جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Trust and Institutional Economics
• Entrepreneurship in Africa
• Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Roles & Affiliations: King Omeihe is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland, and serves as UoA 17 Associate Research Lead for People, Culture, and Environment. He holds external roles including Chair of African Studies at the British Academy of Management and Chair of Entrepreneurship in Minority Groups at the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). He advises on African economic policy and chairs several parliamentary groups in Scotland. Education: PhD from University of the West of Scotland, MBA from University of Aberdeen, and a diploma from University of Cambridge. Research Interests: Focuses on trust institutions, entrepreneurship in Africa, and the intersection of AI with societal challenges. Recent works include Trust and Market Institutions in Africa (2023), Qualitative Research Methods for Business Students (2024), and Handbook of African Studies (2025). Explores institutional economics, ethical AI applications, and decolonizing business education. Articles Trends: Recent publications emphasize AI ethics in healthcare, institutional resilience in developing economies, and leadership in complex systems. Key themes include sustainable development goals (SDGs), cross-cultural entrepreneurship, and policy interventions for minority entrepreneurs. Awards: Includes the 2025 UWS Innovation Teaching Award, 2022 Entrepreneurial Supporter of the Year, and multiple recognitions for teaching excellence. His work has been highlighted by Bright Red Spark for shaping enterprise education. Grants & Advising: Advises startups, policymakers, and global bodies like UNCTAD. Leads initiatives such as the MSc Entrepreneurship programme and collaborates with organizations like Marcel Advisory and the West African Transitional Justice Centre. Active in cross-party policy groups addressing social enterprise and racial equality. Labs & Teams: Co-leads the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED) and contributes to Emerald’s African Context of Business and Society as Editor-in-Chief. Oversees the UWS BME Staff Network and Academic Integrity Panel.

• Solar Energy
• Renewable Energy
• Energy Transition
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Dirk Oudes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning at Wageningen University. His research focuses on the intersection of renewable energy transitions and landscape transformation, particularly solar power plants and agrivoltaics in the Netherlands. He explores how solar energy systems interact with agricultural landscapes, urban planning, and policy frameworks, emphasizing sustainable land use and climate adaptation. Recent trends in his publications highlight spatial analysis of solar infrastructure, regulatory challenges in energy projects, and circular economy principles in agrivoltaics. His work often bridges academic research with practical implementation, as seen in reports and media engagements addressing landscape aesthetics, public acceptance, and policy-relevant findings. Dr. Oudes collaborates with researchers like Sven Stremke and actively participates in workshops, keynote speeches, and expert consultations. He supervises PhD projects on landscape-inclusive energy transitions and spatial quality frameworks, contributing to both academic discourse and professional practice in sustainable design.

Ginny Eckertمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Aquaculture
• Fisheries Ecology
• Marine Biology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Ginny Eckert is a Professor and Director of Alaska Sea Grant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks' College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Her research focuses on marine invertebrate ecology, aquaculture, and fisheries management, particularly in crab species and ecosystem sustainability. She leads interdisciplinary programs like the NSF-funded Marine Ecosystem Sustainability in the Arctic and Subarctic (MESAS). Education: Ph.D. in Ecology, University of California Santa Barbara (1999) M.S. in Zoology, University of Florida (1994) B.A. in Biology, Dartmouth College (1990) Research Interests: Early life history ecology of marine invertebrates, larval dispersal patterns, sustainable fisheries management, and aquaculture innovations. Her work emphasizes the ecological and management implications of marine invertebrate reproduction, larval survival, and habitat use. Current Projects: Sea otter predation impacts on commercial species in Alaska, Dungeness crab larval dynamics in Glacier Bay, and king crab hatchery enhancement through the AKCRRAB program. She collaborates with NOAA and integrates field studies with lab experiments. Advising/Grants: Advises Carter Johnson and oversees NSF grants for MESAS and crab research. Her team includes graduate students like Zac Hoyt and Heidi Herter, focusing on population dynamics and habitat restoration. Labs/Teams: Leads the Alaska king crab research program (AKCRRAB) and collaborates with UAF's School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences on ecosystem sustainability initiatives.

Kelsey Laneمشاهده پروفایل

عضو هیئت علمی

• Marine Microbiology
• Climate Science
• Oceanography
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kelsey Lane is an Oceanography Instructor and REU Program Director at Oregon State University's Department of Oceanography. She specializes in modern planktic foraminiferal ecology and investigates marine microbiomes and the impacts of marine heatwaves on plankton communities. Her work integrates molecular ecology and geochemical analyses in foraminifera. Education: Details not explicitly provided in text Her research focuses on understanding how environmental changes affect marine microbial communities and plankton ecosystems. She emphasizes fieldwork and at-sea experiences for students through her teaching and REU program direction. No scientific awards or grants were explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Lane does not currently advise graduate students and focuses on undergraduate education. She teaches courses such as OC103: Exploring the Deep, OC201: Oceanography, and OC340: Biological Oceanography.

