جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Emerson Cramمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Environmental Justice
• Queer Studies
• Critical Environmental Humanities
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Emerson Cram is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Communication and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa. Their research focuses on critical environmental justice, queer ecology, disability studies, and the intersections of race, sexuality, and energy systems. They hold a PhD from Indiana University, Bloomington. Education: PhD in Communication, Indiana University, Bloomington Research Interests: Environmental justice and carceral systems Queer and trans ecologies as care practices Historical and contemporary energy systems Archival critiques of settler colonialism Key Projects: Violent Inheritance: Sexuality, Land, and Energy in Making the North American West (UC Press, 2022) — 2023 RSA Book Award winner Ongoing project on disability, land-use, and environmental futures at a historic Iowa poor farm Recent Publications Trends: Recent work explores abolition ecology, transantagonism’s political rhetoric, and the intersections of climate justice with disability studies. Articles frequently bridge queer theory with environmental humanities. Awards: 2023 Karl R. Wallace Memorial Award (NCA) 2022 NCA Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division Early Career Award 2013 Stephen Lucas Debut Publication Award Engagement: Advises graduate students in communication and gender studies programs. Research actively involves community archives and participatory fieldwork in rural and marginalized spaces.

José Medinaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Critical Race Theory
• Feminist Theory
• Queer Theory
• +۵ مورد دیگر

José Medina is the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University. His work focuses on critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, political philosophy, communication theory, and social epistemology. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University (1998). Medina’s research addresses systemic oppression, epistemic injustice, and resistant practices, with a current emphasis on social perception, vulnerabilities to violence, and epistemic activism. His notable works include The Epistemology of Resistance (2013), which earned the North-American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award, and The Epistemology of Protest (2023). Medina explores how marginalized communities mobilize knowledge and resistance against racial and sexual oppression through activism and prefigurative politics. His awards include the North-American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award for his 2013 monograph. Medina’s interdisciplinary projects integrate social epistemology, race theory, and feminist philosophy to analyze systemic injustices and communicative resistance strategies.

• Philosophy
• Cultural Criticism
• Feminist Theory
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Virginia Fusco is an Assistant Professor at Charles III University of Madrid, affiliated with the Department of Humanities: Philosophy, Language, Literature Theory. She participates in the Philosophy and Cultural Criticism (Ph&CC) and Ecological Technics and Humanities (ECOTH) research groups and contributes to the University Institute on Gender Studies. Her research explores intersections of political philosophy, feminist theory, and cultural criticism, focusing on subjectivity, affect theory, and the political implications of materialist feminisms. She examines how emotional and psychosocial forces shape political movements and gender relations. Recent publications analyze topics ranging from Toni Negri's political philosophy to representations of masculinity in horror literature, showing consistent engagement with how power dynamics manifest through affective and discursive practices. Dr. Fusco is currently researching projects including 'El vínculo y su contrario' (2022-2025) focusing on political disaffection and representation.

Kimberly Field-Springerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Health Communication
• Health Misinformation
• Public Relations Ethics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Kimberly Field-Springer is an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at Berry College, specializing in health communication with a focus on misinformation, reproductive health, and ethical public relations. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Ohio University, alongside earlier degrees from The University of Akron and Kent State University. Her research bridges theoretical frameworks like Risk Orders Theory with applied health communication challenges, particularly addressing celebrity misinformation, #MeToo movement narratives, and intergenerational health education. Professional experience includes roles at the Rittman Chamber of Commerce and Wooster Community Hospital. Notable awards include recognitions from the WHO and CDC, emphasizing her impactful contributions to health communication discourse. Her work frequently explores marginalized voices in healthcare, advocating for equitable communication strategies. Teaching specialties include health communication, crisis management, and media ethics, reflecting her commitment to practical academic application. Recent publications examine pandemic misinformation dynamics, sexual violence advocacy narratives, and multigenerational health transitions. Her research consistently highlights the societal implications of health-related communication, emphasizing both theoretical rigor and real-world applicability.

