جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Jelle Stekelenburgمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Reproductive Health
• Safe Motherhood
• Tropical Medicine
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Jelle Stekelenburg is a Professor of International Aspects of Reproductive Health, specializing in Safe Motherhood, at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Medical Sciences. He concurrently serves as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at the Medical Centre Leeuwarden. His work focuses on improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes in low-resource settings through evidence-based interventions, with a strong emphasis on global health equity and policy advocacy. Research Interests: Prof. Stekelenburg's research addresses disparities in maternal health outcomes globally, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. He collaborates with international organizations like Amref Health Africa and chairs the Working Party on International Safe Motherhood. His work integrates public health policy, tropical medicine, and healthcare system optimization. Media Contributions: He frequently engages with media on global health issues, including critiques of U.S. science policies and global health governance. Recent contributions include commentary on teenage pregnancy trends and maternal mortality reduction strategies.

Anna Ziffمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Economics
• Public Policy
• Urban Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Anna Ziff is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the intersection of public policy, economics, and social welfare, with particular emphasis on place-based policies, early childhood education, and disaster preparedness. She examines how policy interventions in urban and regional contexts create spillover effects through housing markets and income volatility impacts on health outcomes. Her work also explores long-term societal benefits of early childhood programs, including crime reduction and gender equity in educational attainment. Notable studies include evaluations of the Reggio Emilia educational approach and pandemic modeling during the 2020 crisis. While no formal awards are listed, her publications demonstrate impactful contributions to understanding policy mechanisms in diverse socioeconomic domains. Dr. Ziff's advising and grant activities remain unspecified in the provided materials. She is affiliated with Texas A&M’s research groups addressing urban development and public health economics.

• Health Services Research
• Research Translation
• Paediatric Nursing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Donna Waters is a distinguished academic and leader in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. She holds the role of Deputy Executive Dean (Projects) and has extensive experience in academic leadership, including roles as Acting Head of the Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health and Dean of the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery. Her research focuses on healthcare research translation, paediatric nursing, and improving healthcare systems through evidence-based practice. Waters has authored major textbooks such as Paediatric Nursing in Australia and New Zealand and Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing , which are foundational in nursing education globally. Her academic credentials include RN Paediatric Certification, a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Public Health, and PhD. She is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Nursing (FACN). Waters is affiliated with the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre and the Charles Perkins Centre, reflecting her interdisciplinary research collaborations. Research interests span child healthcare advocacy, clinical nursing practice innovation, and nursing education quality. Notable projects include the HIRAID-AgedCare framework to enhance residential aged care and frameworks for listening to children's voices in healthcare. Her work emphasizes translational research to bridge academic findings with real-world healthcare improvements. Grants include leadership of a $ multi-million Department of Health-funded trial for aged care safety and a NSW Health grant on mental health management in Emergency Departments. Waters has supervised numerous clinical and educational projects, shaping nursing practice standards and curricula in Australia and beyond. Awards and recognitions include her role as a Conjoint Professor and leadership in nursing professional bodies. She actively contributes to healthcare policy development, emphasizing equity and evidence-based decision-making in complex clinical environments.

• Digital Inclusion
• Communication and Media Studies
• Socio-Cultural Theory
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jenny Kennedy is an Associate Professor in the School of Media & Communication at RMIT University, Australia. Her work focuses on digital inclusion, media technologies, and socio-cultural impacts of technology. She supervises PhD research on topics like Chinese social commerce and mom entrepreneurs. Her research spans digital divides, smart home ethics, sextech industries, and gender dynamics in technology. Notable projects include the ARC Linkage Project on low-income families' digital inclusion and analyses of AI assistants' gendered design. She contributes to policy discussions on broadband access and e-lending practices. Key publications explore topics such as regional connectivity gaps, smart home automation ethics, and the role of technology in marginalized communities. Kennedy advocates for equitable technology access through interdisciplinary collaboration and participatory design approaches.

