جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Nicole Hirtمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Migration Policy
• Political Science
• Authoritarian Regimes
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Nicole Hirt is a Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for African Affairs, part of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies. Her work focuses on authoritarian regimes, diaspora dynamics, migration policies, and peace studies with a regional specialization in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. She holds a PhD from the University of Hamburg and has conducted extensive research on Eritrean militarization, diaspora governance, and transnational repression mechanisms. Her research has been supported by grants including the Swedish Research Council and the German Research Foundation (DFG). Education: PhD in Political Science, University of Hamburg (2000) Masters in Political Science & Sociology, University of Tübingen Bachelor in Social Work, Berufsakademie Heidenheim Her current research explores the role of second-generation diasporas in global democracy struggles and the EU’s flawed migration policies. She has led projects like the comparative study of diaspora responses in authoritarian regimes (2018–2021) and the transnational lives of repressed diasporas (2020–2023). Her work frequently examines how authoritarian regimes exploit diaspora communities to maintain power. Key Themes in Publications: Transgenerational trauma and political identity formation among Eritrean diaspora youth Remittance dependencies and authoritarian stabilization EU’s migration governance failures and humanitarian consequences Grants & Projects: Swedish Research Council (2020–2023): Transnational Lives in the Shadow of Repression DFG (2018–2021): Diaspora Responses to Authoritarian Rule EU Horizon 2020 (2018–2023): MAGYC Migration Governance Project

Bettina Brunsمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Security Studies
• Critical Military Geography
• Borders and Migration
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Bettina Bruns is a Senior Research Fellow and Vice Coordinator of the Research Group 'Geographies of Belonging and Difference' at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) in Leipzig. Her work focuses on critical military geography, security studies, and border dynamics in East-Central Europe, particularly Poland and Belarus. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Bielefeld (2009) and has led multiple research projects examining paramilitary security practices and EU external border policies. Her research integrates qualitative methods with ethnographic fieldwork, addressing themes like migrant mobility, border control mechanisms, and geopolitical narratives. Key projects include studies on paramilitary security production in Poland and analyses of EU external governance in Belarus and Ukraine. Bruns has contributed to high-impact journals such as European Urban and Regional Studies and Canadian Slavonic Papers , and edited volumes on border studies. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical insights from sensitive contexts, emphasizing the socio-spatial dimensions of security and belonging. Bruns is affiliated with the Leibniz Lab 'Upheavals and Transformations' and collaborates with the ScienceCampus EEGA. Her research highlights the interplay of local practices and macro-political structures, offering critical perspectives on regional development and European integration challenges.

• Applied Mathematics
• Numerical Analysis
• Mathematical Biology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Chandrasekhar Venkataraman is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at the University of Sussex's School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. His research focuses on applied mathematics, numerical analysis, and mathematical biology, with a particular emphasis on modeling cell migration, reaction-diffusion systems, and biological pattern formation. He has contributed to understanding mechanisms in cancer biology, immunology, and plant pathology through computational frameworks. Key research interests include multiscale modeling, free boundary problems, and parameter identification in biological systems. He has secured grants from institutions like the Leverhulme Trust and Innovate UK for projects addressing drug discovery, cell manufacturing, and 3D cell migration dynamics. His work integrates mathematical theory with experimental data, as seen in collaborations analyzing tumor-immune interactions and cellular force estimation. Teaching responsibilities include courses on numerical analysis, discrete mathematics, and partial differential equations. Professional activities include editorial roles at Royal Society Open Science and participation in international workshops on multiscale modeling and oncology. His research has been published in high-impact journals such as Nature, Royal Society Open Science, and the Journal of Theoretical Biology.

Stefanie Kemmeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Criminology
• Policing
• Artificial Intelligence in Law Enforcement
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Kemme is a full-time Professor of Criminology at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology - Department IV of the University of Münster , Faculty of Law. She leads research projects like SAFE (police firearm use) and DeWePol (democracy-related attitudes in Hamburg Police), and teaches Criminology I (Basics) and Criminology II (Specialization) in the Summer Semester 2025. Research Focus : Policing dynamics, AI bias in law enforcement, fear of crime, punitivity, xenophobia, juvenile justice, and subjective safety. Collaborations : Works with Prof. Dr. Julia Clasen, Prof. Dr. Eva Groß, Dr. Ilka Kammigan, and others. In 2024-2025, she presented at the American Society of Criminology , European Society of Criminology , and Hamburger Sicherheitsrechtstag , addressing topics like algorithmic discrimination, police firearm use, and antisemitism. Her 2025 publication in the Monthly Journal of Criminology examines legal frameworks for police violence. Team includes Research Assistants Jasper Bendler , Laura Schmitz , and Postdoc Fellow Dr. Shepherd Mutsvara . Office hours are conducted digitally via kriminologie@uni-muenster.de .

