جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Haptics
• Soft Robotics
• Human Perception
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Irene A. Kuling is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), specializing in haptics, soft robotics, and human-robot interaction. Her research focuses on pneumatic actuators, tele-operation systems, and human perception. She holds a PhD from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2016) and completed postdoctoral work there before receiving an NWO Rubicon Grant to study at Université Catholique de Louvain (2019). She joined TU/e in 2020. Her work bridges biomechanics, control systems, and human-centered design. Key research interests include soft robotic actuators, tactile feedback systems, and embodiment in teleoperation. She has developed novel methods for soft material fabrication and real-time control of pneumatic systems. Her NWO Rubicon Grant supported studies on eye-hand coordination for object interaction. Irene teaches courses such as Haptics and Soft Robotics: Human-in-the-Loop Engineering and contributes to public engagement through media appearances like Klokhuis and Klaas kan alles . She supervises 30+ student projects and collaborates internationally in soft robotics and haptics. Her lab focuses on practical solutions for soft robotics challenges, including actuator design, VR integration, and cleaning protocols for complex fluidic systems. She emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches combining engineering and cognitive science principles.

• Infant-Family Mental Health
• Early Childhood Mental Health
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Marian E. Williams is a Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, currently serving as Director of the Stein Tikun Olam Infant-Family Mental Health Initiative and Program Area Lead for Early Childhood Mental Health Programs at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She specializes in infant-family mental health, developmental disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders, with expertise in trauma-informed, relationship-based interventions for families from prenatal care through outpatient services. Director, Stein Tikun Olam Infant-Family Mental Health Initiative Program Area Lead, Early Childhood Mental Health Programs Director of Interdisciplinary Training, USC UCEDD Her research focuses on autism spectrum disorders, diagnostic assessment, sensory processing, and improving access to care for underresourced populations. Current projects include bilingual child development studies and implementation of evidence-based mental health interventions. She co-developed specialized training programs for psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows. Scientific publications (2014-2024) demonstrate consistent contributions to infant mental health, autism research, and developmental disability studies, with particular emphasis on: Autism screening in tuberous sclerosis complex Sensory adaptations for dental care in autism Integration of RDoC framework with mental health Developmental screening limitations Early intervention system barriers Neurodevelopmental outcomes in high-risk infants Dr. Williams has led multiple NIH-funded studies including the First Connections project supported by First Five LA, focusing on developmental screening and system linkage. Her work spans clinical intervention, policy analysis, and interdisciplinary training models for complex cases involving psychosocial, developmental, and medical challenges.

• Psycholinguistics
• Semantics
• Embodied Cognition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Laura Speed is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University (Nijmegen). Her research investigates the interaction between language and sensory systems, focusing on olfaction, embodied cognition, and crossmodal perception. She explores how verbal labels influence odor perception and how multimodal resources aid olfactory meaning, including synesthesia studies. PhD in Cognitive, Perceptual, and Brain Sciences, University College London Postdoctoral researcher, University of York and Radboud University (NWO VICI project) Education: MA (Hons) in Psychology, University of Edinburgh Current research examines: Odor-color associations in synesthesia Contextual influences on olfactory perception Multisensory integration in semantic processing Language comprehension across sensory modalities Conceptual representation in aphantasia Gesture-based communication in blind vs. sighted individuals Publications demonstrate expertise in: Mental simulation Embodied semantics Crossmodal cognition Food concept encoding Motion perception linguistics Perceptual modality norms Her work bridges psycholinguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and sensory linguistics through empirical studies on perception-languagre interactions.

Michelle Antoinetteمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Modern and Contemporary Asian Art
• Southeast Asian Art
• Contemporary Art History & Art Theory
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Michelle Antoinette is an Associate Professor in Art History and Theory at Monash University, Naarm/Melbourne. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary Asian art, particularly Southeast Asia and Asian diasporas. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Research (ANU, 2006) and a BA(Hons) in Visual Arts (Monash, 1999). Her work explores transnational art networks, museum practices, and curatorial methodologies. Key projects include ARC-funded initiatives like 'Care and Repair: Rethinking Contemporary Curation' (2024–2027) and 'Asian Art Publics' (2017–2023). She co-curated 'Shaping Geographies: Art, Woman, Southeast Asia' (Singapore, 2019–2020), emphasizing women artists' contributions. Antoinette supervises graduate students across Art History, Curatorial Practice, and Fine Art. Recent awards include ARC DECRA and Discovery Project fellowships. Her publications include Reworlding Art History (2015) and Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibitions (2014). Activities include organizing conferences, public lectures, and academic engagements on global art dynamics. She collaborates internationally, with research extending to Asian-Australian art and crisis-response curation.

