جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Regina Enjuto Martinezمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• International Development
• Chinese Politics and Development
• Social Welfare Policy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Regina Enjuto Martinez is a Lecturer in International Development at King’s College London, based in the Department of International Development within the School of Global Affairs. She joined the university in 2021 and previously held positions at the London School of Economics (LSE), SOAS, and taught at Peking University. Her research focuses on welfare governance in China, particularly disability rights, HIV/AIDS policies, and migrant workers' welfare, examining state-society relations and NGO roles in welfare provision. Education: PhD in Development Studies (LSE, 2016), MSc in Sociology (National Chengchi University, Taiwan). Research Interests: Chinese politics, social welfare, civil society, migration, labor rights, project management and evaluation. Her work bridges international development theory and China’s unique policy contexts, analyzing how authoritarian governance structures influence welfare service delivery through contracting mechanisms. Collaborations with scholars like Yanchu Qu and Janet A. Howell highlight her engagement in cross-disciplinary research. She has contributed to debates on NGO autonomy, labor rights advocacy, and the convergence/divergence of China’s welfare practices with global models.

Elmira Hassanzadehمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Hydrology
• Water Resources Engineering
• Climate Change Impact Assessment
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Elmira Hassanzadeh is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering , Polytechnique Montréal, with a focus on integrated water resource modeling and management under climate and anthropogenic changes. She is affiliated with the Global Institute for Water Security (University of Saskatchewan) and the Experimental and Digital Water Flow Engineering Group (GENIE EAU) . Education: PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Saskatchewan Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University Research interests include climate change impact assessment, socio-hydrological modeling, stakeholder engagement in water management, and sustainable development of water systems in cold regions. Her work emphasizes decision-making under uncertainty and adaptive strategies for ungauged basins. Recent publications (2024–2020) span coastal flood hazard modeling, climate-driven hydrological changes in tropical and Canadian watersheds, evaluation of agricultural practices under warming climates, and integrated approaches to water quality and system dynamics. Keywords include Hydrology , Climate Change , Water Security , and Socio-Hydrology . Supervision: She has mentored 15+ graduate students in projects related to Lake Urmia, Saskatchewan River Basin, and climate adaptation in Africa and the Pacific.

Shauna Brailمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Economic Geography
• Urban Planning
• Digital Platform Economy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Shauna Brail is Professor and Director at the Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, with cross-appointments at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. As an economic geographer and urban planner, her research examines urban transformation through economic, social, and technological change, particularly focusing on platform economy impacts, mobility innovation, and governance shifts in 21st-century cities. Education: PhD in Geography (University of Toronto), MA in Urban Planning (University of British Columbia), BA in Urban Studies/Geography (University of Toronto). Leadership Roles: Former Associate Director of Mobility Network, Director of Urban Studies Program, Associate Director of Partnerships & Outreach at School of Cities, and Interim Director of Master of Urban Innovation. Her work appears in top journals across geography, urban planning, and urban studies . Recent publications analyze pandemic impacts on cities, platform economy regulation, public housing finance models, and autonomous vehicle governance. She advises governments and civic organizations on housing, transportation, and digital platform policy while serving on editorial boards for Applied Geography , Progress in Economic Geography , and Canadian Geographies . Academic partnerships include collaborations with researchers like Tara Vinodrai, Ben Donald, and international scholars. Her current projects examine post-pandemic urban recovery, mobility-as-a-service business models, and equitable transportation technology implementation across Canadian cities.

• Global Health Policy
• Health Economics
• Health System Strengthening
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Winnie Yip is a Professor of the Practice of Global Health Policy and Economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She serves as Faculty Director of the China Health Partnership and recently concluded her role as Acting Director at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Previously, she was a Professor at the University of Oxford and led the Global Health Policy Program. She holds a PhD in Economics from MIT and a BA from UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on systemic healthcare interventions, policy design, and aging populations' impact on health systems. She collaborates closely with governments and international agencies like the World Bank and WHO, advising on reforms in Asia. Her work emphasizes equitable access, health system efficiency, and innovative eldercare solutions. Dr. Yip’s academic leadership includes roles as past President of the International Health Economics Association and editorial positions at journals like Social Science & Medicine . Her grants include funding from NSF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and EU Commission. Key areas of study include telemedicine, long-term care financing, and healthcare delivery in low-income regions.

