Mickey D. Levy is a Visiting Professor at the Hoover Institution , Stanford University, and a long-standing member of the Shadow Open Market Committee . His career bridges academic research and financial sector experience, notably as Chief Economist at Bank of America. Education: PhD in Economics, University of Maryland MPP, University of California, Berkeley Research Focus: Levy specializes in analyzing how monetary and fiscal policies shape economic and financial market behavior. His work examines inflation dynamics , budget deficits , Fed projections , cyclical monetary patterns , tariff impacts , and the evolution of the Fed’s dual mandate . Publication Trends: Recent articles emphasize trade wars , inflation control , Fed policy missteps , and economic uncertainty . Collaborations with Hoover fellows like Michael Bordo and Charles Plosser highlight institutional and historical perspectives on monetary frameworks.
Laura Eldridge is a Senior Lecturer at Antioch University New England (AUNE) and an alum. She serves as an Intensive Behavioral Needs Case Manager and leads the student support team at an elementary school in Western New Hampshire. Pursuing a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Southern New Hampshire University, her work focuses on developing courses to help educators address challenging student behavior proactively. Educational Leadership Special Education Mindfulness in Education Integrated Teaching Through the Arts She has taught courses such as The Developing Mind and Principles and Practices of Mindful Leadership . Laura holds certifications in Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Special Education, and Integrated Teaching Through the Arts.
Rachel Gaines is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the Bagwell College of Education, Kennesaw State University . Her work bridges educational theory and practical classroom application through teaching, research, and lab initiatives. Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of Texas at Austin M.Ed. in Secondary Education (English) from University of Massachusetts Boston B.A. in English from Connecticut College Her research focuses on teacher stress and burnout , emotional regulation , online learning dynamics , and educational innovation , particularly during pandemic-era challenges. She explores: Teacher burnout prevention strategies Restorative practices in education Productive computer-mediated discussions Technology integration in teacher training Perspectival understanding in collaborative learning Equity in curriculum development Rachel leads the Interactive Research Methods Lab , which promotes: Collaborative research design Reflective teaching practices Technology-enhanced pedagogy Professional development evaluation Her publications analyze: Teacher coping mechanisms during crises Online discourse patterns Preservice teacher identity formation Assessment strategies for critical thinking Restorative disciplinary approaches Teacher-student partnership models
Michela Carraro is an Assistant Professor in the Information Systems, Supply Chain Management and Decision Making department at NEOMA Business School . She holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Padova (Italy) and previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Technische Universität München (Germany). Visiting Scholar positions at Michigan State University, Curtin University, and ETH Zürich Member of the Academy of Management, Production and Operations Management Society, and European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Her research focuses on digital transformation , behavioral operations , and lean management , with a particular emphasis on micro-foundations of operational performance and team proactivity. Recent articles explore shared mental models in lean environments, SDGs in corporate reporting, and the impact of digital resources on traditional operations. Michela has published in Human Relations and the Journal of Management & Governance , contributed a book chapter to A Research Agenda for Lean Management , and presented at Academy of Management conferences. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in digital and lean operational systems.
Emily Althoff is an Assistant Extension Professor and State Extension Specialist of Urban Entomology at Lincoln University, with a split appointment between MU (University of Missouri-Columbia) and Lincoln University. Her work focuses on insect chemical ecology, pest management, and conservation, collaborating with local, state, and federal partners to address urban entomology challenges. Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Minnesota, 2024 M.S. in Plant, Insect, and Microbial Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2020 B.S. in Integrative Biology & Anthropology, 2018 Her research explores how insects use chemical signals to interact with their environment, with emphasis on: Insect Chemical Ecology : Understanding olfactory communication and behavior. Urban Pest Management : Developing eco-friendly strategies for insects in human habitats. Conservation Biology : Balancing insect population dynamics with environmental health. Population Dynamics : Proactive modeling for predicting pest outbreaks. The Althoff Lab integrates findings into extension programming, offering insect identification services through photo submissions and location-based analysis. Her work bridges fundamental research with practical applications in agriculture, public health, and ecological sustainability.