Nneamaka Ekebuisiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Trauma and Attachment Theory
• Forensic Psychology
• Child Welfare and Adoption
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Nneamaka Ekebuisi is a Lecturer/Clinical Tutor at the School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth. She is HCPC-registered as a Clinical Psychologist and holds Chartered status with the British Psychological Society. Her roles include mentoring Doctorate in Clinical Psychology trainees across Cornwall, overseeing placements, and teaching modules such as Attachment Theory, Intersectionality, and Reflecting on Whiteness. She specializes in trauma, attachment theory, and clinical work with looked-after children, adoptive families, and marginalized communities. Education: Completed doctoral training at Plymouth University over 8 years ago. Research Interests: Focus on trauma and attachment theory applied to organizations, child welfare systems, experiences of People of Colour in the UK, forensic psychology (substance misuse, domestic violence), and community psychology. She advocates for disadvantaged groups through projects like the Breaking Through Mentoring Scheme for Clinical Psychologists of Colour. External Work: Co-founded Black Voices Cornwall to promote anti-racist practices and supports ethnic diversity in Cornwall. Active in the DDPi Research Committee, advancing Dyadic Developmental Practice interventions. Teaching and Mentoring: Leads clinical skills training and supervises research projects. Committed to EDI initiatives, including HEE-funded widening access programs. Professional Contributions: Engages in discursive methodologies (e.g., conversational analysis) and promotes social constructionist perspectives in research.

Anna Žabickaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Ageing
• Care and caregiving
• Kinship
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Anna Žabicka is an Acting Researcher at Riga Stradins University and a PhD candidate at the University of Vienna. She serves as a student assistant in the Latvian Council of Science-funded project 'Enhancing General Practitioner Resilience in Latvia' (2024-2025), focusing on primary care challenges in Latvia. Her educational background includes: PhD Candidate in Social Sciences, University of Vienna (2019–present), researching 'All roads lead to the Pansionāts: state care as a socio-spatial fixture in emptying rural Latvia' Master of Other Social Sciences, Wayne State University (2017–2019; awarded April 2019) Master of Other Social Sciences, Riga Stradins University (2012–2014; awarded June 2014) Žabicka's research centers on ageing, care systems, kinship networks, public health inequality, and death practices within Latvia's socio-spatial context. Her work critically examines how state care institutions interact with familial structures in rural depopulation scenarios, employing anthropological methods to analyze violence, historical medical frameworks, and caregiving inequalities. She actively investigates how kinship concepts shape parliamentary discourse and policy formation. Analysis of her 2015-2024 publications reveals a cohesive trajectory from institutional ethnography of care centers toward policy-relevant kinship studies. Her recent work demonstrates increasing focus on Latvian parliamentary debates and pandemic-era care adaptations, consistently applying anthropological lenses to public health challenges while maintaining strong regional specificity in the Baltic context. Žabicka actively contributes to academic discourse through conference presentations on topics including 'Chasing the rainbow: how young American queers are moving elsewhere' (2024) and 'Inventing the virus and fixing the kin' (2022). As a member of The Association for Anthropology and Gerontology and the Life Course (2024–present), she engages with international aging research networks while advancing national health resilience projects.

• Linguistic Anthropology
• Militarization
• Personhood
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Janet McIntosh , Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University, is a cultural and linguistic anthropologist with fieldwork-based expertise in East Africa and the United States. Her research spans personhood, militarization, ethnoreligious boundaries, colonialism, and white nationalism, with a focus on semiotic analysis and language ideology. Education: Ph.D. (2002) and M.A. from University of Michigan; B.A. from Harvard (summa cum laude) and University of Oxford (first class honors). McIntosh examines necropolitical language in the U.S. military and has edited Language in the Trump Era: Scandals and Emergencies (Cambridge, 2020). Her articles highlight intersections of language, power, and affect in contexts from neoliberal Indonesia to alt-right movements. Recent publications (2021-2025) include analyses of: Military necropolitics and dehumanizing epithets Alt-right semiotics in "Let's Go Brandon" and QAnon Essentialism and the "Manosphere" Trump-era linguistic emergencies Neoliberal moral discourse in Indonesia She has received numerous accolades including the Clifford Geertz Prize, NEH and ACLS Fellowships, and multiple teaching awards. Her work appears in leading journals such as American Ethnologist , Journal of Linguistic Anthropology , and Signs and Society .

