Sujatha Fernandes is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney, joining in 2016. Previously, she held positions at Queens College and the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, and was a Wilson-Cotsen Fellow at Princeton University. She earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on social and labor movements, global Black cultures, migrant workers, and anti-Blackness in the Americas. She has authored six books, including The Cuban Hustle (2020) and Curated Stories (2017), and her work explores storytelling, climate justice, and marginalized communities. Dr. Fernandes has received grants such as the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Project (2021) and contributed to initiatives like the Racial Justice and the Curriculum Project at the University of Sydney. She has been featured in global media, including The New York Times , NPR , and Orion Magazine . Her writing spans academic articles, creative nonfiction, and op-eds addressing climate displacement, migrant rights, and cultural policy. Notable works include analyses of Venezuela’s urban movements, Cuba’s cultural politics, and domestic worker advocacy. She sits on the editorial board of Transition: The Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora . Her interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, anthropology, and literature, with ongoing projects in climate fiction and interlinked short stories.
Tatiana Sánchez Parra is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on reproductive violence and justice in contexts of war and transitional justice, particularly in Colombia and Latin America. She employs feminist peacebuilding, social reproduction frameworks, and creative/arts-based methodologies in her work. Previously, she held a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh and remains a visiting researcher there. Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Essex (2018) M.A. in Theory and Practice of Human Rights, University of Essex (2013) M.A. and B.A. in Social Anthropology, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (2007/2006) Key research interests include: Gendered victimhood in transitional justice Reproductive autonomy and social reproduction in militarized contexts Creative methods for knowledge production Environmental devastation and conflict legacies Her book ‘Born of War in Colombia’ (2024) examines how children born of conflict-related sexual violence remain marginalized in Colombia’s transitional justice systems. Recent publications analyze Colombia’s Truth Commission, feminist methodologies, and reparations frameworks. Awards include the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship (2018-2020). She co-edits special journal issues on gender-based violence in Latin America and Colombia’s peacebuilding processes. Teaching includes courses on anthropology of human rights and reproduction/sexuality studies. She collaborates with Afro-Colombian communities and transitional justice actors to advance transformative justice measures for conflict-affected populations.
Dr. Adelyn Lim serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She also holds the position of Research Associate at the Centre for Family and Population Research and serves on the editorial board of Women's Studies International Forum. Recent appointments include Assistant Dean (since July 2023) and Deputy Head of Sociology and Anthropology (effective January 2025). Her educational background includes a PhD in Anthropology from the Australian National University (2010) and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Hong Kong's School of Modern Languages and Cultures (2011-2012). Dr. Lim is an anthropologist and ethnographer specializing in gender and sexuality, with particular focus on cultures of fatherhood, reproductive health, and intersectional and transnational feminisms. Her research examines how gender dynamics intersect with state policies, cultural traditions, and social movements in Asian contexts, particularly Singapore and Hong Kong. She employs critical feminist frameworks to analyze how patriarchal structures persist despite apparent advances in gender equality. Her publication record shows a clear trajectory examining gender relations in Asian societies, with increasing focus on Confucian masculinity and state policies affecting gender roles. Recent work analyzes Singaporean parenting advice to fathers, police work gender dynamics, and 'Asian values' in gender politics, demonstrating how gender essentialism and heteronormativity persist despite progressive rhetoric. Earlier research focused on transnational feminist organizing in Hong Kong, particularly around domestic workers' and sex workers' rights. Dr. Lim teaches courses on Singapore Society, Gender Studies, Sexuality in Comparative Perspective, Social Movements and Collective Action, and co-teaches an interdisciplinary course on Nature and Nurture: Rethinking Sex and Gender with Professor Antonia Monteiro from the Department of Biological Sciences. Her teaching reflects her research interests in gender, sexuality, and social movements, with particular attention to Asian contexts.
