جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Nicole Kalmsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Urbanism
• Feminism
• Gender and the City
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Nicole Kalms is a Professor in the Department of Design at Monash University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, where she also serves as Associate Dean of Research. She is the founding director of the XYX Lab, a pioneering research group focused on Gender and Place, leading national and international projects on gender equity in urban environments. PhD in Architecture, Monash University (2017) Masters in Landscape Architecture, RMIT University (2006) Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), RMIT University (1998) Nicole Kalms’ research lies at the intersection of urbanism, feminism, spatial practice, and media. Her work critically examines how gender, sexuality, and power shape urban spaces, advocating for design as a tool for social justice. She emphasizes interdisciplinary and co-design approaches to address systemic inequities in cities, particularly for women and marginalized communities. Her recent publications and projects reveal a strong thematic focus on gender-sensitive urban design, digital interventions for public engagement, and inclusive mobility. The 15 most recent works include books, chapters, and research outputs centered on feminist urbanism, crowd-sourced safety mapping, visual communication of gender inequality, and participatory design. These contributions reflect a consistent commitment to translating academic research into public discourse and policy impact. Dean's Award for Research Impact (2018) Premier's Design Awards Finalist – 'SHEcity' (2019) Good Design Award Gold Winner – 'Yours, Mine, Ours' (2020) AGDA Award Distinction – 'HyperSext City' (2021) Designers Australia Award Winner – 'HyperSext City' (2021) Nicole Kalms actively supervises research and leads externally funded projects such as the Safer Cities Crowd Mapping Project and PETAL: Pedalling Towards Active Living. She has secured grants from government bodies and international partners, and her work informs public policy on urban safety, transport, and inclusivity. She regularly serves on advisory boards and contributes to public discourse through media and lectures. She leads the XYX Lab, a dynamic research team dedicated to gender and place, which produces innovative design-led research, public exhibitions, and policy recommendations. The lab fosters collaboration across disciplines and with community stakeholders to co-create equitable urban futures.

Laura McFarlandمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Early Childhood Education
• Mental Health
• Educator Well-being
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Laura McFarland is an Adjunct Professor in Early Childhood Education at Charles Sturt University’s School of Education. Her expertise lies in promoting mental health and well-being across children, families, and educators through relational and leadership-focused approaches. She holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Relationships from The University of Texas at Austin, complemented by an M.A. and B.A. in Psychology from the same institution. Her research emphasizes systemic solutions to foster mentally healthy early learning environments, including leadership roles in policy implementation and clinical supervision programs. Laura has contributed to national initiatives like the Be You mental health framework and serves on editorial boards for Early Childhood Education Journal and Australasian Journal of Early Childhood . Key achievements include an Australian Government OLT Teaching Citation (2016) and Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2019). Her work addresses educator well-being, reflective practice, and workforce sustainability, with recent studies on workplace bullying and cross-national research alliances (WECARE initiative). Publications span holistic well-being measurement tools (e.g., ORICL framework), policy evaluations, and child developmental assessments. She actively bridges research with community practice through collaborative projects and advocacy for equitable childcare funding and educator compensation.

Francis L. Huangمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Quantitative Methods
• Multilevel Modeling
• School Climate
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Francis L. Huang is a Professor in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia 's College of Education and Human Development. An applied quantitative methodologist , he teaches courses in program evaluation, multilevel modeling, and data management while researching school climate, bullying prevention, and large-scale educational data analysis. PhD in Research, Statistics, and Evaluation (University of Virginia) MA in Instructional Technology and Media (Teachers College, Columbia University) BS in Legal Management (Ateneo de Manila University) His methodological expertise spans clustered data analysis , plausible values modeling , and robust standard error estimation . He develops tools like the MLMusingR package for multilevel modeling in education research. Recent work focuses on 2025 grant-funded studies about data weighting in international assessments and 2024 open-access replication frameworks for nonexperimental datasets. He advocates for rigorous causal inference and equitable discipline policy analysis through projects like the National Center for Rural School Mental Health (funded by Institute of Education Sciences). Dr. Huang contributes to Missouri Prevention Science Institute as Methodology Co-Director and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on school violence prevention and behavioral threat assessment systems. His 2023-2025 publications demonstrate technical innovations in three-level cluster-robust errors and missing data handling for large-scale assessments.