Edward Lovemanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Sociology of Sport and Leisure
• Cultural Studies
• Visual Arts
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Edward Loveman is an Assistant Professor and Researcher in the School for Cross-faculty Studies at the University of Warwick. They hold a PhD in Sport & Event Management from Bournemouth University, an MRes in Sociology, and a BA (Hons) in Sport & Social Science, both from the University of Bath. Edward employs an integrative pedagogy that combines knowledge-based learning with experiential activities like visual projects and creative experiments. Their learner-centered approach focuses on inclusive curriculum design and connecting academic concepts to real-world challenges in sustainable development and social design. They teach modules including DI105: Visual Practice and Curiosity, GD106: Social Principles of Global Sustainable Development, and GD912: Popular Movements and Sustainable Change. Edward's research explores being and belonging through two interconnected strands: critical analysis of sport/leisure's socio-cultural dimensions, and alternative narratives through myth, play, and mysticism. Their interdisciplinary work advocates for radical scholarship using creative methods to challenge dominant paradigms. Publications consistently address themes of identity formation, media ethnography, cultural politics in sport, and critical leisure studies, often employing autoethnographic and experimental methodologies. Edward currently supervises three postgraduate students: Alice Davidson (MASc, completed): 'Using Photo-Elicitation To Make Visible Women’s Everyday, Embodied Experiences Of The Manosphere' (2024 Capstone Award Winner) Hannah Micuta (MASc, in progress): 'Worlds of injustice: How Syngenta perpetuates slow violence' Ilaria Ravazzolo (PhD, in progress): 'Cooking Identity: A Gastrofeminist Study of (Grand)Mothers, Belonging and National Identity'

David Overendمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Interdisciplinary Education
• Contemporary Art
• Performance Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr David Overend is a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies and Programme Director for the MA(hons) in Interdisciplinary Futures at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), University of Edinburgh. His research bridges interdisciplinary education, contemporary art, and performance. He has directed award-winning theatre productions for the National Theatre of Great Britain and other international institutions. Overend’s work emphasizes practice-as-research, blending performance art with urban exploration and pedagogical innovation. His recent projects include the Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (TILT) , funded by the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme, and the Entanglements event series within the Present Futures Festival. He co-authored Performance in the Field: Interdisciplinary Practice-as-Research (2023) and Making Routes: Journeys in Performance 2010-2020 (2021). His research explores themes like postdigital learning, relational performance, and urban spatial practices. Overend actively engages in public-facing initiatives such as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where he participated in the 'Stop Being Disciplined!' cabaret. His work often interrogates the intersections of education, environment, and mobility through collaborative, interdisciplinary frameworks.

Amy Barronمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Ageing and Life-Course
• Urban Inequality
• Place-Making
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Amy Barron is a Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at the University of Manchester, specializing in urban ageing, place-making, and creative methodologies. She holds a PhD, MSc, and BA from the University of Manchester. Her research examines urban inequalities through age, place, and sensory ethnography, emphasizing participatory approaches to challenge homogenizing narratives of ageing. Research interests include: Age/ageing as non-linear socio-cultural phenomena Urban difference and inequality through embodied encounters Place-making through interwoven temporalities and memories Creative methodologies as transformative knowledge practices Her publications focus on innovative qualitative methods in human geography, particularly participatory frameworks for inclusive policy development. Awarded for academic excellence including Outstanding Achievement Awards (2015,2016) and Best Dissertation Prize (2015). Supervises PhD candidates on urban sustainability and death studies. Leads exhibitions for Manchester's Age-Friendly Cities initiative and contributes to UN Decade of Healthy Ageing resources.

