Dr. Ana Josefa Cañas Lerma is a Tenured Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Services at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). She is affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts and is a member of the GREID (Inclusive Schooling and Diversity) research group. Her teaching focuses on social work methodologies and grief counseling, including courses such as Counselling in Grieving Processes , Group Social Work Processes and Techniques , and Social Inclusion Policies . She has advised students in practical placements and final degree projects in Social Work and related master's programs. Her academic profile emphasizes applied social work, strategic intervention models, and family dynamics in social service contexts. She has contributed to curricula across multiple academic years, integrating theoretical frameworks with practical training. No specific scientific awards or publications are explicitly listed in the provided materials.
Dr. Dorothy Hannis is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing & Midwifery at the School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University. Her research focuses on neonatal care, preterm birth outcomes, occupational justice, and the impact of pandemics on families. She has led or co-led seven active research projects since 2020, including studies on infection prevention for preterm infants, parental experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and occupational justice frameworks for neonatal families. Her work employs mixed methods, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Notable projects include an exploration of real-time qualitative research challenges during the pandemic and a longitudinal study on mothers' experiences following preterm labor. Dr. Hannis has produced six peer-reviewed articles and one other contribution since 2022, addressing topics ranging from adolescent sexual health to neonatal nursing practices. Supervised 2 graduate students (names withheld). Collaborated with institutions on projects involving infection control, maternal-child health, and pandemic response strategies. Her research emphasizes translational outcomes, aiming to improve healthcare policies, parenting support systems, and occupational justice for vulnerable populations.
Eleanor Grieve is a Senior Lecturer in Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment at the University of Glasgow. She leads the Global HTA Research theme within the Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) group, focusing on methodological and applied research in LMICs. Her work emphasizes improving healthcare decision-making, particularly through HTA, and she collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across bioengineering, nutrition, and virology. Educated at the University of Glasgow (PhD in Health Economics, Master of Public Health) and the University of Stirling (BA Economics & German), she also holds a postgraduate diploma in Financial Economics from SOAS, University of London. Prior to Glasgow, she worked in international development NGOs and held a part-time Research Fellowship at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2013–14). Her research spans economic evaluations of public health interventions, HTA processes, and impact assessment methodologies. Key areas include cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnostics, diabetes remission programs, and musculoskeletal disorder burdens in Tanzania. She leads large grants funded by NIH, BMGF, DFID, and others, focusing on global health challenges. Her 15 most recent articles (2023–2025) highlight themes like HTA return-on-investment in India, Ghana’s health insurance for hypertension, and pandemic impacts on diabetes care in Kenya/Tanzania. She also explores cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery and schistosomiasis screening in LMICs. Awarded the 2019 Recognising Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, she contributes to global health capacity-building through courses like Future Learn’s ‘Health Technology Assessment for Universal Health Coverage’. She chairs University committees and engages in advocacy via Oxfam’s Humanitarian Register and Solas Educational Trust.
Maria Jung is a Research Associate at the University of Western Australia's (UWA) Oceans Institute and School of Biological Sciences. Her current research focuses on seagrass response mechanisms to environmental pressures, particularly early stress detection and loss prevention. Previously, she studied physiological coral-symbiont interactions in response to climate change. She has held roles such as Environmental Consultant at The Knodes Network and Research Assistant at The Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. Maria Jung holds the following academic qualifications: PhD in Marine Biology: Seagrasses under environmental pressures: advancing performance assessment through metabolomics (The University of Western Australia, 2014–2024, awarded August 2023) M.Sc. in Marine Biology: Energy reserves and symbiont dynamics of Acropora aspera during and after a natural bleaching event in northwest Australia (University of Bremen, awarded June 2018) B.Sc. in Biology with a major in Marine Biology: The effect of ocean acidification on the photosymbiosis of two scleractinian coral species (University of Bremen, awarded September 2015) Her research interests span seagrass health and recovery in Cockburn Sound, using a multi-disciplinary approach that combines physiology, metabolomics, microbial analysis, and in-situ microsensing. She also investigates coral reef biology, climate change impacts, and environmental stress responses. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly climate action and life below water. Her recent articles emphasize the application of metabolomics and molecular approaches to study seagrass resilience under climate change, including responses to heatwaves and sediment dynamics. These studies highlight species-specific adaptations and the development of biomarkers for ecological monitoring. Maria Jung has received several awards, including: Postgraduate student's association week (UWA) - September 2022 Grieve memorial travel award - July 2022 Holsworth wildlife research endowment - July 2022 UWA graduate research travel award - July 2022 Graduate women (WA) Mary Walters Bursary - Science - September 2021 In teaching, she organized and oversaw student projects, evaluated assignments, and coached scientific communication at UWA (2021–2023). Her grants include leading the WAMSI Westport Project on sediment-seagrass dynamics and co-leading initiatives on environmental stressors and biomarker development. She collaborates within interdisciplinary teams at UWA and international institutions to advance marine conservation strategies. Maria Jung’s work is anchored in the UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Sciences, with active collaborations on marine heatwaves, nutrient cycling, and biogeochemical processes in coastal ecosystems. Her research aims to bridge molecular techniques with ecological applications for sustainable marine management.