Trude Havik is a Professor at the University of Stavanger, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Education and the Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education. Her research focuses on critical issues in education, including school attendance, student engagement, classroom dynamics, and mental health. Institution: University of Stavanger School: Faculty of Arts and Education Department: Norwegian Centre for Learning Environment and Behavioral Research in Education Email: trude.havik@uis.no Location: Læringsmiljøsenteret, Stavanger Her research interests lie at the intersection of psychology and education, particularly in understanding school refusal, absenteeism, bullying, and the role of teachers in shaping classroom environments. She investigates how instructional support, school climate, and peer relationships influence student behavior and learning outcomes. Her recent publications (2020–2025) show a strong trend in qualitative and quantitative studies on school attendance problems, student engagement, and mental health. Articles frequently appear in journals such as Frontiers in Education , Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research , and Learning and Individual Differences , highlighting her contributions to educational psychology and behavioral research. While no formal awards are listed in the provided text, her extensive publication record and leadership in national research projects indicate significant scholarly recognition. Trude Havik has collaborated with researchers such as Sigrun K. Ertesvåg, Jo Magne Ingul, and Maren Stahl Lerang on studies related to school climate, intervention programs, and teacher experiences. She has contributed to book chapters on school refusal, homeschooling, and preventive interventions like the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, demonstrating applied research impact. She has been involved in numerous school-based evaluations and reports, particularly through the ConnectOSLO project and MILISA initiative, providing feedback to schools and educational authorities on learning environments and student well-being.
Dr. Adewale Adeyinka is a researcher and academic with a PhD from the University of Reading, specializing in organizational ethics, virtuous leadership, and entrepreneurship ecosystems in African contexts. His interdisciplinary work bridges management, sociology, and cultural philosophy, with a focus on ethical behavior, moral agency, and sustainable development across Sub-Saharan Africa. His research interests include organizational ethics, virtuous leadership, creative entrepreneurship, African development, and the intersection of religion and business. Drawing from both Western and African philosophical traditions, such as the Yorùbá worldview, he explores how cultural frameworks shape ethical decision-making and leadership in business environments. The recent articles highlight a consistent focus on ethical leadership, entrepreneurship, and institutional development in Africa. Themes span from digital innovation (e.g., central bank digital currencies) to cultural frameworks (e.g., courage in Yorùbá thought), showing a broad yet cohesive research agenda centered on transforming African economies through ethical and inclusive models. Dr. Adeyinka has contributed to influential publications with MIT Press, Palgrave Macmillan, and Emerald Publishing. His reports for the Nigeria Economic Summit Group demonstrate policy-relevant research aimed at economic transformation and job creation. Despite extensive scholarly output, no formal scientific awards are listed in the provided materials. He has collaborated with researchers across institutions on topics including job crafting, management education reform, and post-colonial theory applications. While no direct mention of advising students or leading a lab is present, his role as a co-author on major projects and books suggests active participation in research teams and knowledge dissemination efforts.
Mario Bravetti is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna. His academic discipline is Informatics (INFO-01/A). He specializes in formal methods, process calculi, and distributed systems, with a focus on session types, microservices architecture, and formal verification of software systems. His research bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in cloud computing, edge computing, and industry 4.0. Research interests include: Session types and behavioral contracts Formal semantics of concurrent systems Microservices deployment and orchestration Low-latency anomaly detection in industrial IoT Formal verification tools for programming languages His recent work emphasizes proactive-reactive scaling strategies for microservices and the integration of formal methods into cloud-native architectures. He has contributed to projects like SEAWALL and the BETTY COST Action, advancing software reliability in large-scale systems. His articles highlight advancements in session subtyping algorithms, typestate systems for Java, and edge-cloud continuum optimizations. He has served as a guest editor for journals on service-oriented architectures and formal methods.