• Water Resources Engineering
• Environmental Hydraulics
• Sediment Transport
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Marcelo H. Garcia is the M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering and Director of the Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He holds dual roles as a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Affiliate Professor in Earth Sciences and Environmental Change. With over 35 years of academic service, Garcia's career spans research, teaching, and leadership in water resources engineering and environmental hydraulics. Education: Ph.D. & M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (1985, 1989), University of Minnesota Ingeniero en Recursos Hídricos (Salutatorian, 1982), Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina Research Interests: Garcia specializes in sedimentation engineering, river hydraulics, and societal risk mitigation. His work integrates experimental fluvial hydraulics with computational modeling to address challenges in: River morphodynamics and meander evolution Urban flood management and combined sewer systems Environmental impacts of oil spills and sediment contamination Historical hydraulic engineering (e.g., Roman aqueducts) Professional Contributions: He has advised over 100 graduate students and led major projects including: Editor-in-Chief of ASCE's Sedimentation Engineering manual Key member of the St. Clair River Sediment Task Force Scientific advisor for flood risk reduction in Florence and the Kalamazoo River oil spill Recognition: Awarded the Walter Huber Research Prize (ASCE), IAHR's Yalin Lifetime Achievement Award, and Fellowships from AGU and ASCE. His work has been featured in over 300 peer-reviewed articles and edited volumes. Labs & Teams: Director of the Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Lab (NSF-funded since 1997), leading experimental and computational studies in fluvial hydraulics. Collaborates internationally with institutions like EPFL (Switzerland) and Caltech.

• Globalization
• Migration Studies
• Displacement and Dispossession
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Prof. Ayse Caglar is a University Professor in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Social Sciences. She leads the Europe-Asia Research Platform on Forced Migration and co-leads the Research Platform 'The Challenge of Urban Futures.' Her work focuses on migration, urban restructuring, displacement, and neoliberalization. She holds a PhD from McGill University and a Habilitation from Free University Berlin. Education: PhD in Anthropology, McGill University Habilitation in Sociology, Free University Berlin Research: Prof. Caglar explores migration's intersection with urban dynamics, displacement, and state policies. Key projects include studies on Ukrainian displacement in Vienna, transnational migration paradigms, and the role of cities in global migration governance. Grants & Projects: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (2023–2027) Open Society Foundation Grants (2021–2024) ERC Grant for 'Staging National Abjection' (2020–2025) Labs/Teams: Her research team includes scholars like Volha Biziukova (postdoc), Andrea Tollardo (visiting PhD), and Gamze Tosun (Marie Curie fellow). Projects emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration with institutions like the Calcutta Research Group and the Zolberg Institute.

Jelena Tosicمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Migration Studies
• Anthropology
• Border Studies
• +۱۹ مورد دیگر

Jelena Tosic is Professor for Migration Studies at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and serves as an external lecturer at the Institute for Cultural and Social Anthropology (IKSA) at the University of Vienna. She completed her habilitation at the University of Bern and has held various academic positions across Europe including interim professor at the University of Bern (2014/2015) and junior professor for Ethnology at the University of Konstanz (2013/2014). Her research interests span Migration Studies, Border Studies, Forced Migration, Deservingness, and Culturalization, with specialized expertise in Southeast Europe, the Balkans, and Mediterranean regions. She employs ethnographic, historical anthropological, and qualitative methods to examine mobility, inequality, and transcultural dynamics in contemporary European contexts. Tosic's scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on the intersection of migration, inequality, and moral economies. Her recent work (2019-2025) demonstrates increasing attention to deservingness frameworks, pandemic impacts on migration, and existential perspectives on mobility. She frequently employs Gramscian theoretical frameworks and maintains a strong regional focus on Southeast Europe while engaging with broader European migration patterns. She has secured significant research funding including a Swiss National Science Foundation grant for 'Europe's Un/Deserving: Moralizations of Inequality in Comparative Perspective' (2021-2024), Erasmus+ projects on teacher education and digital inclusion, and an Austrian Academy of Sciences fellowship. As co-editor of the EASA Book Series with Berghahn since 2021, she plays an influential role in shaping anthropological scholarship. Her collaborative work extends to the DFG-Netzwerk on migration during pandemics and she co-coordinated the Regional Working Group Europe of the German Anthropological Association from 2013-2020. She frequently organizes workshops and conferences addressing deservingness, mobility, and inequality in contemporary Europe.

