Bradford S. Bell is the William J. Conaty Professor in Strategic Human Resources and Director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University's ILR School. His academic career spans roles as editor of Personnel Psychology and fellowships with the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and American Psychological Association. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Michigan State University. Education: B.A. Psychology, University of Maryland (College Park) M.A. and Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University Research Focus: Dr. Bell's work centers on training/development, team dynamics, virtual work, and technology's impact on organizations. He has published widely in journals like Journal of Applied Psychology and Academy of Management Learning & Education , with over 150+ publications. His research emphasizes practical applications in workplace learning systems and team effectiveness. Awards: Early Career Achievement Award (Academy of Management HR Division, 2008) Professional Contributions: Advises organizations globally on HR strategy through the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies. His consulting spans banking, manufacturing, and public sectors. Active in professional development, he teaches courses on HR management, training, and work teams.
Barbara A. Knuth is a Professor Emerita at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. She previously served as Dean of Cornell's Graduate School (over 10 years), Vice Provost/Senior Vice Provost (8 years), and Senior Associate Dean in CALS (3 years). Her academic career began with a PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences from Virginia Tech (1987), making her the first woman in tenure-track faculty at Cornell's Department of Natural Resources. Education: Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences (Virginia Tech) M.En., Environmental Science (Miami University) B. Phil. & A.B., Zoology/Environmental Studies (Miami University, Phi Beta Kappa) Research Interests: Focuses on ecosystem-based management in Great Lakes/marine systems, risk communication around chemical contaminants in fish, and environmental stewardship. Also studies equity/inclusion in graduate education. Key themes include: Social science integration in natural resource policy Health benefits/risk trade-offs in fish consumption Community-based conservation strategies Outreach: Advises state/tribal agencies on fishery management and public health. Led initiatives improving graduate education through professional development, mental health support, and faculty mentoring programs. Awards: Debra W. Stewart Award (2019) Fellow, American Fisheries Society (2015-) Council of Graduate Schools Recognition Multiple teaching/research awards (1999-2006) Grants & Funding: Supported by NSF, Sea Grant, EPA, Sloan Foundation, and others for projects on Great Lakes management, educational equity, and contaminant risk communication. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with Cornell's Center for Conservation Social Sciences. Collaborated with Ecologists Without Borders, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and National Academies Ocean Studies Board.
Linda J. Harris, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Cooperative Extension in Microbial Food Safety at the University of California, Davis, within the Department of Food Science and Technology. She served as Department Chair from 2016 to 2021. Her research focuses on microbial food safety, particularly in fresh produce and tree nuts, emphasizing pathogen behavior, antimicrobial treatments, and standard microbiological methods validation. She collaborates with food producers, processors, and government agencies to address food safety challenges. Dr. Harris earned her Ph.D. in Food Science from North Carolina State University in 1991. Her work integrates laboratory studies with extension activities to ensure practical applications in food safety. Key areas include evaluating pathogen survival on produce, developing sanitation protocols, and assessing risks associated with low-moisture foods. Her research trends highlight advancements in pathogen detection (e.g., MALDI-TOF technology), contamination prevention in postharvest handling, and consumer practices affecting food safety (e.g., homemade nut-based products). Recent articles address Salmonella and Listeria survival on produce, irrigation impacts on pathogens, and validation of pathogen reduction processes. Awards: 2021 AAAS Fellow 2018 Institute of Food Technologists Fellow 2004 Elmer Marth Educator Award Her advising and grants focus on low-moisture food safety, extension education, and industry partnerships. She leads initiatives like the Scientific Integrity Consortium and collaborates on national food safety guidelines. Dr. Harris is affiliated with the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at UC Davis.
