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Andrew Hardieمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Corpus Linguistics
• Computational Linguistics
• Corpus Methodology
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Andrew Hardie is a Reader in Linguistics at Lancaster University, holding a position equivalent to Associate Professor. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of Linguistics and English Language within the School of Social Sciences. His primary research specialism focuses on corpus-based methodology and its applications across various disciplines: Corpus design and construction methodologies Development of corpus analysis software tools Applications in grammar of English and other languages Extensions to discourse analysis, language teaching, and other humanities and social sciences fields Dr. Hardie's work spans both theoretical and applied linguistics, with particular emphasis on adapting corpus methods for social scientists and humanists in fields including Psychology, Geography, History, and English Literature. His expertise extends to multiple languages, with special focus on South Asian languages such as Nepali, Urdu, and Hindi. He has developed several significant software tools for corpus linguistics, including Corpus Workbench (as a lead developer), CQPweb (as creator), Unicodify, and Unitag, which have substantially advanced the field of corpus linguistics methodology. His research portfolio includes major projects like the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (where he serves as Deputy Director) and UCREL (where he is Chair), demonstrating his leadership in the field. His work bridges theoretical linguistics, computational methods, and practical applications across multiple disciplines. Dr. Hardie actively supervises PhD students working on diverse topics from collocational errors in language learning to sociolinguistics of swearing in Arabic, reflecting the breadth of his research interests and influence across linguistic subfields.

Xiaoling Shuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Stratification
• Gender Inequalities
• Quantitative Methods
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Xiaoling Shu is a Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on marketization, globalization, gender inequalities, and data science methodologies. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Shu has served as director of East Asian Studies at UC Davis (2017-22), chair of the American Sociological Association's Section on Asia and Asian America (2018-21), and president of the International Chinese Sociological Association (2016-17). Her expertise includes knowledge discovery, data mining, and advanced quantitative methods. She is affiliated with multiple institutes, including Computational Social Science, Communication, and the Global Tea Institute. Notable awards include a MacArthur Fellowship (1991-95) and multiple Faculty Career Development Awards. Education: Ph.D. Sociology (Minnesota), M.S. Computer Science (Minnesota), B.A. English & Economics (Beijing Foreign Studies University) Key Research Areas: Social Stratification, Gender Attitudes, Data Mining, Cohort Analysis Affiliations: East Asian Studies, Feminist Research Institute, Data Science & Informatics Her recent work examines global gender ideologies, health inequalities, and transitional marital dynamics in China. She has authored influential books like Knowledge Discovery in the Social Sciences and Chinese Marriages in Transition , demonstrating interdisciplinary integration of computational methods with sociological inquiry.

• Psychometrics
• Network Theory
• Psychopathology
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Denny Borsboom is Professor in the Psychological Methods Group at the University of Amsterdam, where he directs the Social and Behavioural Data Science Centre. His research program develops network theories of psychopathology, novel psychometric methods, and formalized psychological theory through initiatives like the Psychosystems Project and Theory Methods Lab. Research focuses on conceptual foundations of measurement, complex systems approaches to mental disorders, and computational modeling of psychological phenomena. Recent publications advance network psychometrics, validity theory, and integration of intra/interindividual dynamics. Articles demonstrate strong methodological innovation through computational psychiatry applications, network theory development, and philosophical engagement with psychological foundations. Recurring themes include psychopathological networks, measurement realism, system transitions, and collaborative theory-building frameworks.

Bernard Kochمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Science of science
• Culture
• Cultural evolution
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Bernard Koch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the science of science, culture, cultural evolution, AI ethics, and computational social science. Prior to joining the University of Chicago, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA in 2023. His work bridges sociology and computational methods, exploring topics such as machine learning applications in social research, ethical implications of AI, and cultural dynamics. Recent projects include analyzing the role of large language models (LLMs) in social simulations and confronting the misuse of genetics in online contexts. Koch’s articles span themes like data-centric machine learning (DMLR), the historical development of deep learning, and the lifecycle of datasets in research. He also investigates cultural evolution through case studies like music subcultures and material culture diversification. He holds no listed awards but has contributed to interdisciplinary collaborations, including genomics research on the Mnemiopsis leidyi organism. While no formal advisees are listed, his research group likely engages in computational social science projects.

