جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

David Hyten, Jr.مشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Plant Genetics
• Soybean Genomics
• Molecular Breeding
• +۴ مورد دیگر

David Hyten, Jr. serves as the Haskins Professor of Plant Genetics within the Department of Agronomy & Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he leads research advancing soybean genomics and breeding methodologies for global food security. Education: Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2005 M.S., University of Tennessee, 2002 B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1999 Research Focus: Dr. Hyten's program integrates high-throughput genotyping with quantitative genetics to dissect complex traits including disease resistance (cyst nematode, stem borer), seed composition (protein/oil), and yield stability. His work pioneers genomic selection pipelines and recombination hotspot analysis to accelerate breeding cycles, with emphasis on translating genomic discoveries into practical cultivar development through marker-assisted selection and predictive modeling. Publication Trends: Recent outputs (2021-2025) reveal evolving emphasis from foundational genomics (recombination mapping, QTL identification) toward applied breeding solutions, including cost-effective DNA extraction methods, pedigree-based imputation techniques, and community strategic planning for soybean genomics. His work increasingly addresses genotype-environment interactions and stability of key traits across diverse production systems.

• Global Health
• China Studies
• Medical Anthropology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Elanah Uretsky serves as Associate Professor of Global Health in the Department of Global Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University. Her academic work bridges medical anthropology, global health policy, and critical analyses of China's health systems within global capitalism. Her educational foundation includes: PhD in Anthropology, University of California, Irvine BA in Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz Dr. Uretsky's research interrogates how political economy, gender, and migration shape health outcomes in China, employing ethnographic methods to expose contradictions in global health interventions. Her scholarship challenges Western-centric frameworks by centering Chinese perspectives on epidemics, chronic disease, and sexuality, revealing how business culture, state policies, and individual agency interact in health-seeking behaviors. This critical approach has established her as a leading voice in medical anthropology of China. Analysis of her 2018-2023 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: 1) China's pandemic responses (COVID-19/SARS) as sites where science, authoritarian governance, and global capitalism collide; 2) Migration's health impacts through studies of left-behind children and immigrant women's chemical exposures; 3) Gendered political economy examining how elite Chinese men use sexuality as business currency. Her work consistently demonstrates how health outcomes are mediated by power structures rather than individual choices. She actively mentors graduate students in global health research while securing NIH-funded projects on migration and environmental health. Her laboratory collaborations with Chinese institutions focus on community-engaged methodologies that prioritize local knowledge in public health design.

Sean Buchananمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social and environmental issues in business
• Political polarization
• Qualitative methods
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sean Buchanan is an Associate Professor and The Associates Fellow in Business Administration at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba. His research focuses on organizational responses to contentious social issues in politically polarized environments. He holds a PhD from the Schulich School of Business at York University. Research interests include social and environmental issues in business, political polarization, and qualitative methods. His work examines how organizations navigate stakeholder alignment in activism, institutional dynamics, and regulatory frameworks. Recent studies explore topics like corporate activism, sustainability governance, and stigma deflection in the sharing economy. Teaching includes Business and Society (GMGT 1010) and Seminar in Management and Capitalism (GMGT 4210). His publications span top journals like Academy of Management Review and Organization Science , addressing themes such as institutional theory, power dynamics, and crisis management. No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed, though his extensive publication record reflects scholarly contributions to business and organizational studies.

Eleni Tsingouمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Transnational governance
• Regulatory and expert networks
• Global financial governance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Eleni Tsingou is a Professor at the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), specializing in transnational governance, regulatory networks, and global financial governance. She leads critical research on anti-money laundering regimes, expert policy networks, and demographic change impacts on welfare systems. As the CBS Principal Investigator for the Horizon Europe grant 'NAVIGATOR,' she bridges EU strategies with global governance challenges. Her research explores how professional networks shape market governance, including reproductive health provision and post-crisis EU reforms. She contributes to key journals as an editor (Socio-Economic Review) and advisory board member (Review of International Political Economy). Recent publications analyze policy vacuums, regulatory compliance, and 'Tech for Good' in emerging markets. Her work combines empirical studies of financial policy networks with theoretical insights into legitimacy and institutional dynamics. Scientific awards: She supervises advanced economic sociology and mentors assistant professors in the Higher Education Teaching Excellence Programme, while also engaging in executive teaching, UN consultancy, and research collaborations with institutions like the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and European University Institute.