Jennifer Klingمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social and Political Philosophy
• War and Peace
• Protest and Civil Disobedience
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Jennifer Kling is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS) within the College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences , where she also serves as Director of the Center for Legal Studies. Her academic career spans roles at Siena Heights University and extensive research collaborations. Education: BA in English and Philosophy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MA in Philosophy from University of Colorado at Boulder PhD in Philosophy from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Her research interests center on Social and Political Philosophy , with a focus on War and Peace , Protest Ethics , Feminist Theory , and Philosophy of Race . She explores intersections of violence, justice, and nonviolent resistance through frameworks like uncivil obedience and classical Chinese political thought. Key article trends reveal engagement with protest ethics (2019-2025), critiques of liberal DEIJ approaches (2024), refugee justice (2016-2023), and re-evaluations of classical Chinese philosophy in modern sociopolitical contexts (2024). Her work bridges Just War Theory , Anti-Racism , and Revolutionary Ethics . Scientific recognition : President of Concerned Philosophers for Peace (2024-2025) Professional engagement includes coaching UCCS Ethics Bowl Team, organizing Philosophy in the City initiatives, and editorial collaborations. Her personal interests in whitewater kayaking, aerial silks, and Skittles consumption reflect a dynamic approach to both scholarship and life.

Victor Peterson IIمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Black Cultural Studies
• Articulation Theory
• Socio-Cultural Formations
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Victor Peterson II is Assistant Professor of Humanities at The Cooper Union, specializing in Black Cultural studies and articulation theory. His research examines how relations of dominance emerge through socio-cultural institutions and movements. Current book project analyzes sound and movement through mosh pits as models for understanding socio-cultural formations as complex adaptive systems, building on Black scholars' theories of collective improvisation. Publications explore philosophical frameworks of Black subjectivity, cultural articulation, temporality, and critical race theory. Recent articles investigate paradoxes of identity formation, cultural value systems, and definitional politics within racialized contexts across philosophy and cultural studies. Fellowships include positions at Institutes for Advanced Study in Johannesburg, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, and Rutgers University's Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice.

Jeremy A. Rinkerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Peacebuilding
• Collective Historical Trauma
• Social Justice Movements
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jeremy A. Rinker is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Department of Peace and Conflict Studies. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Peace and Harmony, a Greensboro-based nonprofit advancing community peacebuilding through dialogue and restorative practices. Additionally, he edits the Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis , promoting innovative peace scholarship. Education includes: Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University (2009) M.A. in Asian Religion from the University of Hawaii (2001) B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh (1995) Rinker's research examines intersections of peacebuilding, collective trauma, and social oppression, with emphasis on South Asian anti-caste movements, narrative conflict transformation, and transitional justice. His praxis-based approach integrates restorative justice, trauma awareness, and social mobilization to address structural inequalities and community discord. Recent work critiques neoliberal paradigms while advocating for emotionally mindful conflict intervention frameworks. Publications focus on trauma-informed peace practice, nonviolent resilience, and narrative justice, with recurring themes of collective memory, marginalized resistance, and diasporic identity. Trends include deepening integration of trauma theory into conflict studies and expanding analysis of caste-based discrimination in transnational contexts. No awards, fellowships, or student advising details are documented. Institutional roles include leadership in the Institute for Peace and Harmony, facilitating local peace initiatives, and editorial oversight of an academic journal dedicated to transdisciplinary peace praxis.

Roselyn Costantinoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Feminist Theory
• Performance Studies
• Femicide in Guatemala
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Roselyn Costantino is a Professor in the Department of Spanish and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Pennsylvania State University’s Altoona College. She also holds affiliations with the Latin Studies program and University Graduate faculty. Her work bridges feminist theory, performance studies, and critical analyses of gender-based violence in Latin America. Education includes a MA from Montclair State University (1988) in Spanish Peninsular literature and a PhD from Arizona State University (1992) focusing on Latin American theatre and narrative. She was a 2011 Fulbright Scholar at La Universidad del Valle in Guatemala. Research focuses on femicide in Guatemala, violence against women, and the intersection of performance art with political activism. Notable projects include examining Guatemalan women’s empowerment post-conflict violence and analyzing feminist theatre practices across the Americas. Current work involves a manuscript on structural deformities and transformative collaboration in Guatemala’s gendered violence narratives. Key publications include Holy Terrors: Latin American Women Perform (2003) and articles on feminist pedagogy, asylum-seeking frameworks for survivors, and Mexican performance artists like Jesusa Rodríguez. Her work often integrates embodied memory, cultural politics, and transnational feminist strategies. Professional service includes membership in the University Graduate faculty and Women’s Studies programs. Research interests span Latin American writers, indigenous youth resistance movements, and the role of creativity in marginalized communities.

