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Adia Harvey WingfieldView profile

Professor

• Sociology of Work
• Racial Inequality
• Gender Studies
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Adia Harvey Wingfield is the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences and Assistant Vice Provost at Washington University in St. Louis. She co-directs the Office of Public Scholarship and holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on racial and gender inequality in professional workplaces, particularly examining how systemic racism persists in occupational structures. She has authored several influential books, including *Gray Areas* (2023) and *Flatlining* (2019), and her work appears in top journals like the *American Sociological Review*. Wingfield has received prestigious awards including the C. Wright Mills Award and the Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award. She is the 116th President of the American Sociological Association and a fellow of the Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Research. Her research highlights racial disparities in healthcare, corporate environments, and professional networks. Wingfield advocates for organizational reforms to dismantle systemic inequities and has contributed to public discourse through media outlets like *The Atlantic* and *Harvard Business Review*.

Yuanyuan ZhangView profile

Lecturer

• Cryptocurrency Markets
• Decentralized Finance
• Financial Econometrics
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Dr. Yuanyuan Zhang is Lecturer in AI Trust and Security within Criminology at the University of Manchester, accepting PhD students. Her research examines cryptocurrency markets, decentralized finance (DeFi), and financial econometrics using advanced statistical methods. Her work focuses on: Market interconnections and contagion effects in cryptocurrency ecosystems Extreme value analysis of high-frequency trading data Decentralized finance market dynamics and efficiency Blockchain security and anomaly detection techniques Recent publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches combining econometrics, computer science, and finance to analyze emerging financial technologies and their market behaviors.

Emma BetzView profile

Professor

• Conversation Analysis
• Interactional Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics
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Emma Betz is Professor of German and Applied Linguistics at the University of Waterloo's Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies. She obtained her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined Waterloo in 2012. Her teaching spans German language instruction at all levels, linguistics courses, and language teacher training. Betz's research employs conversation analysis and interactional linguistics to examine how language, embodiment, and social action mutually shape interaction. She investigates functional spectra of discourse markers, response tokens, and modal particles in German and cross-linguistic contexts. Her work connects linguistic choices with fundamental aspects of sociality including knowledge display, understanding management, and relationship building. Recent publications focus on interactional competence assessment, functions of German particles like 'echt', cross-linguistic comparisons of discourse markers (especially 'okay'), and pedagogical applications of conversation analysis. She has edited special journal issues on interactional competence and contributed to volumes on pragmatic particles across languages. Pedagogically, she applies interaction research to develop methods for teaching and testing interactional competence in second-language classrooms. She teaches courses including: Elementary/Intermediate German Multilingualism German Linguistics ('Kleine Wörter im Gespräch') Approaches in Linguistics Questions and Answers in Social Interaction

Sara Loughran DommerView profile

Assistant Professor

• Consumer Behavior
• Self-Concepts
• Identity
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Sara Loughran Dommer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing at the Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University. Her research focuses on consumer behavior, particularly how individuals' self-concepts, identities, and relationships influence their behavior. She serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Marketing Research and teaches Integrated Marketing Communications. Education: She earned her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012 and a B.S. in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. Research Interests: Her work examines psychological mechanisms underlying consumption patterns, including identity relevance, ethical decision-making, and interpersonal dynamics in joint choices. She investigates how self-perception affects product usage, disposal behaviors, and responses to sustainability initiatives. Awards: Recognized for teaching excellence with the 2024 Smeal Undergraduate Student Teaching Excellence Award.

Christopher WalmsleyView profile

Associate Professor

• Behavioral Gerontology
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Neurocognitive Disorders
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Christopher Walmsley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. He holds a PhD in Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University, where his dissertation focused on memory deficits in older adults. Prior to this, he earned his M.A. in Behavior Analysis and B.A. in Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) from Western Michigan University and the University of New Hampshire, respectively. His educational background includes a focus on radical behaviorism and its applications in contemporary contexts. His professional credentials include Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral (BCBA-D). Dr. Walmsley’s research interests center on behavioral gerontology, ethical conduct in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and the challenges faced by practitioners in clinical settings. He explores how structured activities impact well-being in aging populations and advocates for evidence-based practices to counter pseudoscientific interventions in memory care. Specific research areas include memory intervention generalization, decision-making models for practitioners, and adaptive functioning assessments for older adults with neurocognitive loss. His articles highlight trends in aging-related behavioral interventions, ethical decision-making processes, and ABA applications for developmental disabilities. Notable publications include works on spaced retrieval techniques and ethical comparisons between experts and novices. Scientific Awards: Assigned Time for Exceptional Service to Students, Humboldt State University (2017) Graduate Student Travel Grant, Western Michigan University ($700, 2015 and 2012) Graduate Student Research Grant, Western Michigan University ($975, 2011) In advising, Dr. Walmsley has supervised master’s projects such as 'Surveying Levels of Staff Burnout Among ABA Practitioners' and 'Teaching Conversation Skills Using BST and Video Modeling Via Telehealth.' His grants include research and travel support from Western Michigan University. He is affiliated with the Behavior Analysis and Aging Lab (located in BSS 406), dedicated to advancing behavioral gerontology research.