Donald Mitchellمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Public Space
• Geography of Labor
• Landscape Analysis
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Donald Mitchell is a Professor at Uppsala University's Department of Human Geography, specializing in historical-materialist analyses of political-economic determinants of landscapes, urban public spaces, and labor geographies. His research spans migrant labor in California agribusiness, protest dynamics in public spaces, and Marxist geographical theory. Recent publications examine gig economy labor, spatial justice, and historical Swedish workers' movements. He co-edited Food Across Borders (2017) and Revolting New York (2018), with ongoing work on Mean Streets (2020) and United Farm Workers-era research. His scholarship connects labor struggles, capitalist production of nature, and critical urban theory, challenging neoliberal spatial practices while exploring the intersection of social reproduction and algorithmic city infrastructures through migrant service workers.

Isabel Boni-Le Goffمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Gender Studies
• Sociology of Professions
• Management Consulting
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Isabel Boni-Le Goff is a Professor at Université Paris 8 in the Textes et Sociétés research center. Her academic work focuses on the intersections of gender with class, race, and age within the context of late capitalism and globalization. She has established herself as a significant researcher in the sociology of professions, particularly examining management consulting and the legal profession through gendered lenses. Dr. Boni-Le Goff's research interests center on how economic elites and qualified occupations navigate social stratification in globalized contexts. Her work critically examines how gender regimes operate within professional spaces, with particular attention to embodiment, aesthetic labor, and the reproduction of social hierarchies. She investigates how bodies, appearances, and emotional performances become integral to professional legitimacy, especially in fields like management consulting where she has conducted extensive ethnographic research. Her publication record reveals consistent focus on gender dynamics across professional contexts. The articles demonstrate a clear trajectory examining how gender intersects with other power relations to shape professional experiences. Her work spans theoretical explorations of legitimate bodies and gendered professionalism to empirical studies of female lawyers' experiences with discrimination and management consultants' navigation of gendered expectations. A recurring theme is how seemingly 'gender-neutral' professional norms often mask masculine defaults that create barriers for women. Best Dissertation Award, Institut du Genre, 2014 for 'The Sex of Expertise. Gender Regimes and the Dynamics of Inequality in Management Consulting' While specific advising information isn't detailed in the available materials, her collaborative work with researchers like Nicky Le Feuvre, Grégoire Mallard, and Eléonore Lépinard across multiple publications suggests active participation in research teams and likely mentorship of junior scholars. Her research frequently employs comparative methodologies between France and Switzerland, particularly regarding legal professions. Dr. Boni-Le Goff's work consistently examines the tension between professional norms and personal identities, particularly how gendered expectations shape career trajectories, workplace experiences, and the very definition of professional expertise. Her research contributes significantly to understanding how gender operates not just as individual identity but as structural feature of professional organizations and markets.

• Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
• Reproductive Physiology
• Stress Physiology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Cameron Muir is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Brock University. He holds a Ph.D. from McMaster University. His research focuses on behavioral neuroendocrinology, reproductive and stress physiology, and hormonal mechanisms in human sexual behavior and stress adaptation. He investigates steroid hormones' roles in reproduction, stress, aggression, and pheromonal communication, with a particular interest in how psychological events and environmental factors influence hormonal changes. Dr. Muir has conducted extensive studies on hormonal biomarkers (e.g., saliva, perspiration) and their relationship to stress, sexual behavior, and environmental estrogens. His work bridges animal models (rodent studies) and human research, exploring how steroids act as stress hormones and potential pheromones in mammals. His publications span stress physiology in children and athletes, hormonal disruptions in mice, and methodological advancements in steroid measurement. While no explicit awards are listed, his contributions to endocrinology and behavioral science are evident through his prolific research output. Dr. Muir’s advising and grants focus on interdisciplinary projects, though no specific grants or student advisees are detailed here. His research lab likely explores hormonal adaptations in dynamic environments, though no lab name is provided.