Mai Elshehalyمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Information Visualisation
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Visual Analytics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Mai Elshehaly is a Lecturer in Computer Science at City, University of London, where she is affiliated with the giCentre in the Department of Computer Science, School of Science and Technology. She focuses on designing, developing, and evaluating visualisation solutions that support data-driven decision-making, particularly for non-technical users in healthcare and public sectors. Her work involves close collaboration with healthcare practitioners, local authorities, and schools to co-design tools grounded in real-world needs. Her research interests center on information visualisation and human-computer interaction , with a strong emphasis on user-centered and co-design methodologies . She investigates how lived experiences of stakeholders can shape visual analytics systems, especially in healthcare quality improvement, population health management, and digital transformation initiatives. Her approach bridges technical innovation with social impact, promoting equitable access to data insights. Her recent publications highlight trends in narrative visualization, integration of lived experience with electronic records (e.g., CLEVER framework), and adaptable dashboards for healthcare (QualDash). These works are published in top venues such as IEEE VIS, IEEE TVCG, and Computer Graphics Forum, reflecting a consistent focus on usability, evaluation, and real-world deployment of visual analytics tools. Department-level achievement award during PhD at Virginia Tech University-level achievement award during PhD at Virginia Tech Mai has secured research funding from the Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), NIHR, and internal university sources including EPSRC doctoral training funds. She has led and contributed to interdisciplinary projects such as the Digital Makers Programme and Connected Bradford, which involve partnerships across academia, healthcare, and local government. While no formal PhD students are listed, she mentors through collaborative research and advisory roles. She is actively involved in applied research through leadership positions: Co-Director of the Digital Makers Programme, Deputy Director of the Workforce Observatory for West Yorkshire, member of the advisory board at the Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, and cross-theme visualisation expert at the Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Centre. These roles underscore her commitment to translating research into practice within health and education systems.

Wen Xinمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• English Language Studies
• Corpus Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Wen Xin serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of English at the University of Kansas within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her academic profile centers on contextual language appropriateness across spoken/written contexts, regional variations, and historical periods, with emphasis on language as both an empowerment tool and mechanism for marginalization. Her research program intersects English Language Studies and Writing Studies through corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, and text mining methodologies. She investigates pragmatic feature variation in writing classrooms to foster equitable pedagogical environments, with specialization in History of English, Digital Humanities, and Response to Student Writing. This work integrates quantitative analysis with critical language awareness frameworks to address systemic inequities in writing instruction. Publication trends reveal consistent application of diachronic corpus approaches to writing studies, examining linguistic justice in feedback practices, comparative analysis of native/nonnative English-speaking composition instructors, and historical orthographic patterns. Her scholarship demonstrates methodological rigor through mixed-methods designs that bridge historical linguistics with contemporary writing pedagogy. No scientific awards are documented in available materials. While graduate student advising details remain unspecified, her research agenda shows strong emphasis on developing data-driven writing assessment frameworks and equitable feedback systems through corpus-based investigations of classroom language practices.

Karla Badillo-Urquiolaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Human-computer Interaction
• Social Computing
• Online Safety
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Karla Badillo-Urquiola is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame's College of Engineering. She directs the EPOCH Research Lab, focusing on technology-driven solutions for youth and marginalized populations. Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Modeling and Simulation (University of Central Florida) B.Sc. in Psychology (University of Central Florida) Her research integrates human-centered and participatory design methods to address adolescent online safety, particularly for teens in foster care. She advocates for diversity, inclusion, and equity in computing through her work with SIGCHI's Latin American HCI Community. Recent publications span topics like AI ethics, digital resilience, and cross-cultural design. Her awards include the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship and the Order of Pegasus Induction (UCF, 2020). Dr. Badillo-Urquiola collaborates with institutions like Notre Dame’s Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society and partners in Mexico on health monitoring systems. She mentors underrepresented students in STEM while balancing motherhood to two daughters.