Kevin DixonView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Sociology of Sport
• Criminal Justice
• Public Health
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Dr. Kevin Dixon is a Senior Lecturer in Social Science at Teesside University, affiliated with the SSSHL Department of Law, Policing and Investigation and the Institute for Collective Place Leadership. His research focuses on the sociology of sport, exercise, leisure, and health, particularly the intersection of sport with civic responsibility, public health, criminal justice, and social inclusion. He has authored or co-authored six books, including Sport and Crime (2025), Screen Society (2018), and Consuming Football in Late Modern Life (2013). His work examines issues such as cybercrime in sports, football fandom, and deviant leisure cultures. Dixon has been recognized in the Research Excellence Framework (2014 and 2020), contributing to submissions ranked among the top in the UK. He actively supervises PhD students and engages in media discussions on topics like athlete activism, sports politics, and fan culture. Key collaborations include studies on football-related cybercrime, LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, and the societal impact of major events like the 2012 Olympics. His research outputs span 58 publications, including articles in Leisure Studies and Managing Sport and Leisure , reflecting a focus on contemporary social issues within sport.

Prashant KhanduriView profile

Assistant Professor

• Optimization for Machine Learning
• Federated Learning
• Robust Optimization
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Prashant Khanduri is Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Wayne State University, specializing in optimization methods for machine learning. His research develops efficient algorithms for federated learning, robust optimization, and bilevel problems in distributed environments. Awarded Best Student Paper at IEEE SPAWC (2019) and Syracuse University's Doctoral Prize (2020), his work addresses communication efficiency, adversarial robustness, and theoretical guarantees. Current projects focus on Byzantine-robust learning, fairness-aware transformers, and federated time-series forecasting.

Song-yi YounView profile

Assistant Professor

• Consumer Behavior
• Retail Technology Integration
• Digital Fashion Retail
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Song-yi Youn is Assistant Professor and Doris Saxon Faculty Fellow in the Department of Textile and Apparel Management at the University of Missouri's College of Arts & Science. She holds dual PhDs from Purdue University and Hanyang University in Consumer Behavior/Retailing. Her research investigates consumer behavior in digitally-mediated fashion retail environments. Education includes: PhD, Purdue University (Retailing and Consumer Studies) PhD, Hanyang University (Consumer Behavior) MS, Hanyang University BS, Hanyang University Youn's research employs three interconnected frameworks: consumer behavior analysis to understand digital shopping motivations; retail technology integration examining benefits/pitfalls of innovations like AI and blockchain; and CSR/crisis management exploring brand-consumer communications. She has professional experience as a market analyst at Korea Color and Fashion Trend Center, where she analyzed global fashion markets. Her recent publications investigate blockchain applications in luxury resale, consumer responses to NFT fashion, hybrid retail vulnerabilities, and crisis management strategies. Teaching areas include Consumer Behavior, Visual Merchandising, and Textiles.

Jun ZhaoView profile

Assistant Professor

• Social Networks
• Health Disparities
• Race and Gender
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Jun Zhao is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. Her research examines social inequality through network analysis, experimental methods, and health disparities frameworks, with focus on gender, race, and discrimination. Education includes: Ph.D. in Sociology from University of Georgia (2017) M.A. in Sociology from Sun Yat-sen University (2009) Her research investigates discrimination's network effects, including current NSF-funded projects on stress proliferation through social ties and experimental studies of pandemic-related discrimination. She develops methodological innovations combining longitudinal network analysis with survey experiments. Recent publications analyze racial disparities in sentencing, COVID-19 discrimination mechanisms, and adolescent mental health networks. Zhao serves on the editorial board of Social Psychology Quarterly and teaches Statistical Analysis and Sex/Gender courses. Honors include: Beryl Radin Award for best article in public administration (2021) Outstanding Teacher Award from University of Georgia (2017) She has secured over $200,000 in grants from NSF and university sources. Zhao mentors graduate students in social network methods and serves on university research committees.

Hemang SubramanianView profile

Assistant Professor

• Blockchain
• Cryptocurrency
• Cybersecurity
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Hemang Subramanian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics at Florida International University's College of Business. His expertise focuses on blockchain technology, cryptocurrency systems, and cybersecurity solutions. His research examines decentralized applications, digital asset security, and predictive analytics for financial technologies. Subramanian's research explores blockchain implementations across healthcare, finance, and digital marketplaces. Key areas include secure patient data exchange, cryptocurrency market analysis, and decentralized content platforms. His work frequently addresses practical implementations through smart contracts and tokenization frameworks. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on enhancing blockchain security protocols and developing analytical tools for cryptocurrency markets. Research consistently incorporates design science approaches to solve real-world data privacy and system decentralization challenges.

