جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Motivation
• Self-Determination Theory
• Educational Psychology
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Maarten Vansteenkiste is a Professor at Ghent University's Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology. He is a leading researcher in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), with a focus on motivation, autonomy support, and psychological needs across various contexts including education, sports, and health. His work spans developmental periods from adolescence to late adulthood, examining how social environments influence motivation, well-being, and performance. His research interests include: Motivation and Self-Determination Theory Educational Psychology and Student Engagement Parenting and Adolescent Development Sport Psychology and Coaching Health Psychology and Pandemic Response Psychological Needs (Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness) Professor Vansteenkiste's recent work has examined motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring how autonomous motivation influences adherence to health measures and how psychological needs relate to well-being during crises. His research employs diverse methodologies including experimental studies, longitudinal designs, and multi-informant approaches across various cultural contexts. His work often investigates the nuanced interplay between social contexts, psychological needs, and outcomes like well-being, performance, and mental health. His scientific contributions include numerous publications in top journals across psychology, education, and health sciences. His work has significant implications for educational practice, parenting approaches, coaching methods, and public health interventions. Professor Vansteenkiste has supervised numerous PhD students, including Daphne van den Bogaard, Branko Vermote, Sabine Sypré, and Joachim Waterschoot. He collaborates extensively with Bart Soenens (over 200 co-authored papers), Leen Haerens, and other researchers across Ghent University and international institutions. His research team focuses on understanding motivational processes across the lifespan, with applications to educational settings, sports contexts, and health behaviors. Current projects include interventions to foster need-crafting abilities, studies on motivation during global crises, and examinations of how social contexts support or thwart psychological needs.

Lauren Walkerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Health Psychology
• Online Health Information Integration
• Health Communication on Social Media
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Dr. Lauren Walker is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Teesside University's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law. She holds a PhD from Northumbria University (2018) and a BPS-accredited MSc in Health Psychology. Her research focuses on health psychology, particularly how individuals integrate online health information into decision-making, social media platforms like TikTok's role in health communication, and Virtual Reality applications for well-being. She is a module leader for Psychological Research Methods and contributes to teaching across multiple levels, including interventions in health psychology and qualitative research methods. Dr. Walker leads or co-leads several funded projects, including ecotherapy interventions for severe mental illness and peer support training programs. She actively supervises PhD students and has secured grants from organizations like Middlesbrough Council and NIHR ARC. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and qualitative methodologies. Her research outputs span peer-reviewed journals in health communication, public health, and psychology, with a focus on healthcare professional-patient dynamics, pandemic impact on athletes' well-being, and cancer screening campaigns. She has contributed to systematic reviews and meta-analyses on weight management interventions for individuals with severe mental illness. Dr. Walker's teaching and research are underpinned by a commitment to improving health outcomes through innovative methodologies and community engagement.

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Online Safety
• Youth and Adolescent Digital Well-being
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Jinkyung Katie Park is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing at Clemson University, an affiliated faculty member of the Media Forensics Hub, and co-director of the Human And Technology Lab (HATLab). Her work sits at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, online safety, and human-centered AI, with a passionate focus on protecting vulnerable populations—especially adolescents—in digital spaces. Education: Ph.D. in Information Science, Rutgers University, 2022 M.A. in Records & Archives Management, 2017 B.B.A. in Business Administration, 2011 Research Interests: Dr. Park’s scholarship centers on Human-Computer Interaction for Online Safety . She investigates the psychological and social mechanisms behind online risk (e.g., incivility, privacy violations) and designs socio-technical interventions that empower youth rather than merely restrict them. Her recent projects span: Resilience-based frameworks for adolescent digital well-being Human-AI collaborative systems for real-time risk detection on social media Participatory co-design of privacy and safety tools with teens Ethical, explainable AI that encodes human values for mental-health and conversational agents Methodologically, she integrates qualitative, quantitative, and computational techniques—interviews, participatory design, surveys, NLP, and machine learning—to produce actionable insights for designers, policymakers, and educators. Publications Trend: Across her 15 most recent papers (2024-2025) she consistently tackles youth online safety through interdisciplinary lenses—HCI, AI, social computing, and health informatics. Collectively this corpus signals a shift from adult-centric, fear-based models toward resilience, empowerment, and community-oriented solutions, often co-created with adolescents themselves. Scientific Awards & Recognition: Rutgers iSchool Dissertation Award (runner-up) Outstanding Graduating Student Award, Rutgers University Multiple NSF-funded project grants (PI/co-PI) Funding & Advising: Dr. Park has served as PI or co-PI on several NSF awards focusing on youth online safety, AI-mediated risk detection, and community-based interventions. While specific grant codes and dollar amounts are not listed, the narrative emphasizes sustained federal support for her interdisciplinary work. No individual student names are disclosed in the provided source. Labs & Teams: At Clemson she co-directs the Human And Technology Lab (HATLab) and holds an affiliated appointment with the Media Forensics Hub , positioning her to collaborate with computing, social science, and forensics researchers on large-scale, convergent projects.

