جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Audit market
• Accounting history
• Financial accounting
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Apostolos Ballas is a Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He is currently on scientific leave from February 13, 2025 to February 1, 2026. His academic journey began with a BA in Business Administration from the University of Macedonia in 1986, followed by an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, and culminated with a PhD from the London Business School in 1991, focusing on business valuation using accounting data. Professor Ballas has held teaching positions at the University of Macedonia, the University of Piraeus, and ALBA. At AUEB, where he served as Assistant Professor from 2006-2011 before advancing to Professor, he teaches undergraduate courses in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, and Auditing, and postgraduate courses in Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Management Accounting, and Auditing. His research interests span multiple areas of accounting and finance, with particular focus on: The economic analysis of the audit services market Management control systems Public sector accounting Audit market dynamics Accounting history Financial accounting practices Professor Ballas has published extensively in well-known international journals, with recent work focusing on business strategy and earnings quality, asymmetric cost behavior, income smoothing in banking, and corporate social responsibility reporting. His publications demonstrate a consistent focus on empirical analysis of accounting practices in European contexts, particularly Greece. He serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the European Accounting Review and has reviewed research papers for relevant journals. Additionally, Professor Ballas has provided consultancy services to Greek and foreign businesses and contributed to public sector projects, including serving on the technical support team for an Integrated Fiscal Policy Information System at the General Accounting Office of the State.

Chenyi Maمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Sustainable Development
• Social Determinants of Health
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Chenyi Ma is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy & Practice. Collaborating with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Census Bureau, he co-leads the national Homeless Desistance project and works as a statistician at the Center for Guaranteed Income Research. His work bridges social and spatial epidemiology to advance disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. Research Focus: Social determinants of health in disasters, social vulnerability in preparedness, resilience in recovery, policy-oriented risk analysis, and philanthropy dynamics post-disasters. Key Projects: Co-Principal Investigator for Homeless Desistance (funded by HUD/Census Bureau), statistician roles in disaster policy research. Methodology: Integrates epidemiological frameworks with behavioral and spatial analysis to address systemic inequities. Article Trends: 15 recent publications emphasize disaster epidemiology, income inequality, housing vulnerability, and psychosocial responses. Topics span Hurricane Harvey housing needs, pandemic mental health disparities, and resilience frameworks.

Jeroen van den Hovenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Ethics of AI
• Responsible Innovation
• Value-Sensitive Design
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Jeroen van den Hoven is a Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology . He serves as Editor in Chief of Ethics and Information Technology (Springer) and Founding Chair of the CEPE conference . His affiliations include advisory roles in the EU Commissioner Reding's ICT group , grants from the Dutch Research Council , and collaborations with industry leaders like SUN, IBM, and Getronics . Research Interests Van den Hoven's work bridges ethics, artificial intelligence, and public policy . He focuses on value-sensitive design , responsible innovation , and moral philosophy applied to emerging technologies. His research addresses AI governance , privacy , and ethical frameworks for autonomous systems , with applications in healthcare, military technology, and smart cities . Scientific Contributions His recent publications explore trust in foundation models , transparency in AI , and human control over autonomous systems . Themes include epistemic dependence in healthcare AI , democratic integrity in digital eras , and ethical guidelines for military applications . Awards & Grants Recipient of multiple Dutch Research Council grants , he advocates for ethical design principles and chairs international conferences on computer ethics . His advisory roles span Dutch government commissions and EU ICT policies .

• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Urban Planning
• Climate Change Adaptation
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Cassidy Johnson is Professor of Urbanism and Disaster Risk Reduction at the Development Planning Unit of University College London (UCL), where she has been affiliated since 2006. Her work focuses on improving the quality of life for low-income urban communities through disaster risk reduction, post-disaster recovery, and climate change adaptation research and teaching. Her educational background includes: PhD from University de Montreal (2007) Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Columbia University (2007-2009) Master of Architecture from McGill University (2002) Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University, Montreal (1999) Professor Johnson's research interests center on disasters as socially-constructed phenomena and their linkage to development, emphasizing how political economy shapes our environment. She investigates the role of communities and local governments as co-producers of disaster risk responses, the importance of disaggregated data for understanding small-scale disasters in informal settlements, environmental justice in urban planning, evictions and resettlement with focus on narratives of struggle and resistance, and post-disaster housing recovery. Her work spans more than eight countries across Asia and Africa including Turkey, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi. Her research has been particularly influential in understanding post-disaster temporary housing, as demonstrated by her PhD work on housing recovery after the 1999 Earthquakes in Turkey. She has also examined urban rehabilitation in Sulukule, Istanbul, focusing on Roma communities and resistance against forced evictions. Her international collaborations include work with Natural Resources Canada on solar energy in cities and with the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) on missions to Turkey after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. Analysis of her publication trends shows consistent scholarly output addressing urban risk in the Global South, with recent work focusing on earthquake response, climate adaptation in planning education, and knowledge co-production for urban equality. She regularly serves as advisor to major international organizations: UK Research Councils United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction The World Bank As an educator, Professor Johnson leads the MSc module "Disaster Risk Reduction in Cities" and supervises PhD students on municipal disaster risk management, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, and urban environmental risk and health. She has taught postgraduate modules since 2009, including "Post Disaster Recovery: Policies, Practices and Alternatives." Her professional activities include participation in "Frontiers of Development: Disaster Resilience" at the Royal Academy of Engineering (2020).

Dane Rowlandsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Monetary Fund
• World Bank and other Multilateral Financial Institutions
• Sovereign Debt
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dane Rowlands is a Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, where he has taught since 1994. His research spans IMF programs , sovereign debt , development assistance , conflict economics , and international migration . He teaches courses on international finance and conflict economics . International Monetary Fund World Bank and Multilateral Financial Institutions Development Assistance Conflict and Development Migration Policy His scholarly output includes empirical analyses of IMF program effectiveness, studies on disaster philanthropy, and methodological innovations in conflict mediation. Recent work explores remote sensing applications for infrastructure resilience and human rights interdependencies.

• HIV/AIDS
• Cancer
• Implementation Science
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Raul U. Hernandez-Ramirez is a Research Scientist in Biostatistics at the Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) at the Yale School of Public Health. He serves as Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Science Methods (DISM) Core at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) and is an Affiliated Faculty member at the Yale Institute for Global Health. His work bridges biostatistics, implementation science, and global health research with a focus on practical applications for public health improvement. Dr. Hernandez-Ramirez earned his PhD in Public Health (Chronic Disease Epidemiology) from Yale University in 2018, following an MPhil in the same field in 2016. During his doctoral studies, he conducted research as a predoctoral visiting fellow at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He further enhanced his expertise through specialized training programs including the Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC) and the Multilevel Intervention Training Institute (MLTI) from NCI, as well as training in optimization of multicomponent interventions using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). His research primarily focuses on HIV/AIDS, cancer, and implementation science. He develops and applies causal inference methods for evaluating HIV prevention interventions and methods to account for exposure uncertainty in environmental health studies. His work spans multiple settings including New Haven, other locations in the United States, and low- and middle-income countries, particularly Mexico. He is particularly interested in adapting and developing interventions to increase the uptake of evidence-based practices for HIV and cancer prevention and care, including follow-up care for abnormal cervical cancer screens. He is a member of the Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH). Analysis of Dr. Hernandez-Ramirez's recent publications reveals a strong focus on gastric cancer epidemiology through the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project, examining dietary factors and their relationship to cancer risk. His work prominently features implementation science methodologies applied to HIV prevention and cancer screening programs, particularly in Mexican and other international settings. His research combines rigorous biostatistical methods with practical applications in global health contexts, with significant contributions to causal inference methods and network-randomized trial analysis. Provides expertise, consultations, and technical assistance on implementation science through CIRA's DISM core Contributes to projects in Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority areas through the CIRA-affiliated IS hub R3EDI Collaborates on research projects in New Haven, other US settings, and low- and middle-income countries including Mexico Offers seminars and trainings on research methods, design, and analysis to CIRA affiliates Dr. Hernandez-Ramirez previously gained substantial research experience in nutrition, environmental health, and cancer at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico, where he worked as a researcher and instructor and served as project coordinator, data manager, and main statistician for a multistate study. He holds an MSc in Epidemiology and a BSc in Nutrition, establishing a strong foundation for his current work at the intersection of nutritional epidemiology and implementation science.