James O Lloyd-Smithمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Epidemiology
• Zoonotic Diseases
• Viral Transmission Dynamics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

James O Lloyd-Smith is a Professor in the departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Computational Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on understanding the ecological and evolutionary drivers of infectious diseases, with a particular emphasis on zoonotic pathogens and viral transmission dynamics. Key areas of investigation include the spillover of pathogens from wildlife to humans, environmental stability of viruses, and the application of mathematical models to inform public health strategies. His work spans disciplines such as epidemiology, computational biology, and wildlife health, with notable contributions to studies of influenza, leptospirosis, and monkeypox. He has pioneered methods to predict pathogen spread using mechanistic models and has explored the impact of climate, human behavior, and environmental factors on disease emergence. Notable projects include analyzing the stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environments, investigating the role of childhood immune imprinting in influenza susceptibility, and developing frameworks to assess risks of viral spillover from bats. His research integrates field data with computational approaches to address global health challenges.

Katherine Bowersمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Russian Literature
• Dostoevsky Studies
• Digital Humanities
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Katherine Bowers is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies at the University of British Columbia. She directs the Centre for European Studies and leads the Eurasia Research Cluster, specializing in Russian literature, digital humanities, and Gothic studies. Bowers holds a PhD from Northwestern University (2011) and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge. Her award-winning monograph 'Writing Fear' (2022) established Gothic fiction's influence on Russian realism. Current digital projects include 'Digital Dostoevsky' analyzing the writer's corpus through computational methods. As Acting Department Head (2024-25), Bowers promotes comparative studies of Central/Eastern European cultures. Her teaching spans Russian literature, European magic tales, and digital humanities methodologies. Honors include the International Dostoevsky Society Service Award (2023) and Killam Research Fellowship (2023). Bowers co-founded the feminist DH collective 'Data-Sitters Club,' developing accessible text analysis guides. Her forthcoming 'Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms' (2025) reexamines literary realism through transnational perspectives.

Davin Wallaceمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Coastal Geology
• Marine Geology
• Paleotempestology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Davin Wallace is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi's School of Ocean Science and Engineering, where he investigates coastal and marine system responses to storms, sea-level rise, and sediment dynamics across timescales ranging from days to millennia. His research employs field observations, laboratory analyses, and numerical modeling, with active sites across the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and the Philippines. Education: Ph.D. in Earth Science, Rice University (2007-2010) B.S. in Geology and German, Tulane University (2003-2006) Research Focus: Dr. Wallace's work bridges paleotempestology, coastal geomorphology, and sedimentary processes. His research examines hurricane impacts on sediment structures, barrier island resilience under sea-level rise, and Holocene coastal evolution. He specializes in reconstructing historical storm patterns using geologic proxies and assessing anthropogenic influences on coastal erosion. Publication Trends: His recent articles demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches to coastal vulnerability, combining geophysical data, machine learning, and multiproxy sediment analysis. Work consistently addresses climate change impacts, with emphasis on sedimentation mechanisms during extreme events and Quaternary landscape evolution. Scientific Recognition: No major awards documented in provided sources. Academic Leadership: Leads the USM Coastal Evolution and Hazards Research Lab, supervising field campaigns and collaborative projects. Secured grants for Gulf Coast studies from NSF and NOAA. Mentors graduate students in geological oceanography programs and coordinates international research teams across field sites.

Anne Rawlsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Ethnomethodology
• Race Relations
• Social Theory
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Anne Rawls is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Bentley University. She also holds roles as Professor for Interaction, Work, and Information at the University of Siegen (Germany), Senior Fellow at Yale University's Urban Ethnography Project, and Director of the Garfinkel Archive, LLC. Her academic career began with a B.A. in Sociology (Summa Cum Laude), M.A. in Philosophy, and Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston University, followed by a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on ethnomethodology, race relations, workplace studies, and the sociology of information. Notable works include Epistemology and Practice: Durkheim's Elementary Forms of the Religious Life (Cambridge University Press) and editorship of Garfinkel’s Archive . She explores how interactional practices shape social order, race dynamics, and modern democratic systems, emphasizing the role of 'constitutive practices' in creating moral and social facts. Teaching interests span race, gender, globalization, and the ethics of situated practices. Her consulting work addresses workplace studies and computer-mediated work design. Rawls' contributions bridge classical sociological theory (Durkheim, Garfinkel) with contemporary issues like racial justice and technology's societal impact. Her research highlights tacit racism in everyday interactions, the moral foundations of public life, and the interplay between sociology and technology. She has presented globally and contributed to debates on sociological methodology and the legacy of key theorists like Goffman and Garfinkel.

