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Professor John Wildman is a research-active faculty member at Newcastle University specializing in public health economics and health inequalities, with particular focus on social prescribing interventions and socioeconomic determinants of health in the North East of England. His core research interests include: Public Health Health Economics Health Inequalities Social Prescribing Epidemiology Health Policy Wildman's recent work demonstrates methodological rigor through quasi-experimental designs and longitudinal analyses to evaluate complex health interventions, particularly examining how austerity policies, welfare reforms, and community-based programs like social prescribing impact vulnerable populations. His publications consistently address real-world health disparities with policy-relevant findings, especially regarding deaths of despair in deindustrialized communities, maternal mental health, and chronic disease management. No scientific awards are documented in the available publication records. He maintains extensive collaborative networks within Newcastle University's public health research ecosystem, notably with Dr Josephine Wildman and Professor Clare Bambra, securing research funding for projects investigating social prescribing efficacy, health inequality drivers, and pandemic-related health outcomes. His work directly informs NHS commissioning practices and health equity initiatives in deprived UK communities. Wildman contributes to Newcastle's research infrastructure through involvement in multidisciplinary teams focused on health services evaluation and socioeconomic determinants of health, with particular emphasis on translating evidence into community-level interventions for marginalized populations.

• Public Health
• Health Economics
• Health Inequalities
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Jesse J. Helton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University, where he has been since 2014. His research focuses on child maltreatment, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), food insecurity, and disability, with notable work published in JAMA Pediatrics , Child Maltreatment , and Preventative Medicine . He holds editorial roles at the Child Maltreatment journal and serves on the Prevention Committee of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Dr. Helton’s community partnerships address child abuse prevention, food security, and family violence mitigation in collaboration with statewide and local organizations. Education: Ph.D. in Social Work, University of Illinois; M.A. in Social Work, University of New Hampshire. Research Interests: Dr. Helton’s work explores intersections between childhood trauma, socioeconomic factors, and health outcomes. Key themes include the impact of food insecurity on caregiver-child dynamics, disparities in ACEs among marginalized groups, and policy interventions to reduce maltreatment. His studies often employ mixed-methods approaches, combining quantitative data analysis with qualitative insights from affected communities. Awards: Recipient of the 2020 Association of Jesuit Colleges Leadership Institute award, 2018 Outstanding Young Alumni from Eureka College, and a 2014 Innovative Teaching Fellowship from SLU’s Reinert Center. Teaching: Courses include Principles of Statistics and Data Analysis , Research Methods for Diverse Societies , and Science of Helping . He emphasizes evidence-based practices and culturally responsive pedagogy. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across universities and NGOs, focusing on translational research to inform child welfare policies and community programs.

• Child Maltreatment
• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Food Insecurity
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Hilde Fiva Buzungu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy at Oslo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Social Sciences. Her work bridges social anthropology, applied linguistics, and public policy, with a strong focus on language and communication in welfare services for minority language speakers. Her research interests include: Language discordance and interpreter-mediated communication in social work and healthcare Multilingualism and migration Professional practices in child welfare and public administration Interpreter training and quality assurance Human rights and minority inclusion Intersectionality in social services Buzungu's recent publications (2020–2024) reveal a consistent focus on the challenges of language access in public institutions such as NAV, child welfare, and hospitals. Her work critically examines how language barriers affect service delivery, professional decision-making, and equity. She investigates systemic issues in interpreter availability, quality, and integration, particularly during crises like the Ukrainian refugee influx. Her research combines ethnographic methods with policy analysis, emphasizing the 'space between' where meaning is negotiated across languages and cultures. She has contributed extensively to both academic and public discourse, publishing in journals like Nordic Social Work Research and Kritisk juss , as well as producing key reports for governmental bodies like Integrerings- og mangfoldsdirektoratet and Oslo University Hospital. Her book Language Discordant Social Work in a Multilingual World: The Space Between (2023) synthesizes her core themes. Buzungu actively disseminates her findings through public lectures, media engagement, and policy forums, advocating for improved language services in the Norwegian public sector. She is affiliated with the research group on Professional Qualification and Professional Practices in Social Work and Child Protection.

