جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Rebecca M Ryanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Child Development
• Parenting Practices
• Food Insecurity
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Rebecca M Ryan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University, holding a primary appointment in the College. Her research bridges developmental psychology and public policy, focusing on the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on children’s environments and well-being. She co-developed interventions like Connect to Baby and evaluates programs such as the Power Packs food assistance initiative. Her work emphasizes parent-child interactions and economic disparities affecting family dynamics. Educations: Columbia University – Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology (2006) Harvard University – M.Ed. (Year unspecified) Princeton University – B.A. (Year unspecified) Research Interests: Socioeconomic disadvantage and child development Parenting practices in at-risk contexts Food insecurity and public policy Intergenerational inequality Her lab, the Context, Development & Social Policy Lab, aims to identify strategies supporting equitable child development through research, practice, and policy. Grants & Funding: Continuously supported by NIH, NSF, Russell Sage Foundation, and W.T. Grant Foundation. Recent work explores interventions addressing poverty, education, and family well-being. Labs & Teams: Leads the Context, Development & Social Policy Lab, focused on equity-driven research to improve outcomes for marginalized youth. Current projects include mixed-methods evaluations of food assistance programs and parenting interventions.

Linda Quirkeمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Sociology of Education
• Parenting Practices
• Social Class
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Linda Quirke serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Arts, maintaining active contact through office DAWB 5-142, email lquirke@wlu.ca, and Teams phone number 1 548-889-5153. Her institutional position demonstrates ongoing engagement with academic duties and research leadership within the university's educational framework. Her research expertise spans several interconnected domains: Sociology of Education with focus on Ontario's private sector Parenting advice literature and historical shifts in childrearing Gendered foodwork and emotion labor in family contexts Children's leisure activities and cognitive development Institutional legitimacy strategies in non-elite schools Market-institutional tensions in educational organizations Quirke's scholarly trajectory reveals consistent thematic threads: evolving parenting narratives (particularly around obesity and food allergies), organizational adaptation in educational markets, and critical analysis of textbook representations. Her work bridges micro-level family practices with macro-level institutional analysis, emphasizing how social class permeates both educational structures and domestic life. Scientific Awards: No specific awards or honors documented in source materials Advising and funding details remain unreported in the provided texts, though her extensive publication history suggests significant research activity. Her teaching portfolio includes sociology courses, but specific pedagogical methods or student mentorship outcomes aren't elaborated. Lab affiliations or collaborative research teams also lack explicit mention in the available information.

Margaret Kerrمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Parental Emotional Experiences
• Parental Burnout
• Anti-Racist Parenting
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Margaret Kerr is an Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology. Her work focuses on parental emotional experiences, societal expectations of parenthood, and promoting equity through anti-racist parenting practices. She holds affiliations with the Human Development & Relationships Institute and the Institute for Research on Poverty. Education : PhD and MA in Positive Developmental Psychology from Claremont Graduate University; BS in Psychology from Michigan State University. Research Interests : Dr. Kerr explores factors influencing parental burnout, family resiliency, and anti-racist education for children. Her work emphasizes real-time parental emotions and systemic inequities in parenting norms. She develops interventions to support marginalized families and reduce societal pressures on parents. Key Research Themes : Recent studies examine pandemic impacts on parenting, fatherhood experiences, media use in families, and interventions for incarcerated parents' children. Awards & Media : Featured in Wisconsin Public Radio, The Economist, and Fatherly magazine. No formal awards listed but actively engages in public discourse on parenting challenges. Grants & Outreach : Leads initiatives like the Wisconsin Statewide Fatherhood Needs Assessment and the Anywhere Dads podcast. Co-developed a preschool reading curriculum promoting race-conscious conversations in white families. Labs/Teams : Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams at UW-Madison’s Division of Extension and the Institute for Research on Poverty to advance family-centered policies.

