جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Adam Mellaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Clinical Nursing Education
• Social Justice
• Equity in Healthcare
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Adam Mella is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Professional Nursing and Allied Health at MacEwan University . A registered nurse (RN) with a PhD, DHA, and MN, he bridges clinical expertise in neurosciences with innovative clinical nursing education . His work focuses on cultivating critical thinking and clinical reasoning in students, preparing them for complex healthcare environments. Education : PhD, Doctorate in Health Administration (DHA), Master of Nursing (MN) Research interests include equity in healthcare , social justice , and the integration of internationally educated nurses (IENs) into Canadian systems. His publications explore patient assignment strategies and simulated learning environments , emphasizing evidence-based decision-making. Adam also contributes to mental health advocacy and cultural competency training in nursing. Professional affiliations include: Alberta Association of Nurses (AAN) College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) - Social Justice and Anti-Racism Interest Group Internationally Educated Nurses of Alberta (IENAA) - Board of Directors Committee roles: Faculty of Nursing Program and Curriculum Committee , Teaching and Learning in Nursing Peer Reviewer .

Lee D. Bakerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cultural Anthropology
• History of Anthropology
• Racial Politics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Lee D. Baker is a Professor of Cultural Anthropology and African & African American Studies at Duke University. He earned his B.S. from Portland State University (1989) and Ph.D. in Anthropology from Temple University (1994). His academic career spans over three decades with significant roles including Dean of Academic Affairs at Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (2008-2016) and department chair (2017-2020). Doctorate from Temple University (1994) Bachelor's from Portland State University (1989) Baker’s research focuses on the history of anthropology, racial politics, socio-linguistics, and global scholarship. His work critically examines how anthropology has shaped racial categories and how these constructs intersect with popular culture, law, and education. His recent publications analyze the legacy of Franz Boas, racial discourse in anthropology, and contemporary racial dynamics. These works span subfields including Critical Race Theory, Cultural Theory, and Academic Activism. Richard K. Lublin Distinguished Teaching Award American Anthropological Association Award for Distinguished Achievement in Critical Study Ford Foundation Fellowship National Humanities Center Fellowship Baker has served in numerous administrative roles including Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of International Comparative Studies, and department chair. He contributes to public discourse through media appearances and editorial work for Transforming Anthropology. His expertise in racial politics and cultural theory continues to shape academic and societal conversations.

Iyun Ashani Harrisonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Ballet
• Choreography
• Anti-Racist Pedagogy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Iyun Ashani Harrison is Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance at Duke University and Executive Director of Ballet Ashani. A Juilliard-trained dancer and choreographer, his work amplifies underrepresented voices in ballet through inclusive practices. His creative research explores neoclassical traditions while addressing race and gender identity. Recent works include 'Dance of the Olympiad' (2024) and a ballet adaptation of James Baldwin's 'Giovanni's Room'. Publications: Co-edited 'Antiracism in Ballet Teaching', establishing frameworks for equitable dance education. His choreography has been featured at the American Dance Festival and international venues. Teaching: Develops curriculum integrating professional practice through master classes and collaborative projects.

Julia Sternمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• American Literature
• African American Literature
• Gender & Sexuality Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Julia Stern is the Henry Sanborn Noyes Professor of Literature and Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence in the English Department at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Her research bridges American literature, film, and critical theory, with a focus on emotion, race, gender, and genre. She has authored three influential books, including *Bette Davis Black and White* (2021) and *Mary Chesnut's Civil War Epic* (2010). Stern teaches courses on 18th- to early 20th-century American literature, African American writing, and film studies. Recognized for teaching excellence, she has received awards such as the Distinguished Teaching Award and multiple recognitions for advising. Her interdisciplinary interests span African American Literature, Psychoanalytic Theory, and Critical Race Studies. Courses she offers include studies of Faulkner, sentimental literature, and the films of Bette Davis. Stern’s work integrates historical analysis with contemporary debates on race, gender, and representation in media. Her notable awards include the MLA First Book Prize nomination and endowed professorships for teaching and research. Stern actively contributes to departmental life, advising and mentoring students, and maintaining a nationally recognized profile in literary scholarship.