• Computer Security
• Network Security
• Systems Security
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Nuno Santos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, and a senior researcher at INESC-ID Lisbon. He leads the SysSec team, focusing on systems security and privacy. His research spans secure enclaves, network security, and censorship-resistant systems. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science (2013) from Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) in affiliation with Saarland University. Visiting research stints at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2018) and Technical University of Munich (2024). Research Interests: Systems security, privacy, trusted execution environments (TEEs), network security, censorship resistance, AI security, and secure cloud computing. He has pioneered work on mitigating vulnerabilities in TrustZone-based TEEs and enhancing confidential computing. Publications: Over 30+ peer-reviewed articles in top-tier venues like S&P, USENIX Security, CCS, and NDSS. Recent trends focus on AI-driven security (e.g., automated exploit generation, prompt-to-SQL injections) and confidential computing (e.g., AMD SEV-SNP analysis). Awards: IST Outstanding Teaching Award (2019/2020), 2024 Prémio Científico Universidade de Lisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos. Advising & Grants: Supervised MSc theses in areas like AI-powered vishing attacks and confidential VMs. Active in conference organization (e.g., USENIX Security’25 Vice Chair, IEEE EuroSP’26 Co-Chair). Labs/Teams: Leads the SysSec team at INESC-ID Lisbon, collaborating on projects like AnyTEE (TEE framework) and FlowLens (network security tool).

Shannon Neibergsمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Economics of Livestock Production and Management
• Auction Markets
• Agribusiness Employment
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shannon Neibergs is an academic professional at Washington State University (WSU), serving as Director of the Western Center for Risk Management Education and Extension Specialist in the School of Economic Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University (1993), an M.A. in Agricultural Economics from WSU (1987), and a B.S. in Animal Science from WSU (1983). Her research focuses on livestock production economics, auction market dynamics, and agribusiness employment strategies, with significant contributions to risk management education and sustainable agriculture. Notable honors include NACAA National and Regional Finalist awards for team newsletters (2010, 2008), a Faculty Member of the Year Award (University of Louisville, 1997), and multiple annual evaluation awards for service and research excellence. Her work bridges academic research with practical extension programs, addressing challenges in beef production systems, genomic selection tools, and rangeland management. Risk Management Education: Leads initiatives to help farmers navigate market uncertainties and policy changes. Livestock Economics: Specializes in production costs, crossbreeding impacts, and disease management economics. Regional Agriculture: Analyzes economic contributions of Washington's beef and dairy sectors through input-output models. Her advisory and collaborative efforts include managing the Western Center for Risk Management and contributing to the Beef Risk Control (BRD CAP) project. She collaborates with ranchers and policymakers to enhance agricultural resilience. Active in interdisciplinary teams such as the IMPACT Center and Transportation Research Group, her work emphasizes translating research into actionable solutions for agricultural stakeholders.

• Microbial Ecology
• Bacterial Interactions
• Carbon Cycling
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shaul Pollak is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Microbial Ecology within the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna. His research focuses on bacterial interactions in ecosystems, particularly their roles in plant pathogen protection and carbon cycling across soil and marine environments. He leads a research group investigating how microbial processes scale from genetic mechanisms to planetary biogeochemical cycles. His primary research interests include microbial community assembly, bacterial metabolism of complex biopolymers, and evolutionary genomics of marine cyanobacteria. Current projects leverage genomic dark matter to predict soil carbon fluxes, examine plant-bacteria interactions under environmental change, and explore the diversity of Prochlorococcus marinus. His interdisciplinary approach integrates genomics, high-throughput experiments, and machine learning to bridge ecological and evolutionary theory. Analysis of his 2022-2025 publications reveals consistent themes in microbial community dynamics, with emphasis on polysaccharide degradation mechanisms, phage-bacteria interactions, and genomic predictors of bacterial metabolic functions. His work demonstrates how bacterial trade-offs and cross-feeding structures shape ecosystem processes from ocean biogeochemistry to human gut microbiome organization. Dr. Pollak actively recruits PhD students and postdoctoral researchers through university stipend programs, with current group members including Thomas Gaehtgens, Gerhard Gruber, Jyothsna Pujar, Qi Qi, Lior Shachar, Marco Sing, and Joana Valèrio. His laboratory maintains active collaborations across soil and marine microbial ecology projects, with research infrastructure supported by University of Vienna resources and external funding.

