Maryellen Fullerton is the Suzanne J. and Norman Miles Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. She served as Interim Dean from 2018 to 2019. Her expertise spans asylum/refugee law, immigration, international law, human rights, civil procedure, and federal courts. She holds a J.D. from Antioch School of Law and a B.A. from Duke University. Fullerton’s research examines comparative refugee law, EU asylum systems, and U.S. policies. She has held distinguished visiting roles at institutions like National Taiwan University and the University of Trento (via Fulbright). Her scholarship includes co-authored casebooks on immigration and refugee law, and she founded the multilingual Refugee Law Reader. She has advised Human Rights Watch on missions in Germany, consulted for UNHCR, and supports Refugee Law Clinics in Eastern Europe. Awards include the Fulbright Scholar designation and German Marshall Fund Fellowship. Affiliations: Dennis J. Block Center for International Business Law, Brooklyn Law School International Human Rights Fellowship Program. Grants/Awards: Fulbright Scholar (multiple), German Marshall Fund Fellow, Distinguished Chair at University of Trento. Labs/Teams: Leads Refugee Law Reader project; collaborates with global human rights organizations.
Professor Michael J. Gill is Associate Professor of Organisation Studies at the Saïd Business School , University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow in Management at St Edmund Hall . He previously served as Assistant then Associate Professor at the University of Bath’s School of Management. Education MA – University of Warwick DPhil – Jesus College, University of Oxford (funded by a scholarship from the Centre for Professional Service Firms) Research Interests Michael’s research centres on the causes and consequences of individuals’ suffering in the workplace , exploring how organisations threaten workers’ mental health and erode their sense of self. He employs qualitative, phenomenological methods to study accountants, chefs, lawyers, consultants, doctors, nurses, police officers and other occupational groups. His work also addresses identity regulation —how organisations shape, constrain and re-define personal identity—and the ethical and methodological challenges of organisational research. Publication Trends Between 2015 and 2025 Michael has produced a steady stream of articles focusing on three broad themes: (1) identity regulation and the phenomenology of self in organisational settings, (2) digital innovation, stigma and professional regulation in healthcare and low- and middle-income countries, and (3) qualitative methodology , including interview design, covert research ethics and phenomenological approaches. Scientific Awards & Fellowships Scholarship from the Centre for Professional Service Firms (doctoral funding) Governing Body Fellow, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford Tutorial Fellow in Management, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford Advising & Grants While no specific doctoral students are named, Michael’s roles as Tutorial Fellow and Associate Professor imply active supervision and teaching responsibilities within the Oxford Saïd Business School and St Edmund Hall. Grant funding details beyond his doctoral scholarship are not provided. Laboratories & Teams Michael is affiliated with the Centre for Professional Service Firms and collaborates through the Saïd Business School research community. No dedicated laboratory is mentioned.