• Social Anthropology
• Interpreting and Interpreter-Mediated Communication
• Social Work
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Viviane Sanfelice is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Temple University's College of Liberal Arts. She joined the faculty in Fall 2019 after earning a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester (2014), an M.A. in Economics from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2010), and a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from the University of São Paulo (2008). Her professional experience includes roles at the World Bank as a junior professional associate and at São Paulo’s Education Department as a technical advisor. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Rochester (2014) M.A. in Economics, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2010) B.A. in Applied Mathematics, University of São Paulo (2008) Her research focuses on applied microeconomics, particularly in public and urban economics. Key areas include the economic impacts of crime, maternal labor supply dynamics, health outcomes affected by environmental factors, and poverty/labor market analysis in developing contexts. She has contributed to software tools like ADECOMP for econometric welfare decomposition. Recent publications analyze housing policy and crime reduction (2025), maternal childcare policy in Brazil (2023), and urban safety programs in Chicago (2019). Her work spans journals such as Journal of Public Economics , Journal of Urban Economics , and Health Economics . Teaching responsibilities include courses in microeconomic principles, econometrics, and advanced econometric methods.

• Applied Microeconomics
• Public Economics
• Urban Economics
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Professor Linda M. Burton is a leading sociologist and ethnographer specializing in child welfare, poverty, and family dynamics. Currently serving as Dean of Berkeley Social Welfare (2019-2024) and holding the Eugene and Rose Kleiner Chair, she previously held the James B. Duke Professorship at Duke University and directed its Center for Child and Family Policy. Education: PhD in Sociology from the University of Southern California Leadership: Dean at Berkeley Social Welfare, Director of Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy, Co-director of Duke's undergraduate International Comparative Studies program Her research integrates life course theory, developmental frameworks, and ecological perspectives to examine: Intergenerational family structures and role transitions Context/place influences on family dynamics Childhood adultification and accelerated life courses Recent publications focus on health disparities, welfare reform impacts, and multi-method ethnographic approaches. Key subfields include poverty, African-American families, rural/urban contexts, racial inequality, and kinship networks. Scientific honors include: 2022 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare 2017 Dean’s Excellence in Mentoring Award (Duke University) 1996 American Family Therapy Academy Award for Innovative Contributions Burton's ethnographic work spans decades, with landmark studies like the Three-City Study (2002-2006) and the Family Life Project (2003-2008). She has mentored extensively in child development and multi-generational research.

• Child welfare
• Poverty
• Family processes
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Lorraine van Blerk is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Dundee's School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. She serves as Chair of Human Geography and leads the Research Centre for Transformative Change: Educational & Life Transitions (TCELT) in Education and Society. Her work focuses on street children/youth, refugees, and global inequalities. Academy of Social Sciences Fellow (2021) Stephen Fry Awards - Public Engagement Project of the Year (2017) Market Research Society President’s Medal (2015) Research interests include: Street youth resilience mapping Intergenerational partnerships Transitions to adulthood in crises Policy development for marginalized groups Coastal socio-ecological systems Cultural geographies of homelessness Recent publications address global street youth resilience frameworks (2REST project) and cinema's role for Harare street youth. Key collaborations include universities in Pretoria, Cape Town, Makerere, and Ryerson University. Scientific contributions recognized through: 6 major research prizes 16 funded projects 149+ research outputs International visiting appointments (Toronto Metropolitan University, National University of Singapore)

