James Pringle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. His research bridges physical oceanography, population genetics, and marine ecology, focusing on dispersal mechanisms, biogeographic patterns, and climate change impacts on coastal systems. Education: Ph.D. in Oceanography (Chemical & Physical) from MIT-WHOI Joint Program, B.S. in Physics from Dartmouth College. His work spans theoretical and applied studies, including asymmetric dispersal dynamics , genetic diversity in marine species , and coastal fluid mechanics . Recent articles highlight global dispersal climatologies, coral range expansion under climate change, and larval transport sensitivity in advective environments. Grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other institutions fund his research on larval dispersal quantification ( 2020–2025 ), basin-scale ocean forcing ( 2015–2021 ), and biogeographic modeling ( 2010–2015 ).
Ugur Üngör is Professor of History at the University of Amsterdam's Faculty of Humanities, specializing in Holocaust and genocide studies with focus on mass violence in the Ottoman Empire, modern Turkey, Syria, and Kurdish communities. His research examines perpetrator dynamics, state-led violence, and historical memory through interdisciplinary historical-sociological frameworks. His core research interests include genocide studies, perpetrator psychology, paramilitarism in state collapse, Armenian and Kurdish historical trauma, and contemporary mass violence in Israel/Palestine and Syria. He investigates how state institutions weaponize militias, construct denialist narratives, and exploit archival evidence of atrocities while analyzing victim testimonies and exile experiences across post-Ottoman contexts. Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent thematic focus on Syrian mass violence (particularly the Tadamon massacre), genocide conceptualization, and Ottoman-Turkish historical continuity. His work demonstrates methodological innovation through perpetrator gaze analysis, digital evidence archiving, and comparative studies of impunity mechanisms across historical and contemporary cases.
Dr. Ana Pajvancic-Cizelj is a research associate at the University of Continuing Education Krems, Department for European Politics and Democracy Studies. She holds a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Novi Sad and has held academic positions including Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (University of Graz), Assistant/Associate Professor at the Institute of Sociology (Faculty of Arts, Novi Sad), and visiting scholar at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Her editorial roles include Editor-in-Chief of Sociologija (Scopus-indexed) and guest editor for Southeast European and Black Sea Studies . Research Interests: Focused on urban and spatial dimensions of Europeanization, democratization/autocratization, and feminist urban studies in Southeast Europe. Her work integrates gender analysis into urban transformation, cultural heritage, and sustainable development frameworks. Awards: Danubius Mid-Career Award (2024) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Austrian Academy of Sciences fellowship Key Grants: EU Marie Curie funding; Austrian Academy of Sciences support. Affiliations: University of Continuing Education Krems (current); former roles at University of Graz, University of Novi Sad, and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.
Ms. Yaatsil Guevara González is a doctoral candidate at the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology and a Research Fellow at the Center for InterAmerican Studies (CIAS) and the Faculty of Sociology, specializing in Transit Migration , Forced Migration , and Border Studies in Mexico-Central America contexts. Education PhD candidate in Sociology, Bielefeld University Master's in Regional Studies (focus: Governance, Policy Networks), Instituto Mora, Mexico Bachelor's in Historic Anthropology (thesis: Political Culture in Oaxaca) and Childcare Education Research Themes Her work examines: Everyday experiences of undocumented migrants at Mexico-Guatemala borders Humanitarian aid networks in southern Mexico Eurocentrism in historical-sociological frameworks Cultural diaspora through Veracruzano music Policy networks in food security and environmental programs Scientific Recognition DAAD PhD Scholarship recipient CONACYT Master's Fellowship (Standard of Excellence) Bielefeld Young Researcher's Fund grant Academic Contributions Co-edited research on Veracruzano music (2018) Published in ANNALS of AAPSS and FIAR on migrant pathways Organized workshops on migration governance and AI ethics Presented at LASA, CIAS, and International Ethnology Congress
Dr. John Berten is a Lecturer at the University of Bielefeld, specializing in political science and global social policy. His teaching focuses on topics such as Introduction to Political Science , Social Policy in the Global South , and Social Policy in the COVID-19 Crisis , reflecting his expertise in the intersection of governance, welfare systems, and global challenges. His research explores how international organizations shape social policy through quantified frameworks and anticipatory governance. Recent work analyzes the role of institutions like the ILO, OECD, and WHO in constructing knowledge objects (e.g., social protection floors) and adapting to crises such as pandemics and climate change. His publications emphasize data-driven policy-making, ideational continuity, and the epistemic underpinnings of global governance. Key trends in his scholarship include: Quantified governance in international institutions Policy responses to pandemics and climate crises Eco-social intersections in investment recalibration Reflexivity in global policy frameworks Gender equity lenses in policy design Historical analysis of social policy indicators While no formal awards or student advisees are listed in available records, his teaching engagements and publications underscore his active contributions to debates on welfare state reform, global labor governance, and sustainable development.