Robert Gorwaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Technology Policy
• Transnational Regulation
• International Political Economy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Robert Gorwa is a Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, specializing in technology policy, transnational regulation, and international political economy. His work focuses on platform governance, digital policy, and AI governance, with a particular interest in how governments and institutions shape online content moderation and platform ecosystems. He holds a DPhil in Politics and International Relations from the University of Oxford, an MSc in Media and Communication from the Oxford Internet Institute, and a BA from the University of British Columbia. Education: Doctorate (DPhil) in Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford MSc in Media and Communication (Internet Studies), Oxford Internet Institute Bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia Research Interests: Interdisciplinary studies on platform governance, AI intermediaries, automated content moderation, transnational digital policy, and the intersection of law, technology, and political economy. His 2024 book, The Politics of Platform Regulation , explores how governments influence online content moderation globally. Key Contributions: Founded and coordinates the Platform Governance Research Network (PlatGovNet) Organizes the WZB's Platform Politics and Policy Seminar series Authored influential works on AI governance, platform lobbying, and live-streaming content moderation Awards: Top departmental honors for his doctoral dissertation at the University of Oxford. Grants & Collaborations: Holds fellowships at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Weizenbaum Institute, and has collaborated with institutions like the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and Stanford's Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. Labs & Teams: Active in the Platform Governance Research Network and affiliated with the WZB's research group on Globalization, Work, and Production.

• Plant Pathology
• Forest Health Management
• Environmental Risk Modeling
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bo Lu is a Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at The Ohio State University. His research focuses on advancing early detection technologies for forest pathogens and pests using spectroscopy, machine learning, and metabolomics. He specializes in understanding plant defense mechanisms against invasive species and climate-driven disease dynamics. Key research areas include: Non-invasive disease diagnostics via FT-IR/Raman spectroscopy Machine learning applications in plant health monitoring Molecular basis of plant-pathogen interactions Environmental risk modeling for emerging forest diseases Notable projects include developing early detection systems for ash dieback, beech leaf disease, and soybean cyst nematode infestations. His work integrates statistical modeling with biochemical analysis to improve forest biosecurity strategies globally. He advocates for international collaboration in addressing the global forest health crisis through improved diagnostic frameworks and resistance breeding programs.

• Microbiology
• Marine Biology
• Environmental Science
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Detmer Sipkema is an Associate Professor at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the VLAG WIMEK faculty and the Department of Molecular Ecology. His research focuses on microbial ecology, marine biology, and biotechnology, particularly in aquaculture systems and sponge symbionts. He leads projects on metabolic modeling of marine bacteria, ecological impacts of seaweed farming, and probiotics development for aquaculture. Key research interests include microbial diversity, anaerobic digestion in aquaculture waste, and applications of artificial intelligence in microbial studies. He has supervised multiple PhD candidates exploring topics like microbial symbiosis, gut microbiota dynamics, and sustainable aquaculture practices. His work integrates multi-omics approaches, environmental microbiology, and bioprospecting for novel bioactive compounds. Sipkema has published widely on sponge microbiomes, anaerobic processes, and aquaculture sustainability. His datasets include bacterial community analyses from sponges and microalgae, contributing to understanding symbiotic relationships and biotechnological applications.

Carlos Diaz Ruizمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Market-Shaping
• Consumer Culture
• Disinformation Research
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Carlos Diaz Ruiz is an Associate Professor (tenure-track) at the Department of Marketing, Hanken School of Economics in Vasa, Finland. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Finland and has held faculty positions at Hanken, Aalto University, KEDGE Business School (France), and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). His research focuses on market-shaping, consumer culture, and disinformation, particularly in digital advertising and social media contexts. He authored the book *Market-Oriented Disinformation Research: Digital Advertising, Disinformation and Fake News on Social Media* (2025) and received the 2025 Thomas C. Kinnear Award for his work on disinformation in social media echo chambers. Dr. Diaz Ruiz’s academic career includes roles as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland, and prior to academia, he worked as a consumer insights consultant for Latin American companies, recognized in ESOMAR's Insights250 (2022, 2024). He is an Associate Editor at the *Journal of Marketing Management* and actively publishes in top journals like *Journal of Public Policy & Marketing* and *New Media & Society*. His teaching emphasizes bridging academic research with industry needs, offering courses in qualitative research, strategic branding, and consumer culture. Methodologically, he employs business anthropology and ethnography to study consumer-led marketing strategies. Key research themes include the intersection of disinformation, social media business models, and the performative role of market representations.