Alfonso M. García Hernández is Senior lecturer of Nursing Theory at the University of La Laguna (Tenerife, Spain). He belongs to the Department of Nursing and is part of the CUFINVIDA research group focused on end-of-life care and thanatology. His educational background includes a Nursing degree (1983), an Anthropology degree (2000), and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of La Laguna. His doctoral thesis "El significado de perder un hijo la construcción discursiva del duelo de padres y madres" (2010) was the first study in Canary Islands devoted to narratives of parental grief. García Hernández's research primarily focuses on end-of-life care, dying, grief, and bereavement. His work often explores the anthropological and nursing perspectives on death, loss, and the grieving process, with particular emphasis on parental grief after child loss. He has conducted extensive research with over forty parents in Tenerife who have experienced child loss, examining psychological, social, and physical reactions to loss and the reconstruction of a new normality. His recent publications show a consistent focus on grief studies, nursing interventions in end-of-life care, palliative care evolution, and the application of standardized nursing languages in various healthcare contexts. His work spans multiple disciplines including nursing, anthropology, psychology, and sociology, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to understanding death and bereavement. García Hernández has authored numerous books on grief and loss, including a trilogy that explores the human experience of mourning from multiple perspectives. His publications demonstrate a commitment to understanding grief as both a natural biological process and a culturally constructed phenomenon. He maintains an active research profile with recent publications in 2023-2024 across various journals focusing on nursing practice, mental health, and end-of-life care. His work appears in both Spanish and English language publications, indicating an international scholarly reach.
Dawn Wibberley is a Lecturer in Policing at the University of Salford's School of Health & Society. She teaches across both the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) and the Professional Policing Degree (PPD) programmes, bringing nearly five years of specialized experience in policing education and many additional years as a lecturer in Criminology. Her research focuses on critical areas of crime prevention: Crime Prevention, particularly child sexual abuse prevention Public Health Approach to Crime Prevention Sex offender management Restorative justice Desistance from crime Vulnerability studies Dawn is currently completing her PhD entitled 'An exploration of public perceptions towards early intervention strategies for people who identify as having a sexual interest in children: A mixed methods study' with submission due in October 2025. Her recent research includes an evaluation of a Friends and Family Forum for the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, exploring the psychological, emotional, physical and financial impact of indecent images of children offences on 'indirect victims' - children and non-offending partners. Her two 2023 publications focus on the indirect harms of online child sexual abuse, representing important contributions to understanding how these offenses affect families of offenders and non-offending family members. This work demonstrates her commitment to examining the broader societal impacts of child sexual abuse material beyond the immediate victims. Dawn teaches a comprehensive range of courses including Dissertation supervision, Understanding Vulnerability and Risk, Policing Society, The Politics of Policing, Contemporary Policing, Research Methods, Advanced Professional Practice in Policing, and Advanced Leadership and Development, providing students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in modern policing.
Véronique Brideau serves as Assistant Professor and Social Work Program Coordinator at Sainte-Anne University, bringing over 15 years of clinical experience in mental health and addiction services to her academic role. Her work centers on vulnerable populations in rural and minority communities across Atlantic Canada, with current doctoral research at Memorial University examining comparative grief patterns between suicide bereavement and medical aid in dying cases. Her educational background includes: Bachelor of Arts (BA) Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) Master of Social Work (MSS) from Dalhousie University Ph.D. Candidate in Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland Dr. Brideau's research program investigates critical gaps in community mental health through three interconnected pillars: the psychological impact of suicide bereavement in isolated communities, developmental factors during adolescent transitions, and occupational trauma among frontline social workers. Her signature project compares grieving processes between suicide-affected and medical aid in dying-affected individuals to advance suicide postvention strategies, while secondary work explores protective factors in youth development and workplace psychological suffering among practitioners. As program coordinator, she integrates clinical expertise with academic leadership in social work education, though specific grant funding details remain unreported. Her position within the university's academic structure supports community-engaged research addressing Nova Scotia's Acadian population needs.