Alexandru RadulescuView profile

Associate Professor

• Philosophy of Language
• Philosophy of Logic
• Aesthetics
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Alexandru Radulescu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri, within the College of Arts and Science. His research focuses on Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Logic, Aesthetics, and Logic. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. His recent publications explore topics like Gricean intentions in meaning, intentionalism in discourse interpretation, token-reflexive expressions, and distinctions between indexicals and demonstratives. His work often employs formal semantics and logical analysis to address linguistic and philosophical problems. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials. Radulescu has not listed advisees or grants in the given information. His office is located at 233 Middlebush Hall, and contact can be made via RadulescuA@missouri.edu.

Md Tauhidur RahmanView profile

Assistant Professor

• Hardware Security
• Embedded Security
• Side-channel Analysis
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Dr. Md Tauhidur Rahman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), part of the College of Engineering and Computing. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida (2017), an M.Sc. from the University of Connecticut (2015), and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (2009). His research focuses on hardware security, embedded security, side-channel analysis, memory systems, and reliability, with funding from NSF, NSA, and CyberFlorida. Research Interests: Hardware Security and Trust Embedded Security Side-channel Analysis Memory System Reliability Machine Learning Applications in Security Grants and Awards: $750K NSA Grant (2022) for UAS Security $1.4M CyberFlorida Grant (2022) for Hardware-Security Training NSF SaTC Grant (2021) NSF CRII Grant (2019) UAH New Faculty Research Award (2019) Labs and Leadership: Director of the SeRLoP Lab (Security, Reliability, Low-power, and Privacy), leading collaborative projects on hardware security and critical infrastructure protection.

• German and European Private Law
• Private International Law
• Comparative Law
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Prof. Dr. Frederick Rieländer is a Full Professor of Private Law, Private International Law, and Comparative Law at the University of Bremen's Faculty of Law since July 2023 and serves as Director of the Centre of European Law and Politics (ZERP) since October 2023. He previously held acting professorships at multiple German institutions (Gießen, Münster, Bremen, Mainz, Frankfurt/Oder) from 2020-2023 and was a legal researcher with Prof. Christian von Bar at the University of Osnabrück (2011-2020). Research Focus: His expertise spans German and European Private Law , Private International Law , Comparative Law , and Civil Procedural Law , with specific emphasis on Jurisdictional frameworks (Brussels Regulation) Digital assets and blockchain law Consumer protection mechanisms Family law conflict-of-laws issues Credit rating agency liability Legal harmonization in housing policy Notable Publications: His recent work analyzes CJEU rulings on Anti-SLAPP Directive implementation , data protection standing , and gender recognition principles . He has also published extensively on tenancy law exams , digital property reform , and cross-border insurance claims . Awards & Memberships: Recipient of multiple First State Exam awards (Lower Saxony, Schindhelm Foundation) and the Cambridge Trust Scholarship . Active in European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) European Law Institute (ELI) International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Internationales Verfahrensrecht Leadership Roles: Chairs the Faculty of Law's Examination Board at Bremen, serves on the Faculty Council , and participates in EU-focused working groups on digital asset succession and credit rating liability .

Zining ZhuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Natural Language Processing
• Explainable AI
• Model Interpretability
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Zining Zhu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI) and the Center for Research Toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT). He leads the Explainable and Controllable AI Lab, focusing on foundational and applied research in model interpretability, natural language explanations, and safe AI deployment. His work bridges theoretical advancements and practical applications in NLP and AI systems. Education: PhD in Computer Science (2024, University of Toronto), advised by Frank Rudzicz; BS in Engineering Science (2019, University of Toronto). Prior to Stevens, he was a research intern at Amazon, Tencent, and Winterlight Labs. Research Interests : Explainable AI and Model Interpretability Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models Societal Implications and Safe AI Deployments Knowledge Editing and Model Intervention Publications : Recent work emphasizes explainability in LLMs, dataset effects, and financial AI applications. Key papers include NAACL’s Outstanding Paper Award-winning ACCORD and tutorials on LLM explanations. Awards : Top Reviewer at NeurIPS (2023), Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2022-2023), and Vector Institute grants (2020-2023). Teaching : Instructors CS 584 (Natural Language Processing) and CS 810 (Explainable NLP). Extensive TA experience at University of Toronto. Labs : Leads the Explainable and Controllable AI Lab, fostering research into trustworthy AI systems.

Michael MurrayView profile

Associate Professor

• Artificial Intelligence and Law
• Intellectual Property
• Copyright Law
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Michael Murray is the Spears Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law, where he has taught full-time since 2018. Previously, he held visiting professor roles at multiple institutions, including the University of Michigan and Cambridge University, and practiced commercial litigation at Bryan Cave in St. Louis. He earned his JD from Columbia Law School (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar) and a BA from Loyola College in Maryland. His research focuses on AI’s impact on law, copyright, art law, and legal technology, with notable work on generative AI ethics, NFTs, and blockchain law. He has authored 27 books and over 70 articles, including influential pieces on fair use in AI-generated art and regulatory frameworks for deepfakes. Murray leads the University of Kentucky’s AI and Law Project and Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Metaverse Law Project, advancing interdisciplinary legal scholarship. His teaching emphasizes visual rhetoric and proactive legal communication, blending traditional law with modern digital challenges.