جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Benevolent Leadership
• Spirituality at Work
• Positive Organizational Scholarship
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Fahri Karakas serves as Associate Professor in Business & Leadership at the University of East Anglia's Norwich Business School, where he has been a faculty member since 2012. His academic journey includes prior research fellowship at Open University Business School and current visiting lecturer positions at Mountbatten Institute (London) and Pembroke-King's Programme (University of Cambridge). As a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, he actively contributes to management education innovation while supervising PhD students in leadership and organizational change. His educational background features a BA from Koc University, MBA from Bogazici University, and PhD in Organizational Behaviour from McGill University where his dissertation on benevolent leadership earned the 2010 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award. These qualifications anchor his interdisciplinary approach spanning business ethics, positive psychology, and spiritual studies in organizational contexts. Karakas' research centers on four interconnected streams: benevolent leadership (developing the Benevolent Leadership Scale measuring ethical sensitivity, spiritual depth, positive engagement, and community responsiveness); corporate spiritual responsibility advocating for workplaces that nurture spiritual wellbeing; positive management education transforming learning through creative pedagogies; and renewing leadership studies through arts-based metaphors. His work consistently explores how organizations can awaken human potential through humane values to build creative, compassionate workplaces aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals strong thematic continuity in organizational spirituality and leadership innovation, with increasing methodological diversity incorporating visual, narrative, and ethnographic approaches. Recent outputs show growing emphasis on corruption dynamics in international business and practical applications of arts-based learning in entrepreneurship development. Best Paper Award, Academy of Management Conference (Management, Spirituality and Religion Division) (2015) Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in Leadership and Organization Development (2010) Excellence in Teaching Award, McGill University Ph.D. Program (2009) Finalist, Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame 'Future Telecom Leaders' award (2008) Koc University Vehbi Koc Scholar Academic Excellence Award (1997) His research supervision focuses on PhD candidates exploring creativity, spirituality, and leadership, supported by two major grants from Canada's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council totaling over CAD $500,000 for corruption studies. Karakas actively reviews for 15+ journals including Academy of Management Review and Journal of Business Ethics while developing innovative teaching frameworks like 'Positive Management Education' and 'Management Learning at the Speed of Life'. As a member of the University of Michigan's Positive Organizational Scholarship network, he collaborates internationally to advance research on organizational flourishing. His current work integrates research streams through multi-level theory development while creating practical tools like the 'Self-Making Studio' doodle kit for career development.

Renu Guptaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد آموزشی

• Gender Studies
• Literary Analysis
• Sociology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Renu Gupta is a Teaching Professor at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London. She holds a PhD Candidate position at the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) and is an Affiliate Member of the Accounting & Accountability Research Group (AARG). Her academic journey includes degrees in Sociology, Economics, and Legislative Law from India, followed by an English Literature degree from Queen Mary (2020). Her research focuses on gender representation in literature and equality/diversity issues. She teaches courses like Organisational Behaviour and Leading Organisational Change. Education: BA (Sociology & Economics), MA (Sociology), Bachelor of Legislative Law (India); English Literature (Queen Mary, 2020). Research Interests: Gender studies intersect with literature and organizational behavior. Key areas include postcolonial gender dynamics in South Asian and European texts, equality in academia, and sociopolitical themes in literature. She synergizes legal and humanities expertise to explore systemic inequalities. Publications highlight feminist critiques of Premchand’s works and gender analysis in Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko. Teaching emphasizes practical application of theoretical concepts in workplace dynamics.

