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Julie Stone PetersView profile

Professor

• Law and Humanities
• Human Rights
• Film, Media, and Visual Studies
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Julie Stone Peters is the H. Gordon Garbedian Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, with affiliations at Columbia Law School and Queen Mary University of London. She holds a BA from Yale, a PhD from Princeton, and a JD from Columbia. Her research bridges law, performance, and media history, focusing on the intersection of legal systems and cultural practices across eras. She directs Academic Careers Advising for Columbia PhD students and co-chairs the Theatre and Performance PhD program. Peters has authored influential works like *Law as Performance* and *Theatre of the Book*, earning accolades such as the ACLA’s Harry Levin Prize. Her current projects include *The Video and the Law* and collaborative work on 'Fragments for a History of the Legal Body.' Her research spans legal theatricality, human rights, and media’s role in shaping legal narratives. Awards include Guggenheim, Fulbright, and Humboldt fellowships. Peters teaches widely, including at Harvard and the Metropolitan Detention Center, and co-edits the Cambridge Elements in Legal Humanities series.

• Biostatistics
• Public Health
• Epidemiology
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Dr. Shuvo Bakar is a Senior Lecturer in the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, within the Faculty of Medicine and Health. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Southampton, UK, and has prior experience as an Assistant Professor at Yale University, Lecturer at the Australian National University, and Scientist at Data61 (CSIRO). His research focuses on statistical methods applied to public health challenges, including Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, spatio-temporal analysis, and their applications in epidemiology, clinical trials, and environmental health. Dr. Bakar's research interests span statistical methodologies such as Bayesian adaptive designs, small area estimation, and spatial risk modeling, alongside applications in child health, infectious diseases, and extreme weather impacts on health. He is an active member of academic communities, including the Royal Statistical Society (RSS Fellow), Statistical Society of Australia, and the Australian Trials Methodology Research Network. His work also involves collaborations on grants totaling millions in funding, addressing topics like climate change impacts on health inequity and cardiovascular disease prevention in remote regions. Education: PhD in Statistics (University of Southampton, UK) Key Research Themes: Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease; Reproductive, Maternal & Child Health Grants/Projects: Includes NHMRC-funded trials on respiratory infections in First Nations children and MRFF grants for cardiovascular risk reduction in regional Australia. Dr. Bakar's contributions extend to editorial roles for Nature Scientific Reports and Discover Public Health , and his research has been published in journals like PloS One , Climatic Change , and Journal of the Royal Statistical Society .

• Applied Microeconomics
• Health Economics
• Education Economics
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Gregor Pfeifer is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney, affiliated with CESifo and IZA. Previously, he was a Senior Research Officer at University College London's Department of Economics. His research focuses on Health, Education, and Public Economics, emphasizing applied microeconometrics for policy evaluation. He holds a Ph.D. from Saarland University. **Education**: Ph.D., Saarland University (Germany). **Research Interests**: Applied Microeconomics, with a focus on causal inference in Health, Education, and Public Policy contexts. His work explores topics like school smoking bans, fuel price policies, and gender wage expectations. **Grants**: Received funding from the Baden-Wuerttemberg Stiftung (€118k, 2017–2019) for STEM education research, the German Research Foundation (€17k, 2017–2018) for school tracking effects, and seed grants for junior researcher networks. **Media**: His work on school smoking bans and gender wage expectations has been covered in outlets like *The Sunday Times* and *Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung*. **Affiliations**: Serves as an Associate Editor at *Empirical Economics*. Active in policy evaluation, synthetic control methods, and labor market dynamics.

Robyn B. AdamsView profile

Assistant Professor

• Health Communication
• Reproductive Justice
• LGBTQ+ Health Equity
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Robyn B. Adams is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advertising & Brand Strategy at Texas Tech University's College of Media & Communication. Their research focuses on Black feminist health communication, particularly exploring reproductive justice for Black LGBTQ+ communities through narrative-based methodologies. Robyn holds a B.A. and M.A. from Texas Tech University and is completing a Ph.D. in Information and Media from Michigan State University. Key research areas include: Reproductive health disparities among marginalized populations Storytelling as an empowerment tool in healthcare Health communication in digital spaces Intersectional approaches to public health advocacy Current projects center on a groundbreaking dataset of Black queer birthing experiences, combining ethnographic storytelling with health justice frameworks. Their work frequently intersects with community activism, including volunteer efforts at Dallas-based reproductive justice organizations. Publications span topics from vaccine hesitancy to telemedicine barriers, consistently emphasizing equity-centered communication strategies. Methodological interests include qualitative content analysis and participatory action research.

