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Elisa PalazzoView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Design
• Climate Change Adaptation
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Dr. Elisa Palazzo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) within the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture. With a PhD in urban design, regional and environmental planning, she has extensive international teaching experience at universities in Italy, China, and Australia. Her professional background includes over 20 years as a registered landscape architect, architect, and urbanist, with significant project experience across Europe, the Middle East, China, and Australia. Her research focuses on adaptive and regenerative urban design, particularly water-sensitive cities and flood adaptation strategies in urban and rural systems. She explores biocultural diversity, landscape ecology, and transdisciplinary approaches to address environmental change. Her work bridges landscape architecture with urban design to create more resilient and environmentally sound cities. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on practical applications of urban resilience, with particular attention to flood adaptation strategies, biocultural landscape assessment, and the implementation of water-sensitive urban design principles globally. Her research shows an increasing focus on transdisciplinary approaches that integrate community engagement with technical solutions. Banksia Sustainability Award 2020 (Academia and Research category) Place Leadership Award 2019 Learning & Teaching Award 2020 Executive Dean's award for excellence in teaching 2017 Peter Joseph Lenné Preis (1999) Multiple EUROPAN first prizes (1996, 1999) Dr. Palazzo has successfully supervised three PhD students and one Post-Doc to completion since 2015/2016 and currently supervises research in adaptive urban design, water resilience, and post-mining site regeneration. She has secured significant research funding including a $0.94 million MYER Foundation grant (2018-2020) and multiple Category 2 and 3 grants totaling $196,000 (2015-2024). She actively contributes to cultural landscape heritage work, serving as co-convenor of the Australia ICOMOS National Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes and Cultural Routes, and as co-author of the Burra Charter Practice Note on Cultural Landscapes. Her professional practice includes 38 built projects that have received 29 awards, including 11 first prizes.

• Medieval Art History
• Romanesque Architecture
• Cathedral Studies
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Gerardo Boto Varela is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Girona, where he has been a faculty member since 1995 and holds the title of 'Professor Titular d'Universitat'. He earned his PhD in Art History from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 1998 and currently serves as Director of the School of Doctoral Studies. His academic affiliations include the Institute of Historical Research and the Research Group in Cultural, Artistic, and Political Studies (9th–21st centuries). His research focuses on medieval religious architecture, particularly Romanesque cathedrals and monastic cloisters in the Iberian Peninsula. He investigates spatial organization, visual programs, liturgical practices, and memorial discourses, combining architectural archaeology with theological and historical analysis. His work emphasizes materiality, perception, and the symbolic function of sacred spaces. Boto Varela's recent publications and edited volumes explore themes such as cathedral urban contexts, episcopal memory, emerging naturalism in sculpture, and the ritual use of space. His research is supported by major grants from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, La Caixa, and the European Union (Marie Curie Project), and he leads the recognized research group 'Edificis i escenaris medieval de la Corona d'Aragó'. He is a leading figure in medieval art scholarship, serving as scientific editor of Codex Aquilarensis. Revista de Arte Medieval and on the editorial boards of several international journals. He has organized numerous international conferences and collaborative research initiatives across Europe. Scientific Editor, Codex Aquilarensis Member, Scientific Committees of Medievalista , Quintana , Cahiers de Saint Michel de Cuxa , and others Principal Investigator, TEMPLA Research Team Principal Investigator, SGR 110 Research Group Member, Catalan Society of Liturgical Studies Boto Varela has supervised interdisciplinary research projects involving scholars from Spain, France, the Netherlands, and beyond. He promotes knowledge transfer through public engagement, digital documentation (3D scanning, georadar), and the integration of technology in heritage studies. His work bridges academic research and cultural preservation, contributing significantly to the understanding of Europe’s shared medieval architectural heritage.