Anthony Forsyth is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Law at RMIT University's Graduate School of Business and Law. He specializes in labour and employment law, focusing on collective bargaining, trade unions, union education, labour hire, and the gig economy. His leadership roles include Director of Juris Doctor Programs (2012-2015) and Head of the Law Department (2019-2022), during which he developed RMIT's Bachelor of Laws and combined law/business degrees. He chairs the RMIT Law Advisory Board and the Higinbotham Lecture Series. His research explores the intersection of Australian and global workplace regulation, emphasizing equitable outcomes through evidence-based legal interventions. Key projects include the Victorian Government Inquiry into Labour Hire Industry and Insecure Work (2015-16), resulting in his book *The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line* (2022). He collaborates with unions like the United Workers Union and Australian Council of Trade Unions. Anthony holds leadership positions such as President of the Australian Labour Law Association (since 2021) and advisory roles at the Centre for Future Work. His awards include multiple RMIT Media Stars Awards (2018-2021) and a Research Impact Award (2018). His work bridges academia and industry, addressing digital-age challenges for worker representation. **Education**: Extensive legal career before academia (pre-2000), including roles at Ashurst, Norton Rose, and Maurice Blackburn. **Grants & Projects**: Victorian Government Inquiry, industry collaborations with unions. He runs the *Labour Law Down Under Blog* and oversees RMIT's Centre for People, Organisation & Work. His recent articles analyze gig economy regulation, multi-employer bargaining reforms, and digital tools for worker mobilization.
Andy Hargreaves is an internationally recognized scholar and advisor in education, holding dual roles as Adjunct Professor at Boston College and Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa. He advises governments including Ontario, Scotland, and New Brunswick on educational policy and system reform. His work focuses on leadership, well-being, student engagement, and systemic educational change. Hargreaves co-leads the ARC Education Project and founded CHENINE, a Canadian research initiative advancing pedagogical innovation. Research Interests: Leadership from the Middle Teacher Well-Being and Professional Capital Identity Development in Schools Play-Based Learning Crisis Management in Education Awards: 2023 Canadian EdTech Awards Educator of the Year 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar #16 2022 National Academy of Education Member 2015 Grawemeyer Award Key Projects: ARC Education Project (7 nations collaboration) CHENINE (Canadian educational innovation hub) Canadian Playful Schools Network Labs/Teams: Directs CHENINE, collaborates through ARC networks, and leads research on global educational transformation.
Dino Pedreschi is a Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pisa, affiliated with the Department of Computer Science (DI-UNIPI). He co-leads the Pisa KDD Lab, a joint research initiative between the University of Pisa and the Italian National Research Council’s Institute of Information Science and Technology, one of the earliest labs focused on data mining and knowledge discovery. His research spans Big Data Analytics , Social Network Analysis , Human Mobility Analysis , Privacy-by-Design , Explainable AI (XAI) , and ethical data mining . He is a pioneer in privacy-preserving data mining and has contributed significantly to understanding societal impacts of AI and big data. Recent publications highlight trends in explainable AI , fairness-aware data mining , urban mobility modeling , and socio-economic nowcasting , reflecting a strong interdisciplinary focus combining computer science, social science, and policy. Notable scientific awards include: Google Research Award on Privacy (2009) University of Pisa Ordine del Cherubino (2017) Pedreschi has played leadership roles in major conferences such as ECML/PKDD (Co-Chair 2004), ICDM (Vice-Chair 2005), and ICDE (Vice-Chair 2014). He founded the Business Informatics MSc program at the University of Pisa to train interdisciplinary data scientists. He has been a visiting scientist at the University of Texas at Austin, CWI Amsterdam, UCLA, and the Barabási Lab at Northeastern University. He actively contributes to European research initiatives including SoBigData++, FAIR, and TAILOR, and has advised on AI policy, including testimony before the Italian Parliament on AI and labor markets. He is a key member of the Pisa KDD Lab, a leading research group in data science and AI ethics, fostering collaboration between academia and public institutions.