• Human Anatomy
• Structural Biology
• Integrative Biology
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Flavia Carton is an Assistant Professor at the University of Trento, affiliated with the Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO) and the Centre for Medical Sciences (CISMED). She specializes in teaching human anatomy, focusing on structural and functional relationships in the human body. Primary Affiliation: Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO) Secondary Affiliation: Centre for Medical Sciences (CISMED) Teaching Responsibilities Anatomia umana I: Covers locomotor, cardio-vascular, and spinal nervous systems. Anatomia umana II: Focuses on central nervous, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, integumentary, and endocrine systems. Research & Awards No specific research publications or scientific awards were explicitly listed in the provided text.

Mar Sobral BernalView profile

Professor

• Evolutionary ecology
• Plant-animal interactions
• Global change impacts on biodiversity
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Mar Sobral Bernal is a Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, affiliated with the Faculty of Geography and History. She holds a PhD from the same institution (2010) focusing on selection pressures on fruit traits in Crataegus monogyna . Her work emphasizes evolutionary ecology of plant-animal interactions and global change impacts on biodiversity, particularly carbon cycling. She has conducted research at CNRS (France) and Stanford University (USA), and collaborates with groups like ANTE and EcoPast. Research interests include plant defense mechanisms, transgenerational plasticity, functional diversity effects on soil carbon, and science outreach addressing gender equity. Key findings explore how mammal biodiversity influences soil organic matter composition and how herbivory shapes plant phenotypic traits across generations. Publications span plant-animal interactions, climate impacts on ecosystems, and biodiversity-carbon links. Her recent work highlights the role of functional traits in carbon dynamics and transgenerational effects of herbivory. She advocates for equitable science through outreach and policy engagement.

Danielle SulikowskiView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Comparative Cognition
• Cognition
• Behavioral Ecology
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Danielle Sulikowski is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of School in the School of Psychology at Charles Sturt University (Bathurst Campus). She holds a PhD from Macquarie University (2010), a BSc(Hons) from Macquarie University (2005), and a BSc from the University of New England (2003). Her research focuses on comparative cognition, integrating psychology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary principles to study spatial cognition, attractiveness, visual attention, and lateralization in humans and animals like noisy miners. Her teaching responsibilities include PSY201 (Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology) and PSY307 (Cognition), delivered both internally and via distance learning. Key research interests span cognition, learning, perception, biopsychology, and evolutionary psychology, with projects involving human subjects and avian species. She maintains a research laboratory website for her comparative cognition work. Recent publications explore topics ranging from dark personalities in online behavior to facial symmetry studies and evolutionary mate strategies. Her work frequently bridges traditional psychology with ecological and evolutionary frameworks, emphasizing adaptive cognitive mechanisms in foraging and social behavior. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, though her extensive publication record reflects significant academic contribution. Teaching and advisory roles include no listed students, but her research engages with broader societal issues like domestic violence policy implications and digital media effects.

Nora McDonaldView profile

Assistant Professor

• Digital Privacy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
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Nora McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. She holds a PhD in Information Science from Drexel University and a BS in English from Cornell University. Her research focuses on digital privacy, ethical technology design, and the societal impacts of emerging technologies like AI. She investigates privacy practices in dynamic surveillance environments, particularly for marginalized populations, and examines how data relations shaped by social media algorithms influence identity and societal norms. Her work has been published in top venues including ACM CHI and CSCW, earning multiple Best Paper awards. She is actively involved in designing curricula addressing AI ethics and generative AI policy in higher education. Currently, she leads a National Science Foundation-funded study on privacy ecosystems and collaborates on projects like equitable community internet access during crises. Research interests span artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and human-centered computing. Notable projects include studies on post-Roe reproductive privacy challenges, neurodivergent identity verification systems, and Gen Z's interaction with AI technologies. She teaches courses on human-computer interaction (HCI) and technology ethics, mentoring students pursuing PhDs in privacy and health informatics. Awards: Best Paper Awards at ACM CHI and CSCW Grants: NSF SaTC grant for privacy ecosystems research Labs/Teams: Leads George Mason's Privacy & Health Informatics Initiative