Elizabeth Agnewمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Children's Rights
• Youth Consent Issues
• Harmful Sexual Behaviours (HSB/TA-HSB)
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Elizabeth Agnew is a Lecturer in Law at Queen's University Belfast, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a PhD in Law from Queen's University Belfast (2018), alongside a Master's in Criminal Justice (2011) and LLB Honours (2010). Her research focuses on children's rights, youth consent dynamics, and harmful sexual behaviors (HSB/TA-HSB), with a particular emphasis on digital age challenges like sexting. She leads the LLM Criminology and Criminal Justice Programme and serves on ethics and governance committees. Education: PhD in Law, Queen's University Belfast (2013–2018) Masters in Criminal Justice, Queen's University Belfast (2010–2011) LLB Honours Law, Queen's University Belfast (2007–2010) Research Interests: Youth consent negotiation in online contexts Regulatory challenges for HSB/TA-HSB Legal reforms for sexual offense responses Children's rights in digital environments Key Awards: ESRC NINE Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019) Agility Fund (2024) SLSA Seminar Competition (2025) Advising/Grants: Supervises PhDs on HSB/TA-HSB and children's rights Recipient of ESRC-funded project on youth consent (2019–2021) Labs/Teams: Centre for Children's Rights NOTA NI Committee (support network for professionals addressing sexual offending) All-Ireland Network on Sexual Violence Research

Laura Mainمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Child Development
• Behaviour Management
• Safeguarding Practices
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Laura Main is a Senior Lecturer at University College Birmingham teaching childcare courses from entry-level to Level 4. With extensive experience as an early years practitioner and nursery supervisor, she integrates practical knowledge into modules on child development, safeguarding, and reflective practice. Her research focuses on post-16 education needs, assessment methodologies for childcare students, and translating early years theory into practice. Current work examines T-level program effectiveness and legislative impacts on childcare education.

Jack Dalyمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Gender inequality
• Employment relations
• Equality and diversity in male-dominated industries
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Jack Daly is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Leeds University Business School , affiliated with the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) . His research focuses on equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) in male-dominated industries, examining how men act as both facilitators and barriers to ED&I policies, and the institutional resistance to egalitarian workplace reforms. PhD: Work and Employment Relations, University of Leeds MA: Organizational Behaviour, University of Leeds BA: Business and Management, University of Lincoln Key research areas include: Gender pay gap in financial/legal sectors Climate change mitigation through workforce diversity Decarbonisation strategies in foundation industries Cultural barriers to ED&I policies His recent conference papers explore intersections of diversity, sustainability, and organizational resistance, with a notable focus on “glass bubbles” in professional services. Daly supervises PhD student Parul Srivastava and contributes to teaching modules like Human Resource Management Dissertation and Gender and Equality at Work .

• Social Trust
• Immigration Sentiments
• Political Engagement
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Peter Dinesen is a political scientist at University College London (UCL), with an affiliation at the University of Copenhagen. He holds a PhD from Aarhus University (2011) and previously worked at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on social trust formation, immigration sentiments, political engagement, terrorism consequences, and local economic influences on politics. Notable projects include examining how institutional trust shapes social trust and the effects of terrorism on mental health among refugees. He teaches political behavior and supervises PhD students exploring attitudes and belief formation. His work has been published in top journals like the American Political Science Review and Nature Human Behaviour . Education: PhD in Political Science (Aarhus University, 2011). Previous positions include roles at the University of Southern Denmark (2010-2011) and the University of Copenhagen. Research Interests: Social Trust: Explores generalized trust’s origins, including immigration and institutional roles. Immigration Sentiments: Analyzes public and political hostility toward immigrants. Political Engagement: Investigates how education, personality, and experience shape participation. Terrorism Consequences: Studies impacts on democracy and mental health. Local Economics: Examines unemployment/housing markets’ effects on voting and inequality. Publications reflect a focus on causal mechanisms in political behavior and societal dynamics, with methodological rigor across observational and experimental designs. No explicit awards are listed, but his work has significant academic impact. Advising focuses on attitude formation in political contexts, and he collaborates on projects analyzing refugee mental health and legislative responsiveness to minorities.