• Supply Chain Management
• Modern Slavery
• Human Trafficking Prevention
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Alexander Trautrims is Professor of Supply Chain Management at Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, and Associate Director of the Rights Lab's Business and Economies Programme. His pioneering research on modern slavery in supply chains informs global policy and business practice. Research examines forced labor in medical glove production (2024), food supply chains (2023), and pandemic procurement (2021). Develops intervention frameworks through agent-based modeling (2020), policy analysis, and multi-stakeholder collaborations. Co-chairs British Standards Committee BS25700 on organizational responses to modern slavery. Advises OSCE and Council of Europe on anti-trafficking measures while creating sector-specific guidelines for construction, healthcare, and agriculture. Authored first academic article on modern slavery in supply chain management journals (2015).

• Global History
• British Imperial History
• South African History
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jeremy Martens is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia, affiliated with the School of Humanities and Discipline of History. He specializes in global history, British imperial history, and the intersections of race, gender, and law in colonial contexts. Education: BA (Hons) from the University of Natal (South Africa), MA and PhD from Queen's University (Canada) His research focuses on: Evolution of immigration restriction legislation in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa Race and racism in historical contexts Legacies of British slavery in Western Australia Colonial law and governance Recent research output explores forced labor systems, colonial conquests, and archival rediscoveries in settler societies. His work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to reduced inequalities and responsible consumption. ARC Discovery Project 'Western Australian Legacies of British Slavery' (2020-2024) Society for Theatre Research grant for Fremantle Prison theatre research (2017) Contact: Email: jeremy.martens@uwa.edu.au

Taylor Wrightمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Law and Economics
• Health Economics
• Public Economics
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Taylor Wright is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brock University, specializing in law, health, and public economics. His research examines policy impacts through econometric analysis of labor markets, immigration, and public health crises like COVID-19. Research interests focus on: Economic impacts of immigration policies Health-labor market interactions Behavioral responses to public policies Environmental consequences of economic behavior His publications demonstrate consistent focus on causal inference methods like difference-in-differences analysis, with increasing emphasis on pandemic economics since 2020. Recent work integrates mental health metrics into labor economics frameworks. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses in Econometrics, Crime Economics, and Pandemic Economics, with course development experience in Health Economics.

• Transnational Feminist Studies
• Human Trafficking
• Critical Human Rights
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Jennifer Suchland is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University , affiliated with the Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies . Her research focuses on the intersections of human rights , gendered violence , and postsocialist transitions in Russia, Eastern Europe, and the U.S. Ph.D. , Department of Government, University of Texas (2005) M.A. , Department of Government, University of Texas (2000) B.A. , Southwestern University (1996) Her work interrogates how anti-trafficking discourses collude with state violence and carceral systems , particularly in the context of neoliberal reforms and decolonial frameworks . She has published extensively on labor exploitation , racialized violence , and feminist critiques of emergency governance . Recent publications include analyses of "modern day slavery" rhetoric, ethno-nationalism in Russia , and transnational feminist collaborations . She has also contributed book reviews on topics ranging from Korean diaspora in Russia to critical race studies .

Chad Broughtonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد آموزشی

• Labor Studies
• Immigration Policy
• Crime and Justice
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Chad Broughton is an Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division and Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. He holds affiliations with the Harris School, Department of Sociology, and Center for Latin American Studies. His research focuses on labor studies, immigration policy, crime, and policing in urban contexts, with a Chicago-centric lens. He authored the award-winning book Boom, Bust, Exodus (2015), analyzing the socioeconomic impacts of industrial decline and transnational migration. Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Chicago (2001) M.A. in Sociology, University of Chicago (1997) B.A. in English and Psychology, Indiana University (1993) Research Interests: Qualitative approaches to policy and society Intersection of labor studies and trade policy Crime, justice, and desistance in urban environments Chicago's sociopolitical landscape Awards: 2016 WOLA-Duke Human Rights Book Award 2016 ASA Labor and Labor Movements Section Book Award Mary Lee Behnke Mentorship Prize (2013) Advising & Grants: Led academic initiatives like the Chicago Studies Program and contributed to evaluations of the Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initiative. Active in teaching innovation, emphasizing policy-focused pedagogy. Labs/Teams: Collaborated with the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science (CORNERS) and the Institute for Policy Research.

David Sahnمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Poverty Reduction
• Nutritional Policy
• Development Economics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

David E. Sahn is an International Professor of Economics at Cornell University, affiliated with both the Department of Economics and the Division of Nutritional Sciences. He holds additional roles as a Research Fellow at IZA (Bonn, Germany) and Senior Fellow at FERDI (France). With a Ph.D. from MIT (1984) and an MPH from the University of Michigan, his research focuses on poverty, malnutrition, disease, and human capital formation in developing countries. His work emphasizes policy integration with international organizations like the World Bank, African Development Bank, and UN agencies. Key research areas include: the determinants of human capital across life stages, gender disparities in education and labor markets, and the impact of economic policies on household welfare. He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed works and co-edited volumes such as *Structural Adjustment Reconsidered* and *The Fight Against Hunger and Malnutrition*. His fieldwork spans sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Madagascar, Senegal, and Sudan. Teaching includes courses like *ECON 3910: Health, Poverty, and Inequality* and *ECON 7711: Microeconomics of Development*. He has advised numerous graduate students and collaborated on capacity-building initiatives in African research institutions. His work bridges academia and policy, aiming to translate evidence into actionable strategies for poverty reduction. Affiliations include: Cornell’s College of Human Ecology, IZA, FERDI, and CERDI (France). He has served as a consultant for governments in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, focusing on economic reforms and policy design.

Brandon Marc Finnمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Urbanization
• Informality Studies
• Sustainable Development
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Brandon Marc Finn is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Urban Sustainability Research Group and core faculty member of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan. His interdisciplinary work bridges urbanization, informality, and resource extraction, particularly in African contexts. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning from Harvard University, an MSc in Urban Studies from University College London, and a BSocSci in Environmental and Geographical Sciences from the University of Cape Town. His research focuses on the unintended consequences of decarbonization, examining global supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (cobalt/copper) and Ghana (e-waste). He argues that informality is central to sustainable development, particularly in climate resilience and just transitions. Current projects include analyzing artisanal mining practices' role in decarbonization and assessing informality's impact on urban climate policies. Brandon's work spans multiple regions, with fieldwork in sub-Saharan Africa, Iran, and Southeast Asia. He critiques neocolonial legacies in urban development and advocates for inclusive urban planning frameworks. His recent studies highlight how historical colonial policies exacerbate modern urban disparities, especially in pandemic responses and infrastructure governance. Though no formal awards are listed, his contributions to redefining urban sustainability frameworks have been influential in academic circles. His research integrates spatial justice, resource governance, and global development challenges, offering critical insights into equitable urban futures.

Liliana Rigaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Art-Historical Sociology
• Comparative Historical Sociology
• Social Theory
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Liliana Riga is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in art-historical sociology, comparative historical sociology, and social theory. Her work examines civil society dynamics, moral self-formation, and the intersections of ethnicity, class, and state power. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from McGill University, an M.A. in Political Science from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Political Science from UC Berkeley. Her research explores complex themes such as the political subjectivity of refugees in Beirut, the theoretical foundations of civil society, and the historical sociology of nationalism. Recent work focuses on the aesthetic dimensions of refugeedom and the role of art in migrant identity formation. She teaches courses like 'The Modern Self and Art (Honours)', blending sociological theory with cultural analysis. Key publications include The Bolsheviks and the Russian Empire (2012) and Young Refugees and Forced Displacement (2021). Her writing often bridges historical analysis with contemporary issues, such as U.S. exceptionalism, postcolonial state formations, and migration crises. Awards include the 2009 Honorable Mention from the American Sociological Association for her groundbreaking analysis of the Russian revolutionary elite. Riga actively supervises PhD candidates in Sociology, focusing on comparative historical methods and critical theory. Her research has been supported by grants exploring topics like refugee agency in transnational contexts and the sociological implications of art practices in crisis zones.