Jakob Svenssonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Development Economics
• Public Health
• Education Policy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jakob Svensson is a Professor at the Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University. His research focuses on Development Economics, particularly addressing challenges in health systems, education, and poverty reduction across African countries. He is actively involved in field experiments and policy evaluations in regions like Uganda and Lesotho. His work includes analyzing climate adaptation strategies, HIV prevention programs, and market dynamics for healthcare and agricultural products. He has conducted extensive field experiments in Uganda, focusing on maternal and child health, teacher performance, and community-based interventions. His research emphasizes practical solutions for improving public service delivery and economic development. The trends in his publications highlight a strong emphasis on Development Economics and Public Health, with subfields spanning Climate Adaptation, Healthcare Access, Education Policy, and Behavioral Economics. His studies often employ experimental methodologies to assess the impact of interventions in resource-constrained settings.

Hendrik Scholzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Portfolio Management
• Investment Fund Performance Analysis
• ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Hendrik Scholz is a Professor at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) , holding the Chair of Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Banking. His research spans portfolio management, performance analysis of investment funds, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) metrics, and capital market-oriented financial strategies. Education: University of Göttingen, Colorado College Academic Career: Habilitation at KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (2007), Senior Academic Councilor (2008–2009) Key research trends include ESG integration, sustainable indices, currency-hedged funds, and corporate credit spread analysis. His work combines empirical methods with machine learning, addressing market anomalies and risk management. Recent publications focus on diversity in corporate boards, fund flow dynamics, and ESG rating impacts. Collaborations with researchers like Greger, Hübel, and Webersinke highlight interdisciplinary approaches.

Bernt Bratsbergمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Labor markets
• immigration
• wage inequality
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Bernt Bratsberg is a Senior Research Fellow at the Frisch Centre and an Adjunct Professor at ESOP, Department of Economics, University of Oslo. With a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara (1991), he has established himself as a leading researcher in labor economics, immigration, wage inequality, and education. Dr. Bratsberg's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara (1991), an M.A. in Economics from the same institution (1987), and a Cand. Mag. in Computer Science from the University of Bergen, Norway (1984). His research spans several interconnected areas including labor market dynamics, immigration economics, wage inequality patterns, and education outcomes. A significant portion of his recent work focuses on the intersection of cognitive ability, education, and labor market outcomes, with particular attention to demographic trends and long-term societal implications. His research often utilizes large-scale Norwegian population data, particularly from the HUNT study, to examine relationships between early life factors and later-life outcomes. Dr. Bratsberg's work on cognitive ability and earnings has revealed important insights about how cognitive skills relate to economic outcomes, particularly at the top of the earnings distribution. His research on immigration has examined how immigrant groups integrate into the labor market and how this is affected by social insurance systems and economic conditions. More recently, his work has expanded into understanding how occupational factors influence cognitive health in later life. Among his notable contributions are studies on the social gradients in employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationship between cognitive function at age 18 and dementia risk, and the impact of automation risk on electoral behavior with gendered consequences. Dr. Bratsberg has been actively involved in numerous research projects at the Frisch Centre, particularly those related to labor market, welfare, and education themes. His work often involves collaboration with other prominent Norwegian economists including Ole Røgeberg, Oddbjørn Raaum, and Knut Røed.