Danielle Wongمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Asian Diaspora Studies
• Critical Race and Black Studies
• Post/Anti/Decolonial Studies
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Danielle Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia, with cross-appointments to the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program. Her scholarship interrogates intersections between race, empire, capitalism, and emerging technologies through critical frameworks in postcolonial, anti-racist, and science studies. Education: MA and PhD in English from McMaster University Affiliations: Cornell University (Postdoctoral Associate, Asian American Studies) Her research focuses on racial virtuality —the entanglement of Asianness with information capitalism and digital media. Current projects examine algorithmic whiteness, diasporic temporalities, and the biopolitical dimensions of contagious narratives in literature and media. This work will be published in her forthcoming monograph with New York University Press titled Racial Virtuality: Asianness, New Media, and Information Capitalism . Recent publications in Representations , Canadian Literature , and Theatre Research in Canada demonstrate methodological rigor in analyzing how technologies mediate racialized embodiment. Her pedagogy bridges literary analysis with critical theory, emphasizing narrative form's capacity to expose structural inequities.

Kathleen Ramosمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Multilingual Education
• Teacher Education
• Content-Language Integrated Instruction
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Kathleen Ramos is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, specializing in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Education and World Language Education. She co-leads the Advancing Content-Integrated Education for English Learners with a STEM Focus (ACE-STEM) project and other initiatives like Transmodalising with Technology in Science (TTS) and Teaching for Anti-Racism and Global Competence. Education: PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture from University of Pittsburgh (2012), MA in Foreign Language Teaching (Pitt). Research Focus: Content-language integrated instruction, translanguaging, multiliteracies, and global competence education for multilingual learners. Her recent articles explore technology-enhanced pedagogy (e.g., infographics in science education) and literature-based approaches to anti-racism. She has received the University-wide Teaching Excellence Award (2021) and the Global Teacher Education Fellowship (2018-2019). Dr. Ramos has extensive experience supporting PK-12 multilingual learners, both as a classroom teacher (1992-2016) and as a teacher educator. She collaborates with global institutions, including OsloMet in Norway, and her work emphasizes equity, cultural pluralism, and preparing educators for interconnected societies.

Adam A. Blacklerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Modern German History
• Southern African History
• Colonial Violence
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Adam A. Blackler is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Wyoming, specializing in modern Germany and southern Africa with emphasis on transnational dimensions of imperial occupation and colonial violence in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His research extends to the Weimar Republic, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, and international human rights. Dr. Blackler's scholarly work centers on German colonialism in Southwest Africa (Namibia), examining settler colonialism, indigenous resistance, and the evolution of imperial violence including the Herero and Nama genocide. He analyzes connections between colonial policies and later Nazi-era atrocities while exploring themes of national identity, racial ideology, and human rights violations. His interdisciplinary approach bridges historical analysis with contemporary relevance in democratic resilience and genocide prevention. His publications span monographs, peer-reviewed articles, and digital scholarship addressing German colonial history's enduring legacies. Recent works critically examine the Reichstag fire's implications for democratic collapse and draw parallels between historical events like child separation policies in German Southwest Africa and modern human rights issues. Dr. Blackler has received multiple prestigious awards: University of Wyoming’s Extraordinary Merit in Research Award (2022) Extraordinary Merit in Teaching Award (2024) John “Jack” P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award (2024) He has successfully advised MA students, several of whom advanced to PhD programs at UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Kansas, and Boston College. His research has been funded by: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) Holocaust Educational Foundation (HEF) Flittie Sabbatical Award Center for Global Studies and Engagement (CGS) College of Arts and Sciences Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research (WIHR) During his 2024-2025 sabbatical, Dr. Blackler conducted archival research across Germany, Namibia, and South Africa while holding visiting positions at Freie Universität Berlin and Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena.