• Organizational Identity
• Strategic Management
• Innovation Processes
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor David Oliver is Head of the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Sydney Business School. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from York University, and a PhD from the University of Lausanne. His research explores organizational identity and its strategic implications across diverse contexts such as start-ups, sharing economy platforms, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. He is a core member of the Organisational Discourse, Strategy and Change research group and sits on editorial boards for European Management Journal and m@n@gement . With over 18 peer-reviewed articles and 12 research grants, his work addresses identity practices in emergent firms, stakeholder engagement ethics, and agile strategizing. He teaches courses on strategic management, entrepreneurship, and organizational dynamics. Recent grants include studies on entrepreneurial identity development and innovation network dynamics. His research interests span organizational identity construction, strategy-as-practice frameworks, and the role of identity in innovation processes. Notable contributions include frameworks for understanding identity work in skunkworks teams and the ethical dimensions of sharing economy platforms. He actively participates in global academic networks such as the Academy of Management's Strategizing Activities and Practices Interest Group. Teaching focuses on graduate programs like the EMBA and executive education, emphasizing strategic decision-making and connected enterprise management. Professional contributions include advisory roles on stakeholder partnerships and innovation governance.

Emma Cockerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Artistic Research
• Philosophy of Art
• Performance Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Emma Cocker is an Associate Professor in Fine Art at the Nottingham School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University. She co-leads the Performing Process research thematic within the Artistic Research Centre and mentors colleagues in Fine Art. Her teaching focuses on doctoral supervision and co-leading the DREAM research seminar. She also leads an MFA seminar on language-based practices in art. Educated with a BA in Fine Art (University of Plymouth), MA in Visual Culture (University of Nottingham), and MRes in Contemporary Art History (Goldsmiths), she integrates yoga-inspired embodiment practices into her research and teaching. Her research explores artistic process, embodied thinking, and language-based practices, with publications including The Yes of the No and contributions to journals like Journal of Artistic Research . Her recent work includes Being in the Midst: Performing Thinking in Action , examining decision-making and uncertainty in artistic processes. Collaborations span international projects like Choreo-graphic Figures and Weaving Codes—Coding Weaves . She serves on editorial boards for journals such as Journal of Phenomenology and Practice . Her publications span experimental writing, performance lectures, and edited volumes, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with art, philosophy, and critical theory.

• Fashion Studies
• Social Justice in Fashion
• Disability Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ben Barry is Dean and Professor holding the Joseph and Gail Gromek Endowed Professorship in Fashion Business at Parsons School of Design. With a BA in Women and Gender Studies from the University of Toronto and MPhil/PhD from Cambridge University, he leads transformative initiatives in fashion education focused on equity, sustainability, and justice. His research explores fashion's intersection with disability, fat, trans, and queer identities through mixed methodologies. Research interests span inclusive design, social justice in fashion systems, crip theory applications in fashion, and decolonizing fashion pedagogy. Current projects include the Pathways for Disabled Designers initiative with CFDA and the book Crip Fashion based on participatory research. Awards include recognition in Vogue Business' '100 Innovators' list. Grant funding exceeds $1.5 million from organizations including SSHRC and Ford Foundation. He co-founded the Parsons Disabled Fashion Student Program providing scholarships and mentorship.

Gabriela Pavariniمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Mental Health Ethics
• Moral Psychology
• Neuroscience of Morality
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Gabriela Pavarini is a Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities. She holds a postdoctoral position in the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society Group, focusing on mental health ethics and moral psychology. Her work emphasizes engaging young people in ethical discussions, particularly in child psychiatry early intervention contexts. Education: PhD in Social and Developmental Psychology (University of Cambridge) Research Interests: Her research explores the intersection of mental health ethics, moral psychology, and youth participation. Key areas include: moral development in children , ethical frameworks for mental health interventions , and the role of embodied cognition in moral judgments . She designs tools like digital games to involve young people in ethical decision-making processes. Publications: Her work bridges neuroscience, ethics, and social psychology. Recent studies include neuroimaging investigations of moral elevation and behavioral studies on reactions to virtue. Earlier research addressed emotion understanding in children and parental influences on theory of mind. Awards: Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Advising & Grants: Project: 'Becoming Good: Early Intervention and Moral Development in Child Psychiatry' (PI: Prof. Ilina Singh) Labs & Teams: Neuroscience, Ethics and Society Group at Oxford and the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health (co-leads Young Leaders group).