Martha Stiegman is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University. Her research integrates Indigenous knowledge, food sovereignty, and arts-based methodologies to address issues of social, environmental, and disability justice. She is actively engaged in community-based research and public scholarship in Toronto and Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). Her educational background includes a PhD from Concordia University’s Special Individualized Program and a BA in English Literature & Political Science from McGill University. This interdisciplinary foundation supports her work at the intersection of activism, research, and art. Stiegman’s research focuses on three interconnected domains: Indigenous/settler treaty relations, food sovereignty and justice movements, and participatory video and arts-based research. She emphasizes decolonizing methodologies and community-led knowledge production. Her work explores how arts-based approaches can deepen dialogues across communities and strengthen collective action for justice. Her recent publications and multimedia projects demonstrate a strong trend toward interdisciplinary, community-engaged scholarship that bridges Indigenous epistemologies, environmental justice, and disability justice. She frequently uses film, digital storytelling, and public art to mobilize knowledge and challenge colonial narratives. Co-creator of A Treaty Guide for Torontonians (2022) Lead on the Polishing the Chain project exploring Toronto’s treaty relationships Editor of the forthcoming Anti Colonial Food Systems (Routledge) Active collaborator with Indigenous scholars and artists including Dr. Sherry Pictou, Ange Loft, and Elder Kerry Prosper Stiegman has been involved in significant research grants such as the Atlantic Aboriginal Health Research Program. While specific advisees are not listed, her collaborative projects suggest active mentorship and supervision. She does not appear to lead a formal lab but works within research collectives and community partnerships.
Pavel Tkach is a Researcher at the Arctic Centre , University of Lapland. His research focuses on Arctic governance, subnational decision-making, and policy analysis, with a particular emphasis on environmental policy, migration studies, and indigenous rights. Tkach has been actively involved in EU-funded projects such as Arctic PASSION (observing systems for societal needs), SIRIUS 3.0 (migrant education data mapping), and Co-CREATE (responsible solar radiation modification research). He holds a Law background and has contributed to interdisciplinary research on topics like Nordic forest policy, green transition in the Arctic, and indigenous data sovereignty. Tkach has organized major events such as the Arctic Circle Assembly 2024 and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit 2023 , showcasing his role in fostering international collaboration. His research outputs include commissioned reports on data-driven governance frameworks and peer-reviewed articles on climate policy, cultural security, and Arctic socio-legal dynamics. Tkach collaborates with institutions across Europe and is a key contributor to pan-Arctic observational systems and sustainable tourism initiatives.
Dr. Enrico Lucca serves as a Research Fellow at the Dubnow Institute, where he has held the position of Research Associate since January 2018. He concurrently coordinates the Research Unit 'Knowledge', the Institute's Forum, and oversees peer reviewing for the Dubnow Institute Yearbook. His academic work centers on twentieth-century European-Jewish history and thought, with specialized focus on knowledge transfer between Europe and Israel/Palestine, intellectual history, and institutional history within Jewish contexts. Lucca completed his Master's degree in Philosophy at the University of Milan in 2007, followed by doctoral studies (2009-2012) at the same institution, culminating in a dissertation titled 'A Dialectic Vision of Jewish History. Gershom Scholem and the Legacy of Messianism.' His academic training includes post-graduate specialization in Cultural Studies at Scuola Alti Studi in Modena (2009) and visiting research periods at the University of Chicago Divinity School (2009-2010) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2011). His research traverses European-Jewish intellectual history, Jewish cultural studies, and philosophy of religion, with particular emphasis on messianic thought, Kabbalah studies, and Hebrew literature. Lucca's scholarship frequently examines biographical and institutional frameworks that shaped Jewish thought in the twentieth century, especially through figures like Gershom Scholem, Franz Rosenzweig, and Hugo Bergmann. His methodological approach integrates cultural history with philosophical analysis to explore knowledge transmission across geographical and temporal boundaries. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent engagement with Central European Jewish intellectual migration to Palestine/Israel, institutional history of the Hebrew University, and critical reinterpretations of Scholem's legacy. His work demonstrates interdisciplinary breadth across history, philosophy, and literary studies, with recurring themes of linguistic identity, cultural transfer, and the interplay between mysticism and modernity in Jewish thought. No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials. While no formal students are listed, Lucca has secured significant research funding including a Gerda Henkel Foundation fellowship (2016-2017) for 'German-Jewish Knowledge and Cultural Transfer 1918–1948' and currently serves as Principal Investigator for the German Research Foundation-funded International Research Training Group 'Belongings: Jewish Material Culture in Twentieth-Century Europe and Beyond' (since 2024). Lucca actively leads the Research Unit 'Knowledge' and co-directs the International Research Training Group 'Belongings'—a tripartite collaboration between the Dubnow Institute, Leipzig University, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem—focusing on material culture approaches to Jewish history through comparative, transnational frameworks.