Regina T. Jeffersonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Pension Law
• Employee Benefits
• Tax Law
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Regina T. Jefferson is Professor of Law at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, where she has served on the faculty since 1992 and as Dean from 2018-2019. A nationally recognized authority on pension law, employee benefits, and tax law, she has testified before Congress, served as a delegate to the First White House Summit on Retirement Income Savings, and was appointed by the President to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's Advisory Committee for consecutive terms (2015-2021). Her educational background includes: B.S. in Mathematics from Howard University J.D. from George Washington University LL.M. from Georgetown University Professor Jefferson's research examines the redistributional impacts of retirement systems, risks in defined contribution plans, and intersections between pension and tax law. Her scholarship critically analyzes retirement security frameworks through lenses of economic justice and human rights, with recent work focusing on international human rights perspectives in U.S. retirement policy and coverage gaps in private retirement systems. Her extensive publication record demonstrates consistent focus on retirement policy evolution, tax implications of benefit structures, and worker protection mechanisms. Recent scholarship shows increasing emphasis on human rights frameworks, coverage expansion, and equity considerations in retirement systems. Her professional honors include: Election as Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Election as Fellow of the National Academy of Social Insurance Professor Jefferson actively shapes policy through service on the Pension Rights Center Board of Directors and Institute on Retirement Security Academic Advisory Board. She chaired Catholic University's Sister Thea Bowman Committee (2020-2021) addressing racial equality, and currently serves as taxation expert to the Holy See's UN Permanent Observer Mission. Her congressional testimony and PBGC committee work directly influence national retirement security frameworks. She maintains significant institutional leadership through board memberships and advisory roles focused on retirement policy reform and economic justice initiatives.

• Health Economics
• Household Finance
• Financial Mathematics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Declan French is a Professor of Finance at Queen's Business School, Queen's University Belfast. His academic roles include Associate Editor at the International Review of Financial Analysis and Senior Fellow at Rennes School of Business (2022-2025). He holds a PhD in Economics, MSc in Mathematics, and Bachelor of Engineering. Research Interests: Health Economics, Household Finance, Financial Mathematics Key Projects: KTP collaborations with Spence & Partners and Diaceutics Limited; ESRC-funded studies on disability reporting and child trauma screening Research focuses on financial stress and health linkages, disability rates in Northern Ireland, and cost-effectiveness of precision medicine. He has secured £3.7M in grants and published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Awards include the 2022 Impact of the Year Prize for contributions to healthcare policy. Teaching includes Finance, Stochastic Processes, and Research Methods at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Active in policy advisory roles, including the Money and Pensions Service and Northern Ireland credit unions. Professional Activities: Over 50 invited talks and conferences, including at Harvard University and Central Bank of Ireland. Supervised multiple PhD students in health economics and household finance.

Edward Furmanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Actuarial Science
• Risk Management
• Insurance
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Edward Furman is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at York University, leading the Actuarial Science Program and serving as Founding Director of the Risk and Insurance Studies Centre (RISC). He holds a Master's (Distinction) and PhD (Summa Cum Laude) in Actuarial Science and Probability Theory from the University of Haifa, Israel. His research focuses on distribution theory, risk measurement, insurance pricing, and systemic risk modeling. Notable achievements include winning the Fortis Chair Best Paper Prize (K. U. Leuven) for collaborative work and serving as an external consultant for institutions like the Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) and the Society of Actuaries (U.S.). Dr. Furman's work bridges theoretical and applied domains, with funded research by NSERC, the Society of Actuaries, and the Casualty Actuarial Society. He is a Fellow of the Science Leadership Program at the University of Toronto and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications (Springer). His interdisciplinary RISC unit explores holistic approaches to insurance risk, integrating actuarial science with statistical and economic frameworks. Research Themes: Dependence modeling, risk capital allocation, systemic risk measurement, and inclusive insurance design. Consulting Expertise: Collaboration with public and private sector entities on actuarial and statistical challenges. Grants: Supported by NSERC, SOA, and CAS for projects on risk aggregation and insurance pricing models.