Lukas Schildknechtمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Educational Philosophy
• Cultural Studies Educational Research
• Childhood Education
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Lukas Schildknecht is a Researcher in General Educational Science at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Education, affiliated with the Department of General, Intercultural, and International Comparative Education and Educational Psychology (EW 1). Previously, he served as a Research Associate at TU Braunschweig (2022–2023) and the University of Kassel (2017–2021), contributing to projects like the Drittmittelprojekt Juart. His academic background includes a Master of Arts in Education Theory from TU Dortmund (2017), recognized with an award for his thesis on 'Symbolic Violence.' Research Interests: Educational philosophy, cultural studies in education, childhood education, youth research, and cultural pedagogy. Recent work focuses on critical discourse analysis, power dynamics in education, and sociopolitical narratives surrounding childhood and youth. Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters since 2017, emphasizing theoretical and empirical explorations of education, identity, and sociocultural dynamics. Notable works include critiques of right-wing populist narratives in childhood discourses and analyses of youth political agency. Awards: TU Dortmund's academic excellence award (2017) for his Master's thesis. Grants & Projects: Active in third-party funded research, including the Juart project on cultural pedagogy in youth art schools. Collaborates with institutions like the University of Cologne and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen on interdisciplinary education studies. Labs/Teams: Engaged with the Institute for General, Intercultural, and International Comparative Education at Hamburg, contributing to collaborative research on educational theory and cultural practices.

Andrew Parayil Bogeمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Digital Media
• Ethnic Studies
• Public Address
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Andrew Parayil Boge is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Media, and Culture in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park, within the College of Arts and Humanities. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa with graduate certificates in Public Digital Humanities and African American Studies. Dr. Boge's research focuses on: Digital Media Ethnic Studies Public Address Race and Ethnicity Rhetoric Social Justice Transnational Studies His interdisciplinary scholarship examines how racial ideologies are produced, maintained, and disrupted in public discourse. Informed by scholars of color in digital media and rhetorical studies, and intersectional race and ethnic studies, his work reckons with the real, situated violence of racism and the agential force of racialized peoples to disrupt such violence via discursive worldbuilding. Dr. Parayil Boge's primary research project examines South Asian American racialization by theorizing the cultural and transnational logics of (anti-)brownness across racial projects. Dr. Parayil Boge's research output shows a strong focus on race, rhetoric, and social justice. His work analyzes historical and contemporary discourses of racism, particularly focusing on South Asian American experiences. He employs rhetorical criticism to examine how race is constructed and maintained through language, with particular attention to temporal and spatial dimensions of racialization. His scholarship bridges communication studies, ethnic studies, and critical race theory. Dr. Boge is committed to cultivating educational spaces fundamentally informed by the principles of anti-racist and social justice pedagogy. He teaches courses on race/racism, media, rhetoric, and ethnic studies. Through a liberal arts approach to teaching and course development, Dr. Parayil Boge encourages students to reflect upon the taken-for-granted assumptions that define their experience, cultivating a healthy skepticism of public arguments, discourses, images, and ideas. Outside of his academic work, Andrew enjoys refining his skills as an amateur South Indian cook and aspiring chaiwala.

• Gender-Based Violence
• Carceral Feminism
• Social Work Policy
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Marcus Lauri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Social Work at Mid Sweden University. His research critically examines social welfare systems with focus on gender-based violence policies and feminist political discourse. He investigates how marketization affects social services, particularly women's shelters. Research areas include: Carceral feminism and violence policy frameworks Discursive analysis of shelter services privatization LGBTQ+ activism against right-wing extremism Social work subjectivation through bureaucratic systems His publications analyze how organizational technologies shape social work practice, with recent work examining mandatory reporting protocols for intimate partner violence. Lauri maintains critical engagement with Swedish welfare state transformations and their impact on marginalized groups.

Qian Huangمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Digital Vigilantism
• Surveillance Studies
• Digital Cultures
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Qian Huang is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen. She holds a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford China Centre. Her research focuses on digital vigilantism, surveillance cultures, creator labor, and transnational influencer dynamics, employing critical theories like feminism and post-colonialism. Huang teaches courses on media, digital culture, and cultural industries, with consistently high student evaluations. Education : PhD in Media & Communication (2022), Erasmus University Rotterdam MA in Global Communication (2014), Chinese University of Hong Kong BA in English & International Studies (2013), China Foreign Affairs University Research Interests : Visibility negotiation in surveillance cultures Peer surveillance and platform governance Creator culture and labor dynamics Online vigilantism and cancel culture Cross-cultural comparisons of digital practices Grants & Awards : Early Career Researcher Prize (2023) Most Engaging Presentation Award (2022) Labs & Collaborations : Co-editing a special issue on Negotiating Digital Visibility in Asia for Convergence , and co-authoring a book on fandom nationalism in East Asia.