Masaru Kohno is a Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, with a career spanning over two decades. His research focuses on Japanese politics , electoral studies , and international relations , often employing experimental methods and cross-national comparisons. He has held visiting and research positions at institutions like Stanford University, University of British Columbia, and Sophia University. Education : Ph.D. in Political Science (Stanford University), MA in International Relations (Yale University), LL.B. (Sophia University) His recent work includes experimental analyses of foreign aid preferences, hate speech regulation, and electoral strategies. He has received grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and contributed to debates on democratic accountability, policy networks, and post-COVID governance. Kohno has presented at leading conferences such as the American Political Science Association and International Political Science Association, often collaborating with scholars like Matthew S. Winters and Gabriella R. Montinola. Key Research Areas : Electoral systems and strategic voting Public opinion on foreign policy Political economy of institutions Democratic accountability mechanisms
Panagiota Antonopoulou is a Professor at the University of Peloponnese , affiliated with the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences and Quality of Life and the Department of Sports Organization & Management . Her work bridges media studies , political communication , and sports management , with a focus on place branding and digital media impacts . Education: Doctoral degree in Sociology from Panteion University (dissertation: The role of television in national elections , Grade: Excellent) Research interests include: Sports, media, and political communication interactions Place branding through ultra-distance events like Spartathlon Crisis management in sports organizations Sustainable tourism and urban identity (e.g., Piraeus, Sparta) Strategic HRM in sports events and facilities Recent publications highlight: Algorithmic journalism in sports reporting (2018) Media's role in shaping perceptions of sports violence (2012–2017) Place branding strategies for regional development (2017) Evolution of Greek sports press and radio (2008–2012) She teaches courses such as: "Sports Journalism and Media" (2015–present) "Tourism Politics and Strategy" (2015–present) "Communication and Writing Skills" (2010–present)
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Halil Ekşi is a faculty member at Gaziantep University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration. He has served as Professor (2020-present), Associate Professor (2014-2020), and Assistant Professor (2008-2014) at Gaziantep and Kilis 7 Aralık Universities. His research focuses on finance, financial markets, risk management, and corporate governance, with 57 academic publications. He has advised 9 PhD and 19 Master’s students, and received awards such as the 2024 Mesleki Dernekler Lisansüstü Gayrimenkul Tez Ödülleri Yarışması and 2017 Uludağ University Bilim-Sanat Ödülü. His education includes a PhD in Business Administration (2007, Süleyman Demirel University), Master’s in Business Administration (2003, Gaziantep University), and BSc in Business Administration (1998, Uludağ University). He has led projects like TÜBİTAK 1001’s 'Finansman ve Halka Açılma Tutumları (ISO 1000 Uygulaması)' and EU-funded studies on refugee financial inclusion. His editorial roles span journals like Journal of Economics and Business Issues and Financial Inclusion Across Asia . Active in professional associations (MUFAD, Finans Bilim Platformu), he teaches courses in International Finance, Financial Management, and Investment Analysis. Hakemli makaleleri, kitap bölümleri ve uluslararası konferans bildirileri Türkiye, Balkan ülkeleri ve BRICS-T ekonomileri üzerine bankacılık düzenlemeleri, küresel çatışmaların finansal piyasalara etkisi, ve yapay zekâ uygulamaları gibi temalarda yoğunlaşmıştır. 57 makale ve 8 kitap yayımlarında finansal piyasalar, kurumsal yönetim, ve risk yönetimi gibi disiplinlerde katkı sağlamıştır. 2024 yılında Finance Research Letters dergisinde 'Climate Uncertainty and Green Betas' başlıklı makale ile 2023 yılında Energies ’de 'Geothermal Energy and FDI' gibi çalışmalarıyla güncel finansal gelişmelere katkıda bulunmuştur. 2018 Nobel Yayınevi’nden yayınlanan Yatırımların Temelleri kitabında portföy yönetimi ve vergi stratejisi bölümleri kaleme almıştır. Ödülleri: 2024: Mesleki Dernekler Lisansüstü Gayrimenkul Tez Ödülleri Yarışması (GYODER ve İktisadi Araştırmalar Vakfı Proje Ödülü) 2017: Uludağ Üniversitesi Bilim-Sanat Ödülü Önemli projeleri: 2022-2024: Avrupa Birliği fonu ile 'Suriyeli Mültecilerin Finansmana Erişimi' 2021-2022: TÜBİTAK 1001 destekli 'Türkiye’de Reel Sektör Firmalarının Finansmanı' 2018-2019: Gaziantep Üniversitesi destekli 'Kalkınma Ajansı Finansal Desteklerinin Firmalara Etkisi'
Dr. Marcel Olbert is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the London Business School and a Junior Research Associate at the ZEW (Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research). He holds a PhD from the University of Mannheim, completed under Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel, with additional research experience at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on the real effects of corporate taxation and disclosure regulation, particularly examining how multinational firms respond to regulatory and macroeconomic incentives. Current work includes studies on tax reforms, carbon taxes in developing countries, and Country-by-Country Reporting's impact on resource allocation. Olbert’s research has been published in top-tier journals such as The Accounting Review , Journal of Accounting and Economics , and Review of Financial Studies . He currently serves as an Associate Editor at the European Accounting Review and has received grants from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development. His teaching includes the LBS MBA program, where he was named one of the 2024 Poets & Quants Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors. Key research themes include multinational tax strategies, ESG disclosures in private equity, and the interplay between tax policy and corporate behavior. He also explores topics like transfer pricing conflicts, tax competition effects on employment, and the implications of global tax reforms (OECD Pillar 1+2). Olbert has been recognized for his contributions to transparency and tax policy through grants and awards. His work bridges academia and practice, with collaborations spanning tax authorities, think tanks, and multinational corporations.