Eagle Glassheim is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. His research spans European history , with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe , Environmental History , and Modern Germany . Regional expertise in Europe Affiliated with Centre for European Studies and Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster His work explores intersections of Migration, Borderlands, Politics, Nationalism , and Ecological transformations . Recent publications analyze twentieth-century mining histories, post-war population transfers, and ideological shifts in Central Europe. He actively engages in interdisciplinary research collaborations and supervises graduate students in history-related fields.
Rubino Marcella is a Lecturer in Arabic studies at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris, France. Her academic work focuses on Arabic language, literary translation, and modern and contemporary Arabic literature, with particular emphasis on the Near and Middle East region. She serves as the L1 Literal Arabic Coordinator and Parcoursup Manager for L1 Literal Arabic, and is a member of the steering committee for Campus France's Arab scholarships. Dr. Rubino's research expertise centers on modern literature from Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, and the Gulf region, with special attention to Arabic-language literature from Africa, novels and war, and the complex relationship between violence and religion in contemporary Arabic writing. Her scholarly work demonstrates a particular interest in Sudanese literature, examining themes of Arab-African identity, cultural representation, and political resistance. She is affiliated with the CERMOM research team, contributing to studies on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean societies. Her recent publications show a consistent focus on post-2000s Gulf and Sudanese literature, with particular attention to racial identity, ethnic representation, and political resistance in contemporary Arabic fiction. She has published extensively on authors like Yusuf Zaydan, Sinan Antoon, and Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, analyzing their treatment of religious themes, violence, and cultural identity. Her work often bridges literary analysis with sociopolitical commentary, particularly regarding the Sudanese revolution and cultural spaces in Khartoum. Dr. Rubino is actively involved in dissertation supervision and thesis jury work in literary translation and modern literature. She has previously served as Inalco Coordinator of preparation for the Arabic Aggregation (2019-2023) and as a jury member for both the Arabic Aggregation and the Agrégation de lettres modernes. Her teaching portfolio includes Literal Arabic (L1), Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature (L1), Modern Arabic Literature (L3), and Literary Translation (M1-M2), along with preparation for competitive examinations. Her scholarly contributions extend to translation work, including French translations of Sudanese authors like Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin and Hammour Ziyada. She has participated in numerous academic conferences and seminars, presenting on topics ranging from race in Gulf novels to Sudanese literature in France and the translation of Arabic literary works.
Dr. Lucy Fiske is a Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) , where she has been employed since 2018. Previously, she held academic positions at Curtin University (2003–2014) and the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University (2011–2015), followed by a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at UTS (2014–2018). Her research and teaching focus on human rights , refugee and asylum seeker experiences , and gender justice in post-conflict settings , grounded in her prior social work practice with displaced populations. Lucy’s academic work examines how refugees in prolonged transit (particularly Indonesia) accumulate social and cultural capital despite statelessness. She theorizes citizenship as a social practice , explores friendship as resistance to state power, and critiques Australian immigration detention policies. Her co-edited volume Rethinking Transitional Gender Justice (2019) and monograph Human Rights, Refugee Protest and Immigration Detention (2016) are foundational texts in the field. Her 15 most recent articles analyze intersections of disability and race in Australian immigration, Hazara refugee strategies in Indonesia, and transitional justice in post-conflict societies, with fieldwork-based insights from the DRC, Uganda, and Kenya . Lucy serves on the editorial board of Sociological Perspectives on Human Rights and Development , leads the UTS-LBW Trust Refugee Teacher Training program , and is a Research Integrity Advisor for FASS. She supervises PhD and Master’s students on topics including refugee education and post-conflict trauma interventions .
Prof. Guido Friebel, Ph.D. holds the Chair for Human Resources at Goethe University Frankfurt. He previously held positions at the Toulouse School of Economics (EHESS) and Stockholm School of Economics.
