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Laura Lee McIntyre is the Dean of the College of Education and Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor at the University of Oregon. She directs the school psychology program and Prevention Science Institute, with research focusing on children’s mental health, family-centered interventions, and developmental disabilities. Her work spans early childhood interventions, autism support, and family-school partnerships. Education includes a PhD in School Psychology from UC Riverside, predoctoral internship at Johns Hopkins, and BA in Developmental Psychology from La Sierra University. Research interests center on behavioral health in vulnerable populations, preventive interventions, and family resilience. Her publications emphasize scalable family-school collaborations and culturally adapted parenting programs. Articles frequently address behavioral assessment, prevention science, and trauma-informed care, showing interdisciplinary engagement across psychology, education, and public health. Awards highlight national recognition: APA fellowships (Divisions 16/33), early career honors, teaching excellence, and leadership in developmental disabilities research. Advising and grants include NIH/NICHD, NIMH, and Dept. of Education funding. She mentors graduate students in clinic/school placements and leads community-engaged teams. Labs and initiatives: Prevention Science Institute bridges research and practice in child/family wellbeing through longitudinal studies and randomized trials.

• Child Mental Health
• Behavioral Health
• Special Education
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William Tov is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Singapore Management University's School of Social Sciences and serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA). His research program examines multilevel well-being processes, investigating cultural influences on societal-level well-being while analyzing micro-level fluctuations in emotion and satisfaction influenced by personality traits, social interactions, and life circumstances. Education includes: PhD in Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2008) MA in Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2006) BA, University of California, Berkeley (2002) Research centers on cross-cultural well-being patterns, personality expression in digital environments, and policy applications of well-being metrics. His work integrates macro-level societal analysis with micro-level examination of emotional dynamics. Primary interests include well-being measurement, cultural psychology, successful aging, and the psychological impact of social media. Recent publications (2022-2024) demonstrate strong focus on aging populations, pandemic impacts, and social determinants of well-being, employing longitudinal designs, cross-cultural comparisons, and quasi-experimental approaches. Key themes include mental health interventions, technology adoption among elderly, urban design equity, and cross-national relationship satisfaction. Awards include: Lee Kong Chian Fellowship for research excellence Advises graduate students Jonathan Louis Chia, Jie Sheng Clement, and Lau Yong Hao. Leads the Singapore Life Panel - a high-frequency longitudinal survey tracking well-being metrics for older Singaporeans.

• Well-Being
• Personality Psychology
• Cultural Psychology
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Dr. Jesse Suter is a Research Professor and Director of the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion (CDCI) at the University of Vermont's College of Education and Social Services (CESS). He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UVM, with additional training from Arizona State University and the National Institutes of Mental Health. His work focuses on community and school-based Wraparound strategies, special education service delivery to support students with disabilities, and interdisciplinary interventions for youth with behavioral challenges. He has led multiple federally funded projects, including an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grant on the Efficacy of RENEW for High School Students and co-investigator roles on school-based wraparound initiatives. With over 30 publications and book chapters, his research emphasizes evidence-based practices, policy analysis, and systemic interventions. In 2021, he received the Joseph A. Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. As CDCI Director, he oversees programs promoting equity for people with disabilities, collaborating with state agencies and national groups. His editorial roles include the Developmental Disabilities Network Journal . Research interests span mental health in schools, foster care educational resilience, and cross-cultural inclusive education models. Areas of Expertise: Wraparound process, special education service delivery, disability and inclusion, interdisciplinary coordination, mental health

• Special Education
• Disability Inclusion
• Wraparound Care Coordination
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Nicola Hancock is an Associate Professor and Academic Director of Research Education (READ) in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney. Her work spans clinical practice, education, and research in mental health, with a focus on recovery-oriented approaches. She leads the mental health team at the Centre for Disability Research and Policy and oversees over 150 higher-degree research students and their supervisors. Education BAppSc(OT) PhD Research Interests Dr. Hancock develops and evaluates recovery-focused interventions, notably the Recovery Assessment Scale–Domains and Stages (RAS-DS), a widely used tool in 25+ countries. Her work emphasizes co-production with lived experience contributors, exploring topics like mental health service models (e.g., NDIS, Recovery College), hopefulness, and consumer participation. Articles & Grants Her research has secured over $4.5M in grants, including MRFF-funded projects. Recent work includes digital RAS-DS resources and studies on ECT impacts, NDIS access barriers, and rural healthcare worker well-being. Awards & Recognition While no specific awards are listed, her leadership roles and funding reflect significant professional impact. Teaching & Advising She teaches mental health in occupational therapy programs and supervises students researching topics like schizophrenia support, ECT outcomes, and NDIS participation. Labs & Collaborations Collaborates with the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and industry partners on projects like telehealth adaptation and mental health recovery frameworks.