• Cybercrime
• Organized Crime
• Financial Crime
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Duane Aslett is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Law and Justice at Charles Sturt University (CSU). He holds advanced degrees including an LLD (Doctor of Laws) and has extensive experience in law enforcement, prosecution, and forensic services. Previously, he served at the North-West University as a Programme Leader in Forensic Accountancy and held leadership roles in the South African Police Service and National Prosecuting Authority. His research focuses on cybercrime, organized crime, and financial crime, with particular attention to South African contexts. Notable areas include wildlife trafficking, AI-driven online harms, and legal mechanisms to combat illicit enrichment. He has authored crime fiction novels in Afrikaans and actively contributes to media discussions on cybercrime and financial regulation. Recent publications explore topics such as wildlife trafficking networks, AI ethics in cybersecurity education, and South Africa’s capacity to criminalize illicit wealth. He is a registered supervisor for postgraduate research and collaborates on projects addressing global cybercrime challenges.

Michelle Newberryمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Motivations for criminal behaviour
• Violent offending
• Poaching and illegal wildlife trade
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Mirchelle Newberry is an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton, specifically within the Department of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology. She holds roles including Programme Director for the BSc Criminology and Psychology, Academic Integrity Lead, and member of multiple research and teaching committees. Her research focuses on understanding motivations behind criminal behavior, particularly violent crimes like murder, domestic violence, and animal cruelty, alongside poaching and illegal wildlife trade. She has conducted studies on animal abuse as a tool for domestic coercion and motivations behind wildlife crime in East Africa. Dr. Newberry has taught modules such as Criminological Psychology and Penology, and has supervised numerous PhD students. She has received awards including the 2021 Employee Dedication Award and multiple teaching accolades. Her work bridges psychological theory with criminal justice practice, emphasizing deterrent strategies and offender rehabilitation.

Cass R. Sunsteinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Behavioral Economics
• Administrative Law
• Constitutional Law
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University and founder/director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. He has served in key government roles, including Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (2009–2012) and Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security under the Biden Administration. He was awarded the Holberg Prize in 2018 and the Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2024. Education: While specific degrees are not detailed in the text, Sunstein's extensive academic and policy career reflects deep expertise in law, economics, and public policy, with a focus on constitutional and administrative law. Research Interests: Sunstein's work spans behavioral economics , constitutional law , administrative law , regulatory policy , and technology law . He is a pioneer in applying behavioral insights to public policy, notably through the concept of “nudging.” His current projects explore the regulatory state, “sludge” (administrative burdens), fake news, and freedom of speech. Recent Publications: His 2025 publications include Our Marbury: Loper Bright and the Administrative State , analyzing the implications of overruling Chevron , and Do Social Media Platforms Increase Well-Being? , which explores behavioral puzzles in digital consumption. Other works delve into algorithmic harm, constitutional vertigo, and the ethics of influence. Awards and Honors: Holberg Prize (2018) – often described as the Nobel equivalent for law and humanities Distinguished Public Service Medal, Department of Homeland Security (2024) Advising and Grants: Sunstein has advised the UN, European Commission, World Bank, and WHO, where he chairs the technical advisory group on Behavioural Insights and Sciences for Health. His work influences global policy on regulation, AI governance, and public health. Labs and Teams: He directs the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School, fostering interdisciplinary research and policy innovation.

• Academic Management and Governance
• Quality Assurance
• Student Engagement
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Josh Pienaar serves as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), overseeing strategic initiatives in learning, teaching, and research. Previously, he held senior roles including Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) at University of Southern Queensland and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at Central Queensland University. His academic credentials include a PhD in Construction Management, an MBA, and multiple certifications in governance and finance. Research focuses on academic governance, sustainable construction, student progression, and BIM adoption challenges. He has published extensively on construction waste management, educational technology, and industry-academia collaboration. His work emphasizes employability-focused curricula and radical innovation in distance education. Education: PhD in Built Environment, Central Queensland University (2016) MBA (Strategy), Bond University (2001) BSc (Construction Management), University of Pretoria (1994) Awards: Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building President of the Australasian Universities Building Education Association (2016-2019) His articles highlight themes like BIM implementation risks, student engagement strategies, and carbon labelling schemes. He advises on governance for universities undergoing TEQSA assessments and influences policy at national/international levels through leadership roles in professional bodies.