Christos KOULOVATIANOSمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Financial Economics
• Household Finance
• Macroeconomics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Christos KOULOVATIANOS is a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Finance at the University of Luxembourg's Faculty of Law, Economics, and Finance. His academic career includes roles as Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna, and Visiting Professorships at Goethe University Frankfurt and the University of Cyprus. He holds a PhD from the University of Rochester (1999). His research focuses on the intersection of finance and micro-founded macroeconomics, with specialties in asset pricing, household finance, fiscal policy, dynamic games, and resource economics. Key projects include the FNR-funded 'POPULISM' grant (2024-2027) examining social media polarization and the MORTGAGE project analyzing post-COVID-19 nonperforming loans. He has served on editorial boards and advised Luxembourg's economic policy during the pandemic. Publications span journals like Journal of Economic Theory , European Economic Review , and Dynamic Games and Applications . Recent work addresses populism dynamics, demographic impacts on FDI, and policy evaluation of pronatalist measures.

Lisa Cohenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management
• Labour Market Dynamics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Lisa Cohen is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Desautels Faculty Fellow at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, where she also serves as Acting Associate Dean of Research. She holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from Duke University, and a BA in Sociology from Kalamazoo College. Her research focuses on job design, organizational structure, and the dynamics of work in entrepreneurial contexts. Education : PhD, Business Administration, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (USA) MBA, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University (USA) BA, Sociology, Kalamazoo College (USA) Research Interests : Cohen investigates how tasks are bundled into jobs and jobs into organizations, emphasizing startups and top management teams. Her work explores hiring processes, the impact of AI on work structures, and the coevolution of tasks and expertise. She has published in top journals like Academy of Management Journal , Administrative Science Quarterly , and American Journal of Sociology . Awards & Grants : SSHRC Insight Grant (2020-2025): Task Mobility SSHRC Insight Grant (2013-2018): Beyond Warm Bodies 2016-2021: Desautels Faculty Fellow 2013 Best Paper Award, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada Advising & Labs : Cohen has advised across startups and large firms, focusing on management team structures. She collaborates with the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship and is affiliated with the Delve Initiative exploring modern work dynamics.

Sebastien Betermierمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Finance
• Asset Pricing
• Portfolio Management
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Sebastien Betermier is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, and serves as Executive Director of the International Centre for Pension Management. He holds a PhD in Finance from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and has expertise in risk and return, portfolio management, pension systems, and sustainable finance. His research has been featured in top journals and media outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. He teaches Applied Investments and Pension Funds courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. Education: PhD, Finance, University of California, Berkeley (Haas), USA MSc, Finance, University of California, Berkeley (Haas), USA AB, Economics & International Relations, University of California, Davis, USA Research Focus: Professor Betermier explores asset pricing, delegated asset management, and the design of sustainable retirement systems. His work emphasizes pension fund strategies, household finance, and ESG integration in investments. Recent studies include analyses of Canadian pension models, green urban development via impact investing, and ETF market dynamics. Teaching & Recognition: A屡获殊荣的 educator, he received the Desautels Distinguished Teaching Award (2016, 2020) and coached winning teams in the PRMIA Risk Management Challenge (2016-2019). His accolades include being named one of the 'World's Best 40 Under 40 Business School Professors' by Poets & Quants (2017). Awards & Grants: 2021 Morgan Stanley Best Paper Award SSHRC Insight Grants (2023, 2020) Global Risk Institute Research Award (2024) Leadership Roles: He coordinates the Finance Area at Desautels, directs the McGill International Portfolio Challenge, and advises the Bank of Canada. His research informs policy through affiliations with the National Pension Hub and Global Risk Institute.