• Mental Health
• Occupational Therapy
• Qualitative Research
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Bunmi O. Olatunji is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University, where he also serves as Director of Clinical Training. He holds editorial roles at prominent journals including the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , and his research focuses on anxiety disorders, disgust-driven behaviors, and experimental psychopathology. His work has been funded by the NIH and APA divisions, yielding over 160 publications and book chapters. Dr. Olatunji directs the Emotion and Anxiety Research Laboratory, examining how basic emotions like disgust influence anxiety-related disorders. Key interests include cognitive behavioral therapy optimization, PTSD neurobiology, and the intersection of sleep/circadian rhythms with mental health. His research bridges clinical practice and scientific inquiry, emphasizing translational outcomes. Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, Editorial Board of Behavior Therapy, etc. Funding: NIH grants, Anxiety Disorders Association of America Publications: Co-author of 10-Minute CBT and co-editor of Disgust and Its Disorders Awarded the APA Shakow Early Career Award and Theodore Blau Award for contributions to clinical psychology, his work highlights mechanisms underlying exposure therapies and the role of disgust in OCD/PTSD. His lab employs advanced neuroimaging (e.g., ENIGMA-PGC PTSD consortium) and ecological momentary assessment to study real-time symptom dynamics. Grants and mentorship efforts emphasize training next-generation clinical scientists, with a focus on bridging basic science and clinical practice. His work addresses pandemic mental health challenges, chronic insomnia, and the ethics of brief therapy.

• Anxiety Disorders
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Experimental Psychopathology
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Vanessa Ratten is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship education, sport entrepreneurship, innovation in emerging economies, and digital transformation. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland and has over 20 years of experience in teaching at AACSB-accredited institutions globally. Dr. Ratten is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Management & Organization and Journal of Family Business Management , and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, 7 sole-authored books, and co-edited 20+ volumes. Her honors include Stanford's Top 2% Global Scientists (2022) and Australia's 2025 field leadership in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Research Interests Entrepreneurship Education & Pedagogy Sport Innovation and Startups Artificial Intelligence in Management Tourism Entrepreneurship Family Business Management Recent Article Trends Focus on AI applications in family businesses, digital empowerment strategies for SMEs, and sport entrepreneurship ecosystems. Her work bridges theoretical contributions with practical industry insights. Awards & Recognition Research.com Australia's Top Business Researchers (2022) Stanford 2% Global Scientists by Research Impact 2025 The Australian Field Leader Award Advisory & Grants Supervised 2 PhD and 4 MPhil completions, examined 8 international theses. Active in collaborative industry projects and journal special issues across 15+ academic platforms. Labs/Teams Leads entrepreneurship innovation initiatives at La Trobe, contributing to Palgrave's Global Entrepreneurship Studies book series and Routledge's Innovation Horizons series.

• Entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Sport Entrepreneurship
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Razieh Chegeni is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Psychology , affiliated with the PROMENTA initiative. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Bergen (2018–2021) and a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Alzahra University (2014–2016), alongside a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Tehran Azad North University (2010–2014). Her research focuses on polygenic and social predictors of wellbeing, sexual strategies, personality traits (Dark Triad), and addiction-related behaviors, with a particular emphasis on anabolic-androgenic steroids and aggression. She currently uses machine learning to analyze the MoBa dataset for adolescent wellbeing predictors. Her work has been supported by awards including the Meltzer funding (2019) and the UiB PhD scholarship (2017). Notable contributions include studies on climate anxiety across 32 countries, cross-cultural preferences in physical attractiveness, and meta-analyses on androgen dependence and aggression in steroid users. She has guest-edited a special issue on anabolic steroid use among women and contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed articles. Teaching roles include coordinating courses in Operational Psychology and leading seminars in Personality Psychology and ReproducibiliTea journal clubs. She has advised student projects on topics like evolutionary psychology and dark triad traits. Her interdisciplinary projects span evolutionary psychology, health psychology, and environmental mental health. Key Projects: Climate anxiety studies, genomics of wellbeing, cross-cultural physical attractiveness research, and anabolic steroid addiction mechanisms. Awards: Meltzer funding (2019), PSI teaching funding (2024), UiB PhD Scholarship (2017). Labs/Teams: PROMENTA initiative, University of Oslo’s Department of Psychology research groups.