• Human Geography
• Street Children and Youth
• Global Social Justice
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Dr. Amy Damashek serves as Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western Michigan University, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses while mentoring Clinical Psychology doctoral students. She chairs the department's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and maintains an active research program focused on vulnerable populations. Education: Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia (2007) Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2009) Research Focus: Her work centers on preventing child maltreatment and unintentional injuries among at-risk youth, with specialized expertise in infant sleep-related deaths and health disparities . She develops culturally responsive parenting interventions for low-income and Spanish-speaking families, emphasizing community-based solutions through home visiting programs. Publication Trends: Recent work (2020-2023) demonstrates consistent focus on pandemic adaptation of family services, safe sleep practices in marginalized communities, and digital intervention strategies. Her mixed-methods approach bridges clinical psychology with public health, prioritizing implementation in real-world settings. Scientific Recognition: Fellow of the American Psychological Association Former President of APA Division 37 (Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice) Grants & Mentoring: Secured federal funding for child injury prevention in underserved communities. Mentors Clinical Psychology doctoral students with emphasis on culturally competent practice, accepting new graduate students for Fall 2025. Her federally funded work directly informs evidence-based home visiting protocols. Research Ecosystem: Collaborates extensively with community health workers, home visiting agencies, and pediatric care providers to implement and evaluate interventions addressing structural barriers in family support systems.

• Child Maltreatment Prevention
• Injury Prevention
• Infant Mortality
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Geoffrey Wodtke is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility. He holds multiple committee appointments including the Committee on Quantitative Methods in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, the Committee on Environment, Geography, and Urbanization, and the Committee on Education. Additionally, he is a Research Associate at the Population Research Center and a Faculty Affiliate with the Program in Computational Social Science. Wodtke earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan in 2014, where he also completed an M.A. in Statistics in 2011. His undergraduate education began at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in analysis and research. His research program spans four interconnected areas: neighborhood effects and urban poverty, group conflict and racial attitudes, class structure and income inequality, and methods of causal inference in observational research. Wodtke's work on neighborhood effects has particularly focused on the temporal and developmental dimensions of how neighborhood poverty impacts child development, with findings suggesting more severe effects than previously documented, especially during adolescence for children from poor families. His recent publications reveal a clear trajectory from substantive neighborhood effects research toward increasingly sophisticated causal methodology development. This evolution includes integrating machine learning approaches with traditional causal inference frameworks, as seen in his forthcoming work on "Deep Learning with DAGs." His methodological contributions focus on handling treatment-induced confounding and developing regression-with-residuals approaches for causal mediation analysis. Leo Goodman Award for contributions to sociological methodology (2020) Reviewer Award, Sociology of Education (2016) Mark Chesler Award for best graduate student paper (2014) Student Paper Award honorable mention (2011) Jane Addams Award for best article (2011) Wodtke has secured significant research funding including a $300,264 NSF grant for "Why Neighborhoods Matter" (2020-2023) and an $87,819 SSHRC Canada grant for "Neighbourhoods, Schools, and Environmental Health Hazards" (2018-2022). He has advised numerous graduate students and developed specialized courses on causal mediation analysis. Wodtke co-hosts The Inequality Podcast produced by the Stone Center and has developed several software packages for causal inference including MedFlow, RcGNF, cGNF, and RWRMED.

• Neighborhood effects and urban poverty
• Group conflict and racial attitudes
• Class structure and income inequality
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Dr. Mohamad Khaled is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at The University of Queensland (UQ), affiliated with the Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. His research focuses on Applied Health Economics , Health Econometrics , and broader Econometrics methodologies. He specializes in analyzing health inequality, socioeconomic determinants of health, and statistical modeling techniques for economic data. His work addresses critical issues such as child malnutrition, health concentration curves, and income-related health disparities. Dr. Khaled has contributed to peer-reviewed journals including European Journal of Health Economics , Journal of Business and Economic Statistics , and Health Economics . His methodologies often involve advanced econometric frameworks and Bayesian approaches. He holds an academic position in a leading economics department and collaborates with institutions like Edward Elgar Publishing. His research emphasizes bridging theoretical econometric models with real-world health policy applications.