Jennie E. Brandمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Stratification
• Inequality and Mobility
• Social Demography
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jennie E. Brand is a Professor of Sociology and Professor (by courtesy) of Statistics and Data Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She co-directs the Center for Social Statistics (CSS) and serves as President of the Association of Population Centers (APC). Her affiliations include the Population Association of America (PAA), International Sociological Association (ISA), and editorial boards of Social Forces , Sociological Methodology , and Science Advances . Research Interests include social stratification, inequality, causal inference, and the socioeconomic impact of higher education. She explores Access to and returns from higher education Consequences of job displacement and disruptive events Machine learning applications in social science Intergenerational mobility and family effects Scientific Awards include the ASA Mathematical Sociology Outstanding Publication Award (2024), Sociological Research Association membership (2019), and the ASA Methodology Leo Goodman Mid-Career Award (2016). Grants awarded by NICHD, NIH, NSF, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation support her work on population research, causal inference, and health disparities. She has mentored numerous graduate students, including Ph.D. recipients at NYU, Stanford, and Oxford.

Yujie Zhuمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Critical Heritage Studies
• Cultural Heritage
• Museum Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Yujie Zhu is a researcher at the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies , part of the Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts & Social Sciences . His work focuses on critical heritage studies, cultural memory, and tourism anthropology, bridging theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis in Chinese and Asia-Pacific contexts. Research Interests: Memory politics, urban heritage regeneration, authenticity in tourism, and the intersection of heritage with sociopolitical dynamics. Key Projects: Examining colonial heritage in Asia-Pacific, co-creation in intangible heritage, and the role of museums in peacebuilding. Recent Publications highlight trends in memory-driven heritage practices, post-conflict reconciliation, and the commodification of cultural authenticity in urban and tourism settings. Affiliations: Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, Research School of Humanities and the Arts (ANU), and the Association of Critical Heritage Studies.

Jessi Streibمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social Class Inequality
• Cross-Class Marriages
• Educational Outcomes
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jessi Streib is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Her research focuses on mechanisms of social class inequality, including cross-class marriages, educational outcomes, and socioeconomic mobility. Streib earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2013). She is affiliated with the Duke Population Research Institute as a Faculty Research Scholar. Her work includes influential books such as *The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages* (2015), which explores how class origins shape marital dynamics, and *The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay after College* (2023), analyzing post-graduate wage disparities. She has also written on downward mobility (*Privilege Lost*, 2020) and cultural signaling in job markets (*Class and the Cultural Styles Applicants Present to Gatekeepers*, 2021). Streib’s research has been funded by grants such as the Institute for Humane Studies’ *Young Voices: The Political Socialization of America's Next Generation* (2024–2025) and the Spencer Foundation’s study on post-college labor market inequality (2014–2018). Her findings appear in venues like the *American Journal of Sociology* and have been featured in *The Washington Post*, *NPR*, and *The Atlantic*. Her current research examines intersections of race, gender, and class in contemporary U.S. society, as seen in her 2025 work *Is It Racist? Is It Sexist?* She teaches courses on social stratification and qualitative research methods at Duke.

Katja Rostمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Economic Sociology
• Organizational Sociology
• Digital Historical Sociology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Katja Rost is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Zurich and Adjunct Professor of Economics (2011–2012). She co-directs the University Research Priority Program Human Reproduction Reloaded and serves as Vice President of the University Council at the University of Lucerne . Her research spans economic sociology , digital historical sociology , gender dynamics in affluent societies , and elite sociology , with recent work on digitalization and innovation governance . Education: PhD in Economics (Technical University Berlin, 2006), Habilitation in Economics (University of Zurich, 2010), Master in Sociology (University of Leipzig). Research Interests: Focuses on structural hole theory in professional networks, tokenism in academic promotions , lottery-based governance to counter oligarchy, and digital sociology examining social media norm enforcement. Scientific Awards: Top100 Women in Business (Science category, 2020–2025) Euram Award (2024) John F Mee Award (2015) CGIR Best Paper Awards (2013, 2014) Grants: Leads CHF 20 million UZH research programs, with additional funding from Swiss National Foundation (CHF 8 million), Gebert Rüf Foundation (CHF 240,000), and European research bodies. Labs & Teams: Co-leads SP 2 Human Reproduction in Societies and Markets and contributes to Center for Higher Education and Science Studies and European Academy of Sciences and Arts .