• Human Geography
• Landscape Studies
• Environmental Planning
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Joan Nogue i Font is a Professor at the Department of Geography of the University of Girona , and founder-director of the Cátedra del Bosque since 2022. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts (1996-2004) and former director of the Catalan Landscape Observatory (2005-2017). A specialist in Landscape and Human Geography , he has authored and edited numerous influential works, including Nacionalismo y territorio (1998) and Geopolítica, identidad y globalización (2001). Education: PhD in Geography (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison under Yi-Fu Tuan Advisory roles: Member of Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS), full member of Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC) Editorial work: Co-editor of Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica , co-director of Paisaje y Teoría book series International experience: Adjunct Professor at Western University (Canada), visiting scholar at Harvard University (2022) His research integrates Landscape Analysis with Societal and Environmental Studies , focusing on territorial identity, sustainability, and the interplay between culture and geography. He has pioneered methodologies for landscape cataloging and participatory management, emphasizing intangible values and citizen engagement. His work bridges European landscape policies with Catalan rural transformations. Recent publications like The other rural world (2022) and Paesaggio, territorio, società civile (2017) reflect his focus on civil society and contemporary spatial dynamics. His scientific awards include: 2009 Rei Jaume I Award for Urbanism, Landscape, and Sustainability 2010 Joan Fuster Essay Award 2022 Sylvester Baxter Lecturer at Harvard University He has served on editorial boards for journals such as Bolletino della Società Geografia Italiana and Punto Sur , and collaborates with La Vanguardia and Ara media supplements.

D. Medina LasanskyView profile

Professor

• Architectural History
• Architectural Theory
• Popular Culture and Architecture
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D. Medina Lasansky is a Professor in the Department of Architecture at Cornell University, within the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. Her work bridges architectural history, theory, and popular culture, exploring how built environments reflect and shape political and social dynamics. Her research interests include architectural history, architectural theory, the politics of space, tourism, sensory experience in architecture, and the mediation of architecture through popular media. She has developed innovative courses such as Archi.Pop , Gastro-Porn , and Sensational Space , which challenge students to critically engage with everyday cultural forms as spatial practices. The publications and essays she has authored or edited, such as Playing Place and Renaissance Perfected , demonstrate a consistent focus on how architecture interacts with broader cultural narratives, from fascist Italy to contemporary board games. Her work often reveals hidden or overlooked histories embedded in both monumental and mundane environments. Her scientific awards and fellowships include the Provost's Award for Distinguished Scholarship, a Fulbright to Italy, and residencies at the Wolfsonian, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the Society for the Humanities at Cornell. Provost's Award for Distinguished Scholarship (2005) Fulbright to Italy Faculty Fellow, Society for the Humanities, Cornell (2003–04) Research Fellow, the Wolfsonian-FIU (2003) Research Fellow, University of Turin (2003) Visiting Scholar, Canadian Centre for Architecture (2004) Lasansky has advised and collaborated with numerous scholars and students, including Ph.D. candidates and alumni such as Chad Randl. She has received significant research grants that have supported archival work in Italy and interdisciplinary collaborations. Her editorial projects, such as Playing Place , involve wide networks of contributors from across disciplines and institutions, reflecting her commitment to engaged, public-facing scholarship. Though not explicitly affiliated with a named lab or research center, her work is closely tied to the intellectual life of Cornell’s architecture department and the Society for the Humanities. Her courses and publications foster collaborative, cross-disciplinary inquiry into the cultural dimensions of architecture.