Bret Birdsongمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Public Lands and Natural Resources Law
• Water Law
• Environmental Quality Law
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bret Birdsong is a Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) William S. Boyd School of Law , where he has taught since 2000. A nationally recognized expert in public lands, natural resources, water law, environmental quality, property law, and administrative law , he has shaped environmental legal education and policy for over two decades. Education: B.A., magna cum laude , Princeton University J.D., summa cum laude and valedictorian, University of California, Hastings College of the Law Research Interests: Professor Birdsong’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of law, conservation, and governance. His work explores the legal frameworks governing public lands and natural resources , emphasizing collaborative federal-state conservation planning , water rights and allocation , and climate change adaptation . He has written extensively on the Colorado River , sage grouse conservation , and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan , advocating for sustainable and equitable resource management. Awards & Recognition: Secretary of Interior’s Outstanding Service Award for contributions to President Obama’s conservation agenda Government Service & Policy Impact: From 2009 to 2017, Professor Birdsong served as Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources at the U.S. Department of the Interior. In this role, he provided legal counsel to the Secretary of the Interior on high-profile conservation initiatives, including the creation and expansion of national monuments, the implementation of the sage grouse conservation program, and the development of renewable energy policies on public lands. His efforts led to groundbreaking legal frameworks for net conservation gain and environmental mitigation . Teaching & Mentorship: At UNLV, Professor Birdsong has influenced a generation of environmental law students as a co-author of the widely adopted casebook Natural Resources Law: A Place-Based Book of Problems and Cases . He teaches courses on natural resources law, water law, and environmental law, mentoring students in both academic and practical aspects of conservation law.

Nataliia Osinaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Accounting and Finance
• Asset Pricing
• Banking and Finance
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr Nataliia Osina is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Anglia Ruskin University’s Faculty of Business and Law, School of Economics, Finance and Law. Located in Cambridge, she maintains an active research and teaching portfolio focused on international finance, banking, and corporate finance. Education Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance, Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), University of Manchester MSc in Banking Business (Honours), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University BSc in Business Administration, Economics and Banking Business (Honours), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University PGCert in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education), Anglia Ruskin University Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) Research Interests Nataliia’s scholarship spans international finance , banking , and corporate finance . She explores how global liquidity , capital flow regulations , and governance structures influence cross-border investment and financial stability. Her projects integrate quantitative asset-pricing models with macro-financial policy analysis. Teaching & Supervision She leads the postgraduate module Finance for Decision Making and teaches undergraduate Financial Management . She supervises MSc and PhD students in areas such as portfolio management and international financial markets, emphasizing critical thinking and quantitative skills. Grants & Support Faculty of Business & Law Research Funding Award (DMU, 2022) Alliance Manchester Business School Doctoral Studentship (2015–2018) Institut Louis Bachelier travel grant (2018) V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University Government Fellowship (Full Scholarship) Professional Memberships Fellow, Advance HE (FHEA) Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) Member, British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Reviewer for ABS-listed journals Member, Centre for Inclusive Societies and Economies (CISE) – Inclusive Finance cluster, ARU Labs & Teams She collaborates with the Centre for Inclusive Societies and Economies at ARU, contributing to the Inclusive Finance research cluster that examines equitable financial systems.

• Queer and Trans People in Education
• Higher Education Administration
• Quantitative Methods in Education Research
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jason C. Garvey is the Executive Director for the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and the Friedman-Hipps Green and Gold Associate Professor of Education at the University of Vermont. He merges data-informed decision making with social change in higher education. Education: Ph.D., College Student Personnel Administration, University of Maryland M.A., School Psychology, Ohio State University B.A., Educational Studies, University of Delaware Dr. Garvey’s research focuses on queer and trans inclusion in education, survey design, and quantitative methods. His work examines campus climate, financial barriers for LGBTQ+ students, identity development, and structural equity in higher education and STEM fields. Recent publications highlight trends in quantitative criticalism, STEM equity for marginalized identities, and institutional data practices. His research often intersects race, gender, and sexual orientation through queer and trans of color critiques. Scientific Awards and Achievements: Body of Work Award, AERA Queer Studies Special Interest Group (2025) ACPA Senior Scholar Award (2024) Fulbright-British Library Eccles Centre Scholar (2023) Joseph A. Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research (2020) Dr. Garvey leads QTPiE, a multi-institutional team addressing LGBTQ+ equity in education. He has secured grants from AAAS, AERA, and NSF to support data infrastructure and structural inclusion initiatives.

