Nicole Holliday is an Acting Associate Professor of Linguistics at UC Berkeley specializing in sociophonetics. Her research examines how linguistic variation constructs social identities through intonation and voice quality, with recent focus on social impacts of speech technology and political speech analysis. She currently leads a Spencer Foundation-funded project studying linguistic bias in school disciplinary practices. Holliday teaches Language and Society, Sociophonetics, Prosody and Social Identity, and Linguistic Discrimination courses. She received the Linguistic Society of America Early Career Award (2023) and leads research on African American English features in educational contexts. Her work appears in Frontiers in AI, Journal of English Linguistics, and Glossa.
Nathan Nunn is a Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia. He holds a Canada Research Chair in cultural economics and is affiliated with multiple prestigious research organizations including the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and BREAD. His office is located in the Iona Building 172 at UBC. Professor Nunn's primary research interests span political economy, economic history, economic development, cultural economics, and international trade. His work focuses on the historical and dynamic processes of economic development, particularly examining how institutions and cultures evolve across societies. He has published extensively on historical factors crucial for economic development, including distrust, gender norms, religiosity, conflict, immigration, state formation, and support for democracy. His contemporary research examines the effects of Fair Trade certification, CIA interventions during the Cold War, foreign aid, school construction, climate shocks, and trade policies, with particular emphasis on how local context influences development policy effectiveness. Nunn's recent publications reveal a strong focus on the relationship between culture, institutions, and economic outcomes. His work increasingly examines how zero-sum thinking affects economic behavior and political divides, the persistence of traditional religious beliefs in Africa, and the historical roots of contemporary economic phenomena. His publications frequently appear in top economics journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, American Economic Review, and Science. His scientific contributions have been recognized through fellowships and editorial positions, including serving as an editor at the Quarterly Journal of Economics. He has advised numerous PhD students who have gone on to faculty positions at leading universities worldwide. Professor Nunn actively disseminates his research through various media channels, including podcasts, online courses, and public lectures. His teaching includes courses on economic history, development economics, and political economy, with a particular focus on how historical perspectives inform contemporary economic issues.
Peter J. Boettke is a Distinguished University Professor of Economics at George Mason University, holding the BB&T Professorship for the Study of Capitalism. He directs the F.A. Hayek Program at the Mercatus Center. His academic roles include editorships of the Review of Austrian Economics and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization . Boettke earned his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Economics from George Mason University and Grove City College. Research interests span Austrian economics, institutional economics, comparative political economy, and the history of economic thought. He emphasizes market process theory, emphasizing how institutions and entrepreneurship shape social outcomes. His work critiques socialist systems and advocates classical liberal principles, informed by Hayek’s insights on knowledge and spontaneous order. Awarded for teaching excellence and academic contributions, Boettke has supervised over 30 doctoral students. His publications include authored books like The Struggle for a Better World (2021), Money and the Rule of Law (2021), and edited volumes on Hayek, Buchanan, and Tocqueville. His recent articles address monetary policy, socialism, and pandemic governance. Boettke’s work bridges theory and policy, advocating for rule-of-law frameworks in economics and institutions that foster decentralized decision-making. His intellectual contributions span academic entrepreneurship, policy analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration across economics, philosophy, and political science.
Xiang Ji is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Tulane University, affiliated with the School of Science & Engineering. His research focuses on statistical phylogenetics, computational biology, and bioinformatics, particularly in viral evolution and genomic epidemiology. He collaborates with Dr. Wu-Min Deng on cancer biology research from a bioinformatics perspective. Education: Ph.D., 2017: Bioinformatics and Statistics (Co-Major), North Carolina State University M.S., 2013: Material Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University B.S., 2011: Economics (Double Major) and Physics, Peking University Research Interests: Dr. Ji develops statistical models and computational tools for phylogenetic analysis, including scalable algorithms for large-scale genomic data. His work spans viral evolution, zoonotic disease surveillance, and parallel computing libraries for Bayesian inference. He emphasizes practical implementations such as Torchtree and TreeFlow . Articles Trends: Recent publications emphasize viral evolution dynamics (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, avian influenza), genomic surveillance strategies, and computational methods for phylogenetic inference. His work often bridges statistical theory with real-world applications in public health and epidemiology. Advising & Grants: While specific grant details are not listed, his active research program indicates involvement in funding initiatives related to computational biology and viral evolution. He teaches advanced courses in data analysis, linear models, and probability theory. Labs & Teams: Collaborates with Tulane’s Cancer Biology group and maintains partnerships with institutions globally, focusing on genomic epidemiology and phylogenetic software development.