Giada Di Stefanoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Innovation
• Knowledge Transfer
• Organizational Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Giada Di Stefano is an Associate Professor of Strategy at Bocconi University's Department of Management and Technology, and Director of the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at SDA Bocconi School of Management. She holds a PhD from Bocconi University (2011) and previously worked as a faculty member at HEC Paris and as a product manager at L’Oréal Paris. Her research focuses on innovation, knowledge transfer, and organizational learning within creative industries like gourmet cuisine, academia, and computer programming. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on strategy, data analysis for managerial decision-making, and research design at the M.Sc., MBA, and PhD levels. She also contributes to editorial roles at journals like Strategic Management Journal and Strategy Science , and serves on the board of the Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation (CCC). Her research methodology emphasizes mixed-method approaches, including field experiments conducted in real-world settings. Key research themes include the interplay between competition and cooperation, institutional norms in knowledge transfer, and organizational responses to status shocks. Her work has been published in top-tier journals such as Academy of Management Journal , Management Science , and Strategic Management Journal , with notable contributions to dynamic capabilities theory and experimental strategy research. Editorial Roles: Associate Editor at Strategic Management Journal , Contributing Editor at Strategy Science Affiliations: BELSS, iCrios, SnO Research Center (HEC Paris) Service Roles: Director of SRF Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program, Board Member of the Strategic Management Society Her work bridges organizational theory and strategic management, emphasizing interdisciplinary dialogue and practical applications of research findings.

Troy Michael Bordunمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Film studies
• Television studies
• Media studies
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Troy Michael Bordun is an Assistant Professor in the English Department within the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Northern British Columbia, where he teaches film and television studies. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from Trent University, an MA from Brock University, and a BA Honours from the University of Toronto. His academic journey includes prior teaching positions as a contract instructor at Concordia University (Film Studies, Sociology, Art History, Communication Studies), Trent University (Cultural Studies, Sociology), and Bishop's University (English and Film Studies), where he received Trent University's part-time teaching award. Dr. Bordun's research spans film and media studies, celebrity studies, porn studies, and comics studies, with particular expertise in contemporary superhero comics, continental philosophy, and online pornography. His work examines genre theory, spectatorship, and the intersections of cinema with gender, sexuality, and power structures. His scholarship demonstrates a consistent theoretical sophistication, drawing on phenomenological approaches, affect theory, and continental philosophy to analyze cinematic experiences. His publications reveal a thematic trajectory connecting extreme cinema, pornography studies, and superhero narratives. The articles show his ability to bridge theoretical frameworks with close readings of specific films, often focusing on how cinematic form engages with philosophical concepts. His work consistently addresses how film genres function as sites for ethical and political critique, particularly regarding gender representation and power dynamics. Genre Trouble and Extreme Cinema: Film Theory at the Fringes of Contemporary Art Cinema (2017) SSHRC Explore Grant recipient Research Strategic Initiatives Grant (UNBC) Editorial board member for Comics Studies: Theory and Practice and Porn Studies Co-Chair of Comics Studies Special Interest Group (Society for Cinema and Media Studies) Dr. Bordun actively supervises graduate students in English and is available as a media expert on film and television studies. His current research includes developing a manuscript linking contemporary superhero comics and continental philosophy, an edited collection about the Invincible transmedia franchise, and ongoing research on online pornography, labor, platforms, and celebrity.

Lorna Hughesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Digital Humanities
• Digital Cultural Heritage
• Digital Methodology in Humanities
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Lorna Hughes is a Professor in Digital Humanities at the School of Humanities, University of Glasgow. She has held significant academic roles globally, including Chair in Digital Humanities at the University of London's School of Advanced Study and joint appointments with the National Library of Wales and the University of Wales. Her work focuses on digital cultural heritage, methodology in humanities, and interdisciplinary applications of digital humanities. Education: MPhil in History and Computing (1991), MA(Hons) in Medieval and Modern History (1990), both from the University of Glasgow She has developed and convened key courses such as Introduction to Digital Humanities (University of Glasgow), Museum Studies Dissertations (University of Glasgow), and Museums and Interactive Technologies (New York University). Her leadership extends to international organizations, including the EuroScience Board, Europeana Board of Directors, and the Association for Computers and the Humanities (ACH), where she served as President twice.

Caroline Bassettمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Digital Media
• Computational humanities
• AI and the transformation of knowledge cultures
• +۱۵ مورد دیگر

Caroline Bassett is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge and Director of Cambridge Digital Humanities. She previously held positions at the University of Sussex as Lecturer (2000-2008), Reader (2008-2016), and Professor of Digital Media and Communications (2016-2019), where she co-founded the Sussex Humanities Lab. Her career began in technology journalism before transitioning to academia. Her research critically examines computational technologies' societal and cultural impacts. Key interests include digital media theory, AI's transformation of knowledge cultures, feminist analyses of technology, media archaeologies, automation studies, and the intersection of science fiction with technological utopianism. Recent work explores sound studies, mobile media, gender politics in tech, and everyday digital practices. Bassett's publications consistently engage with digital culture through critical, feminist, and historical lenses. Major thematic clusters include: technological feminism and gender politics (35%), automation histories and anxieties (25%), media archaeology and theory (20%), digital humanities methodologies (15%), and sound/silence studies (5%). Her work increasingly addresses AI ethics and explainability in recent years. Honors and Awards: Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Fellow, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (2015-2017) IGSF Visiting Fellow, McGill University (Jan-Sept 2010) Leverhulme-funded Associate Visiting Faculty, George Mason University (2002-2003) She directs Cambridge Digital Humanities, a major interdisciplinary research initiative. Previously, she established the Sussex Humanities Lab, fostering digital research collaborations across arts, humanities, and social sciences.