Daniel Nagin is the Lester Hamburg University Professor of Public Policy and Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), serving as Associate Dean of the Heinz College since 2006. He holds a Ph.D. from CMU’s Heinz College (formerly part of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration). His research focuses on criminal behavior trajectories, deterrence mechanisms, and statistical methods for longitudinal data analysis. He has held leadership roles, including Deputy Secretary for Fiscal Policy in Pennsylvania (1981–1986) and chair of the National Research Council’s Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and National Academy of Sciences, among others. Notable awards include the Stockholm Prize in Criminology (2014) and the National Academy of Science Award for Scientific Reviewing (2017). His work spans interdisciplinary journals, including Journal of the American Statistical Association and Crime and Justice Annual Review . He is also a Max Planck Law Research Fellow in Germany. His research emphasizes life-course criminology, policy evaluation, and statistical innovation, with applications to crime prevention and public policy. Recent work examines guardianship mechanisms, sanction perceptions, and the societal impacts of policing strategies.
Renee Kleine Deters is a Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Groningen, affiliated with the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Medical Sciences . She holds a position at the Department of Clinical Psychology & Experimental Psychopathology and is also a Researcher at Accare, a specialized center for child- and adolescent psychiatry. Her contact information includes the email r.kleine.deters@rug.nl and a telephone number at the Faculty of Medical Sciences: +31 50 361 2065. Education : MSc degree in a relevant field (specific discipline not explicitly stated, but inferred from her role in clinical psychology and psychiatry). Research Interests focus on disruptive behavior disorders, social cognition, and emotion recognition. Her work explores neurobiological mechanisms underlying aggression subtypes, ADHD, and callous-unemotional traits in youth. Methodologically, she employs neuroimaging techniques like fMRI to study brain connectivity and amygdala activity in clinical populations. Recent Research Trends : Her articles emphasize neurobiological heterogeneity in disruptive behaviors, functional connectivity patterns in aggression, and adherence to clinical guidelines in ADHD treatment. Collaborations span institutions across Europe, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to child and adolescent mental health. Scientific Contributions : She has published 14 peer-reviewed articles, including a thesis on neurobiological heterogeneity in youth disruptive behavior. Her work bridges clinical psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience, with a focus on translational research. Labs/Teams : Active in the Accare research group, contributing to child psychiatry initiatives and collaborative projects in Europe.
Anastasia SERGEEVA is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), specifically within the Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Security and Cryptology (IRiSC). Her work focuses on cybersecurity, AI ethics, and human-computer interaction, with particular attention to deceptive design patterns, misinformation detection, and user behavior in digital environments. She is affiliated with the Maison Sciences Humaines in Esch-sur-Alzette. Her research integrates transdisciplinary perspectives, addressing topics such as dark patterns in e-commerce, extended reality (XR) ethical challenges in industrial settings, and the psychological dimensions of cybersecurity education. She actively contributes to projects involving AI-driven solutions for transparency in deceptive pattern detection and prebunking strategies to combat misinformation. Recent publications highlight her exploration of cognitive interventions for critical thinking, the impact of voice fidelity on decision-making, and the ethical implications of AI models in code generation. Her work bridges technical and social sciences, emphasizing user-centric design and policy implications for digital environments.