• Applied Health Economics
• Health Econometrics
• Econometrics
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Lindsey Rose Bullinger is an Associate Professor in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology and Associate Director of the Health Economics and Policy Innovation Collaborative (HEPIC). She holds affiliations with Georgia Policy Labs at Georgia State University, the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at the University of Notre Dame, and the Children's Pediatric Research Alliance at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Her research focuses on public policies affecting child and family health, particularly among low-income populations, with emphases on child maltreatment prevention, opioid policy, healthcare access, and economic interventions. Education: Ph.D. from Indiana University’s O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (Bloomington), MPA from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, and a bachelor's degree from Miami University (Ohio). Research interests include the ACA Medicaid expansions, minimum wage impacts, cash transfer programs, and the intersection of social policy with child welfare systems. She has published extensively in journals like the Journal of Health Economics and Health Affairs, and her work has been funded by organizations such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, FORE, and the Spencer Foundation. Dr. Bullinger serves as Co-Editor for the Journal of Policy Analysis & Management and Consulting Editor for Child Maltreatment. Her recent articles examine paid family leave effects, Medicaid coverage, and opioid treatment program impacts on child well-being.

• Public Policy Analysis
• Health Economics
• Child Welfare Policy
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Sandra Fredman is Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States at the University of Oxford, with a professorial fellowship at Pembroke College. A leading scholar in equality and human rights law, she has authored seminal works including Human Rights Transformed and Discrimination Law . Her research focuses on comparative equality frameworks, socio-economic rights, and the intersection of gender with legal structures. Fredman holds degrees from the Universities of Witwatersrand and Oxford, and has advised governments globally on anti-discrimination legislation. She founded the Oxford Human Rights Hub in 2012, directing its interdisciplinary research on rights-based approaches to labor, education, and marginalized populations. Her academic contributions span 48 peer-reviewed articles addressing contemporary issues like gig economy labor rights, pandemic-era equality obligations, and platform work regulation. Fredman has received significant recognition including British Academy Fellowship (2005) and honorary QC status (2012). Her work emphasizes 'substantive equality' as a proactive duty, challenging traditional legal paradigms through intersectional analysis. Key research initiatives include the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations and the Fairwork Foundation, addressing modern work challenges. Fredman's scholarship bridges theory and practice, influencing global policy through engagement with UN agencies, the EU, and international NGOs. Her teaching encompasses human rights law, labor law, and equality jurisprudence.

• Comparative Equality Law
• Human Rights Law
• Labour Law
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Stefano Caria is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He will join the University of Oxford in 2025. His affiliations include J-PAL, CEPR (Development and Labour), BREAD, CAGE, and STICERD's EEE program. He serves as a trustee for the Global Change Data Lab (OWID), IGC lead academic for Ethiopia, and co-chair of J-PAL's Labor Sector. His research focuses on labor markets, development economics, and experimental methods, with recent projects addressing refugee employment in Jordan, garment sector dynamics in Ethiopia, and urban poverty in Bangladesh. Key publications include studies on labor market exclusion in African cities, firm growth constraints, and the impact of childcare subsidies in Egypt. He has received the Leverhulme Prize and contributes to policy through roles like editor at Econometrica and advisor to international organizations. Current work explores social structures in labor markets, climate migration, and adaptive policy interventions.

• Development Economics
• Labor Economics
• Experimental Economics
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Dr Angus Armstrong is a Professorial Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, directing the ESRC-funded Rebuilding Macroeconomics network that has produced 80+ papers and 100+ public events. His work reinterprets macroeconomics as a knowledge-creation system under fundamental uncertainty. Research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty, collective intelligence, agent-based modelling, and macroeconomic policy within ecological economics, comparative systems, and experimental frameworks. He emphasizes institutions and social interactions as foundations of prosperity in complex adaptive systems. Analysis of 2015-2019 publications reveals concentrated expertise in Brexit fiscal impacts, devolution economics, monetary policy at zero bounds, and Scottish independence. Works integrate macroeconomic modeling with political economy, addressing UK/European policy challenges through institutional and uncertainty-focused lenses. Armstrong serves as Chief Economic Advisor to Lloyds Banking Group (2017) and leads the Rebuilding Macroeconomics network. His 'New Economics of Prosperity' teaching reimagines prosperity as emergent from socio-economic interactions rather than an end state, reflecting his view of economies as open systems defined by fundamental uncertainty.