Roman BirkeView profile

Research Fellow

• Transnational history of the 19th and 20th centuries
• History of human rights
• History of global population policies and reproductive policies
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Dr. Roman Birke is a Research Fellow at the Department for Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Area Studies (DIMAS) at the University of Regensburg since April 2024. Previously, he held postdoctoral and research positions at institutions such as Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and the University of Vienna. His affiliations include roles as a Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Trinity College Dublin and Columbia University. Roman Birke holds a PhD in History from the University of Vienna (2018), following a Mag. phil. (M.A.) in History (2013) and a bachelor’s degree from the same institution (2007-2013). His research focuses on transnational history of the 19th and 20th centuries , with particular emphasis on History of human rights, global population policies and reproductive rights, history of eugenics and genetics, gender history, persecution of homosexuality under National Socialism, colonialism, and digital methods in humanities. His work bridges social, political, and medical history, exploring intersections of human rights advocacy and global governance. In his recent publications, Birke examines topics such as Nazi-era medical persecution of homosexuals, human rights frameworks in population control movements, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s role in shaping international human rights discourse. His work highlights transnational networks and the interplay between policy, science, and activism in shaping 20th-century global histories. While no specific advising or grant details are provided, Birke’s active teaching and research collaborations suggest engagement with academic mentorship and funding opportunities in his field.

Yonathan ZoharView profile

Professor

• Aquaculture
• Fish Endocrinology
• Marine Biotechnology
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Yonathan Zohar is a Professor of Marine Biotechnology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), leading research at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET). His work focuses on advancing sustainable aquaculture and fish reproductive biology. He has pioneered land-based aquaculture systems to address environmental and logistical challenges, including year-round salmon spawning and waste management innovations. Zohar’s research combines fundamental endocrinology with applied solutions, such as developing sterile fish strains and biodegradable waste systems. In 2020, he received the International Society for Fish Endocrinology’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his transformative contributions. His research interests span fish endocrinology, reproductive physiology, and aquaculture sustainability. Notable projects include manipulating fish reproduction cycles using environmental cues and converting fish waste into biogas to reduce energy costs. With a $10M USDA grant, he collaborates globally to commercialize land-based aquaculture. Zohar’s work emphasizes environmental responsibility and economic viability, aiming to reduce overfishing and meet rising seafood demand. Key Projects: Year-round salmon spawning, biogas production from fish waste, sterile fish development Funding: USDA grant ($10M), BARD Fund (U.S.-Israel partnership) Scientific contributions include over 50 peer-reviewed articles on fish endocrinology and aquaculture. His teams at IMET and the Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) address industry bottlenecks like sludge management and seasonal reproduction limits. Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) Collaborations: U.S. and international government/industry partnerships

• Medical Anthropology
• Science and Technology Studies
• Critical Race and Gender Studies
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Daisy Deomampo is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Fordham University. Her research focuses on medical anthropology, science and technology studies, and critical race and gender studies, with a particular emphasis on reproduction, globalization, and bioethics. Education: B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A., The New School Ph.D., City University of New York Research Interests: Medical anthropology and the ethics of reproductive technologies Race, power, and kinship in transnational surrogacy Global health policy and Asian American studies Her work bridges global health and social justice, as seen in her book Transnational Reproduction: Race, Kinship, and Commercial Surrogacy in India (2016), which examines racial ideologies in surrogacy practices. Recent articles explore egg donation’s racialized commodification and the intersection of race and identity in gamete donation among Asian Americans. Grants and Funding: National Science Foundation Wenner-Gren Foundation Ford Foundation Courses Taught: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Anthropology of Health and Healing Reproductive Technologies: Global Perspectives

• Health Services Research
• Narrative Interventions
• Hypertension Control
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Dr. Jeroan Allison is Chair and Professor at UMass Chan Medical School's Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. Trained as a primary care physician and epidemiologist (Harvard SPH), he leads research in narrative interventions for health behavior change, with continuous funding from NIH, AHRQ, and RWJF. His work spans hypertension control in Vietnam, AI-driven health communication, and implementation science for non-communicable diseases. Harvard School of Public Health: Master of Science in Epidemiology University of Alabama at Birmingham: MD Samford University: BS in Chemistry Research interests include narrative medicine , health disparities , mHealth , and health services research . He has published extensively on hypertension interventions in Vietnam, digital health tools, and tobacco cessation strategies using peer engagement. Recent publications focus on AI applications , global implementation science , and social determinants of health . His team has developed culturally adapted interventions for HPV vaccination and hypertension management using community storytelling methods. Scientific contributions include: Co-Editor-in-Chief of Medical Care Developing simulation-based training for research assistants Designing peer recruitment models for smoking cessation Dr. Allison holds multiple grants and leads the UMMS-Vietnam research collaboration , focusing on late-stage translation research in low-resource settings.