Elena Pikulina is an Assistant Professor in the Finance Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business, affiliated with The University of British Columbia. She holds an M.Phil and PhD from Tilburg University. Her research focuses on institutional investors, corporate finance, and behavioral finance, with a particular emphasis on integrating experimental methodologies to study decision-making processes in corporate and financial contexts. She teaches courses such as Mergers and Acquisitions. Education: M.Phil, Tilburg University PhD, Tilburg University Research Interests: Institutional investors Corporate finance Experimental and behavioral finance Her publications explore topics such as income inequality’s impact on equity markets, power preferences in decision-making, the behavioral effects of confidence and overconfidence on corporate strategies, and incentive structures like bonus schemes. While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, her work demonstrates contributions to behavioral and corporate finance. Advising & Grants: No students or grants are listed in the provided materials. Labs/Teams: No specific labs or research teams are mentioned.
Dr. Li Chen is an Alfred and Helen Lamson/BORSF Endowed Associate Professor in the School of Computing and Informatics at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She leads the CELESTIAL research lab, focusing on distributed systems and networking for machine learning and AI. Her research interests include federated learning, cloud computing, and resource optimization. Dr. Chen holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and has received awards such as the NSF EPSCoR RII Track-4 grant and the BoRSF Endowed Professorship. Education: Ph.D. (2018), M.A.Sc. (2015) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Toronto; B.Eng. (2012) in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She also visited Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2013-2014). Research spans federated learning frameworks (e.g., SEAFL, FedClust), cloud resource scheduling (e.g., Hadar, HarmonyBatch), and applications in weather forecasting (e.g., MMST-ViT). Her work is supported by NSF, Louisiana BoRSF, and industry partners like XRMedix. Awards include the Alfred and Helen Lamson/BORSF Endowed Professorship (2024-2027), NSF EPSCoR grant (2024-2026), and best paper recognitions at IEEE conferences. She advises a diverse group of graduate students and has supervised alumni now in academia and industry. Teaching includes courses on computer networks, operating systems, and distributed systems. She organizes workshops and tutorials (e.g., 2023 Summer Tutorial on ML & Meteorology) and serves on conference committees such as INFOCOM and IWQoS.
Andrew Ollett is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago , where he has taught since 2019. His research focuses on the literary and intellectual traditions of South and Southeast Asia, particularly through works in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, and Kannada from the first millennium CE. Co-founder and editor of NESAR (New Explorations in South Asia Research) Director of NEH-funded edition/translation of the Kavirājamārga (earliest Kannada literary manual) Expert in Prakrit and Kannada literary traditions His work explores the 'question of language'—examining how language choice shaped cultural production and change in premodern India. Current projects include a monograph on context-sensitivity in Indian language theories and a study of manuscript technology's impact on early South Asian knowledge communities. He has authored The Mirror of Ornaments (Naples: Unior Press, 2025) and Language of the Snakes (UC Press, 2017), and co-authored Lilavai (Harvard, 2021). Recent publications include interdisciplinary studies on: Sanskrit-Prakrit campū genre reevaluation Pragmatics in Mīmāṁsā interpretive concepts Manuscript literacy's influence on literary forms Historical linguistics of Middle Indic syllable reduction Philosophy of language in Śālikanātha and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa Awarded the NEH 'Scholarly Editions and Translations' grant , he teaches classical South Asian literature courses covering Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil traditions. He maintains digital resources including a Prakrit Digital Texts Project and Mīmāṁsādigdarśinī digital text repository, and actively contributes to open-access scholarship.