Elizabeth Millerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Consumer Decision-Making
• Health Decisions
• Affect and Behavior
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Elizabeth Miller serves as Department Chair and Professor of Marketing at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her academic leadership includes roles as PhD Coordinator since 2013 and prior appointments as Assistant and Associate Professor at UMass and Boston College. Her research centers on affect-driven consumer behavior , with specialization in health decisions, consumer well-being, and social impact. Key themes include emotional influences on information processing, CSR authenticity, and crisis-driven behavioral shifts during events like the COVID-19 pandemic. Her work bridges marketing theory with practical applications in food security, medical decision-making, and sustainable consumption. Miller's recent publications reveal strong trends in emotional drivers of pro-social behavior (e.g., awe in environmental actions, community philanthropy during crises) and methodological innovation in health communication (e.g., data visualization for medical choices). Her scholarship increasingly focuses on collective well-being frameworks and youth-led social entrepreneurship ecosystems. Best Research Paper, Direct/Interactive Marketing Research Summit (2013) Research Excellence Award, Isenberg School (2013) Mellon Mutual Team Mentorship Grant (2012) As PhD Coordinator, she mentors doctoral candidates in consumer behavior and experimental design. Her teaching spans doctoral seminars on experimental methodology to undergraduate courses in advertising and services marketing. Miller directs research partnerships with social impact organizations, focusing on food access equity and community resilience building. Her lab initiatives emphasize translational research through collaborations with public health agencies and social enterprises, particularly in post-pandemic food systems and medical decision support tools. Current projects explore linguistic humanization of service robots and youth entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Robert Keiterمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Environmental Law
• Public Lands Management
• Natural Resources Law
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Robert Keiter is the Wallace Stegner Professor of Law and Director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law. He holds a JD from Northwestern University and a BA from Washington University, with prior teaching roles at the University of Wyoming, Boston College, and Southwestern University. His expertise spans environmental and natural resources law, ecosystem management, public lands policy, and constitutional law. Keiter has authored influential books including To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea (2013) and Keeping Faith With Nature (2003), focusing on national parks, public lands governance, and biodiversity conservation. His recent research emphasizes climate change impacts on public lands and ecosystem resilience. He has advised federal agencies, served on boards like the National Parks Conservation Association, and received the National Parks Achievement Award. Teaching includes Natural Resources Law, Constitutional Law, and Administrative Law. Keiter’s grants include a Turner Foundation project on federal public lands law. He directs the Stegner Center, advancing environmental legal scholarship and advocacy. Key professional activities include leadership roles with the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (president 2013–2014) and trustee positions with the National Parks Conservation Association. His work bridges law, ecology, and policy, addressing contemporary challenges in public land management. Recent articles analyze BLM conservation rules, mining regulations, and national monument controversies. Keiter’s contributions are recognized through awards like the University of Utah’s Distinguished Professor title (2008).

Lara A. Souzaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Plant Communities
• Ecosystem Ecology
• Global Change Biology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Lara A. Souza is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on global change impacts on plant communities and ecosystem processes, including climatic change, biological invasions, and resource gradients. She investigates how biodiversity mediates ecosystem properties like productivity and carbon dynamics across spatial and temporal scales, working in temperate prairies, tropical savannas, and montane meadows. Education: PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (University of Tennessee), MS in Biology (Appalachian State University). Her work integrates field experiments, remote sensing, and data modeling to address global change challenges. She holds no explicit scientific awards listed here but has an extensive publication record. Research emphasizes functional diversity and ecosystem responses to global stressors. Recent studies explore fire exclusion effects, drought impacts, and warming interactions with plant communities. She collaborates on projects involving environmental DNA for endangered species detection and satellite-based ecosystem modeling. No advising or grant details are provided in the text. Lara’s lab focuses on climate-ecosystem interactions, with ongoing projects in Oklahoma and tropical regions. Her work highlights the need for adaptive management strategies in the face of climate shifts and invasive species pressures.

• Environmental Geography
• Hydrology
• Landscape Ecology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Sylwia Horska-Schwarz serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Landscape Research and Environmental Management within the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk. Her academic role centers on environmental geography with a focus on river basin dynamics and sustainable landscape management. Her research spans environmental geography , hydrology , and landscape ecology , emphasizing the Oder River system's hydromorphological evolution under anthropogenic pressures. Key investigations include renaturalization strategies, climate change adaptation through small water retention, and biodiversity conservation in river valleys. She examines critical intersections between infrastructure development (e.g., high-speed rail) and ecosystem integrity using ecological indicators and landscape typology frameworks. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a methodological trajectory from detailed habitat studies (2007-2011) toward contemporary socio-ecological challenges (2023-2024). Current work prioritizes strategic infrastructure investments in Poland and the Oder River's resilience amid climate crises, while maintaining foundational expertise in fluvial geomorphology and plant community ecology. Her scholarship consistently bridges theoretical landscape assessment with practical water management solutions.