Carinna ParramanView profile

Professor

• Color Science
• Printing Technology
• Art and Design
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Carinna Parraman is a Professor of Colour, Design, and Print, and Director of the Centre for Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). She leads a cross-disciplinary team focused on cutting-edge research in printing, fabrication, and material science. Her work bridges art, science, and technology, with a focus on colour printing, 2.5D printing, and photomechanical methods. Education: PhD (2009, UWE Bristol), MA Printmaking (1993–1995, Camberwell School of Art), BA Fine-Art Printmaking & Art History (1986–1989, Winchester School of Art). Research Interests include RGB pigment printing, structural colour, and the application of printing technologies to cultural heritage preservation. She has secured £11.5M in external grants, leading projects like the £7.7M E3 fund exploring future fabrication methods and the EU-funded Appearance Printing (ApPEARS) initiative. Her recent work includes the Cabinet of Curiosities touring exhibition, artist residency programs, and collaborations with global industry partners. She chairs the IMPACT Printmaking Conference and contributes to journals like Printmaking Today . Current supervisory roles include 9 PhD researchers. Awards and roles include AHRC Peer Review College member, Chair of the Colour Group Great Britain, and Research Ethics Committee membership. Her publications span over 128 works, emphasizing colour science, material innovation, and multidisciplinary print applications.

Isabel HeinemannView profile

Professor

• National Socialism
• Holocaust Studies
• Gender History
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Prof. Dr. Isabel Heinemann is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Bayreuth, holding a chair in the Faculty of Cultural Studies. Her academic journey includes a Magister Artium from the Universities of Mainz, Bourgogne, and Freiburg, followed by a PhD (2001) and Habilitation (2018) focusing on Nazi racial policies and family values in 20th-century America. Her research spans National Socialism and its aftermath, gender history, and reproductive politics. Key projects include leading the Emmy Noether-funded 'Familienwerte im gesellschaftlichen Wandel' and the SFB 1150 subproject on reproductive decision-making in Germany and the US. She also explores Germanization policies under Nazism and modern family dynamics. Publications highlight her expertise in Holocaust studies, transatlantic eugenics, and gender roles in corporate history. She has held roles at the Universities of Freiburg, Münster, and Cologne, contributing to academia through grants and interdisciplinary networks like 'Geschlecht • Macht • Staat.' Her advising and grants include leadership in major research initiatives. She is based at the Chair of Modern History in Bayreuth, focusing on cultural and social histories with a global perspective.

Ryan DanbyView profile

Associate Professor

• Ecology
• Environmental Science
• Conservation Biology
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Ryan Danby is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning and the School of Environmental Studies at Queen's University, with a joint appointment in the Faculty of Arts and Science. He holds a PhD in Environmental Biology and Ecology from the University of Alberta (2006), an MES in Geography & Environmental Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University (1999), and a BES in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo (1989). His research focuses on terrestrial ecosystem change, particularly in Arctic and alpine environments, using methods such as remote sensing, GIS, and dendrochronology. Key interests include alpine treeline dynamics, habitat change, and conservation biology in protected areas. Dr. Danby leads research programs in Yukon and Alaska, with over 25 years of fieldwork in the region. He has supervised numerous graduate students and contributed to studies on wildlife road mortality, caribou habitat, and vegetation encroachment. His work bridges ecology and geography, emphasizing landscape-scale patterns and climate impacts. He is affiliated with the Beaty Water Research Centre and serves as Director of the School of Environmental Studies. His research highlights include studies on treeline expansion, shrub encroachment in tundra ecosystems, and the ecological implications of climate change. Articles often address remote sensing applications, biodiversity conservation, and spatial analysis of ecological trends. While no formal awards are listed, his contributions to Arctic and alpine ecology are widely recognized in academic circles. Dr. Danby advises current students on topics like caribou ecology and wildlife-vehicle collisions. His teaching spans courses in landscape ecology, biogeography, and environmental sustainability. He maintains active collaborations with institutions like the Arctic Institute of North America and the Natural Areas Association.