• Personnel Selection
• Employment Interviews
• Performance Appraisal
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Dr. Pat Raymark is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Clemson University since 2010. He leads a department with 35 faculty, 50+ graduate students, and 1,200+ undergraduates, focusing on resource management to support teaching and research missions. Previously, he served as graduate program coordinator at Clemson and was a faculty member at The Ohio State University. Education: Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Bowling Green State University, 1993) M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Illinois State University, 1989) B.S. in Psychology (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1987) Research Interests: Dr. Raymark specializes in applied decision-making processes in personnel selection and evaluation, including employment interviews, job analysis, and performance appraisal. His work examines how interviewers make decisions, the validity of integrity tests, and the role of procedural fairness in applicant outcomes. Publications: His research spans decision-making in interviews, integrity testing validity, and structured interview methodologies. Recent work emphasizes longitudinal field studies and meta-analyses to improve selection accuracy. Awards: He has received multiple Clemson Department awards for impactful publications and the 2013 Illinois State University Alumnus of the Year award. Teaching and Service: Dr. Raymark teaches courses in leadership, personnel psychology, and performance appraisal. He actively contributes to academic governance and serves on editorial boards.

Sara Beneshمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Judicial Decision Making
• U.S. Courts of Appeals
• Supreme Court Studies
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Sara C. Benesh is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She holds a PhD (1999), MA (1997), and BA (1995) in Political Science from Michigan State University and Saint Norbert College, respectively. Her research focuses on judicial decision-making processes across U.S. courts, particularly examining the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, and state courts of last resort. She analyzes issues like court legitimacy, procedural fairness, and institutional dynamics. Her work often explores how lower courts respond to Supreme Court rulings and the effects of judicial elections on public trust. Benesh has published extensively on judicial behavior, co-authoring books such as The Supreme Court in the American Legal System (2005) and The U.S. Court of Appeals and the Law of Confessions (2002). Her recent scholarship addresses shadow docket procedures and recusal practices. Teaching responsibilities include courses on law & society, judicial politics, and civil liberties. She leads the UWM SURF Project on Supreme Court justice appearances and collaborates with colleagues on projects analyzing judicial advisory networks. Her grants and awards include collaborative research funding from the National Science Foundation for individual-level Supreme Court justice analysis. Benesh is affiliated with the American Political Science Association and contributes to the Supreme Court Database project. Her work bridges legal scholarship, political science, and institutional analysis, emphasizing empirical methods to understand judicial systems' inner workings.

• Medical Law
• Bioethics
• Health Law
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Dr. Lisa Cherkassky is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Derby, affiliated with the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences. Her work focuses on medical law, bioethics, and healthcare ethics, with particular emphasis on issues such as mental capacity, organ donation, pediatric healthcare decisions, and reproductive technologies. She explores legal frameworks governing medical practices, including the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and their ethical implications in cases involving minors, disabled individuals, and novel technologies like PGD and saviour siblings. Her research also addresses dilemmas in end-of-life care, parental rights, and the moral boundaries of genetic intervention. Key research areas include: Legal and ethical aspects of healthcare decision-making for incapacitated patients, Regulation of assisted reproduction and embryo rights, Ethical challenges in organ donation and transplantation, Child autonomy and substitute judgment in pediatric care, Criminal law intersections with healthcare ethics. Her publications critically analyze landmark court cases and policy developments, offering insights into balancing legal, moral, and societal priorities in medical practice. Cherkassky’s work contributes to debates on how law can navigate complex ethical landscapes in modern healthcare systems.

Steve Bialostokمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Educational Anthropology
• Linguistic Anthropology
• Sociocultural Literacies
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Steve Bialostok is a Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the University of Wyoming's School of Teacher Education. He holds a B.A. from the University of the Pacific, an M.S.W. from California State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona (2000). His research focuses on educational and linguistic anthropology, employing discourse analysis and ethnography to explore power dynamics, identity formation, and inequality. Current projects include a 5-year ethnography in Denver examining elderly Black men's domino-playing communities amid gentrification, alongside earlier work in the Wind River Reservation and Afghanistan. His theoretical frameworks draw heavily on Foucault and Bourdieu. Teaching emphases include sociocultural literacies, critical pedagogy, and social theory application. His scholarship addresses neoliberalism's impact on education, literacy campaigns, and the intersections of capitalism with everyday practices. Advising includes doctoral student Nikki Baldwin (2013), whose work bridges early childhood administration and critical pedagogy. Research locations span diverse contexts from urban gentrification zones to Indigenous communities, reflecting his commitment to marginalized voices.