Dr. Ania Plomien is an Associate Professor in Gender and Social Science and Deputy Head of Department (Research) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her work focuses on feminist political economy, examining gender inequality through the lens of social reproduction, care, work, and EU policy frameworks. She holds affiliations with the International Inequalities Institute at LSE and serves on multiple academic and policy groups, including the BSA Care and Social Reproduction Study Group, the Gender Justice and Wellbeing Economy research programme, and the Women’s Budget Group’s Policy Advisory Group. Her research spans transnational labour mobility, post-socialist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe, and the interplay between neoliberal policies and gendered inequalities. She has advised the European Commission and contributed to EU policy analysis, particularly regarding social and gender equality directives. Key expertise includes the impact of EU enlargement, migration patterns, and work-family policy reforms. Plomien’s scholarship bridges macro-level policy analysis with micro-level studies of lived experiences, emphasizing how gendered inequalities are embedded in everyday work and care practices. Her recent work critiques the neoliberalization of welfare systems and explores pathways toward gender-just social reproduction policies.
Dr. Nikki Hayfield is an Associate Director in Psychology at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), affiliated with the Health and Social Sciences department. She holds a Psychology PhD and BSc. Her research spans peri/menopause, women's reproductive lives, bisexual/pansexual/ace spectrum identities, qualitative methods, critical psychology, and feminist psychology. She co-authored Essentials of Thematic Analysis (2021) and Bisexual and Pansexual Identities (2020). She serves on editorial boards for Sex Roles , Feminism & Psychology , and Women's Reproductive Health . Her recent publications focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion in motorsport, mixed-sex civil partnerships, and intersectional challenges in reproductive health. She supervises qualitative research projects and emphasizes methodological innovation.
Rana Jaleel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at the University of California, Davis, within the College of Arts & Sciences. She holds multiple leadership roles, including Chair of the Cultural Studies Graduate Group, Chair of the Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research, Faculty Advisor for the Sexuality Studies Minor, and Co-Director of HATCH: The Feminist Arts & Sciences Initiative. She is also a 2021–2024 College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Faculty Fellow. Education: Ph.D. in American Studies, New York University J.D., Yale Law School MFA in Poetry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Rana Jaleel’s research centers on the politics of evidence, examining how harm is recognized or erased in legal, cultural, and political contexts. Her work critically engages with reproductive labor, race, gender, sexuality, property, and international law. She draws from feminist theory, critical ethnic studies, legal studies, and decolonial thought to interrogate the intersections of power, knowledge, and violence. Her interdisciplinary approach is reflected in her contributions across law, cultural studies, and creative writing. Her publications and editorial projects reveal a strong focus on racial capitalism, settler colonialism, queer/trans of color critique, and feminist legal theory. She explores how international legal frameworks for sexual violence are shaped by imperial and racial power. Her work frequently appears in journals such as Critical Ethnic Studies Journal , Cultural Studies , and Brooklyn Law Review . She has co-edited special issues on democracy, gendered citizenship, and racial capitalism, demonstrating a commitment to collective scholarly work. Scientific Awards: Author of Color First Book Award from Duke University Press for The Work of Rape Rana Jaleel is actively involved in academic service and mentorship. As Co-Director of HATCH and leader of the Write the Future! Lab, she fosters creative and critical scholarship among undergraduate students, particularly from women/queer/trans of color and transnational feminist perspectives. She serves on the Editorial Collective and Board of The Critical Ethnic Studies Journal and is a member of the American Association of University Professors’ Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure. Her leadership extends to admissions and curriculum development in interdisciplinary programs. She is co-editing a forthcoming issue of South Atlantic Quarterly on 'Queer/Trans of Color Transits and the Global Imaginaries of Racial Capitalism' and continues to develop projects that bridge creative practice, legal critique, and feminist theory.