John GriecoView profile

Research Professor

• Ecology of Vector-Borne Diseases
• Medical Entomology
• Vector Ecology
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John Grieco is a Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and a joint faculty member at the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame. He serves as Associate Director of the Eck Institute and co-director of the Belize Vector and Ecology Center (BVEC), where he leads a multidisciplinary research program focused on the ecology, behavior, and control of vectors of diseases such as malaria, dengue, Chagas, and Japanese encephalitis. University: University of Notre Dame School: College of Science Department: Department of Biological Sciences Position: Research Professor Joint Appointment: Eck Institute for Global Health Leadership Role: Associate Director, Eck Institute for Global Health; Co-Director, BVEC Dr. Grieco completed his Ph.D. at the Uniformed Services University, an M.S. at Texas A&M University, and earned his B.S. from the University of Notre Dame. His research spans vector behavior, spatial repellency, insecticide resistance, and disease risk modeling using GIS and remote sensing. He has led and collaborated on field studies in Belize, Thailand, Nepal, Peru, Mexico, and South Korea, and maintains partnerships with industry leaders such as BASF, SC Johnson, and Olfactor Laboratories. His recent publications highlight innovations in spatial repellent deployment, mosquito trap efficacy, and novel vector control strategies. The research consistently emphasizes translational outcomes for public health, particularly in low-resource settings. His work is supported by major initiatives including the Spatial Repellents Program, IMPACTS, AEGIS, and BRICC, often in collaboration with WHO, PAHO, and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Grieco actively mentors undergraduate and Master of Science in Global Health students, supervising numerous capstone projects on vector-borne disease interventions. His lab, the Achee/Grieco Lab, is known for its field-based, interdisciplinary approach and commitment to training the next generation of global health scientists. Medical Entomology Vector Ecology and Behavior Vector Control Strategies Spatial Repellents and Irritants Infectious Disease Dynamics Disease Risk Mapping (GIS/Remote Sensing) Arbovirus and Malaria Transmission Scientific awards and honors are not explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. Dr. Grieco advises numerous students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, particularly through the Master of Science in Global Health program. His lab supports student research on topics including insecticide resistance, community perceptions of vector control, disease surveillance, and behavioral effects of repellents. He also leads the High-Throughput Screening System (HITSS) for evaluating vector behavioral responses. The Achee/Grieco Lab operates the Belize Vector and Ecology Center (BVEC), which conducts extensive field research, community outreach, and surveillance in Belize. BVEC collaborates with the Ministry of Health, University of Belize, and international partners. The lab also participates in global networks such as the Worldwide Insecticide Resistance Network (WIN) and the Remote Emerging Disease Intelligence NETwork (REDI-NET).

Elena CologniView profile

Associate Professor

• Contemporary Art
• Critical Practice
• Dialogic Art
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Elena Cologni is an Associate Professor of Contemporary Art and Critical Practice at the Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. She serves as the Cambridge School of Art Research Lead, PGR Coordinator, Panel 32 Art and Design REF 2021 and 2029 Convenor, School Research Ethics Panel Chair, and leads the Wellbeing, Care Aesthetics and Art Research and Education Unit (We CARE). She is also the ARU partnership Lead for the British Council Venice Biennale Fellowships Programme and the Art and Health Academic Lead for The Culture Capital Exchange Programme 2022-23. Her educational background includes: BA in Fine Art from Accademia di Belle Arti Brera in Milan MA in Sculpture from Bretton Hall College, Leeds University PhD in Fine Art and Philosophy from University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design (2004) Cologni develops dialogic and situated artistic strategies for observing, recording and stimulating awareness of everyday experiences. Her interdisciplinary approach intersects artistic research with environmental psychology, care ethics, philosophy, and gender studies, resulting in dialogic sculptures, public interventions, performance scores, and drawings. Her work explores place attachment, ecofeminism, spatialized art practices, and the relationship between art, wellbeing, and care aesthetics. She is particularly interested in how artistic practice can facilitate the sharing of insights and the location of situated knowledges within our relations with one another, place, and the environment, creating instruments to stimulate awareness of everyday experiences through relational, participatory and dialogic approaches. Her publication portfolio reveals a consistent trajectory examining care ethics, dialogic practices, and the intersection of art with social and environmental concerns. She frequently investigates how artistic interventions can create spaces for dialogue about care, wellbeing, and our relationship to place and community, often bridging theoretical frameworks from feminist theory, environmental psychology, and performance studies with practical artistic applications that engage with public space, memory, and perception. Her notable recognition includes: Seeds of Attachment - The Shape of the Public's Health award - first prize - Royal Society for Public Health in collaboration with the Royal Society of Sculptors (2019) Artist Bursaries from Artists Newsletter (2018) Cologni supervises research students and has secured numerous research grants including the Practicing Feminist Care Aesthetics grant from The Getty Research Institute (2023/2025), Practices of care as ecofeminist and spatialized art funded by the Artist International Development Fund (Arts Council England and British Council 2018/19), and The Places of Memory commissioned by Universita' di Pisa (2022). She regularly collaborates with art galleries, museums, and the NHS Foundation Trust on educational activities and creative interventions that bridge art, health, and wellbeing. She leads the Wellbeing, Care Aesthetics and Art Research and Education Unit (We CARE) and coordinates the ARU Arts, Health and Wellbeing Research Network. Her work often involves community collaborations, as seen in projects like The Places of Memory, which engaged with local communities in Pisa, and Seeds of Attachment, which explored parent-child bonds in relation to place attachment through nomadic dialogic sculptures inspired by Margaret Lowenfeld's Mosaic Test.