Minelle E. Silvaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Supply Chain Sustainability
• Sustainable Purchasing
• Supply Chain Justice
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Minelle E. Silva is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Sustainability and Director of Sustainability at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba. She holds a PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and a habilitation from Université Grenoble Alpes (France). Her research focuses on integrating sustainability into organizational practices and inter-organizational relationships, emphasizing sustainable purchasing, supply chain justice, and DEI. Silva serves as guest editor for the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and is a board member of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA). Her teaching interests include Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, and Sustainability strategies. Research highlights include developing DEI measurement frameworks, analyzing SDGs adoption through institutional logics, and exploring supply chain resilience through sustainability integration. Silva's work spans empirical studies in agriculture, fashion, fisheries, and urban mobility sectors, with a focus on practice theory and social capital dynamics. Publications span high-impact journals like International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Journal of Cleaner Production , with recent themes addressing circular economy trajectories, environmental justice in supply chains, and gender diversity strategies. She actively bridges academic research with practical sustainability implementation through collaborative projects and policy recommendations. Key contributions include advancing frameworks for sustainable consumption practices and conceptualizing supply chain sustainability trajectories. Silva's work emphasizes the socio-technical dimensions of sustainability, advocating for transformative approaches beyond compliance-based models.

Marissa Olsenمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Nutrition
• Weight Stigma
• Diet Culture
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Marissa Olsen is a Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at Charles Sturt University, where she serves as discipline lead for the Interdisciplinary Health Team. An Accredited Practising Dietitian with extensive clinical experience, her research critically examines weight stigma and diet culture in healthcare. Her scholarly work focuses on inclusive approaches to nutrition education, physical activity promotion in rural communities, and experiences of marginalized groups in sports. Current projects investigate barriers to physical activity participation across regional Australia using qualitative methodologies. Dr. Olsen teaches courses in nutrition science, health communication, and evidence-based practice to students across health professions.

Alberto Mottaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Contract and Organization Theory
• Development Economics
• Labor Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Alberto Motta is a Professor of Economics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), affiliated with the School of Economics within the UNSW Business School. His research focuses on Contract and Organization Theory, Development Economics, and Labor Economics, with an emphasis on applying experimental methods and randomized controlled trials to improve educational outcomes through technology. He is a Fellow of UNSW's Scientia Education Academy and co-chair of the STEP UP initiative in Education. His work explores organizational design effectiveness in firms, enforcement agencies, and media, and he combines theoretical, empirical, and experimental approaches to address socio-economic challenges. Motta has secured significant funding through grants, including a $770,000 UNSW Business School Strategy Knowledge Hub grant (2020) and a $105,000 initiative on Good Decisions in Education (2019). He has also received prestigious awards such as the UNSW President’s Award for Building Collaborations (2019) and the Wharton School Gold Medal (2017). His research spans experimental economics, microfinance, and corruption policy, with notable publications in journals like the Economic Journal , Journal of Development Economics , and Games and Economic Behavior . Motta is actively involved in educational innovation, including the design of serious games and gamified content to enhance learning outcomes. He collaborates widely, engaging in initiatives like the International Growth Centre and the Scientia Education Academy.

Ashley Hagamanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Public Health
• Medical Anthropology
• Mental Health
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ashley Hagaman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at Yale University, specializing in Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences. Her research focuses on culturally informed strategies to reduce mental distress and suicide in low-income settings, particularly in Nepal and Pakistan. She integrates qualitative methodologies, implementation science, and global health approaches to develop community-based interventions, often leveraging technology to enhance mental health and maternal healthcare systems. Her work emphasizes the sociocultural context of suicide prevention, maternal mental health, and the role of technology in improving healthcare access. She collaborates globally, co-designing interventions with local communities to ensure cultural relevance and sustainability. Hagaman also trains graduate students in qualitative research methods and implementation science, contributing to capacity-building in global health research. Hagaman’s research spans maternal mental health trajectories, the impact of social support on depression, and the intersection of household water insecurity with health outcomes. Her studies often combine quantitative and qualitative methods, addressing systemic barriers to healthcare access and advocating for health equity in resource-limited settings. Her articles highlight themes such as suicide prevention implementation, maternal-child health dynamics, and the use of passive sensing technology to personalize mental health interventions. She consistently addresses gender, cultural context, and structural inequities in her work, aiming to bridge research and actionable public health policies. While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, her contributions to decolonizing suicide prevention strategies and advancing global health equity underscore her impactful scholarly work.