Carsten Herrmann-Pillathمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Economic Philosophy
• Evolutionary Economics
• Ecological Economics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Carsten Herrmann-Pillath is a Research Fellow at the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. He leads the subproject C06 "Property as a World Relationship" within the SFB 294 "Structural Change of Property" and conducts research on hybrid ownership structures in state capitalism through the COEVOLVERS project. His academic work bridges economics, philosophy, and Chinese studies, with a particular focus on the economic philosophy of the Anthropocene and ritual economy in China. Herrmann-Pillath's research interests span several interconnected domains: the emerging field of Technosphere Science examining human-made artifacts and their ecological interactions; embodied economics exploring the relationship between cognition and economic behavior; Chinese economic culture with emphasis on ritual economy in Shenzhen; and the philosophical foundations of evolutionary economics. His work demonstrates a unique interdisciplinary approach that connects Western and Chinese perspectives on economic systems. His recent publications (2022-2024) reveal a strong focus on embodied economics, with numerous articles exploring the relationship between embodiment, abstraction, and economic institutions. He has also produced significant work on Chinese economic culture, particularly examining property regimes, ritual economy, and cultural governance in Shenzhen. His research shows a clear trend toward integrating ecological concerns with economic theory, especially through the lens of the technosphere concept. Herrmann-Pillath teaches regularly at the University of Erfurt, offering courses on Economic Ethics in the winter term and Introduction into Ecological Economics in the summer term. He maintains an active research profile with multiple ongoing book projects, including collaborations on "Brain, Body and Markets" and "A New Principles of Economics: The Science of Markets." He has established significant academic networks, particularly with Chinese scholars, and maintains his own blog (www.technosphere.blog) alongside his personal academic website (www.cahepil.net), where he shares his research on the technosphere and economic philosophy.

Philip Shieldsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Ethics
• Normativity
• Agency
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Philip Shields is a Professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Beloit College. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1991), alongside an M.A. (1988) and B.A. (1982). His research focuses on embodiment, normativity, agency, and ethical theory, with a particular emphasis on classical philosophies (Greek, Chinese) and religious thought. Shields critiques modern notions of autonomy, arguing they conflict with the inherently social and value-laden nature of normativity. Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1991 M.A., University of Chicago, 1988 B.A., Haverford College, 1982 Shields teaches courses such as Ethical Theory, Classical Chinese Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion, emphasizing historical context and background practices in philosophical analysis. His recent work explores the limitations of autonomy as a modern ideal, detailed in his upcoming book *Autonomy: Philosopher’s Stone or Will-’O-the-Wisp?*. Though no formal awards are listed, his publications reflect engagement with ethics, political philosophy, and normative theory. Shields is actively involved in teaching and maintains a strong commitment to student mentorship. Outside academia, he enjoys cooking, cycling, and family life.

• Philosophical Psychology
• Embodied Cognition
• Gesture Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Elena Cuffari is an Assistant Professor of Psychology & Scientific Philosophical Studies of Mind at Franklin and Marshall College. Her research integrates enactive, embodied, ecological, environmental, and ethical perspectives to study communication and cognition, particularly focusing on gesture, social interaction dynamics, and the relationship between bodily experience and language. She directs the E.C.C. Lab, part of the Cognitive Science Research Lab, investigating how participatory dynamics emerge in contexts like videoconferencing, human-primate training, and hopeful conversations among expectant parents. Educated at Swarthmore College (B.A. Philosophy and Linguistics, 2005) and the University of Oregon (Ph.D. Philosophy, 2011), her work bridges philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and social psychology. Her research interests include 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, enactive, extended), the role of gesture in meaning-making, and ethical dimensions of interactional practices. Recent articles explore topics like paradoxical interaction practices, epistemic asymmetries in psychotherapy, and the enactive analysis of language evolution. She teaches courses on embodied cognition, history/philosophy of psychology, and ethics of minds/machines. Her lab employs innovative methods combining phenomenological analysis with empirical studies of multimodal communication.

Darian Meachamمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Philosophy
• Phenomenology
• Philosophy of Technology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Darian Meacham is a Full Professor of Practical Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Maastricht University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He holds a BA from McGill University and MA/PhD from the University of Leuven. As Principal Investigator at the BISS Institute, his research examines how technological developments reshape political concepts like sovereignty, solidarity, and citizenship, with a focus on the EU's role in techno-political co-production. His work merges phenomenological methods with analyses of global technology impacts. Key research projects include GuestXR, STRONG-AYA, and the Circular City Challenge. Recent publications explore AI ethics, synthetic data governance, climate crisis ethics, and algorithmic disruption of labor solidarity. He co-edits the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology and contributes to EU Horizon initiatives on responsible innovation. His ethical frameworks address challenges in financial AI, virtual environments, and synthetic biology. Dr. Meacham's interdisciplinary approach bridges philosophy with policy, emphasizing ethical reflection in emerging technologies. Current work focuses on integrating climate and nature crises into global health policy and fostering youth-driven sustainability solutions through competitions like the #CircularCityChallenge.