Dr. Julieta Chaparro-Buitrago is a Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge, specializing in decolonial approaches to reproductive justice across Latin America. Her work bridges anthropology, gender studies, and environmental sociology through critical examinations of colonial power structures. Her educational foundation includes a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she received the Oriol Pi-Sunyer Dissertation Prize and multiple research awards recognizing her groundbreaking work on forced sterilization in Peru. Chaparro-Buitrago's research centers on how colonial legacies and extractive industries shape reproductive experiences of indigenous and peasant women. She develops innovative frameworks like Reproductive Extractivism to analyze connections between land exploitation, environmental contamination, and bodily sovereignty, challenging Western-centric reproductive rights paradigms through decolonial feminist methodologies. Her publication trajectory reveals expanding scope from Peru-focused ethnography to transnational comparisons (US, China) and environmental dimensions, consistently centering peasant epistemologies while critiquing state violence and repro-normative hierarchies. Her scientific recognition includes: Wellcome Trust Early Career Award (2022) Oriol Pi-Sunyer Dissertation Prize (2021) Armelagos-Swedlund Graduate Research Award (2018) Richard B. Woodbury Award (2015) Pre-Dissertation Research Award (2013) Her Wellcome-funded project on reproduction in Peru's extractive zones drives interdisciplinary collaboration with Cambridge Reproduction and the Cambridge Lactation Network, generating policy interventions for environmental reproductive justice amid climate crisis. She actively shapes discourse through the Cambridge Reproduction Forum and Reading Group, fostering cross-departmental dialogue on decolonizing reproduction research while mentoring emerging scholars in critical feminist methodologies.
Naomi Rogers, Ph.D. (She/Her) is Professor of the History of Medicine in the Section of the History of Medicine and the Program in the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University. She holds courtesy appointments in the History Department and the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, and serves on Yale's Dean's Advisory Council for LGBTQI Affairs. Professor Rogers teaches undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, regularly lecturing on the history of AIDS, reproduction, health economics, eugenics, nutrition, disability, and health activism. Professor Rogers' educational background includes: PhD in History from University of Pennsylvania (1986) MA from University of Pennsylvania (1986) BA in Music from Melbourne University (1980) BA with Honors from Melbourne University (1979) Her research focuses on 20th and 21st century history of medicine with emphasis on health inequities and social justice. Professor Rogers' historical interests span gender and health, disease and public health, disability studies, feminism, alternative medicine, health policy, and health activism. Her work critically examines the intersection of medical practices with social movements, particularly how marginalized communities have challenged medical orthodoxy throughout American history. She has published extensively in journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Journal of Medical Humanities, Radical History Review, Social History of Medicine, and Women and Health. Professor Rogers' recent scholarship demonstrates a consistent focus on the historical dimensions of contemporary health issues, particularly vaccine politics, abortion history, and community health activism. Her publications reveal patterns of resistance to medical authority, the role of race and gender in shaping health outcomes, and the historical roots of current health justice movements. Her work bridges academic history with public engagement, as evidenced by her frequent media commentary on COVID-19 and other health issues in outlets including BBC Radio, CNN, Huffington Post, National Public Radio, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. Among her notable recognitions: AAHN's Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research for 'Polio Wars: Sister Kenny and the Golden Age of American Medicine' (2014) Presenter of the AAHM's Garrison Lecture: 'Radical Visions of American Medicine: Politics and Activism in the History of Medicine' (2017) Professor Rogers has been actively involved in academic leadership and mentoring. She has served as Director of Graduate Studies for the 2022-23 academic year, Chair of the Women's Faculty Forum, and Liaison to the Committee on Status of Women in Medicine. Her service extends to editorial boards including the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences since 2018. She has also contributed to public understanding of medicine through consultations for documentaries including 'The Polio Crusade' (PBS), 'On the Basis of Sex' (Focus Features), and 'War on Science' (in process). Currently, Professor Rogers serves on the Medical School's OBGYN 'Dobbs' Sessions Planning Committee, which has organized webinars for the Yale community, and was co-organizer of the history-themed session 'Rooted in History: Abortion, Law and American Health Care.' She is working on her book project 'Health Radicalism and the Humanization of American Medicine' (under contract with Oxford), examining critics of medical orthodoxy since 1945 including civil rights, consumer, and feminist activists. She also conducts ongoing research on antisemitism in American medicine in the decades before and after World War II.