Professor Ute Stephan is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at King's Business School, King’s College London, where she is affiliated with the Strategy, International Management & Entrepreneurship department. She is a globally recognized scholar in the psychology of entrepreneurship, with a focus on entrepreneurial well-being, mental health, social entrepreneurship, and the role of culture and institutions. Research Interests: Entrepreneurial well-being, stress, and mental health Social and inclusive entrepreneurship Cross-cultural innovation and national culture Family business and women entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial resilience during crises (e.g., Covid-19) Feedback-seeking and social networks Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward understanding the psychological and social dimensions of entrepreneurship, particularly how entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty, maintain well-being, and create inclusive impact. Her work integrates insights from organizational behavior, psychology, and management, often using cross-national data and meta-analytic methods. Scientific Awards and Recognition: 2025 JIBS Decade Award Fellow, International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) 21st Century Entrepreneurship Fellow Winner, 2016 GLOBE Robert J. House Best Research Paper Award Highly Commended, 2015 GLOBE Robert J. House Best Research Paper Award Nominee, 2021 Journal of Management Scholarly Impact Award She has secured over £3 million in research funding from the European Commission, UK Government, UK research councils, and German institutions. She serves as Associate Editor at Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice , and previously held editorial leadership roles at Applied Psychology and Journal of International Business Studies . She is an elected board member of the IAAP and chairs its publication committee. She also advises the Founder Mental Health Pledge and is an IfM Research Fellow at IfM Bonn. Labs and Research Teams: Lead investigator of the 25-country study on Entrepreneurship & COVID-19 Principal investigator of the WEWell project on women entrepreneurs’ well-being Lead investigator of the SEFORIS and SELUSI projects on social enterprises Team member in large-scale international collaborations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas
Kees Dorst is a Professor of Transdisciplinary Innovation at the TD School of the University of Technology Sydney. He bridges philosophical understandings of design with practical applications, focusing on tackling complex societal challenges through designerly thinking. His research develops methodologies for strategic transformation and networked problem-solving in public sectors. Professor of Transdisciplinary Innovation, UTS Director, Designing Out Crime Research Centre International keynote speaker and advisor on design thinking Research Interests Dorst specializes in: Transdisciplinary innovation for societal challenges Design thinking and co-evolutionary processes Reframing complex problems in public policy Design cognition and metacognition Urban environment design for safety Recent Research Trends show increasing focus on: Hypercomplex problem-solving frameworks Strategic transformation through design Cognitive models in design processes Public sector innovation methodologies Teaching & Leadership includes: Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation Master of Creative Intelligence and Strategic Innovation Founding the Designing Out Crime Research Centre International design research symposium leadership
Leah K VanWey is Professor of Environment and Society and Sociology at Brown University, where she also serves as Dean of the School of Professional Studies. She holds affiliations with the Department of Sociology, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Population Studies and Training Center, Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences, and Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies. Previously, she served as Senior Deputy Director of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Associate Director of the Population Studies and Training Center, and Associate Provost for Academic Space. VanWey completed her education at the University of North Carolina, earning a BA (1996), MA (1999), and PhD (2001). Her research focuses on social demography and environmental social science, particularly examining household responses to reforestation programs in Brazil's Atlantic Forest and the social/environmental impacts of frontier settlement in the Amazon. Her research interests include agricultural intensification, land use change, migration patterns, population-environment interactions, household dynamics, intergenerational support systems, and remittance economies, with a geographic focus on Brazil. She employs interdisciplinary approaches, collaborating with anthropologists, geographers, ecologists, and other social scientists. VanWey has secured significant research funding including grants from NSF, NIH, and NASA totaling over $2.5 million. Major projects include studying agricultural expansion in Brazil, climate variability impacts, land use change dynamics, and population-environment linkages. She mentors graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, including Trina Vithayathil. She teaches courses on human-environment interactions and research methods, including: Feeding Ten Billion, Methods for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research, Multivariate Statistical Methods, Fields and Methods of Social Research, and Professional Development seminars.