• Polygenic predictors of wellbeing
• Assortative mating and sexual strategies
• Personality psychology (Dark Triad)
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Jakob Pietschnig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology . His work focuses on intelligence research, meta-analytic methods, and measurement invariance across cultures and populations. He has contributed to understanding the Flynn Effect, generational changes in cognitive abilities, and the psychometric properties of psychological scales. Research Projects: Evolution of human intelligence: The Flynn effect (2024–2027) Computerdiagnostik (2024–2026) How biased is the literature in Psychological Science? (2018–2021) Reward: John B. Carroll Award for Research Methodology (2011) Research Interests: Pietschnig's research explores the structural and temporal dynamics of intelligence, including the Flynn Effect, measurement invariance of psychological scales, and cross-cultural comparisons of well-being and personality traits. He employs advanced statistical methods, such as meta-analyses and multiverse approaches, to address biases and variability in psychological science. Public Engagement: He has provided expert commentary on topics like intelligence trends and cognitive health in media outlets.

• Meta-Analysis
• Intelligence Research
• Developmental Psychology
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Tudor Catalin Popescu is a PhD researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Psychology at an unspecified university, specializing in Cognitive Psychology and Music Cognition . His work bridges musicology, linguistics, and cultural evolution. Research Interests: Music Cognition Cultural Evolution Dynamic Processes in Music-Language Interaction Psychometric Methods in Musicological Studies Recent Publications focus on cultural transmission dynamics, predictive frameworks in music and speech, and psychometric analysis of creative processes. Themes include Melodic Organisation , Iterated Learning , and Cognitive Modeling . Activities include talks at academic events like Dynamic predictive frameworks for song and speech and participation in Pathways through music evolution . He collaborates with researchers such as Felix Haiduk and Rohrmeier.

• Music Cognition
• Cultural Evolution
• Cognitive Psychology
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Susan Embretson is a Professor of Psychology at the School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, with a distinguished career spanning modern psychometric theory and cognitive assessment methodologies. Her educational foundation includes a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota (1973). Dr. Embretson pioneers the integration of cognitive theory into psychometric models , specializing in item response theory and cognitive diagnosis. Her groundbreaking work on "tests without items" leverages artificial intelligence for dynamic item generation targeting cognitive difficulty sources. Research spans fluid reasoning, spatial ability, mathematical reasoning, and verbal comprehension, fundamentally advancing personalized assessment. Analysis of her 2012-2016 publications reveals sustained innovation in multicomponent latent trait modeling, cognitive complexity applications, and AI-driven test development. Key themes include diagnostic precision in mathematics assessment, cognitive load optimization, and personality impacts on test performance, establishing new paradigms in educational measurement. She directs the Cognitive Measurement Laboratory at Georgia Tech, driving research at the intersection of cognitive science and psychometrics.

• Psychometrics
• Cognitive Psychology
• Intelligence Assessment
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Dingjing Shi is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in quantitative methods. Her research integrates Bayesian statistics with psychological measurement, focusing on longitudinal data analysis, network modeling, and ecological momentary assessment using wearable technology. She employs advanced statistical approaches to address methodological challenges in behavioral research. Her publications demonstrate expertise in developing novel psychometric approaches, including dimensionality reduction techniques for psychological networks and Bayesian generalizability theory for mixed-format assessments. Research addresses practical challenges in mobile health data collection and causal inference with incomplete data.

• Bayesian Statistics
• Longitudinal Data Analysis
• Network Modeling
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Prof. Dr. Peter Kerkhof is a Full Professor of Social Media at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Department of Communication Science and serves as Vice Dean of Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences. He holds a PhD (1997) in Social Psychology from VU Amsterdam. His research focuses on social media's impact on organizational and individual interactions, emphasizing how online environments shape perceptions of brands, policies, and health behaviors. He has held key administrative roles, including Chair of Communication Science (2010–2018) and membership in the Kansspelauthoriteit advisory board. Education: PhD in Social Psychology (VU Amsterdam, 1997) Administrative Roles: Vice Dean of Education, Chair of Communication Science, Faculty Board Member His research spans social media's role in health communication (e.g., blood donation campaigns), psychological effects of FOMO, and corporate reputation management. He has published in journals like Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication and Human Communication Research . Awards include the Best Faculty Paper in Public Relations (2016) and the Bob Heath Award (2015). Recent articles explore topics like blood donation engagement via Facebook, longitudinal studies on FOMO and well-being, and patient support groups on social media. His work bridges communication science with practical applications in health, marketing, and digital ethics. Scientific Awards: Best Faculty Paper in Public Relations (2016), Bob Heath Award (2015) Grants/Activities: Supervised 11 PhD theses, engaged in media outreach (e.g., commentary on social media trends) He is affiliated with the Network Institute and the Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC) research group, contributing to interdisciplinary projects on digital communication and societal resilience.