Senay Cebiogluمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Cross-Cultural Studies
• Developmental Psychology
• Child Development
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Senay Cebioglu is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. Her work focuses on cross-cultural developmental psychology, examining how cultural contexts shape child development across diverse societies. She holds a Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University, Canada. Dr. Cebioglu earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Simon Fraser University, Canada. Her academic background includes advanced studies in cross-cultural research methodologies, with a focus on developmental processes in sociocultural contexts. Her research interests center on understanding the impact of culture on early socio-cognitive development, particularly in infants and children. She employs mixed methods, including naturalistic and structured observations, experimental tasks, interviews, and questionnaires. Key areas of focus include the development of self-awareness—such as mirror self-recognition—and the relationship between cultural practices and well-being in indigenous communities, such as the Bantu and BaYaka groups in the Republic of Congo. Her work integrates perspectives from psychology, anthropology, and cultural evolutionary theory. Cebioglu’s publications explore cross-cultural comparisons in child development, including studies on child-directed speech, teaching strategies influenced by formal education, and phonetic variations in baby-talk across cultures. Her research consistently emphasizes the importance of cultural context in shaping developmental outcomes, with recent attention to the dynamics of cultural change and its effects on well-being. While no specific grants are detailed, her research is supported through collaborative projects, such as co-leading a multidisciplinary investigation into cultural change and well-being in Congo. No advisees are listed in the provided materials. She is part of the Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture at the Max Planck Institute, which facilitates interdisciplinary research into human development and cultural evolution.

Esther H. Bisschopsمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Intellectual Disability Care
• Implementation Science
• Involuntary Care Reduction
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Esther H. Bisschops is a Research Fellow at the Clinical Child and Family Studies department within the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She also holds Visiting Fellow positions in the APH - Mental Health, APH - Quality of Care, and LEARN! - Child rearing departments. Her research focuses on reducing restrictive measures and involuntary care in intellectual disability care through implementation science, virtual communities-of-practice, and multi-methods studies. She has published widely on topics like needs assessment frameworks and normalisation processes in long-term care. Dr. Bisschops teaches courses such as Implementeren kun je Leren and Scaling up and sustainability , and actively participates in academic activities including lectures and international symposiums. She has contributed to media discussions on implementation gaps in disability care and the ethical dimensions of coercion in healthcare. Key Research Areas: Intellectual Disability Care, Implementation Science, Involuntary Care Reduction, Long-Term Care Optimization Recent Activities: Delivered presentations on scaling implementation strategies, participated in the IASSIDD 2024 Chicago conference, and engaged in peer review activities. Her work emphasizes bridging research and practice through collaborative networks and participatory methods, aiming to enhance autonomy and reduce coercion in disability care systems.

• Special Education
• Disability Studies
• Theatre and Performance
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. hab. Dorota Krzemińska serves as a Professor at the University of Gdańsk within the Faculty of Social Sciences, specifically in the Institute of Pedagogy and Department of Special Education. Her academic work centers on advancing inclusive practices and empowerment for individuals with intellectual disabilities through rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship and community engagement initiatives. Her research spans Special Education, Disability Studies, Theatre and Performance Art, and Cultural Inclusion, with a focus on lived experiences in relationships, parenting, and artistic expression. She employs microethnography and postcolonial theory to deconstruct societal norms, challenge rehabilitative paradigms, and advocate for recognition of autonomy and subjectivity among people with intellectual disabilities. Key methodologies include qualitative analysis of theater practices and intimate relationship dynamics. Analysis of her publication trends reveals consistent exploration of theater companies (e.g., Blue Teapot Theatre Company, Teatr Przebudzeni) as spaces for transformative self-realization, blurring boundaries between therapy and art. Her work critically examines representation in film, intimate relationships beyond inclusion frameworks, and parenting experiences, highlighting gaps in current practices while advocating for systemic recognition of full humanity and agency across social domains. No scientific awards were identified in the available information. No details regarding student advising, research grants, or funded projects were provided in the source materials. The available documentation does not specify any dedicated laboratories, research centers, or collaborative teams directly associated with Professor Krzemińska's current work.