Kristine Zimmermannمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Public Health
• Community Health
• Rural Health Equity
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Kristine Zimmermann, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine Rockford. She holds an affiliate faculty position at the UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender. Her work focuses on mixed-methods research to develop community-based health strategies addressing rural and under-resourced populations, particularly in women’s health, chronic disease prevention, and technology integration for disease management. She leads initiatives to implement evidence-based practices in rural settings. Dr. Zimmermann’s research emphasizes dissemination and implementation science, with projects including cardiovascular disease risk reduction in rural churches, postpartum home visiting programs, and evaluating public health partnerships with local health departments. Her work often addresses health equity issues such as access to care, vaccine hesitancy, and cancer disparities in rural communities. Her recent publications highlight interventions like mHealth technology for physical activity promotion, peer-led weight loss programs, and the role of local health departments in advancing equity. Her research consistently bridges academic findings with community needs through collaborations with rural stakeholders. In advising roles, she mentors students in public health and community medicine. Her grants focus on funding rural health initiatives through federal and institutional partnerships. She is actively involved in lab teams focused on implementation science and rural health equity at UIC.

Erin O. Sillsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Economic Development
• International Forestry
• Impact Evaluation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Erin O. Sills serves as Head of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University (NC State). She holds a B.A. from Princeton University (1990), M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University (1996, 1998). Her research focuses on markets for non-timber forest benefits, forest-based livelihoods, deforestation dynamics, and impact evaluation. Notable projects include studies on community forestry in Nepal, sociohydrology in the Brazilian Amazon, and energy poverty in Southern Africa. Key research interests span economic development, international forestry, and climate mitigation strategies. She teaches courses such as FOR 414 (World Forestry), NR 595 (Survey Methods), and ES200 (Climate Change and Sustainability). Recent publications address topics like community forestry's role in reducing deforestation, pandemic impacts on timber markets, and carbon offset market integrity. Dr. Sills has secured significant grants including a $981,573 NSF PIRE grant to address energy poverty in Southern Africa and a $648,004 USDA grant evaluating post-pandemic forest economies. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, policy-relevant research, and capacity-building in Global South institutions. Major grants include: Pandemic Impacts on Southern US Forest Economy ($648,004) Energy Poverty Research in Southern Africa ($981,573) Community Forestry in Nepal ($299,776) Amazon Sociohydrology Studies ($195,622) Her research integrates socio-environmental systems analysis, emphasizing feedback loops between human decisions and ecological processes. She leads projects on forest governance, climate policy, and sustainable resource management, with a focus on equitable solutions for marginalized communities.

• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Speech Technologies
• Mobile Systems Design
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Thomas Reitmaier is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. He is part of the Department of Computer Science and holds an ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2078-6699 . His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), particularly in under-served communities. Key areas include speech technologies for low-resource languages, IoT applications for aging populations, and co-design methodologies with global south communities. He has supervised a current PhD student on water systems reinforcement learning at Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water), collaborating with Dr. Sara Sharifzadeh. Teaching includes advanced object-oriented programming (CSC371), covering C/C++ and foundational programming concepts. His work bridges technical innovation with ethical considerations, emphasizing community engagement and equitable technology access. Recent research highlights include developing self-powered smart materials for slum communities, rethinking public touch interfaces during pandemics, and advancing speech recognition for under-heard languages. His interdisciplinary approach integrates computer science with sociological and anthropological insights.