Heather A. Haveman is a Professor of Sociology and Business at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a B.A. in History (University of Toronto, 1982), an M.B.A. (University of Toronto, 1985), and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations (University of California, Berkeley, 1990). She has served at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business (1990-1994), Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management (1994-1999), and Columbia University's Graduate School of Business (1998-2007) before joining UC Berkeley in 2006. Her research explores organizational evolution, industry dynamics, and career mobility. Key projects include studies of American tech firms, Chinese listed firms, and historical analyses of U.S. collegiate women's sports and 19th-century American magazines. She employs mixed methods, including NLP for literature reviews and corporate culture mapping. Recent publications span topics like organizational change and economic inequality (2025) computational literature reviews (2024) gender equality in corporate practices (2023) institutional logics in organizational behavior (2023) coevolution of capitalism and enterprise (2022) She has received prestigious awards including the 2016 ASA Best Book Award for Magazines and the Making of America 2017 Barrington Moore Book Award Her teaching portfolio includes graduate courses in organizational sociology and undergraduate classes on entrepreneurship and evidence evaluation. She actively mentors PhD students and provides detailed research design guidance via her personal website.
Joakim Westerlund is a Professor at the Department of Economics at Lund University, Sweden. His research focuses on econometrics, especially panel data econometrics, with expertise in estimation theory, unit root testing, and structural breaks. He teaches econometrics at all academic levels and has supervised numerous bachelor, master, and PhD theses. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through methodological advancements in economic analysis. Westerlund has held a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship (2019–2028) and received the Journal of Applied Econometrics Distinguished Author Award in 2018. He collaborates internationally and actively contributes to academic conferences. His research spans theoretical econometrics, empirical applications, and econometric software development. Current PhD supervision includes students working on topics like robustness to structural breaks and human capital analysis. Key research interests include panel unit root tests, interactive effects models, and methodological innovations for handling cross-sectional dependence. His recent work addresses structural breaks in panel data and the New Keynesian Phillips Curve in European economies. He has published widely in top journals such as the Journal of Applied Econometrics and the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.
David Parrott is a Professor of Early Modern European History at New College, University of Oxford, and serves as Penry Williams Fellow, Tutor in History, and Precentor. He holds a MA (M.A. DPhil Oxf) and completed his BA and DPhil in History at Oxford (Christ Church and Wolfson College) before joining the University of York as a lecturer. Returning to New College in 1992, he specializes in teaching European history between 1500-1700, with a focus on France, Italy, and political/military/cultural themes. His courses include historiography, methodology, and specialized topics like the Thirty Years' War and early modern court culture. His research focuses on 17th-century France and Northern Italy, particularly military history, mercenaries, and private military organizations. Current work explores France’s mid-17th-century crisis. He has published extensively on early modern warfare, including Richelieu’s Army (2001) and The Business of War (2012). No scientific awards are listed, though his scholarly contributions are significant. His teaching and research highlight interdisciplinary approaches to military and political history. While no grants or advising activities are detailed here, his academic roles emphasize mentorship through tutorials and college governance. He contributes to New College’s academic and chapel life as a Tutor and Precentor.
Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, holding one of the most prestigious academic positions at Yale. He has made significant contributions to constitutional law, political philosophy, and public policy over his distinguished career. His educational background includes an LL.B. from Yale (1967) and a B.A. from Harvard (1964). Ackerman has received numerous honors including the Henry Phillips Prize for lifetime achievement in Jurisprudence (2002), an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Milan (2023), and recognition as a Commander of the French Order of Merit. Ackerman's research focuses on American Constitutionalism, Comparative Constitutionalism, and Theories of Justice. His groundbreaking work includes the three-volume series We the People , which explores great turning points in American constitutional history. His scholarship has had global impact, influencing constitutional reforms in France, Brazil, Britain, and other countries. His recent work examines the constitutional challenges posed by the internet revolution and digital age. His publications reveal consistent engagement with constitutional crises across different nations and time periods, with particular attention to emergency powers, presidential authority, and democratic resilience. Ackerman's work connects historical constitutional development with contemporary challenges to democratic institutions. Commander of the French Order of Merit Henry Phillips Prize for lifetime achievement in Jurisprudence (2002) Honorary Doctorate from University of Milan (2023) Member of the American Law Institute Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Named Leading Global Thinker by Foreign Policy magazine Ackerman has advised numerous governments and constitutional bodies worldwide. His work Before the Next Attack served as basis for French constitutional reform on emergency powers, while The Stakeholder Society influenced wealth distribution reforms in Brazil and Britain. He continues to actively engage with current constitutional challenges through scholarly publications, media commentary, and direct consultation with constitutional institutions globally.