Alan Zarychta is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice , where he focuses on the politics of social services in Central and South America, particularly in public health policy and environmental policy . He investigates how institutional reforms can improve local service delivery and strengthen governance systems toward equity and sustainability . His work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation , Social Science Research Council , and Spencer Foundation . Education PhD in Political Science, University of Colorado Boulder MA in Public Policy, University of Colorado Boulder BS in Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University His research spans decentralization in public service delivery, street-level bureaucracy in developing countries, and local governance networks in Honduras. Recent projects include analyzing water scarcity and procedural justice in Honduras and studying policy implementation for refugee populations in Turkey. He has published extensively in journals like Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory , Policy Studies Journal , and Public Administration . Scientific Awards Junior Faculty Research Award (2020) Professor Zarychta collaborates with the Honduran Ministry of Health and organizations like Hombro a Hombro and COCEPRADII . He co-organized the Inaugural Latin American Conference on Subnational Governance (LACSUG) in 2025, highlighting his commitment to advancing governance research and international collaboration in public administration.
Emmanouil Dedoulis is a Professor of Accounting at the Department of Business Administration, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Essex and serves as Director of the MBA AUEB postgraduate program. His academic career spans roles in the Quality Assurance Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece (SOEL), where he currently acts as President and Operational Manager. Education: Ph.D., University of Essex His research focuses on accounting , corporate governance , audit pricing , and corporate social responsibility (CSR) , with publications in top-tier journals like Accounting, Organizations and Society and Journal of Business Ethics . Key themes include: Corporate governance under informal institutions and regulatory enforcement CSR reporting dynamics in relation to labor unionization, religiosity, and corruption Audit pricing influenced by ethical and cultural norms Transplanting Anglo-American accounting frameworks to diverse institutional contexts His recent work analyzes the impact of regulatory interventions (e.g., UEFA financial fair play, SEC comment letters) on accounting quality, alongside critical explorations of public sector accounting reforms in Greece. No scientific awards are publicly listed. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Financial Accounting and advises on MBA program development.