Erdmute Alberمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Anthropology
• Kinship and Politics
• Generational Relations
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Erdmute Alber is Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Bayreuth , focusing on the interplay between kinship and politics in West Africa. She leads the Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies and serves on multiple editorial boards. Research areas: kinship politics, generational relations, middle-class dynamics, literacy studies, and neoliberal impacts on family structures. Active in field research in Benin, Andean regions, Togo, Ghana, and Kenya. Scientific Awards: Frobenius Society research prize (1998) DFG award for outstanding achievement (2007)

• Socio-Cultural Anthropology
• Kinship and Marriage Systems
• Pastoralism and Sedentarization
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Nancy Levine is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research focuses on socio-cultural anthropology, particularly examining kinship systems, pastoralist communities, and the impacts of political-economic changes on family structures in Tibetan and Himalayan regions. Research Interests: Family and marriage systems Pastoralism and sedentarization Political economy of development Gender dynamics Social change in Central Asia and Tibet Multi-species anthropology Publications span topics from polyandry and child care practices to taxation systems in Tibetan societies. Her recent work examines sibling roles in pastoralist kinship and traditional governance structures. Contact: nelevine@anthro.ucla.edu

• Social class
• Culture
• Service work
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Rachel Sherman is the Michael E. Gellert Professor of Sociology at The New School, focusing on social class, culture, and inequality. Her research explores how social hierarchies are reproduced, contested, and embedded in cultural narratives. She holds a BA from Brown University (1991) and a PhD from UC Berkeley (2003). Her work combines ethnography and interviews to examine service work, affluent lifestyles, and redistributive movements. Notable publications include Class Acts: Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels (2007) and Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence (2017), which analyzes the psychological and moral tensions among wealthy New York parents. Her current project, Class Traitors , investigates affluent progressives advocating for systemic wealth redistribution. Research Interests: Social inequality, service work, social movements, qualitative methods, moral legitimacy of wealth. Awards: Carnegie Fellowship (2018–2020), Distinguished Article Award (2001). Teaching includes courses on sociology of work, social movements, and qualitative research methods. Sherman is frequently cited in media outlets like The New York Times and Financial Times for her insights on wealth and privilege.

Yona Sabarمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Semitic Languages
• Linguistics
• Jewish Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Yona Sabar is a Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He holds a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from Yale University (1970) and a BA in Hebrew and Arabic from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1963). His research focuses on Semitic languages, Jewish studies, and the linguistic and cultural preservation of Kurdish Jewish communities. Education: PhD, Yale (1970); BA, Hebrew University (1963) Affiliation: UCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Teaching: Undergraduate and graduate courses in Hebrew, Neo-Aramaic, Syriac, Judeo-Arabic, and Biblical Aramaic Sabar’s work examines Neo-Aramaic dialects, biblical translations, folklore, and multilingualism among Kurdish Jews. His publications include dictionaries, critical editions of religious texts, and comparative linguistic studies. His recent articles (2017–2002) address topics like cultural transmission in Kurdish Jewish communities, dialectal evolution, and endangered languages. Key trends include Aramaic-Hebrew interaction, liturgical translation, and ethnographic documentation of oral traditions.

• Public Health
• Social Justice
• Education Policy
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Martha L. Cuccia is a Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Lecturer in the Department of Community Health Science & Policy at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health. She holds an MPH from Tulane University (1996) and a BA in Journalism from LSU (1987), with additional doctoral studies in International Health and Development at Tulane (1997-1999). Her expertise spans Social Justice, STEM Pipeline Development, Health Equity, and Public Health Policy. Research interests include LGBTQ+ health, environmental sustainability, mass incarceration impacts, voting rights as public health, immigration policy, and mentoring initiatives. She also explores health effects of pet ownership and international child-rearing practices. Her work integrates community health policy with education system improvements. A dedicated educator, Ms. Cuccia has served continuously as a full-time instructor since 2017. Her service activities include leadership roles in DEI committees, curriculum development, and over 20 committee memberships across LSUHSC-NOLA's School of Public Health. She co-chairs community outreach for Association of Women in Science and advises the International Student Association. Active in public service, she coordinates YouthForce NOLA career initiatives, participates in MLK Day of Service, and volunteers with SOS Village and Bread for the World. Her presentations focus on public health educational outcomes and LGBTQ+ youth issues in schools.