Giovanni Peri is the C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics at the University of California, Davis , affiliated with the Department of Economics in the College of Letters and Science . He also serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and as Founding Director of the UC Davis Migration Research Cluster. Education : Ph.D. in Economics (UC Berkeley, 1998), Doctoral Degree in Economics (Bocconi University, 1997), Laurea in Economics and Social Sciences (Bocconi University, 1992) Professor Peri specializes in Labor Economics , Urban and Regional Economics , and International Migration with over 20 years of expertise in analyzing migration impacts on labor markets, productivity, and economic integration. His work spans migration policy, labor market matching, and post-crisis economic adaptation. Recent publications (2023-2025) explore political polarization and migration , refugee integration , low-skilled immigration effects , and automation-labor dynamics , reflecting a consistent focus on empirical migration economics and labor policy analysis. Scientific Awards : Steven M. Sheffrin Award (2012) International Prize in Economic Journalism 'Gozzo d'Agrento' (2011) IZA Research Fellow nomination (2011) Ifo Research Professor (2011) Kiel Institute Fellow nomination (2011) As an instructor in Intermediate Microeconomics and Labor Economics , he also supervises the Honors Thesis Program . His affiliations include NBER, Ifo Institute, and Kiel Institute, supporting cross-institutional migration research.
Claudia Jarzebowski is Professor for Early Modern History and Dependency Studies at the University of Bonn, where she has been employed since 2021. Previously, she was Associate Professor of Early Modern History at Freie Universität Berlin (2012-2021) and held interim professorships at Tübingen, Ruhr University Bochum, and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. She is affiliated with the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) and leads the History and Theory Working Group focused on dependency studies. Her educational background includes a Postdoctoral Dissertation (Habilitation) in 2014 on Childhood and Emotion. Children and their Lifeworlds in Early Modern Europe, 1450-1800 , a PhD (summa cum laude) in 2004 on Incest. Kinship and Sexuality in the Eighteenth Century , and an M.A. in History and German Studies in 1996. Professor Jarzebowski's research centers on Early Modern History with particular emphasis on Dependency Studies, Childhood History, Gender History, and Emotion History. She explains her approach: I would like to help us understand our present times by offering a new emancipatory perspective through dependency studies, a perspective that is informed by a historical and transcultural approach. What interests me is the human dimension, the interdependencies, the role women and children play. The traditional notion of dependency as a structurally given and work-related phenomenon shall be expanded by focusing on agency and on the margins. Her current research projects include Trauma and Violence in Dependency Studies, Childhood and Gender in Early Modern Global History, and History of Dependency and Slavery in Premodern Societies. Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on childhood, gender, and emotion across early modern European contexts, with increasing attention to global and transcultural perspectives. The 15 most recent articles show progression from specific case studies of children in war, witchcraft accusations, and family dynamics toward broader theoretical frameworks examining dependency, emotion, and cross-cultural connections. Member of the Council of SHE (Society for the History of Emotions) since February 2024 Member of the International Advisory Board of Moved apart. Communicated experiences of Separation in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries since January 2024 Recipient of DAAD-UA Grant for German-Australian collaborative project (2022-2024) on Child Slaveries in the Early Modern World Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Uppsala (2017) Alumni Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2015) Feodor Lynen Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) (2007-2008) Professor Jarzebowski has supervised numerous doctoral students, with current PhD candidates researching topics including slavery in the Ottoman Empire, dependency and capitalism in Barbados, child slavery in the Tai World, and gendered dependency in Chosŏn Korea. Her supervision extends across multiple institutions through cooperative arrangements. She has also supervised many Master's and Bachelor's theses on diverse topics related to early modern history, gender, and emotion. Her research has been supported by prestigious organizations including the DAAD, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions. She leads the History and Theory Working Group at BCDSS, which brings together scholars to explore theoretical frameworks for dependency studies. The group examines both historical and contemporary theoretical approaches, including Marxism, Feminism, structural anthropology, eco-socialism, human-animal studies, and critical race theory, to develop new perspectives on dependency in historical contexts.
Wolfgang Lutz is Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, a collaboration between IIASA, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the University of Vienna. He is a Professor at the University of Vienna's Department of Demography and Senior Advisor for IIASA's Population and Just Societies Program, after directing its World Population Program from 1994–2020. PhD in Demography, University of Pennsylvania Habilitation in Demography and Social Statistics, University of Vienna His research integrates multidimensional demography , focusing on interactions between population aging , education , and labor force dynamics . Key contributions include redefining dependency ratios to account for productivity via education, showing that education-selective migration and labor participation policies can mitigate aging-related economic burdens. He has published over 280 articles in top journals like Science , Nature , and PNAS , and authored 27 books including Advanced Introduction to Demography (2021). Recent work with Nature Sustainability (2019) emphasizes expanding sustainability science to address SDG implementation gaps. Scientific Honors : Wittgenstein Prize (Austria's highest scientific award) Two ERC Advanced Grants Mattei Dogan Award (IUSSP) Mindel C. Sheps Award (Population Association of America) Honorary Doctorate, Chulalongkorn University He serves in multiple Academies (Austrian Academy of Sciences, US National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, etc.) and was a UN-appointed member of the Global Sustainable Development Report (2019) Independent Group of Scientists. His demographic models (e.g., CEPAM-Mic) incorporate education and labor-force participation, challenging simplistic age-based dependency ratio assumptions.
