John Paul II at NYU and guest lectures at institutions across Europe. Obirek’s work bridges philosophy, cultural studies, and religious history, with a focus on Polish-Jewish relations and Catholic identity in globalization. Research interests span postsecularism’s global implications, Jewish-Christian dialogue, and religious responses to cultural conflicts. His articles analyze topics from Polish Catholicism’s moral authority to the role of faith in a post-secular world. Beyond academia, he enjoys jazz and classical music.

David CampbellView profile

Professor

• American politics
• civic engagement
• political behavior
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David Campbell serves as the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy and Director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative at the University of Notre Dame, with office location in Jenkins and Nanovic Halls. His scholarly profile centers on the dynamic interplay between religion, political engagement, and civic development in contemporary American society. His research program investigates how religious identity shapes political attitudes and behaviors, with special emphasis on youth political socialization and the impact of women's representation in politics. Campbell's work bridges quantitative analysis of large-scale survey data with theoretical frameworks from political behavior and sociology, consistently addressing questions about democratic resilience through lenses of secularization trends and generational political shifts. Key contributions examine how exposure to women politicians influences young voters' long-term engagement and how pandemic-era politics accelerated religious disaffiliation. Recent publications (2018-2025) demonstrate methodological rigor in analyzing secularization patterns and political representation effects, with recurring themes of cultural polarization and identity-driven political behavior. His work shows increasing focus on longitudinal impacts of political exposure and crisis-driven societal changes. Dr. Campbell's scholarly impact is recognized through major awards: Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion for Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics American Political Science Association's Best Book on Government, Politics, or International Affairs award for American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us His research has generated significant public discourse, with features in The New York Times , Washington Post , and Wall Street Journal , alongside scholarly outlets like American Political Science Review and Journal of Politics . While specific advising details aren't provided, his collaborative publications indicate mentorship in political behavior research. As Director of the Notre Dame Democracy Initiative, Campbell leads interdisciplinary efforts examining democratic institutions through research collaborations, public forums, and policy engagement, positioning the initiative as a hub for empirical analysis of democratic practices and challenges.