• Digital Transformation
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence
• Foresight Methods
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Matti Minkkinen is a Docent at the Turku School of Economics (University of Turku) and a Postdoctoral Researcher in Information Systems Science at the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship. His work bridges futures studies with ethics, privacy, and socio-technical systems in digital transformation. Recent roles focus on responsible AI governance and foresight methodologies. University: University of Turku School: Turku School of Economics Department: Department of Management and Entrepreneurship His research explores how digital technologies reshape organizational practices, emphasizing Futures Consciousness as a human capacity. Key themes include responsible AI , privacy protection , and causal layered analysis in scenario planning. Publications highlight ethical governance frameworks and EU policy debates. Recent articles address generative AI ethics , ML system integration , and AI auditing across journals like Communications of the Association for Information Systems and Information and Management . Topics cluster around socio-technical systems, digital ethics, and institutional adaptation to AI. Teaching and editorial roles include co-curating student research collections at Finland Futures Research Centre. No explicit scientific awards are listed, but his work contributes to foresight theory and practice.

Grant ParkerView profile

Associate Professor

• Classical Philology
• Latin Literature
• Roman Imperial Culture
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Grant Parker is an Associate Professor at Stanford University , with appointments in the Department of Classics and African and African American Studies . He also holds a courtesy appointment in Comparative Literature . Since joining Stanford in 2006, he has led projects like Aftermaths of Enslavement: Curating Legacies , Egypt in South Africa , and Voortrekker Monumentality , focusing on colonial ideologies and legacies of enslavement through digital databases. Education : B.A. in English and Latin, University of Cape Town (1987) B.A. (Honours) in Latin, University of Cape Town (1988) M.A. in Latin, University of Cape Town (1991) Ph.D. in Classical Philology, Princeton University (1999) His research integrates Roman imperial culture with postcolonial and comparative frameworks, examining memorialization , public history , and historical cartography . He works across the ancient Mediterranean and South Africa, comparing imperial legacies. Recent publications analyze monumentality (e.g., obelisks), myth in late antiquity , and subaltern voices in Latin . His edited volume South Africa, Greece, Rome: Classical Confrontations (2016/7) bridges classical and African studies. Honors : Nominated as 'Standout Scholar' under forty, Black Issues in Higher Education (2003) He advises doctoral candidates and leads CESTA projects on South African museums and historical memory. Current teaching includes courses on empire-building , slavery narratives , and classical California .

Crystal BaeView profile

Assistant Professor

• Spatial Cognition
• Wayfinding and Navigation
• Geovisualization
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Crystal Bae is an Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Science at the University of Chicago’s Center for Spatial Data Science since 2021. She earned her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship under Somayeh Dodge in the MOVE Lab, focusing on geographic visualization and spatial cognition. Research Interests: spatial cognition, wayfinding, geovisualization, travel behavior, and urban built environments. Teaching Roles: Courses include Spatial Cognition, Introduction to GIS, Cartographic Design, and Social Science Inquiry at UChicago; Urban Geography and Human Geography at UCSB. Scientific Awards: Certificate in College and University Teaching (CCUT), UCSB Excellence in Teaching Award, and recognition for innovative GIS lab design in ArcUser. Her work examines how individuals and groups cognitively process spatial environments through static and animated visualizations, collaborative navigation, and urban neighborhood boundaries. She has contributed to NSF-funded projects on movement ecology and spatial cognition, with publications in Movement Ecology, COSIT, and Built Environment. Crystal also co-hosts a jazz radio show, maintains a travel blog, and engages in bicycling adventures, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to geography and personal connection to spatial experiences.