Eileen Jahnمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Infrastructures
• Coloniality of power/knowledge
• Decolonization
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Eileen Jahn is a Doctoral Fellow at the Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Bayreuth. Her research critically examines electricity access struggles in Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on how marginalized communities navigate and resist colonial power structures through their engagements with energy infrastructure. Her educational background includes: M.Sc. in Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam (2018-2020), with thesis research in South Africa titled "Guardians of Trust: An Ethnographic Account on Mistrust and Trust in Democratization" B.A. in Cultural Studies / Art-Media-Aesthetic Education from the University of Bremen, Germany (2016-2018) Jahn's scholarship centers on the intersection of infrastructure, coloniality, and resistance in the Global South. Her doctoral project "Ugesi Ngowethu" explores how undersupplied communities in Johannesburg employ strategies of non-payment, self-connection, and infrastructure manipulation to demand equitable electricity access. Her work combines ethnographic fieldwork with decolonial theory to understand how historical experiences of colonial power shape contemporary energy justice movements, demonstrating a commitment to centering marginalized voices and knowledge systems in academic discourse. Her publication record reveals a strong thematic focus on energy justice, decolonial anthropology, and critical urban studies, with recent work examining electricity access in South Africa, repair practices, and climate adaptation politics. Her research consistently bridges theoretical insights with practical community concerns, reflecting an engaged scholarly approach that connects academic and activist spaces across international conferences and collaborative projects. Eileen actively participates in significant academic venues including the American Anthropologist and major international conferences on energy, urban studies, and decolonial theory. Her collaborative work with scholars like Pamila Gupta, Pedro Silva Rocha Lima, and Penelope Papailias demonstrates her commitment to collective knowledge production and challenging traditional academic hierarchies through projects like the "Call for Complaint" series that addresses colonial hauntings in anthropology.

Christina A. Robertoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Nutrition and Health Policy
• Public Health
• Behavioral Economics
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Christina A. Roberto, PhD , Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Professor of Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She directs the Psychology of Eating and Consumer Health (PEACH) Lab and serves as Associate Director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at Penn. Current National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader Fellow Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar Completed clinical internship at Yale School of Medicine Research Focus: The PEACH Lab addresses food policy and behavioral economics to combat nutrition-related chronic diseases, emphasizing health equity. Her work bridges academic research with real-world applications for policymakers, community organizations, and institutions. Nutrition policy development Behavioral economics in health Food environment interventions Health equity promotion Chronic disease prevention Scientific Recognition: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader Fellow Email: croberto@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Fiona Andrewsمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Urban and regional planning
• Public health
• Human geography
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor Fiona Andrews is a leading academic at Deakin University , affiliated with the Faculty of Health and the School of Health and Social Development . As co-Leader of the HOME Research Hub, she bridges health, built environment, and social sciences to address Australia's housing crisis through interdisciplinary approaches. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham Master of Health Science, La Trobe University Diploma in Community Health, La Trobe University Bachelor of Science, University of Reading Her research focuses on the intersection of health and the built environment , emphasizing: Family-friendly apartment design Health impacts of housing quality Social integration in microvillages Public space equity Urban sustainability Qualitative methodologies (especially photo-narrative) Recent publications analyze: Kitchen design impacts on health Apartment communal spaces Co-housing models Future-proof hospital architecture Interim housing solutions Policy-informed urban planning Scientific Recognition : 2018 School of Health & Social Development Research Excellence Award She supervises doctoral candidates in architecture and health fields, chairs postgraduate thesis units, and secures grants from organizations including City of Greater Geelong and Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation . Her work directly influences Victorian government housing policies through commissioned research.