Roland Blochمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Higher Education Research
• Organizational Sociology
• Elite Sociology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Roland Bloch is a researcher at the Center for School and Educational Research at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, where he has worked since October 2017. His academic background includes a PhD from Leipzig University (2008) on student practices under study reforms, with additional teaching experience at Humboldt University Berlin and Martin Luther University. His research spans higher education systems, organizational sociology, and elite formation processes. Bloch investigates university organization, academic career structures, digitalization of teaching, and stratification mechanisms in educational systems. His work employs Actor-Network Theory and discourse analysis to examine how universities function as organizational actors within broader societal contexts. Bloch's recent publications reveal a strong focus on post-pandemic digital teaching models, permanent academic positions, university competition dynamics, and excellence initiatives. His work demonstrates how metrics and evaluation systems shape academic practices while examining the tension between organizational demands and scientific community standards. He frequently collaborates with researchers across German and international institutions. Member of the executive board of the Society for Higher Education Research (GfHf) since 2012 Active in the German Sociological Association (DGS) and German Educational Science Association (DGfE) Reviewer for numerous international journals including Higher Education, Studies in Higher Education, and European Journal of Higher Education Bloch leads multiple research projects including 'Personalstrukturentwicklung an Universitäten' (2024-2027), 'Digitale Hochschulbildung organisieren, lehren und lernen' (2022-2024), and 'Dauerstellenkonzepte an Universitäten' (2023-2024). His work bridges theoretical organizational sociology with practical policy implications for higher education systems.

Dan Benardotمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Sports Nutrition
• Athletic Performance
• Energy Balance
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dan Benardot is a Professor of Practice at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Human Health, following his tenure as a tenured full Professor at Georgia State University (GSU), where he remains a Professor Emeritus. He holds a BS in Foods and Nutrition from SUNY Plattsburgh and a PhD in Human Service Studies and Nutrition Sciences from Cornell University. A Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and a Registered Dietitian, he has been recognized with awards including the American Dietetic Association’s Sports Nutrition Achievement Award (1993) and an honorary doctorate from Marywood University. Roles: Professor of Practice (Emory), Former Chair of Nutrition at GSU, Former Director of the Laboratory for Elite Athlete Performance (GSU). Research Focus: Within-day energy balance in athletes, sports nutrition strategies, and nutritional impacts on athletic performance and health. Key Contributions: Co-author of the joint ACSM/AND position paper on Nutrition and Athletic Performance, inventor of NutriTiming® software, and author of seminal textbooks like Advanced Sports Nutrition and ACSM’s Nutrition for Exercise Science . His research emphasizes practical applications of nutrition for athletes, including optimizing energy timing, protein intake, and preventing energy deficits. Recent work explores youth athlete nutrition, fatigue management, and metabolic adaptations in endurance sports. Funding & Grants: Supported by the US Olympic Committee, Georgia Research Foundation, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, and others. Awards: Highlighted awards include the USA Gymnastics Outstanding Educator Award (1996) and his role as nutritionist for US Olympic teams (e.g., USA Gymnastics, USA Track and Field). Benardot’s interdisciplinary approach bridges academia and practice, influencing policies in sports medicine and nutrition education.

• Mathematics Education
• Social Justice in Education
• Cultural Capital
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Rachel Stenhouse is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Manchester Metropolitan University, specializing in mathematics education and social justice. She has 15 years of education experience across primary and secondary teaching before transitioning to academia. Her research focuses on cultural capital transmission in elite education, teacher identity, and professional doctoral student development, often using Bourdieusian frameworks. She holds a Fellowship with the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) and is a member of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM). Her work critiques educational inequity, particularly how private schooling advantages elite university access. She supervises doctoral students in areas like social mobility and Bourdieu's sociological theories. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and postgraduate teacher training programs such as BA Primary Education, PGCE Primary, and SCITT courses. Her research outputs span peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference presentations addressing educational sociology and pedagogical practices.

Victor Andreas Lund Shammasمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Political Sociology
• Criminology
• Political Economy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Victor Andreas Lund Shammas is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Agder, Norway. His research focuses on comparative penology, political economy, critical theory, ethnographic methods, and political theology. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Oslo (2017) and has held roles at Oslo Metropolitan University and visiting positions at Stanford University, Stockholm University, and UC Berkeley. His work addresses penal elitism, Scandinavian social democracy, and neoliberalism. Key outputs include analyses of Norway's punitive transformations and political theology frameworks. He has secured a 7M NOK grant from the Norwegian Research Council (2016-2020) and contributed to over 50k article views on Academia.edu/ResearchGate. He reviews for major journals like European Journal of Criminology and has advised policymakers including Senator Bernie Sanders on outer space policy. Shammas also runs the Theory Brief newsletter and lectures globally on Marx’s Capital and criminological theory.