Jenni Brooksمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social Policy
• Social Care
• Dementia Studies
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Dr. Jenni Brooks is an Associate Professor of Social Policy at the Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences, part of the University of Sheffield Hallam. She specializes in sociological and policy-oriented research focusing on social care systems, ageing populations, and the lived experiences of individuals with health conditions or impairments. Her work addresses critical issues such as dementia care, personal assistance in workplaces, and barriers to public involvement in universities. Teaching responsibilities include modules on applied research methods, qualitative research, and sociology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Courses she teaches encompass BA Sociology, MRes Social Science, and BSc Public Health. She also supervises dissertations and postgraduate research in qualitative studies related to social care and ageing. Her research highlights include the project Living alone with dementia , which investigates service navigation challenges for people with dementia living independently. Other projects examine workplace dynamics for physically disabled individuals and low-pay issues in Sheffield’s labor market. She actively contributes to initiatives like the NIHR Research Programme for Social Care and the Sheffield Dementia Strategy Implementation Group. Key research themes include the socio-political dimensions of care systems, disability rights in employment, and inclusive policy design. Her work bridges academic inquiry with practical applications, emphasizing participatory methodologies and stakeholder engagement.

Kathleen Broussardمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Reproductive Justice
• Fertility Studies
• Healthcare Access
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Kathleen Broussard is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, with affiliations in Women's and Gender Studies. Her research examines reproductive health decision-making, abortion access, and healthcare inequalities using mixed methods approaches. Education: Ph.D. Sociology, University of Texas at Austin (2022) M.A. Sociology, University of Chicago (2013) B.A. Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin (2009) Her work centers on how individuals navigate reproductive constraints, analyzing structural barriers in healthcare systems. Current NIH-funded projects investigate unrealized fertility patterns across demographic groups. Publications demonstrate methodological innovation in studying sensitive health topics, with recent work on TikTok abortion discourse and remote interviewing techniques during the pandemic. Research consistently bridges academic scholarship and policy impact, cited in Supreme Court amicus briefs. Awards: ACLS and Howard Foundation Fellowships American Sociological Association Paper Awards Society of Family Planning Research Grant She currently advises graduate students on reproductive governance and healthcare inequality projects. Teaches courses including Reproductive Health & Rights and Population Perspectives on Gender. Leads the Critical Ecologies Lab researching reproductive justice frameworks. Collaborates with clinical researchers through the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Serene Khaderمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Philosophy
• Feminist Philosophy
• Global Justice
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Serene Khader is the Jay Newman Chair in Philosophy of Culture at Brooklyn College and holds a Professorship in Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her research focuses on political philosophy, feminist theory, and postcolonial ethics, with emphasis on global justice and transnational solidarity. She critiques 'white feminism' and advocates for decolonial approaches to feminist praxis. Education: PhD from Stony Brook University and BA from the University of Oregon. Her work bridges philosophy, gender studies, and development ethics, challenging colonial legacies and advocating for inclusive feminist frameworks. Recent publications include Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop (2024) and Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic (2018). Her research analyzes microcredit, household labor, and surrogacy through ethical and intersectional lenses. Khader emphasizes practical implications for activism and policy, arguing that feminism must oppose group-based hierarchies rather than focus solely on individual freedom. She critiques cultural relativism while advocating ethical engagement with diverse contexts.

Natalie M. Chinمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Disability Rights
• Prisoners' Rights
• Guardianship Law
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Natalie M. Chin is Associate Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law and Director of the Disability Rights and Social Justice (DRSJ) Clinic. She represents low-income New Yorkers in prisoners' rights, guardianship due process, and disability-based discrimination cases. Previously, she founded Brooklyn Law School's Disability and Civil Rights Clinic, the first law clinic focused on adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Research examines: Legal frameworks for sexual autonomy of disabled individuals Intersection of disability rights and LGBTQ+ protections Alternatives to guardianship systems Discrimination in healthcare access Holds a BS in Journalism from Boston University and JD from George Washington School of Law. Serves on the Disability Rights Bar Association board and Supported Decision Making New York State project. Former co-chair of FIERCE, an LGBTQ youth of color organization.