Priyank Chandra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information and Director of the STREET Lab (SocioTechnical Resistance and Ethical Technologies Lab). His interdisciplinary research focuses on sociotechnical practices of marginalized communities, leveraging HCI, CSCW, STS, and development studies to design inclusive technologies. He holds a PhD in Information from the University of Michigan, along with MS in Economics and BE in Electronics Engineering. Chandra has received awards at ACM CHI and CSCW for his work on labor movements, digital resistance, and accessibility. Education: PhD in Information, University of Michigan (2019) MS in Economics BE in Electronics Engineering Research Interests: Chandra explores how marginalized communities reconfigure technologies to foster self-organization and resistance. His work bridges HCI/CSCW with theories from development studies and institutional analysis, emphasizing ethical, socially just systems. Recent projects include studying farmer movements in India, gig economy platforms, and weather risk communication for visually impaired Ontarians. Grants & Awards: SSHRC Grant: Repertoires of Contention in Digital Labour Platforms (2023-2024) NSERC Grant: Designing Inclusive Platforms for the Gig Economy (2022-2027) Connaught New Researcher Award (2023) ACM CHI/CSCW Awards for contributions to labor studies and accessibility Advising & Labs: Supervises students in ICTs, design, and marginality. Directs the STREET Lab at KMDI, focusing on ethical tech for vulnerable communities. Teaches courses on inclusive design and marginalized communities' ICT practices.
Dr Anita Hammer is a Reader in International Employment Relations at King’s Business School, King’s College London. She specializes in comparative and international work and employment relations, focusing on the Global South, informal/precarious work, and the impact of technology/climate change on labor markets. Her research addresses socio-economic inequalities, sustainability, and the future of work through interdisciplinary approaches combining history, political economy, and labor process theory. Education: PhD, MSc, PGCHE (University of London); MPhil in History (Jawaharlal Nehru University), MA Area Studies (SOAS), BA History (St Stephen’s College, Delhi University). She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Research Interests: Automation’s impact on work in India, migrant labor in Saudi Arabia, just transitions for informal workers, and climate change’s labor implications. She collaborates with civil society, trade unions, and policy bodies like ACAS and the ILO. Her recent books include *Global Rupture* (2023) and *The Political Economy of Work in the Global South* (2020). Publications span peer-reviewed journals (*Work, Employment and Society*, *Journal of Labor and Society*) and edited volumes. She leads the CRIMT international research project on work improvement and is affiliated with King’s India Institute and Climate Research Hub. Editor roles include *Work Employment and Society* and *Journal of Industrial Relations*. Awards: 2019 Outstanding Doctoral Supervisor, Thomas Holloway Fellowship (2002). She supervises PhD students and examines theses at Cardiff Business School and SOAS. Labs/Teams: Part of the Critical Global Capitalism Studies Collective at King’s, fostering collaborations on global capitalism research and activism.
Prof. Dr. Talja Blokland is a Professor of Urban and Regional Sociology at the Institute of Social Sciences within the Faculty of Cultural, Social and Educational Sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin. Based at Universitätsstraße 3b, Room 301, she actively contributes to urban sociological research and teaching, with contact via talja.blokland@sowi.hu-berlin.de. Her position as Women's* representative underscores her institutional engagement beyond academic duties. Bloklund's research centers on urban sociology, examining social inequality, neighborhood dynamics, social capital, public space, and urban diversity through qualitative and ethnographic lenses. She investigates how spatial arrangements shape social interactions, community formation, and exclusionary processes in cities like Berlin, Rotterdam, and São Paulo. Her work emphasizes the lived experiences of marginalized populations and the role of public spaces in mediating urban life, particularly in contexts of migration, segregation, and rapid urban transformation. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a dominant focus on 'urban impasses'—structural deadlocks where inequality becomes entrenched. Her scholarship consistently explores segregation mechanisms, social trust in public spaces, and the impact of policies like lockdowns on urban dwellers. Methodologically, she prioritizes ethnographic approaches to capture nuanced social realities, with recurring attention to Berlin's evolving urban landscape. Key thematic threads include the paradoxes of diversity, the spatial dimensions of social capital, and how marginalized groups navigate urban inequalities through everyday tactics.