Alaina S. Davisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Neurologically Based Communication Disorders
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Sport-Related Concussion
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Alaina Davis is a tenured Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Howard University. She holds a Ph.D. from Howard University (2014), an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern University and A&M College (2009), and a B.A. in Communication Disorders from the University of Houston (2005). Education: Ph.D. (2014), M.S. (2009), B.A. (2005) Her research focuses on cognitive-communication disorders from traumatic brain injuries, with a specialization in sport-related concussion and culturally responsive clinical practices. She examines return-to-learn/play/activity protocols for student-athletes and addresses health disparities in concussion management for racially diverse populations. The 2024-2023 publications highlight her work on cultural sensitivity in neurorehabilitation , racial bias in sports medicine , and cognitive learning styles affecting speech-language pathology education. Her research spans from clinical frameworks for meta-therapy to anti-racist pedagogy in communication sciences. Scientific Awards: Provost's Distinguished Service Award (2021), Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer (2019), multiple HU Summer Research Fellowships Dr. Davis directs the Cognitive-Communicative Skills Clinic and Research Lab (CCC Skills) and serves as Lead SLP on the Howard University Concussion Management Team. She co-chairs a 2024 ASHA-funded grant on culturally adapted rehabilitation and hosts the podcast Life, Language, & Lyrics , emphasizing holistic approaches to communication disorders.

Robert P. Jacksonمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Political Theory
• History of Political Thought
• Critical Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Robert P. Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in Political Thought at Manchester Metropolitan University. He holds a PhD in European and International Studies from King’s College London (2013), an MA in Philosophy from the University of Nottingham, and a PG Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. His research focuses on political theory, the history of modern political thought, and critical/postcolonial studies, with a particular emphasis on Antonio Gramsci and Edward Said. He is the co-editor of Revisiting Gramsci’s Notebooks (Brill, 2020) and recently held the Edward W. Said Fellowship at Columbia University’s Society of Fellows (2024). Research Interests: Jackson’s work bridges critical theory, postcolonialism, and Gramsci’s thought. He examines intellectuals’ roles in modern society, decolonizing critical thought, and intersections of race, capitalism, and anti-racism. His current book project explores Said’s concept of ‘critical consciousness’ in dialogue with Gramsci. He has published widely in journals like TOPOI , Gramsciana , and Science & Society . Teaching: Teaches courses on political theory, modern political thought, Italian political philosophy, and neo-Gramscianism in international relations. Supervises research on political theory, critical Marxism, and Italian political philosophy. Affiliations: Primary member of Manchester Met’s Politics Research Group; affiliate member of the Histories of RGSI (Race, Gender, Sexuality, Identity) and the Centre for Migration and Postcolonial Studies (MAPS). Co-created the Critical Theory in Hard Times network, organizing workshops on decolonizing thought and anti-racist futures. Awards: Edward W. Said Fellowship (2024); AdvanceHE Fellow (FHEA).

Sarah Diemمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Educational Equity
• Policy Implementation
• Race and Diversity
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Dr. Sarah Diem is a Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis at the University of Missouri's Truman School of Government and Public Affairs. Her research investigates how educational policies affecting equity and diversity are implemented within social and cultural contexts, particularly examining racial dynamics in public schools. Diem's scholarship focuses on the politics of diversity during periods of legal uncertainty, school district policies, and leadership preparation for addressing race-related issues. Awarded the 2014 Emerging Scholar Award from AERA Division A, her work examines school segregation patterns, community responses to demographic changes, and educational outcomes for marginalized students. Current projects explore anti-racist policy development and the impacts of school district decentralization on educational equity. Diem's research informs leadership programs preparing administrators to serve diverse student populations.