Arnab NandiView profile

Professor

• Database Systems
• Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics
• Next-Generation Query Interfaces
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Arnab Nandi is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at The Ohio State University. His work bridges human interaction with data infrastructure, focusing on database systems, LLM-augmented analytics, and immersive query interfaces. Education: PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan Leadership: Co-founder of OHI/O Hackathon Program and STEAM Factory interdisciplinary network Research spans human-in-the-loop data analytics , vibe querying (natural language + gestural interfaces), LLM integration into education, and climate response systems . Key projects include Omni (multimodal exploration), GestureDB , and Icarus (clinical pipelines). Recent publications analyze LLM-driven query stacks (HILDA 2025), video analytics (SIGMOD 2022), and data sunglasses for cognitive limits (HILDA 2025). Awards include NSF CAREER Google Faculty Research Award IEEE TCDE Early Career Award ACM Distinguished Member Advises students in database innovation , with alumni at Amazon, AWS, Roblox, and Meta. Teaches CSE 3241 (Database Systems), CSE 5889 (Software Startups), and CSE 5242 (Advanced Databases).

Nacima OurahmouneView profile

Associate Professor

• Luxury Marketing
• Consumer Behavior
• Branding
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Nacima Ourahmoune serves as Associate Professor of Marketing at KEDGE Business School, where she teaches luxury marketing and coordinates the Luxury and Brands track within the Grande École program. With over a decade of strategy and marketing consultancy experience, she bridges academic rigor with industry practice in consumer culture research. PhD from ESSEC/IAE Aix-en-Provence Master's in Marketing Research (Paris 1 Sorbonne) MBA in Luxury Branding Grande École Diploma (HEC Paris) Sciences Po Aix degree Her research interrogates consumer culture through branding and behavior lenses, with persistent focus on power dynamics, gender equity, social justice, and bodily experiences. She examines these themes across established and emerging markets, particularly investigating how luxury consumption intersects with feminist theory and decolonial frameworks. Her work challenges conventional marketing paradigms through transformative consumer research methodologies. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) Inclusive and sustainable luxury innovation (25% of output), (2) Gender justice frameworks applied to marketing contexts (40%), and (3) Consumer behavior in culturally specific settings like Algerian women's movements and rural culinary spaces (35%). Her scholarship consistently connects micro-level consumer experiences to macro-level social structures, with increasing emphasis on decolonial perspectives since 2020. Nacima actively shapes marketing discourse through advisory roles with GENMAC, IFPASA American Research Foundation, Ownyourcash.fr (Paris), and WomWork (Algeria)—all organizations advancing women's entrepreneurship. Her media presence in national and international press amplifies research findings to broader audiences, particularly regarding gender equity in luxury markets and post-Arab Spring consumer culture. As founder of KEDGE's Luxury and Brands academic track, she cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration between marketing scholars and industry practitioners. Her leadership extends to feminist academic networks that challenge systemic sexism through research mobilization and curriculum development, reflecting her commitment to transforming both marketing practice and academic institutions.

Jordan TaylorView profile

Professor

• Motor Control
• Neuroscience
• Computational Motor Learning
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Professor Jordan Taylor is affiliated with Princeton University as a faculty member in the Department of Biomedical Engineering within the School of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on unraveling computational processes in motor control and learning, with particular emphasis on interactions between explicit cognitive strategies and implicit motor adaptation during skill acquisition. Taylor leads the Intelligent Performance and Adaptation Laboratory , aiming to develop optimal training protocols for motor rehabilitation post-stroke or disease. Research Interests : Taylor investigates how humans learn motor skills through dual mechanisms of declarative strategy formation and implicit neural adaptation. His work explores the neural systems underlying these processes and their functional consequences, especially in pathological conditions like cerebellar degeneration. Current studies examine working memory constraints, reward modulation of implicit adaptation, and plan-based generalization of motor learning. Publication Trends : Recent articles analyze dual mechanisms in sensorimotor learning, reward-driven adaptation, and contextual influences on motor memory. His computational neuroscience approach combines behavioral experiments, neural imaging, and theoretical modeling to study cognitive-motor interactions across various tasks.