Kevin Manaughمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Sustainable Transportation
• Spatial Justice
• Decision Making Processes
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kevin Manaugh is an Associate Professor at McGill University, specializing in Urban Planning with a focus on sustainable transportation and spatial justice. His research examines how decision-making processes in urban development balance environmental, economic, and social equity goals, particularly through transport systems. He holds a PhD in Urban Planning from McGill University (2013). His key research interests include integrating social equity into land use policies, analyzing accessibility impacts on socioeconomically diverse populations, and studying behavior change related to sustainable transportation. Current projects explore equitable transit accessibility, responses to local mobility policies, and health/well-being effects of sustainable transport choices. Manaugh has published extensively on transportation equity, urban form analysis, and GIS applications. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical policy implementation, emphasizing participatory approaches to urban planning. Notable contributions include studies on pandemic street reallocation equity and cycling infrastructure prioritization strategies. His research has been supported by interdisciplinary collaborations and applied to Canadian urban contexts. Despite prolific output, Manaugh maintains an active engagement with public discourse on urban mobility challenges and equitable urban futures.

Jenna Wiensمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Healthcare Data Analytics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jenna Wiens is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. She serves as Associate Director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab and co-Director of AI & Digital Health Innovation. Leading the MLD3 research group, her work focuses on machine learning and AI applications for healthcare data. PhD from MIT (2014) under John Guttag NSF CAREER Award recipient (2016) Humboldt Foundation Carl Friedrich von Siemens Award (2024) Her research addresses four key technical thrusts: Time-series analysis for predicting clinical outcomes Robust machine learning against spurious correlations Decision-making with causal inference and offline reinforcement learning Human-AI collaboration frameworks Notable methodological contributions include the FIDDLE preprocessing pipeline for clinical time-series data, foundational work on survival analysis, and novel approaches to model selection in healthcare reinforcement learning. Her work has led to real-world AI deployments in infection prevention and patient risk stratification. Scientific honors include: Forbes 30 Under 30 (2015) MIT Tech Review 35 Innovators Under 35 (2017) Sloan Research Fellowship in Computer Science (2020) Sarah Goddard Power Award (2023) Wiens collaborates with clinicians across disciplines, emphasizing clinician-in-the-loop AI systems and ethical implementation in healthcare workflows.

Haruka Nagaoمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• health governance
• Africa-China relations
• gender
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Haruka Nagao is an Assistant Professor at the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages within the University of Oregon . Their research focuses on health governance , Africa-China relations , gender dynamics , public opinion , soft power diplomacy , and East Asia . Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary trends: (1) Public Health and Health Governance (e.g., mental health in rural China, prenatal care, vaccine distribution), (2) Political Science and Policy Analysis (e.g., grassroots elections, women's leadership, immigration policy), and (3) International Relations and Diplomacy (e.g., China's global soft power, Africa-China collaborations). Their work integrates China studies with comparative analysis , addressing intersections between social networks , democratic understanding , and global health politics .

Sabrina Furtadoمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Sport Management
• Sports Governance
• Public Policy in Sports
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Sabrina Furtado is a Lecturer in Sport Management and Dean’s Associate Fellow at Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. She holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD. Previously, she taught at the Federal University of Paraná and State University of Santa Catarina in Brazil, focusing on sport management, sports law, and entrepreneurship in the sports sector. Her research focuses on sports governance, strategic planning, and policy development in public and private sports entities. Key areas include Olympic and Paralympic federations, sports financing, and the impact of media representation on disability inclusion. She contributes to the Sport, Business and Society and Lifestyle for Health and Wellbeing research groups, as well as the Inteligência Esportiva Research Institute . Recent work analyzes governance structures in Santa Catarina municipalities, business intelligence applications in sports management, and modernization processes in Brazilian Olympic federations. Her publications span topics like Paralympic organizational roles, media stigma in disability sports reporting, and funding mechanisms for sports initiatives. No scientific awards are mentioned. Sabrina advises master’s students on sport management and policy but no grant details are provided. Her current projects aim to strengthen sports policies and enhance stakeholders’ engagement in the sport system.