Milly Williamsonمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Media Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Celebrity Culture
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Milly Williamson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. She co-convenes the BA in Anthropology and Media and convenes the BA in Promotional Media. Her research critically examines intersections between media, citizenship, and social marginalization, with a focus on celebrity culture, anti-Muslim racism, and the political economy of media industries. Education: PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths, University of London (2001) Key roles: Co-author of Footprints of Empire (forthcoming) exploring anti-Muslim racism; editor of Screening the Undead (2014) on vampires/zombies in media Teaching includes courses on Branding, Media Rituals, and Cultural Industries Research interests span celebrity's role in media industries, mediated marginalization, and the cultural politics of migration. Recent work analyzes celebrity-based marketing strategies and the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric in Western democracies. Williamson has supervised projects on digital celebrity, race/gender intersections, and media exploitation. Her scholarship bridges academic and public spheres, with contributions to The Conversation and interdisciplinary collaborations like the What Are Statues For? arts project interrogating colonial monuments.

Jane Kuمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Feminism
• Antiracism
• Immigrant Settlement Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jane Ku is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and the Women and Gender Studies program at the University of Windsor, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute of Studies in Education. Her research focuses on antiracism, intersectional feminism, immigrant settlement, and diasporic identity formation. Dr. Ku employs autoethnography and community-based approaches to explore activism, resilience, and decolonial practices. Education: PhD (Sociology and Equity Studies, University of Toronto), MA (Community Psychology, University of Toronto), BA (Psychology and Sociology, York University). Research interests emphasize community activism as transformative praxis, with projects on African-centered capacity-building, immigrant youth resilience, and Japanese Canadian identity. She critiques colonial and patriarchal structures through teaching, encouraging students to engage critically with social inequities. Recent work includes SSHRC-funded research on anti-racist solidarity and diasporic narratives. She has collaborated on grants totaling over $300k, including projects analyzing “Canadian Experience” discourse and LGBTQ+ newcomer needs in Windsor-Essex. Her teaching philosophy prioritizes unsettling colonial perspectives and fostering engaged citizenship. Service includes board roles with Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women and AIDS Committee of Windsor. Graduate students under her supervision explore antiracism, community partnerships, and intersectional analyses.

• Critical Social Justice
• Community Organizing
• Disaster Response
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Loretta Pyles is Professor at the University at Albany School of Social Welfare, holding PhD and MA degrees from the University of Kansas and a BA from Baker University. A certified yoga instructor, her critical social justice scholarship examines resistance to poverty, gender violence, racism, and disasters within contexts of climate crisis and neoliberalism. Her NSF-funded research employs transformative frameworks integrating holistic mind-body-spirit approaches. Research Focus: Transformative community organizing; Integrative wellness practices; Disaster resilience; Anti-oppressive methodologies; Climate justice frameworks. Publications: Authored Progressive Community Organizing (Routledge) and Healing Justice: Holistic Self-Care for Change Makers (Oxford). Recent work explores rewilding practices amid climate change. Awards: National Science Foundation grant recipient for disaster research.

Christine Lwangaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Human Rights
• Anti-Racism
• Social Justice
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christine Lwanga is Adjunct Professor and Research Fellow at University of Manitoba's Faculty of Social Work. Her research examines human rights frameworks, anti-racism, and transformative education approaches. Current MITACS-BSI partnership project develops human rights-centered evaluation metrics for DEI programs. Research affiliations include Centre for Human Rights Research and Tshepo Institute for Contemporary Africa Studies.

Samantha Moore-Bergمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Intergroup Conflict
• Political Polarization
• Religious Differences
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Samantha Moore-Berg, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah, leading the Peace and Intergroup Conflict Lab (PICL) . Her research spans intergroup conflict rooted in political polarization, religious differences, racial discrimination, and immigration status. Education Ph.D. in Psychology from Temple University B.A. in Psychology from Florida State University Research Focus Dr. Moore-Berg investigates psychological barriers to intergroup reconciliation, specializing in meta-perceptions, dehumanization, and intervention development. Her work combines academic-practitioner collaborations and policy-oriented approaches. Publication Trends Recent work emphasizes competitive victimhood, virtual contact efficacy, and meta-perception correction interventions across political, religious, and racial contexts. The 2022-2025 studies highlight democratic erosion, intergroup empathy, and cross-national applications. Community Engagement She collaborates with non-profits, artists, and policymakers to translate findings into real-world impact, inviting graduate applications (2024) and undergraduate/postdoc researchers.