Colin PalmerView profile

Research Fellow

• social vision
• sensory processing
• face perception
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Dr. Colin Palmer is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), where he conducts research on visual perception with a focus on social features of our sensory environment. His work examines how the brain processes elements like eyes, faces, and behaviors of people around us using visual psychophysics, computational modeling, and 3D graphical rendering. Dr. Palmer completed his Ph.D. in 2016 and Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience (Honours) in 2009, both at Monash University. His doctoral research explored how neurocognitive models of sensory processing relate to differences in sensory integration and social cognition in autism. His primary research interests center on understanding the perceptual and neural mechanisms underlying our sensitivity to dynamic social cues, particularly eye and head movements. Dr. Palmer investigates how the visual system extracts basic environmental elements (color, shape, motion) and develops a mechanistic understanding of how our experience of the social world arises from nervous system activity. His work has clinical applications for understanding sensory and social difficulties in conditions like autism and schizophrenia. Dr. Palmer's recent publications reveal a consistent focus on social vision, particularly gaze perception, face processing, and animacy detection. His research increasingly incorporates computational modeling approaches to understand visual perception mechanisms. There's a strong emphasis on how lighting and shading affect face and gaze perception, with growing attention to clinical applications for neurodevelopmental conditions. Dr. Palmer has received recognition for his work through several awards: Emerging Investigator Award, Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 2017 Postdoctoral presentation award, Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 2016 Dr. Palmer is actively involved in research supervision and teaching. He teaches PSYC 3221 Vision and Brain and is available to supervise research students. His research is supported by significant funding: ARC Discovery Project (2020-2022): "Extracting meaning from motion" ($492,000) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2019-2021): "Human sensitivity to the dynamics of other people's eye movements" ($356,000) Experimental Psychology Society Study Visit Grant (2017): "Testing computational theories of autism spectrum disorder in the social domain" (£2,580) Dr. Palmer collaborates extensively with Professor Colin Clifford at UNSW and maintains international collaborations with researchers in the UK and Australia, particularly on projects related to autism spectrum disorders and social cognition.

Ben K. GrunwaldView profile

Professor

• criminal law
• criminal procedure
• constitutional law
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Ben K. Grunwald serves as Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, where he has been a faculty member since 2017 after completing a Bigelow Fellowship at the University of Chicago Law School. His scholarly work bridges legal theory and empirical analysis to address critical issues in criminal justice systems. JD, PhD in Criminology, AM in Statistics, and BA from the University of Pennsylvania Clerked for the Honorable Thomas Ambro on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School (2016-2017) Professor Grunwald's research program centers on evidence-based criminal justice reform, with particular emphasis on prosecutorial power dynamics, sentencing fairness, juvenile justice boundaries, and police accountability mechanisms. His methodological approach integrates advanced statistical techniques with legal scholarship to produce actionable insights for policymakers. Current projects examine racial bias in criminal records, optimal decarceration strategies, and the labor market consequences of police discipline. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on translating empirical findings into practical legal reforms, particularly in law enforcement practices and juvenile justice systems. Through interdisciplinary collaborations with criminologists and statisticians, his work challenges conventional wisdom using rigorous data analysis while maintaining strong connections to constitutional principles and procedural justice. Professor Grunwald teaches foundational courses including Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure: Investigation, along with specialized seminars in Criminology and Criminal Procedure that emphasize empirical methodologies. His curriculum development reflects his commitment to training future lawyers in evidence-based legal practice and policy analysis.

Jonna NymanView profile

Senior Lecturer

• International Relations
• Security Studies
• Chinese Foreign Policy
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Dr Jonna Nyman is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sheffield, affiliated with the Department of Politics and International Relations within the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations. Her academic career is centered on critical approaches to security studies with particular expertise in Chinese security politics and energy security. Her research interests span multiple dimensions of security politics, with two primary focuses: Chinese security and foreign policy (particularly examining changes since Xi Jinping took office), and energy security with climate politics. Dr Nyman adopts critical theoretical approaches to examine how security is conceptualized, practiced, and experienced in different contexts. Her publication record demonstrates significant scholarly contributions, including the monograph The Energy Security Paradox (Oxford University Press, 2018) and co-editing Ethical Security Studies: A New Research Agenda (Routledge, 2016). Her recent work explores global security concepts through Chinese perspectives and methodological innovations in security research. Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship for 'Securing China: Understanding security politics beyond the West' Academy of Finland research funding Economic and Social Research Council support Dr Nyman has held prestigious research positions including Associate-in-Research at Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and visiting fellowships at the University of Copenhagen and Swedish Institute for International Affairs. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes active learning, critical thinking, and creating space for questioning assumptions in international relations.