Dr Nicola Kalk is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the Department of Addictions at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, and a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist at King's College Hospital Addictions Care Team (South London & Maudsley NHS Trust). She holds a MBChB from the University of Cape Town, MSc degrees in Comparative Social Policy (Oxford) and Neuroscience (Oxford), and a PhD in Addiction Psychiatry from Imperial College London funded by the Wellcome Trust GSK Fellowship. Her research focuses on addiction medicine, neuroinflammation in alcohol dependence, opioid overdose mechanisms, and the impact of smartphone use on youth mental health. She co-leads studies like the BUILD2depot trial on buprenorphine treatment and the ProACTIVE study evaluating Alcohol Care Teams. She is also part of the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality analyzing drug-related deaths. Key research themes include: opioid overdose prevention, alcohol-liver disease comorbidities, digital health interventions for smartphone addiction, and translational pharmacology in addiction. Over 50 peer-reviewed articles span topics like benzodiazepine toxicity, naloxone dosing protocols, and smartphone usage trends among adolescents. Her work intersects clinical practice, policy, and public health, emphasizing harm reduction strategies and equitable access to care. Grants: NIHR-funded projects on AI/wearable tech for addiction treatment, virtual reality cue exposure therapy Labs/Teams: Addictions Care Team, National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM)
Uta Bindl is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at King’s Business School, King’s College London, since 2019. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor at the London School of Economics (LSE). She holds a PhD in Work Psychology from the University of Sheffield (2011), alongside BA and MA degrees in Management Studies from Germany. Her research focuses on three core areas: motivation in organizations (e.g., proactivity and job crafting), employee wellbeing, and the implications of digital transformation and AI on work performance. She has been recognized with the LSE Excellence in Teaching Award and has held leadership roles such as Associate Dean (Doctoral Studies) at King’s. Education: PhD in Work Psychology, University of Sheffield (2011) MA and BA in Management Studies, Germany Research Themes: Proactivity and job crafting mechanisms Employee wellbeing and its management Impact of AI and digitalization on work Editorial Roles: Associate Editor, Journal of Organizational Behavior Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Review and Journal of Management Grants & Awards: ESRC-funded research on AI’s impact on work performance LSE Excellence in Teaching Award Labs/Teams: Active in King’s Business School’s research clusters on Organisational Behaviour and Future of Work.
Professor Rebecca Bondü holds the Professorship for Developmental, Educational and Family Psychology at Berlin School of Psychology (PHB). Her work integrates research and practice within the Department of Developmental, Educational and Family Psychology, focusing on understanding human development through empirical investigation of risk and protective factors across the lifespan. Her research interests center on moral development and justice sensitivity , personality development with sensitivity factors , and aggression-related phenomena . Specifically, she investigates risk factors for bullying and violent behavior, aggressive sexual fantasies as behavioral precursors, warning signs of radicalization, and leaking phenomena in terrorist attacks. Her approach emphasizes translating developmental insights into practical prevention strategies and intervention tools. Current research projects demonstrate her applied focus: ALFA (Aggression-Related Fantasies Project) develops measurement instruments for aggressive fantasies GaTe (funded by BMBF with 1.1M euros) analyzes police risk assessments in intimate partner homicides LATERAN investigates leaking phenomena in religiously motivated terrorism PIER-Youth examines self-regulation as a resource during adolescent development Professor Bondü actively collaborates with police authorities (Ravensburg and Mannheim Headquarters, German Police University), academic institutions (University of Potsdam, Psychoanalytic University of Berlin), and victim support organizations (White Ring e.V.). Her methodology combines longitudinal studies, cross-sectional analyses, and development of assessment tools aimed at improving risk prediction and prevention strategies in violence-related contexts.
Sherri Hill is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The Chicago School, specializing in Business/IO Psychology, Organization Leadership, and Behavioral Economics . With over 25 years of experience as a healthcare executive and organizational development expert, she focuses on strategic planning, quality management, leadership development, and team communication. Her research explores factors that enhance employee initiative and prosocial voice in healthcare settings, including a large-scale study on hospital nurses. Education: BS in Nursing, Jamestown College MS in Organizational Development, Loyola University PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Northcentral University Research Interests include systems thinking in healthcare, employee motivation, team-building, and organizational psychology. She has co-authored a book chapter on systems thinking in healthcare organizations and consulted on improvement strategies for Chicago-area health systems. Professional Memberships: American Psychological Association (Division 14: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