Göran Bostedtمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Natural Resource Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Forest Policy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Göran Bostedt is an Associate Professor of Natural Resource Economics at Umeå University's School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) and a Visiting Professor in Forest Policy at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). He serves as Deputy Director of CERE (Center for Environmental and Natural Resource Economics). His research focuses on climate change impacts on pastoral communities, biodiversity conservation policies, and sustainable forest management. With over 30 years of teaching experience, he has supervised four doctoral students and assisted in mentoring four others. His research interests span natural resource economics, environmental policy, and agricultural development in diverse contexts like Sweden, Norway, Kenya, and Tanzania. Notable work includes analyzing climate threats to reindeer herding in Sápmi and exploring livelihood strategies among spice farmers in Tanzania. He has contributed to policy frameworks for forest landscape planning in Sweden and studies on the socio-economic dimensions of environmental policies. Publications highlight his interdisciplinary approach, addressing topics such as biodiversity tenders, recreational fishing valuation, and policy trade-offs in marine conservation. His work often bridges economic analysis with ecological and social considerations, emphasizing real-world policy implications.

• Water Policy
• Resource Economics
• Environmental Management
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Professor Lin Crase serves as Dean of Programs (Accounting & Finance) at UniSA Business, University of South Australia. His research focuses on water policy, agricultural economics, and sustainable resource management, with emphasis on institutional arrangements and market-based solutions. Crase's extensive research portfolio includes studies on water markets, irrigation efficiency, climate adaptation strategies, and gender empowerment in agriculture. His interdisciplinary approach combines economic analysis with environmental governance considerations. His recent publications demonstrate applied research in developing economies, particularly South Asia, examining technology adoption patterns, agricultural policy impacts, and measurement frameworks for empowerment in farming communities. Current projects investigate climate-proofing of accounting standards and water rating systems. Crase maintains active collaborations with international organizations including the Asian Development Bank and ACIAR, contributing to policy development on fish passage technologies, irrigation governance, and sustainable water management in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Nga Daoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Resource Governance
• Political Ecology
• Political Economy
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Nga Dao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science at York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, currently on sabbatical until June 2025. As a human-environment geographer and development practitioner, her research examines resource governance, political ecology, and livelihood transformations, with particular focus on river delta regions of Southeast Asia. She maintains long-term research engagement in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region. Key research areas include: Political ecology of river systems and delta transformations Environmental justice in energy development Gender dimensions of resource access Agrarian change and livelihood adaptation Development-induced displacement impacts Her recent publications analyze hydropower impacts, coal-fired power politics, household hunger strategies, and informal financial systems in the Mekong Delta. Dr. Dao serves as Board Chair for the Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development and maintains advisory roles with international environmental organizations.

Mohsin Khanمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Political Economy
• Ethno-Political Conflict
• Social Capital
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Mohsin Khan is a Lecturer at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Pakistan, and a PhD candidate in Public Policy at Northeastern University's School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs. His research focuses on political economy dynamics, ethno-political conflict impacts, and policy solutions in the global South. He also serves as Program Director at M&S Research Hub and Member of the Advisory Group at CIVICUS. Education includes a Master in Development Policy from KDI School of Public Policy & Management (South Korea), MPhil in Rural Development, and BSc (Hons) in Agriculture. He has held roles with KOICA, the Government of Pakistan, and READ Foundation, managing socio-economic development programs across Asia and Africa. Research interests span gender equality, institutional reforms, elite capture, and application of behavioral economics/field experiments. He founded TransHelp, a health-tech startup addressing marginalized communities, recognized by Gilead Sciences and the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs. Awards include the Global Ambassador Fellowship and National Short Story Award. His work bridges academia and practice through policy analysis, impact evaluations, and innovative tech solutions. Active in civil society strengthening via CIVICUS and M&S Research Hub's data analytics initiatives.