• Macroeconomics
• Economic Policy
• Decision Making under Uncertainty
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David Aly Redvaldsen is an Associate Professor at the University of Agder's Department of Sociology and Social Work. He specializes in historical studies focusing on eugenics, political movements, and education. His recent work includes A History of British Eugenics since 1865 (2024) and The Labour Party in Britain and Norway (2011). He holds a joint first prize in the 2014 Emile Lousse Prize for his article on British-Norwegian constitutional relations. Research Interests: Redvaldsen’s work bridges history, sociology, and political science. Key areas include the historical development of eugenics, Labour Party dynamics in Britain and Norway, social Darwinism, and the role of historical education in kindergartens. His interdisciplinary approach examines how scientific ideas intersect with political and social institutions. Publications: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles and two monographs. Recent topics include the teaching of history in Nordic kindergartens, the Labour Party’s engagement with social Darwinism during WWI, and comparative studies of Nordic eugenics movements. Awards: 2014 Emile Lousse Prize (joint winner) for 'Great Britain and the Norwegian Constitution of 1814'. Grants & Collaborations: Active in social studies didactics research groups. His work on Norwegian parliamentary history in textbooks (2021) highlights evolving national narratives. Current projects include studies on biotechnology ethics and the legacy of Herbert Brewer’s socialist eugenics advocacy. Labs/Teams: Member of the Social studies didactics and educational research group at UiA, focusing on curriculum development and interdisciplinary historical education.

• History
• Political Science
• Sociology
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Kitty Stewart serves as Professor in the Department of Social Policy and Associate Director of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. With a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence, she brings over two decades of research experience to her role, having joined CASE as a post-doctoral researcher in 2001 after working at UNICEF's Innocenti Research Centre. Her educational background includes a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute, Florence, establishing her interdisciplinary approach that bridges economics and social policy analysis. Stewart's research focuses primarily on child poverty, social security policies, and early childhood education and care systems. Her work examines the impact of welfare reforms on family wellbeing, with particular attention to larger families and ethnic minority groups. She employs mixed methods approaches to investigate how cash support for children affects family finances, how benefit caps influence housing choices, and how welfare conditionality shapes parental behavior. Her research demonstrates how policy design affects both immediate family wellbeing and long-term intergenerational outcomes, with recent work highlighting the intersection of poverty, ethnicity, and welfare conditionality in the UK context. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on welfare conditionality and its consequences, particularly examining the two-child limit and benefit cap policies. Her research demonstrates how these policies create poverty traps, disproportionately affect ethnic minority families, and fail to achieve their stated employment incentives while increasing hardship. She has developed innovative conceptual frameworks, including the 'adult-behavior-orientated' policy category, to better understand contemporary welfare reforms. Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Trustee of the Education Policy Institute Trustee of the Child Poverty Action Group Stewart leads multiple significant research projects including 'Family finances: What difference does cash support for children make?' funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, which examines the Scottish Child Payment, and a four-year Nuffield Foundation study on 'Benefit changes and larger families' investigating the two-child limit and Benefit Cap. Her work frequently employs mixed methods approaches combining quantitative analysis with in-depth qualitative interviews to capture both statistical trends and lived experiences of policy changes. She regularly contributes to policy debates through CASEbriefs and engagements with organizations like the Child Poverty Action Group. As Associate Director of CASE (Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion), Stewart works within one of the UK's leading research centers focused on poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. CASE operates within LSE's Department of Social Policy and maintains strong connections with policymakers, third sector organizations, and international research networks. The center's multidisciplinary approach enables comprehensive analysis of social policy issues from economic, sociological, and political perspectives.

• Child poverty
• Social security policies
• Early Childhood Education and Care
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