• Social Media Use
• Online Media and Organizations
• Psychological Well-being
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Associate Professor Sandra Nolte is based at Monash University’s Eastern Health Clinical School, leading the Person-Centred Research Directorate. She holds an adjunct position at Swinburne University of Technology. Her research focuses on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), psychometrics, and health-related quality of life, particularly in oncology. With over 20 years of experience across academia, non-profits, and industry, she collaborates internationally with institutions like ISOQOL and EORTC. She is President-Elect of ISOQOL, commencing in 2025. Educated at Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Habilitation in 2022), RMIT University (PhD in 2008), and the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (BA Honours in 2000), her work addresses PRO measurement standardization and cross-cultural adaptation. Current projects include the EORTC QLQ-C30 normative data initiatives and a study on side-effect burden in clinical trials. Research interests span validation theory, survey design, and health services research. She is actively mentoring students in PRO research and health-related quality of life studies. Notable contributions include developing the EORTC QLU-C10D utility measure and advancing PROMIS® methodologies. Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing equitable healthcare measurement. Collaborations span Australia, Germany, and the UK, fostering global PRO research networks.

• Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
• Health-related Quality of Life Research
• Psychometrics
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Dr. Sarah Walker is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Durham University, UK, and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute. She previously studied and worked as an academic at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research focuses on individual differences in self-informant agreement in psychological assessments, emotion regulation (both self- and other-directed), and the impact of these processes on interpersonal outcomes, particularly in educational contexts. She explores how individuals regulate their own and others' emotions, including the role of humor, valuing, and receptive listening in relationships. Her work also examines the Dark Triad personality traits and their relationship with emotional intelligence, as well as the challenges of faking in self-report assessments. Key research themes include extrinsic emotion regulation strategies, the development of psychometric tools (e.g., the Regulating Others' Emotions Scale), and the interplay between personality traits and emotional processes. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Emotion , Assessment , and Personality and Individual Differences . Dr. Walker collaborates internationally and is actively involved in mentoring prospective PhD students interested in emotion regulation dynamics in educational and interpersonal settings.

• Educational Psychology
• Emotion Regulation
• Psychological Assessments
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James F Carmody, PhD is a Professor at UMass Chan Medical School with dual appointments in the Department of Medicine and Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine. He is a leading researcher in mindfulness-based interventions and their psychological and neural mechanisms, with over forty-five years of meditation practice across Zen, Tibetan, Theravada and Advaita traditions. Education: Ph.D. from University of Iowa, 1971 Dr. Carmody's research focuses on the psychological and neural mechanisms of mindfulness and mind-body processes, examining how these can modify distress and enhance well-being. His work spans evolutionary psychology, stress reduction, meditation practices, and their clinical applications for conditions including chronic pain, PTSD, asthma, and hot flashes. He has made significant contributions to understanding how mindfulness training affects brain structure and function, particularly in relation to emotional regulation and stress response. Analysis of Dr. Carmody's recent publications reveals a consistent focus on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) across multiple clinical contexts. His work demonstrates expertise in comparative effectiveness research, examining mindfulness against other therapeutic approaches for chronic pain conditions. There's a strong emphasis on identifying specific mechanisms of action and understanding how mindfulness interventions produce clinical benefits across diverse populations from veterans with PTSD to patients with chronic medical conditions. Research Leadership: Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded clinical trials Former Director of Research for the Center for Mindfulness Lead investigator on studies examining mindfulness for chronic pain, PTSD, asthma, hot flashes, and smoking cessation Dr. Carmody teaches mindfulness courses for clinicians, focusing on making the conceptualization and psychological mechanisms of mindfulness straightforward, jargon-free, and practically accessible for patient care. His research has been widely featured in national and international media including the New York Times (reaching #1 on the most emailed list), NPR, ABC, and numerous other outlets.

• Mindfulness
• Meditation
• Psychological mechanisms
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