Danielle Poole is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale School of Public Health and Director of Research at the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab . She serves as an Affiliated Faculty member at the Yale Institute for Global Health and contributes to the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases . Her work spans population health, violence prevention, and geospatial analysis of conflict-related health impacts. Education: ScD in Population Health, Harvard Chan School of Public Health MPH, Brown University BA, Seattle University Poole specializes in humanitarian needs assessments , firearm injury prevention , and epidemiological methods . Her recent research includes: Quantifying medical facility damage in Ukraine and Gaza Exploring HIV prevention disruptions during conflicts Developing depression screening tools for refugees Advocating for firearm-injury prevention research funding Scientific Awards: Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellow, Simon-Skjodt Center Neukom Institute for Computational Science Postdoctoral Fellow Advising and Grants: Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams including Nathaniel Raymond, Kaveh Khoshnood, and Frederick Altice. Her work receives support from institutions like the National Academy of Sciences and international health organizations.
Jeffrey K. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He also serves as the Director of the Graduate Program in Cell Biology, Stem Cells and Development. His research focuses on understanding how microtubule networks organize cells and regulate crucial cellular processes, with implications for human diseases including cancer and neuropathies. Dr. Moore received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 2006. His academic journey has led him to specialize in cellular organization mechanisms, particularly how the microtubule cytoskeleton controls organelle positioning during cell division and migration. His work bridges fundamental cell biology with potential clinical applications. Dr. Moore's research interests center on the molecular mechanisms that regulate microtubule dynamics and function. His laboratory investigates how molecular motors interact with microtubule tracks, how mitosis is coordinated with cell polarity during asymmetric cell divisions, and how cells develop resistance to microtubule-targeting cancer drugs. His work combines powerful yeast genetics with quantitative microscopy and protein biochemistry to uncover fundamental principles of cellular organization. The laboratory's research has significant implications for understanding human diseases where microtubule dysfunction plays a critical role. Dr. Moore's publications reveal how specialized microtubules serve different cellular functions through tubulin isotypes and post-translational modifications. His work on the 'tubulin code' has advanced understanding of how microtubule networks can be differentially regulated in various cellular contexts. Recent publications examine α-tubulin regulation, tubulin isotype specialization, and the role of microtubule-based forces in genome stability. As Director of the Graduate Program in Cell Biology, Stem Cells and Development, Dr. Moore mentors numerous graduate students in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. His research program is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies focused on understanding fundamental cellular processes with implications for human health. The Moore Lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus utilizes the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a primary model system. The lab brings together researchers with expertise in genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, and quantitative imaging to tackle questions about cellular organization. Their collaborative approach has led to important insights into how cells manipulate their internal architecture for proper function, with findings relevant to understanding disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches.
Jared Poley is a Professor at Georgia State University's College of Arts & Sciences, specializing in early modern and modern German history. His career spans authorship, editorial leadership, and academic service, including co-editing Central European History starting Summer 2024 and serving on the German Studies Association board. Doctorate from UCLA (2001), mentored by David Sabean Editorial role in Spektrum book series Research focuses on interdisciplinary intersections of colonialism , decolonization , migration , and cultural economies , with particular emphasis on gambling , greed , and identity formation in European contexts. His publications span monographs, co-edited collections, and critical analyses of architectural, medical, and economic histories. Recent scholarship reveals trends in microhistorical analysis and transnational narratives , examining topics from 16th-century confessional migration to 20th-century colonial memory. Key thematic threads include spatial politics , emotional economies , and institutional power dynamics . His 2016 The Devil's Riches theorizes greed's cultural manifestations, while 2023's Luck, Leisure, and the Casino decodes gambling's role in modernity. Co-edited works like 2012's Conversion and Politics and 2014's Kinship, Community, and Self reflect collaborative approaches to historical inquiry. As academic leader, Poley bridges historiography and public engagement , currently co-editing Central European History and contributing to critical debates on colonial architecture, financial systems, and medical ethics.
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