Ying Lu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities within the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. She holds dual PhDs in Public Policy and Demography from Princeton University (2005) and in Statistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009). Before joining NYU, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, affiliated with the Institute of Behavioral Science. Her research focuses on quantitative methodology in social and behavioral sciences, including applications in demography, health, and political behavior, as well as statistical methods like model selection and hypothesis testing for high-dimensional data. Her interdisciplinary work bridges statistical rigor with real-world societal challenges. Recent articles highlight her contributions to areas such as employee outcomes in HRM, gut microbiota-cardiometabolic disease links, and innovative clinical trial designs. She has also explored topics in food science, environmental catalysis, and sustainable development policy. Ying Lu’s academic journey reflects a commitment to advancing statistical methodologies while addressing pressing issues in health, policy, and environmental science. She has advised numerous projects but no specific students are listed in the provided texts.
Professor D Graham J Shipley is the Professor of Ancient History at the University of Leicester's School of Archaeology and Ancient History since 2002. His research focuses on Hellenistic and Classical antiquity, particularly on political landscapes, environmental studies, and urban planning. He holds a D.Litt. from the University of Oxford (2020) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014). Education: Graduated in Classics from Oxford University. Academic roles include serving on the Oxford Classical Texts Committee and the UK Education Honours Committee. Previously chaired the Council of University Classical Departments and convened the Dorothy Buchan Memorial lectures. Research interests emphasize ancient geography, socio-political structures, and environmental interactions. His work spans studies of Sparta, Greek urban planning, and the cultural impact of Hellenistic expansion. Recent publications examine Pseudo-Skylax's geographical texts and post-Alexandrian political dynamics. Scientific Awards: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014) D.Litt. (Doctor of Letters) from University of Oxford (2020) Advising and Grants: No specific advisees listed, but supervises research in ancient history and archaeology. Active in collaborative projects such as the Laconia Survey. Grants have supported archaeological fieldwork and publication initiatives. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Oxford Classical Texts Committee and has led interdisciplinary teams in regional archaeological surveys.
Huiyan Sang is a Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Statistics at Texas A&M University (College of Arts & Sciences). She earned her Ph.D. in Statistics from Duke University and a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Peking University. Her research focuses on spatial statistics, Bayesian nonparametric methods, machine learning, computational statistics, and applications in environmental sciences, geosciences, urban planning, and biomedical research. Her interdisciplinary work integrates statistical methodologies with real-world challenges, such as analyzing extreme environmental events, optimizing urban infrastructure, and modeling complex systems like human mobility during pandemics. She has contributed to advancing spatio-temporal modeling, Gaussian processes, and Bayesian hierarchical frameworks for large datasets. Recent publications highlight innovations in nonparametric regression, spatial functional data analysis, and stochastic frontier analysis, often leveraging computational efficiency and scalability. Her work addresses critical societal issues, including the impact of community design on public health and environmental monitoring through remote-sensing data. No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts. She advises no students or grants in the current dataset but collaborates widely on interdisciplinary projects. Her research lab focuses on developing cutting-edge statistical tools with applications in engineering, public health, and environmental science.
Dr. Rajesh Sharma is an Associate Professor in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (GUSS) at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He specializes in Dispute Resolution, Investment Arbitration, and International Trade Law. His research focuses on arbitration laws in Asia, WTO-related issues, and mediation innovations. He holds a PhD in Law from China's Chinese University of Political Science and Law, complemented by degrees from Monash University and the University of Delhi. Dr. Sharma has advised governments and transnational companies on trade policies and has conducted trainings in over 20 countries. He is a winner of the ADR Teacher Award 2022 in Australia. His professional roles include: Associate Editor of the Manchester Journal of International Economic Law Editorial Board member of China and WTO Review and Asia-Pacific Mediation Journal Member of ICC Australia National Committee and Singapore Convention preparation He has designed unique moot competitions, including the Asia-Pacific Vis Pre Moot, promoting disability inclusion in legal advocacy. His current projects include a book comparing China-India investment laws and commentary on the Singapore Convention. Dr. Sharma's service engagements include roles as Panel Arbitrator for the Shanghai Arbitration Commission and leadership in organizations like the Hong Kong Basic Law Education Association.