Prof. Noam Noked is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, specializing in tax law and policy. He serves as Director of the Faculty’s Ph.D. and M.Phil. programs and is an Honorary Secretary of Hong Kong’s Joint Liaison Committee on Taxation. Education: Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.), Harvard Law School LL.M. (requirements fulfilled, degree waived), Harvard Law School LL.B., Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law B.A., Accounting Department, Tel Aviv University Research Interests: Tax policy and international taxation Tax administration and compliance Law and economics intersections His work focuses on combating offshore tax evasion, mandatory disclosure rules, and aligning domestic tax frameworks with global minimum standards. Scientific Awards: Research Excellence Award (2023-24) Young Researcher Award, CUHK (2020) John M. Olin Prize for Best Paper in Law & Economics (2010) Research Grants: HK$481,000 General Research Fund (2023-2025): "New Ways to Compete: How Hong Kong Can Adapt to the New International Tax Order" HK$475,000 General Research Fund (2021-2023): "Mandatory Disclosure Rules: Development, Policy Analysis, and Implications for Financial Centers" HK$470,000 Early Career Scheme (2019-2021): "Regularization of Tax Noncompliance: Comparative Legal Analysis and Proposal for China"
Ranjit Lall is an Associate Professor of International Political Economy at the University of Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations, and a Fellow of St John's College. His research focuses on international cooperation, development, technological change, and methodological innovations in machine learning and missing data analysis. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and a BA from Oxford, and has been recognized with the Merze Tate Award and Leamer-Rosenthal Prize for his work. Education : PhD in Government (Harvard University), BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (University of Oxford) Affiliations : St John's College Fellow, Oxford's International Relations Network His research explores how international institutions function, leveraging computational tools like MIDASpy for missing data imputation. Key interests include civil society influence on global governance, accountability mechanisms, and the political economy of technological change. He previously worked at the Bank of England and Financial Times before academia. Recent Research Trends : Articles emphasize institutional performance metrics, pandemic-era voting behavior, and AI governance frameworks. His work bridges theoretical political science with practical computational methods. Awards : 2020 Leamer-Rosenthal Prize, 2018 Merze Tate Award Advising : Supervises six graduate students in international relations and political economy Lall collaborates on open-source projects such as the MIDAS software for data imputation and actively contributes to debates on transparent social science research practices.
Dr. Mohammed Mazumder is a faculty member at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, where he has been contributing since January 2020. He leads the MSc Forensic Accounting programme and serves as the Departmental Research Ethics Lead. He teaches Management Accounting and Analytics at the undergraduate level and Financial Planning and Control at the postgraduate level. His educational background includes a PhD from Tohoku University and an MBA in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, where he also taught for over ten years. He is a Fellow of the Cost and Management Accountant (FCMA) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), reflecting his dual expertise in professional accounting and academic teaching. Dr. Mazumder’s research focuses on corporate reporting, sustainability accounting, CSR, corporate governance, and forensic accounting , with empirical studies centered on Bangladesh and Japan. His work explores board composition, gender diversity, cybersecurity disclosures, anti-corruption reporting, and SDG disclosures in emerging economies. The research employs discourse analysis, impression management theory, and quantitative methods to assess disclosure quality and governance effectiveness. His recent publications (2021–2025) reveal a strong trend toward ethical, environmental, and governance-related disclosures in banking and insurance sectors of developing economies. Topics include climate change rhetoric, post-cyber heist disclosures, and SDG reporting, indicating a growing emphasis on transparency and accountability in corporate narratives. His scholarly contributions have appeared in reputable journals such as Asian Review of Accounting , International Journal of Disclosure and Governance , Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies , and Business Ethics: A European Review . While no specific awards are mentioned, his publication record in CABS/ABDC-ranked journals reflects significant academic recognition. Dr. Mazumder actively contributes to academic governance as Research Ethics Lead and programme director. Though no current students are listed, his leadership roles suggest involvement in postgraduate supervision and curriculum development. He has not indicated part-time status and appears to be a full-time, active academic with no signs of retirement or former staff status. He is associated with no named research labs or teams, but his work is highly interdisciplinary, bridging accounting, ethics, sustainability, and governance. Future research directions likely include expanding comparative studies between Japan and South Asia, deepening analysis of SDG disclosures, and exploring digital risk reporting in financial institutions.