Ian Greerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Industrial Relations
• Marketisation
• Welfare States
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ian Greer is a Research Fellow at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labour Relations , with a career focused on marketisation , industrial relations , and transnational solidarity . He holds a PhD from Cornell University and has previously studied at Bard College. His work examines labor dynamics in globalised industries , welfare states , and multinational corporations , often through qualitative comparative methods . Education : BSc (Bard College), MSc/PhD (Cornell University) Greer's research spans marketisation of employment services , social movement unionism , and labour policy in crisis situations . His publications include studies on European welfare-to-work schemes , healthcare privatisation , and labour migration . He is associated with the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) at the University of Leeds. Greer's recent work analyses precarious labor and project-based employment in social services across Slovenia and France. He also contributes to debates on social dumping , work-first welfare states , and activist labor strategies in sectors like healthcare and automotive manufacturing. He has no listed scientific awards. His work often involves collaboration with scholars like Marco Hauptmeier , Charles Umney , and Nathan Lillie , though no formal advisees are named in the provided text. His email is icg2@cornell.edu .

• Nephrology
• Kidney Transplantation
• Transplant Medicine
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Mersema Abate, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She also serves as Director of Advanced Clinical Experience at Northwell Health. Her research focuses on kidney transplantation outcomes, health disparities, and post-transplant glycemic control. She has published extensively on topics such as racial inequities in kidney transplant eligibility, electrolyte abnormalities in critically ill patients, and the impact of comorbidities on transplant success. Her work has been cited over 1,000 times, with notable contributions to understanding the role of race in clinical algorithms and managing infections in immunocompromised patients. Research Interests: Optimizing post-transplant metabolic control Addressing systemic disparities in organ transplantation Multimodal approaches to kidney failure management COVID-19's impact on renal and transplant medicine Publications: Her 70+ articles span peer-reviewed journals like Clinical Transplantation and Journal of the American Society of Nephrology , focusing on clinical nephrology and transplant medicine. Recent work emphasizes implementation of continuous glucose monitoring systems and re-evaluation of race-based clinical metrics. Grants/Advising: No formal grants or student advisees are currently listed in her profile.

Jino Distasioمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Urban Geography
• Cultural Geography
• Social Geography
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jino Distasio is a Professor and Acting Dean of Science at The University of Winnipeg, Department of Geography. He teaches Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, and Social Geography, with courses like GEOG-3413 Urban Revitalization and GEOG-3430 Housing and Neighbourhood Planning . His research focuses on housing and neighborhood development, city planning, urban revitalization, homelessness, mental health, and urban transportation. Teaching Areas : Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, Social Geography Key Collaborations : Institute of Urban Studies (U. of Winnipeg), Housing First initiatives, interdisciplinary teams in public health and social policy His recent publications highlight Housing First interventions, urban policy impacts on homelessness, and social determinants of health. Scientific awards and honors were not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Jacinta Edebeliمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Aviation Emissions
• Urban Air Quality
• Air Quality Monitoring
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jacinta Edebeli serves as a Researcher and Group Lead at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), School of Engineering, within the Meteorology, Environment and Aviation Research Unit. Her work focuses on aviation environmental impacts, air quality monitoring, and sustainable aviation solutions through advanced measurement systems and policy-relevant research. Her research expertise spans: Aviation emissions (gaseous and particulate matter) Urban air quality monitoring using lung-deposited surface area (LDSA) metrics Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) impact assessment Aviation meteorology and environmental regulation Real-time emission monitoring networks for urban environments Recent publications demonstrate concentrated work on non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM) characterization from aircraft engines, SAF emission comparisons, and ultrafine particle microphysics. Her research bridges technical aviation engineering with public health outcomes through advanced aerosol measurement techniques. She actively leads and contributes to critical projects: Net4Cities : Deputy project leader developing real-time monitoring networks for European zero-pollution action plans Renewable Fuels and Chemicals for Switzerland : Project leader advancing SAF implementation EASA SAMPLE IV : Completed project leader for aircraft emissions certification Multiple AGEAIR projects investigating in-service engine emissions and aging effects As SAE E-31 network member and ORCID-registered researcher (0000-0003-2465-1783), she operates at the forefront of aviation environmental regulation with state-of-the-art facilities at ZHAW's Winterthur campus.