Karolina Komsta-Tokarzewskaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Internet addiction
• Behavioral addictions
• Family dynamics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Karolina Komsta-Tokarzewska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Studies, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. With extensive experience in researching internet addiction and family dynamics, she has participated in numerous international conferences and led educational initiatives focused on digital behavior. Specializes in family factors influencing internet addiction Active in Erasmus+ international collaborative projects Focus on therapeutic interventions for digital addiction Contributor to Catholic pedagogy literature Her research spans psychopedagogical approaches to internet addiction, father-child relationships in digital contexts, and preventative strategies for online risks. Recent works analyze gender-specific addiction patterns and therapeutic process dynamics. Notable achievements include multiple Erasmus+ scholarships, international conference participation ( 18th International Conference Keeping Children Safe on the Internet ), and editorial roles in Catholic pedagogy journals. She has developed innovative programs for social workers addressing cybermedia relationships. 2025: Analyzed male perspectives on female internet addiction treatment 2024: Examined father absence impacts on youth digital behavior 2020: Published book on family's role in internet addiction Professional involvement includes membership in Emmaus International Council of Catholic Educators and Polish Speech Therapy Society. She has organized international conferences and developed training programs for educators.

MinSoo Kim-Bossardمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Early Childhood Education
• Multicultural Education
• Immigrant Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

MinSoo Kim-Bossard is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), affiliated with the School of Education and the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education . Their work bridges multicultural education , immigrant studies , and inclusive pedagogy , with a focus on cultural identity and language dynamics in early childhood settings. Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Curriculum and Instruction – Early Childhood Education), Penn State University, 2015 M.S. in Art Education, Penn State University, 2010 B.A. in Art History (interdisciplinary honors in Art Education), Penn State University, 2010 Kim-Bossard’s research explores the intersections of immigration, mothering, cultural identity, and education through ethnographic and autoethnographic lenses. Their scholarship critically examines language power dynamics , racially charged educational environments , and disability studies , particularly in South Korean and diasporic Asian American contexts. Recent publications highlight trends in cross-cultural teacher education , immigrant family integration , and arts-based methodologies . They employ AsianCrit frameworks to challenge normative educational practices and advocate for culturally responsive teaching. Outstanding Research in Early Childhood Teacher Education Award (2022) Support of Scholarly Activities Program (SOSA) Grant (2019) Council on Anthropology and Education Presidential Fellow (2017) Kim-Bossard mentors pre-service teachers and leads grants related to urban innovation , arts in education , and immigrant family research . They actively engage in academic service through committee memberships and peer review initiatives.

Hina Azamمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Islamic Law
• Islamic Theology
• Qur'anic Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Hina Azam is an Associate Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Middle Eastern Studies. She holds affiliations with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Religious Studies, and Center for Women and Gender Studies. Her academic journey began with a PhD from Duke University in 2007, focusing on sexual violence in Mālikī legal ideology. Dr. Azam specializes in Islamic law , Qur'anic exegesis , Islamic feminism , and pedagogy . Her research explores intersections between gender , sexuality , and religious ethics in Islamic legal traditions. She investigates historical and contemporary debates about sexual violence , marriage advice literature , and legal pluralism in Islamic jurisprudence. Her scholarly work has been recognized with prestigious awards including the James Henry Breasted Award (2016) for her book Sexual Violation in Classical Islamic Law and Texas Ten honors (2019) for exceptional teaching. She serves on the Graduate Assembly, Curriculum and Design Committee, and Jefferson Center for Core Texts and Ideas steering committee. Dr. Azam actively supervises undergraduate theses graduate theses dissertations across multiple departments. Her grant history includes Summer Research Award (2010) College Research Fellowship (2009) SSRC-MERTA Pre-Dissertation Fellowship (1999) supporting various projects from Islamic law program development to interfaith marriage studies .

• Agricultural marketing
• Economics of soil health
• Conservation practice
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Wendiam Sawadgo is an Assistant Professor & Extension Economist at Auburn University's Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology. His research focuses on agricultural marketing, soil health economics, conservation practices, local food systems, technology adoption, and risk management. Ph.D. in Economics, Iowa State University B.S. in Economic Sciences, Washington State University His recent research explores agri-food system transformations, trade policy impacts, and sustainable agricultural practices. Articles span topics including biochar economics, cover crop policies, and market volatility linkages between energy and agriculture sectors. Based in Comer Hall at Auburn University, he serves statewide as an extension economist. His work combines empirical analysis with policy evaluation, particularly in the Midwest's agricultural context.