• Literacy studies
• Place-based pedagogies
• Practitioner research methodologies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bethany Silva is a Research Assistant Professor of Education and Director of the Community Literacy Center at the University of New Hampshire. She holds an Ed.D. in reading, writing and literacy from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.F.A. in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and a B.A. from Middlebury College. Her research centers on literacy studies through three interconnected pillars: place-based pedagogies examining how physical environments shape learning, practitioner research methodologies that elevate educator expertise, and digital writing processes among diverse youth populations. Dr. Silva's work consistently emphasizes social justice frameworks, particularly in developing literacy programming that honors community-defined goals and addresses systemic inequities in predominantly white educational settings. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward intersectional approaches combining multilingual education, STEM integration, and anti-racist pedagogy. Her scholarship increasingly focuses on creating ecosystemic teaching models that bridge formal and informal learning spaces while centering student voice and cultural identity. Her major scientific recognition includes: 2017 Philadelphia Writing Project Award for outstanding commitment to practitioner inquiry and literacy instructional leadership Dr. Silva secures significant external funding through competitive grants, including: Transforming Literacy Equity (Spencer Foundation, 2024-2025) Multilingual Book Clubs (NH Humanities Council, 2023-2024) Book to Art: Book Clubs for the Seacoast’s Early Readers (New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, 2018-2019) Summer Boot Camps in Public Humanities (Mellon Foundation, 2018-2023) Book to Art: Using Children's Literature to Teach for Social Justice Phonics Programming Professional Development As Director of the Community Literacy Center, she orchestrates a statewide network connecting university faculty, K-12 educators, youth, and families through initiatives like drop-in writing clubs, book-art collaborations, and social justice-focused professional development cohorts that transform New Hampshire's educational landscape.

Wenyu Guoمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Transnational Literacy
• Racial Literacy
• Family Literacy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Wenyu Guo serves as Assistant Professor of Literacy Studies in the College of Education at the University of South Florida, specializing in transnational literacy practices of immigrant youth of Color and their families. Her community-engaged research promotes anti-oppressive multiliteracies education across schools, homes, and digital spaces using critical theories of literacy and decolonization frameworks. Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in Teaching & Learning, University of South Carolina Certificate of Graduate Study in Qualitative Research, University of South Carolina Dr. Guo's research centers on two primary goals: (1) examining how transnational youth of Color engage in sociopolitical learning through literacies, and (2) investigating immigrant parents' family literacy practices and ethnic-racial socialization. She employs participatory action research and multi-sited ethnography to develop justice-oriented literacy interventions that challenge systemic oppression in educational contexts. Her recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on anti-Asian racism through children's literature, transnational family literacy, and multiracial solidarity development. Methodologically, her work combines critical discourse analysis with community-based participatory design, often centering Chinese American communities in the Southern U.S. and leveraging digital platforms for transnational knowledge exchange. Professional recognition includes: Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Fellow, NCTE (2024-2025) Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, USF (2025) Outstanding International Graduate Student Award, USC (2023) Research funding comprises: ACTFL Research Grant (2023) : Co-PI for $5,000 project on antiracist translanguaging pedagogy using Asian American children's literature SPARC Graduate Research Grant (2020) : PI for $2,900 study on Asian American children's bicultural identity negotiation She co-founded Tampa Bay's Community Literacies Lab, providing biweekly workshops for immigrant families that integrate cultural storytelling, digital literacy, and critical race discussions to foster equitable language practices and unpack transnational experiences.

• Natural Language Processing
• Semantic Parsing
• Large Language Models
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Rui Zhang is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering , with research expertise spanning Natural Language Processing , Large Language Models , and Semantic Parsing . His recent work focuses on enhancing multimodal consistency , fairness in summarization , and mathematical reasoning capabilities of LLMs. Key Research Themes: Text-to-SQL and cross-domain semantic parsing Multimodal learning (vision-language models) Fairness and bias mitigation in NLP tasks Efficient model training and prompt optimization Scientific Awards: National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2024) Grants & Projects: CAREER: Trustworthy Human-Centered Summarization (NSF, 2024-2029) addressing LLM trustworthiness through user-centric summarization frameworks. Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize LLM collaboration , compressed reasoning models , and cross-domain knowledge alignment . He explores multi-agent systems , mathematical reasoning , and vision-language limitations , particularly in geometric perception. Applications span bioinformatics (Alzheimer's biomarker discovery) and democratic AI frameworks.