Lilly Irani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California, San Diego. She holds multiple interdisciplinary affiliations including Science Studies, the Design Lab, the Institute for Practical Ethics, and Critical Gender Studies. As Faculty Director of the UC San Diego Labor Center and co-director of the Just Transitions Initiative, she plays a significant role in shaping labor and technology policy discussions at the university and beyond. Dr. Irani's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Informatics (with Feminist Emphasis) from UC Irvine, and both an M.S. and B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction. Her unique combination of technical training and social science expertise informs her research approach, bridging practical design work with critical analysis of technology systems. Her research investigates the cultural politics of high-tech work practices with a focus on how actors produce "innovation" cultures. She specializes in the cultural politics of high-tech work in the context of South Asian development and global AI economies. As an ethnographer of work, she analyzes interactional, organizational, and cultural dynamics as mediated by technology. Her work draws on and contributes to Science and Technology Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, and South Asia studies, with particular attention to how technological systems create and reinforce hierarchies of value, gender, race, and cultural positioning. Dr. Irani's publications reveal consistent engagement with issues of digital labor, platform economies, and the politics of innovation. Her work shows a trajectory from examining specific platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk to broader critiques of innovation culture and entrepreneurial citizenship, with recurring themes of worker power, surveillance, and democratic control of technology. 2020 International Communication Association Outstanding Book Award 2019 Diana Forsythe Prize Honorable mention at CHI 2019 Dr. Irani has received research funding from prestigious organizations including the Ford Foundation, Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Fellowship, Open Society Foundation, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and NSF Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems Program. She serves on the editorial advisory boards of Design and Culture, New Technology, Work, and Employment, and Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, and is part of the editorial collective of Public Culture. Collaboratively, she has designed software tools like Turkopticon and Dynamo that intervene in and demonstrate alternatives to existing platforms, with Turkopticon evolving into a worker-run advocacy organization. Her research group and collaborations span multiple disciplines, working closely with scholars in Science and Technology Studies, Human-Computer Interaction, and labor studies. The Just Transitions Initiative she co-directs represents a significant ongoing project focused on democratic control of technology and worker power in the digital economy.
Dr. Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green is a Senior Research Fellow in Social Sciences at Jesus College and serves as Director of Research and Head of Public Engagement at the Institute for Ethics in AI , University of Oxford. Her work bridges artificial intelligence, human rights, and aging studies. LLB (Hons), University of Edinburgh MSc, Human Rights, London School of Economics MA, Investigative Journalism, City University PhD, Gerontology, King’s College London Caroline’s research focuses on the ethical implications of AI in aging, health, and social care. She explores inclusive AI governance, stakeholder engagement, and the human rights dimensions of AI in caregiving contexts. Her recent publications address AI legislation (e.g., EU AI Act), care home ethics, and pandemic response frameworks. As Director of Research, Caroline leads the Accelerator Fellowship Programme and organizes public events like the AI in Social Care Summit. She collaborates with the Aspen Institute’s Technology Leaders Initiative and contributes to Oxford’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
Prof. Dr. M. Bjørn von Rimscha is a full-time Professor of Media Economics at the Department of Social Sciences, Media and Sport, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. He serves as Prodekan for Studium und Lehre since 2023 and previously held leadership roles including Geschäftsführender Leiter of the Institute for Journalism. His research focuses on media economics, digital transformation, advertising markets, and cross-border media management. Positions: Professor (2015–present), Prodekan (2023–present) Education: Freie Universität Berlin, University of Ulster Key Collaborations: Co-edited De Gruyter Handbook of Media Economics (2024), Handbuch Medienökonomie (2021) His recent work examines digital disruption in media industries, payment models for journalism, and the economic value of creativity. He advises PhD students like Robin Riemann and holds editorial roles at the Journal of Media Business Studies . Contact: b.vonrimscha@uni-mainz.de