• Computational Social Science
• Political Participation
• Big Data
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Jonathan Bright is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford , specializing in computational approaches to the social and political sciences. His research explores how digital technologies reshape political participation and how new data sources enhance governmental decision-making. Research Interests: Focused on social media, political behavior, computational social science, and big data , Bright’s work addresses digital governance, algorithmic bureaucracy, and the dynamics of political fragmentation online. His empirical studies span open government data usage, crowdsourced geographical information, and the impact of neighborhood effects on data completeness. Scientific Contributions: Leading studies on algorithmic governance in UK local authorities (2020) Investigating geodemographic biases in crowdsourced platforms like OpenStreetMap (2018) Mapping political fragmentation in social media ecosystems (2018) Grants & Collaborations: Funded by UK taxpayers, ESRC, and Google, his work intersects with projects on vaccine misinformation, hate speech monitoring, and digital economies. Formerly held positions as Research Fellow and Research Associate at OII from 2013 to present.

Emilio A. Parradoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Migration
• Demographic Change in Latin America
• Hispanic Population Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Emilio A. Parrado is the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences and Director of the Population Studies Center. His research focuses on migration dynamics, particularly Hispanic populations in the U.S., international migration patterns, and social/demographic changes in Latin America. He combines quantitative and qualitative methods, including original survey and ethnographic data. Education: Ph.D. (Sociology, University of Chicago, 1997), M.A. (Sociology, University of Chicago, 1994), B.A. (Sociology, University of Buenos Aires, 1988). Key research areas include: Migrant health risks and transnational mobility (e.g., HIV/STI patterns at the U.S.-Mexico border) Gendered impacts of migration on labor markets and family structures Demographic transitions and social inequality in Latin America, including post-pandemic labor market shifts in Argentina Recent work emphasizes deportation effects on mental health, regional migration trends to Buenos Aires, and the intersection of immigration policy with fertility and urban development. His Migrante Project focuses on Mexico-U.S. border health observatories. Awards: None explicitly listed. Active in grants related to migrant health and labor studies. Labs/Teams: Leads the Population Studies Center and collaborates with the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at UPenn.

Claudio Silleroمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Conservation Biology
• Wildlife Disease Ecology
• Carnivore Conservation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Claudio Sillero is a Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Oxford and Section Head of Ecology & Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU). He leads global efforts to conserve endangered species, particularly the Ethiopian wolf, and chairs the IUCN Canid Specialist Group. His work integrates behavioral ecology, disease mitigation, and transfrontier conservation strategies. Since joining WildCRU in 1988, he has pioneered research linking fundamental biology to practical conservation solutions. As founder and director of the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme (EWCP), he focuses on safeguarding Afroalpine ecosystems through vaccination campaigns and habitat protection. His IUCN role oversees conservation strategies for all canid species worldwide. Research interests include carnivore behavioral ecology, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and the role of networks in conservation. Notable projects include resolving taxonomic ambiguities in wolf lineages and developing low-cost wildlife tracking technologies. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, combining ecological data with socio-political analysis to address conservation challenges. Key roles: Professor at University of Oxford, WildCRU Section Head, EWCP Director, IUCN Canid Specialist Group Chair Primary research sites: Ethiopian highlands, South American forests, African savannahs Key collaborations: Panthera, African Wild Dog Conservancy, local communities in Ethiopia and Bolivia Students and staff under his mentorship include Claire Marr (jaguar conservation), Dr. Sandra Lai (postdoctoral research on Ethiopian wolves), and Emily Madsen (conservation genetics). His work has led to breakthroughs in understanding canid disease dynamics and carnivore spatial ecology.