Dr. Laura Pacheco is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at Memorial University. She holds a BSW and MSW from McGill University and a PhD in Rehabilitation Medicine from the University of Alberta. Her research focuses on reproductive justice, intellectual disability and parenting, structural violence against women with disabilities, neurodiversity in aging, and social justice within health and social service systems. She has conducted post-doctoral work on support needs for parents with intellectual disabilities and has been a clinician, advocate, and program coordinator in parenting services for over 14 years. She teaches courses emphasizing critical social work practice, anti-oppression, and disability studies. Her funded research includes studies on neurodiverse aging (2020–2023) and service pathways for parents with intellectual impairments (2018–2021). She is an executive member of the International Association on the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSIDD) and has contributed to international workshops and conferences. Her work bridges academic research with community engagement, advocating for systemic equity and inclusive policies.
Geoffrey Batchen holds the Professorship of the History of Art at the University of Oxford, situated within the Department of the History of Art in the Faculty of History. He is additionally a Fellow of Trinity College, where he contributes to academic governance and tutorial instruction. His career spans teaching, scholarly writing, and international curatorial practice focused exclusively on photographic history. Education: BA, University of Sydney PhD, University of Sydney Batchen's research interrogates photography's cultural embeddedness across temporal and technological shifts, emphasizing its theoretical frameworks, memorial functions, and ethical complexities. His scholarship bridges art historical analysis with material studies, examining how photographic practices shape human experience from the 19th century to digital eras. Curatorial projects extend this investigation through exhibitions at major institutions worldwide, including the Van Gogh Museum, International Center of Photography, and National Media Museum. His publication trajectory reveals evolving engagement with photography's ontological status, moving from foundational studies like Burning with Desire (1997) to comprehensive historical syntheses in Negative/Positive (2020). Recurring themes include technological materiality, memory construction, and crisis representation, with recent works addressing digital dissemination and cameraless techniques. This body of work establishes photography as both artistic medium and cultural catalyst across diverse sociopolitical contexts. Information regarding doctoral students, research grants, laboratory facilities, or award recognition was not provided in the source material.
Sue Mialon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Emory University. Her research focuses on Law and Economics, Industrial Organization, and Microeconomic Theory. She holds a PhD from the University of Texas, Austin (2002), alongside advanced degrees from Korea University (MA, 1996; BA, 1992). Her work analyzes regulatory frameworks, market competition dynamics, and the intersection of legal systems with economic behavior. Notable themes include net neutrality, discrimination incentives, and the economic impacts of legal standards. Recent studies address abortion policy, inheritance inequality, and counterterrorism strategies. Mialon’s research often bridges theoretical models with real-world policy implications, contributing to fields like antitrust enforcement and public policy evaluation. Her publications span journals such as the Journal of Regulatory Economics, Labour, and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. She maintains a website at Emory and can be contacted via smialon@emory.edu.
Ekaterina Hertog is an Associate Professor of AI and Society at the University of Oxford's Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and the Institute for Ethics in AI. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital technologies and family life, exploring how AI and digital tools transform parenting, childcare, and family dynamics. She holds a DPhil and MSc in Sociology from the University of Oxford. Education: DPhil in Sociology, University of Oxford MSc in Sociology, University of Oxford Research Interests: Digital technologies in family contexts, parental control technologies, future of unpaid work, gender practices in households, and time use patterns. Her work includes studies on data-driven parenting, domestic AI automation, and societal implications of digital monitoring. Projects: DomesticAI: Explores AI's potential to transform unpaid domestic work in the UK and Japan. Research on digital technologies in childcare, including parental control apps and ethical frameworks. Awards & Media: Her work has been featured in media outlets like BBC Ideas, The Guardian, and Newsweek. She contributes to policy discussions on digital parenting and AI ethics. Advising & Grants: Supervises doctoral students on topics like digital disconnection, remote work, and AI ethics. Leads ESRC-funded projects and collaborates with international institutions like the Dieter Schwarz Foundation. Labs/Teams: Active in the OII's AI & Society research cluster and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on AI ethics and societal impacts.