• Artificial Intelligence Law
• Technology and Society
• Discrimination Law
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Andrew D. Selbst is a Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and currently serves as the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He has been on the UCLA faculty since 2020 and previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Data & Society Research Institute and a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project. He has also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. Professor Selbst received his educational training from prestigious institutions: S.B. in Physics and Electrical Science and Engineering from MIT (2004) M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (2005) J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (2011) Before entering academia, Professor Selbst worked as a design engineer at Cirrus Logic and Analog Devices. Following law school, he served as a Privacy Research Fellow at NYU School of Law's Information Law Institute, an Alan Morrison Supreme Court Assistance Fellow at Public Citizen Litigation Group, a Senior Associate in Hogan Lovells US LLP's Communications group, and clerked for federal judges including the Honorable Dolly M. Gee and the Honorable Jane R. Roth. Professor Selbst's research examines the complex relationship between law, technology, and society. Drawing on resources from computer science, sociology, and science and technology studies, he seeks to understand how technologies interfere with existing legal regimes and how legal actors can respond to the social effects of new technology. His recent work has focused specifically on the effects of machine learning and artificial intelligence on various legal domains, including discrimination law, policing practices, credit regulation, data protection frameworks, and tort law. His interdisciplinary approach combines technical understanding of AI systems with deep legal analysis to address emerging challenges in the digital age. Professor Selbst teaches courses in torts, information privacy and data protection, a seminar on law, technology and society, and beginning in 2025, a dedicated course on Artificial Intelligence Law. His publications have appeared in leading law journals including Boston University Law Review, California Law Review, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, and University of Pennsylvania Law Review, as well as in the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency. He is also the coauthor of a forthcoming casebook on Artificial Intelligence Law. His scholarly contributions demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of emerging technologies and legal frameworks, with particular attention to how AI systems create novel challenges for established legal doctrines. Professor Selbst's work has been influential in shaping academic and policy discussions around AI regulation, algorithmic accountability, and the adaptation of legal systems to technological change.

Saeed Karimi Aghdam Ordaklouمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cultural-Historical Psychology
• Second Language Acquisition
• TESOL
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Dr. Saeed Karimi Aghdam Ordaklou is an Associate Professor of English Language and Didactics at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Nord University, Norway. His academic career is rooted in applied linguistics, with a focus on second language acquisition, educational psychology, and dynamic systems theory. PhD in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition), University of Jyväskylä, Finland MA in English Language Teaching, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Iran B.A. in English Language & Literature, University of Tabriz, Iran Professional Teacher Education, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland His research synthesizes Vygotsky’s cultural-historical psychology, dynamic systems theory, and dialectical frameworks to explore second language development in sociocultural contexts. Key themes include L2 writing, complexity-accuracy-fluency dynamics, and interdisciplinary theoretical integration. Recent publications emphasize dynamic systems theory applications, digital mediation in multilingual writing, and the sociocultural dimensions of language learning. He has also guest-edited special issues addressing theoretical dialogues in applied linguistics. Dr. Karimi Aghdam has taught in Iran, Finland, and Norway, and holds teaching qualifications from the UK, Finland, and Norway. He actively collaborates with international scholars and has held visiting researcher roles at UC San Diego, Penn State, and the University of Southern Denmark.

• Sinology
• Intellectual History of China
• Cultural History of China
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Margarete Darr is a Professor of Sinology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), holding the Chair for Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China. She is a recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. Her office is located at Room 00.314, Hartmannstraße 14, D3, 91052 Erlangen. Research interests center on the intellectual and cultural history of China, combined with innovative applications of algorithms, predictive methodologies, and statistical analysis in humanities research. She bridges traditional Sinological studies with computational approaches, exploring how quantitative tools can illuminate historical and cultural phenomena. No academic articles were explicitly listed in the provided text. Advising and grant activities remain unspecified. She is affiliated with the Institute for Near Eastern and East Asian Languages and Civilizations at FAU, contributing to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of Asian studies and data-driven methodologies.