Felix Gille is a researcher at the University of Zurich , affiliated with the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care under the Faculty of Medicine. He leads the DSI-funded project "Data handling, security and protection: reaching conceptual equivalence for the concept of public trust in national electronic health records in Switzerland and neighboring countries," collaborating with Prof. von Wyl (IfIS/DSI, UZH) and Prof. Thouvenin (Faculty of Law, UZH). His work bridges health system and policy research, digital health, data law, and data security. Education: BSc in European Public Health, Maastricht University MMedSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management, Karolinska Institute PhD in Public Trust in Healthcare Systems, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Research Focus: Gille specializes in public trust dynamics within healthcare systems, particularly examining data governance, health policy, and ethical dimensions of digital health innovations. His projects analyze cross-national trust frameworks, biobanking ethics, AI in healthcare, and pandemic data sharing mechanisms. Scientific Contributions: His publications address critical issues such as GDPR impacts on research, trustworthiness of mHealth apps, and interdisciplinary approaches to health data policy. Articles span 2015–2025, emphasizing conceptual trust models, policy harmonization, and stakeholder engagement in health data systems. Awards & Roles: Fellow of the Swiss School of Public Health Associate Editor for Public Health Reviews
Alex Michaelides is a Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School since 2013 and a Research Fellow at CEPR (International Macroeconomics and Financial Economics Programmes). He holds affiliations with Imperial's Energy Futures Lab and Language and Communication Intelligence initiatives. Previously, he served at the London School of Economics (LSE) as Lecturer (2001-2006) and Associate Professor (2006-2010), and at the University of Cyprus as Professor of Finance (2010-2014). He earned his PhD in Economics from Princeton University (1997) and BA in Economics from Harvard (1993). His research focuses on household finance (e.g., life-cycle portfolio choice), asset pricing with heterogeneous agents, housing markets, and macro-finance intersections. Notable work includes analyses of pension systems, sovereign debt crises (e.g., Cyprus), and banking system dynamics. He has held visiting roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, ECB, and served on the Central Bank of Cyprus' board (2013-2014). Leadership roles include Head of Finance at Imperial (2014-2021) and Director of Postgraduate Studies (since 2023). His work bridges theoretical models with policy-relevant insights, addressing fiscal procyclicality, central bank independence, and climate regulatory impacts.
Christian Flachsland is Professor of Climate Policy and Director of the Centre for Sustainability at the Hertie School. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) , where he previously led the Governance working group. His research focuses on climate policy design, energy governance, and the political economy of sustainability transitions, with particular emphasis on Germany and the European Union. Flachsland's recent publications analyze climate institutions across Germany, UK, Sweden, and Australia, and develop frameworks for anticipatory policy mix construction in road transport. His work combines machine learning literature mapping with comparative institutional analysis , appearing in top journals like Science and Nature Climate Change . Current projects examine EU carbon border adjustment mechanisms and reflexive governance in climate policy evaluation. As co-coordinator of Governance research in the BMBF-funded Kopernikus-Ariadne project , he assesses climate policy options for Germany and Europe through multi-country institutional comparisons and policy pathway assessments . His work bridges academic research with policy advice, including participation in the IPCC Scoping Meeting for its Sixth Assessment Report.
António Afonso is a Full Professor at ISEG (Lisbon School of Economics and Management), part of the University of Lisbon. He has held this position since 2011 and coordinates the Master in Monetary and Financial Economics. His research focuses on macroeconomics, fiscal policy, and public finance, with a particular emphasis on sovereign risk, fiscal sustainability, and the interplay between monetary and fiscal policies. Dr. Afonso has an extensive professional background, including roles as a Senior Economist at Caixa Geral de Depósitos and the Ministry of Finance, and has advised institutions such as the Banco Nacional Ultramarino. He has authored numerous books, including Handbook on Efficiency in the Public Sector and academic texts on monetary and public finance economics. His research interests span fiscal sustainability dynamics, geopolitical impacts on sovereign risk, and the effects of monetary policy shocks. He has supervised over 40 students in master’s and PhD programs, focusing on topics like sovereign ratings, fiscal consolidation, and macroeconomic policy interactions. His work has been published in leading journals such as Economic Change and Restructuring , Journal of International Money and Finance , and Empirical Economics . Key contributions include analyzing the role of fiscal rules, the impact of geopolitical risks on government debt portfolios, and the effects of unconventional monetary policies. He is actively involved in research labs at ISEG, including the Data Lab, Futures Lab, and Policy Lab, which address contemporary economic challenges.