• Epistemology
• Philosophy of Mind
• Practical Philosophy
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Peter Baumann is the Charles and Harriett Cox McDowell Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Swarthmore College, serving as Department Chair of Philosophy. His academic affiliations extend beyond the Philosophy Department to German Studies, Cognitive Science, and Linguistics. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Göttingen in Germany. His research focuses on epistemology, philosophy of mind, practical philosophy, history of modern philosophy, and contemporary analytical philosophy. He has authored influential works like Epistemic Contextualism. A Defense (Oxford UP, 2016) and edited volumes such as Practical Conflicts (Cambridge UP, 2004). His recent publications explore topics like epistemic contextualism, stakes-encroachment theories, and Kantian ethics. His work bridges traditional and contemporary philosophical debates, with notable contributions to debates on knowledge ascriptions, quantum mechanics interpretations, and moral dilemmas. He has held visiting positions and collaborates internationally, evidenced by his multilingual publications and co-authored works with scholars like Monika Betzler and Haicheng Zhao. His academic career reflects a commitment to both theoretical rigor and interdisciplinary engagement, with a particular emphasis on resolving tensions between practical reasoning and epistemic standards. Current research trends include exploring the intersection of epistemology with metaphysics and moral philosophy.

Marina Milyavskayaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Goal Pursuit
• Self-Regulation
• Autonomy Support
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Marina Milyavskaya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University, part of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from McGill University. Her research focuses on understanding how contextual and individual factors influence successful goal pursuit, with a particular emphasis on self-regulation mechanisms, autonomous motivation, and psychological need satisfaction. She employs methodologies from social cognition and personality psychology, including longitudinal designs and advanced statistical techniques like multilevel modeling and structural equation modeling. Her work explores domains such as health behaviors, attachment, and well-being across the lifespan. Key themes include the role of autonomy support in goal achievement, the distinction between automatic and controlled self-regulation processes, and obstacles encountered during goal pursuit. She has contributed to theoretical frameworks like Self-Determination Theory, examining how need satisfaction in different domains (e.g., autonomy, competence) shapes goal-setting and outcomes. Marina advises graduate and undergraduate students in psychology, fostering their research and academic growth. Her research has been published in leading journals, including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin . She is based in the Social Sciences Research Building and can be reached via email or her Carleton faculty page.

• Contract Law
• Empirical Legal Studies
• Sexual Harassment & Gender Discrimination
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Deborah Zalesne is Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law, City University of New York, where her work integrates doctrinal analysis, feminist theory, and empirical research. She has authored or co-authored more than two dozen articles on SSRN, ranking in the network’s top 30,000 for downloads, and her scholarship is frequently cited in contracts, gender, and empirical-legal literature. Research interests: Professor Zalesne’s writing clusters around four large themes: (1) contract law and its intersection with inequality, race, and vulnerability; (2) sexual-harassment and gender-discrimination doctrine in the U.S. and comparative contexts; (3) the legal regulation of emerging family forms, reproductive technology, and market-based intimacy; and (4) empirical studies of access-to-justice institutions such as small-claims courts. She often combines critical legal theory with concrete pedagogical proposals for first-year law teaching. Recent scholarly trajectory: Since 2010 her publications increasingly link contracts and family law to structural inequality, with two major articles in 2017-18 exploring how assisted reproduction and cohabitation agreements reshape family rights. Earlier works provided comprehensive empirical data on small-claims enforcement deficits and mapped the evolution of same-sex harassment doctrine after Oncale . Awards & recognition: While no named awards are listed, her papers consistently rank among SSRN’s most downloaded in Contracts, Consumer Law, and Gender & Law e-journals, and she is regularly cited by courts and scholars. Teaching & mentoring: She co-directs skills-integration initiatives for CUNY’s first-year curriculum and has co-written several pieces on academic-support pedagogy; no individual student names appear in the supplied text. Grants & labs: No grant or lab information is disclosed in the materials provided.

Marcel Quarfoodمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Kant's Philosophy
• Transcendental Idealism
• Epistemology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Marcel Quarfood is an Associate Professor at the Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (Section: Philosophy) at Umeå University . He holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Philosophy from Stockholm University (2004), with a thesis focused on Kant's Transcendental Idealism and the Organism. Quarfood has previously held academic positions at Södertörn University College, Uppsala University, and Stockholm University. Contact: marcel.quarfood@umu.se Location: Humanisthuset, HUM.J.131, Umeå University Research Focus: Quarfood specializes in Kant's philosophy, particularly transcendental idealism, logic, teleological judgment in biology, and the foundations of morality. His work bridges systematic questions in metaphysics with detailed interpretations of Kantian texts. Teaching: Regularly teaches the history of philosophy, with occasional courses in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science. Publication Trends: His scholarly output spans Kantian metaphysics, biological teleology, disjunctive judgment, practical reason, and the interpretation of critical philosophy. Notable themes include the antinomy of teleological judgment, the discursivity of reason, and the two-level interpretation of organisms in Kant.