Matteo Verganiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Hate Crime
• Violent Extremism
• Prejudice and Discrimination
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Matteo Vergani is an Associate Professor at Deakin University and Director of the Tackling Hate Lab (www.tacklinghate.org). His work focuses on countering ideology-driven and prejudice-driven behaviors, including terrorism, hate speech, and discrimination, using AI, econometric methods, and agent-based modeling. Research Themes: hate crime, online extremism, social cohesion, policy evaluation, and the intersection of AI with social science. Grants: funded by the Campbell Collaboration, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, Australian Human Rights Commission, and Canadian Government. Key Contributions: developed validated tools like the Hate Behaviours Scale (HBS), led evidence reviews on hate dynamics, and proposed bias indicators for Australian law enforcement. Policy Impact: his research informs counter-hate strategies for governments and tech sectors, emphasizing prevention through large-scale data analysis and community partnerships. Article Trends show a focus on hate crime metrics, polarization mechanisms, multicultural policy challenges, and the role of digital platforms in propagating extremism. His recent work examines how offline events drive online hostility and vice versa. Collaborations include cross-institutional projects with the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies, Alfred Deakin Institute, and international policy bodies.

• Empirical Legal Studies
• Victimology
• Restorative Justice
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Nieke Elbers serves as Associate Professor in Liability Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Faculty of Law and as Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR). She leads the Empirical Legal Studies help desk at VU Law School, co-manages the Amsterdam Law and Behaviour Institute (A-LAB), and serves on the WO&MEN@VU network board and Ministry of Justice advisory committees for victim research. Her interdisciplinary work bridges law, psychology, and criminology with a focus on improving victims' experiences within legal systems. Her educational background includes a PhD in Empowerment of Injured Claimants from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2013), a Master in (Neuro)Psychology from Maastricht University (2006), and a Traineeship in Work Disability Prevention from University of Toronto (2015). She previously completed a Postdoc at University of Sydney (2013-2016) funded by an NWO Rubicon grant. Elbers' research centers on Empirical Legal Studies, victimology, and restorative justice, with particular emphasis on procedural justice as an empowerment tool, prevention of secondary victimization, and realization of victim rights across criminal, civil, and administrative law. Her methodologically rigorous work combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to examine how legal procedures impact victims' wellbeing, with special attention to compensation systems, victim impact statements, and the roles of lawyers, insurers, and healthcare providers in victim recovery. She takes an interdisciplinary perspective on victim recovery after crime or accidents, working closely with policymakers, legal experts, and healthcare specialists. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on victim rights implementation across European jurisdictions, with particular attention to sexual violence compensation systems, medical-legal interfaces, and restorative approaches within academic institutions. Her work demonstrates growing interdisciplinary integration between legal studies, psychology, and healthcare, with increasing emphasis on practical applications of restorative justice principles in diverse institutional settings. Her scientific recognition includes: Jan van Dijk Victimology and Victims' Rights Award (2014) NWO Aspasia Grant for talented female researchers (2023) Female Scientist Talent Gezina van der Molenfonds (2021) Elbers actively mentors the next generation of legal scholars as primary supervisor for four PhD candidates (Iris Becx, Rachel Dijkstra, Angelique Reitsma, Marleen Kragting) and has coordinated numerous research projects with significant external funding, including EU-funded initiatives on victim compensation, Ministry of Justice-commissioned evaluations of victim rights legislation, and her current leadership of the 'Building a Restorative University' project. She also volunteers as a neighborhood mediator with BeterBuren in Amsterdam, applying her expertise in conflict resolution at the community level. Her current research leadership includes the 'Victims, Citizenship, and Justice' International Research Collaborative with Griffith University, and she plays a key role in developing VU Amsterdam's restorative justice initiatives through the A-LAB institute and the Law, Markets and Behavior program.

Marieke Dekkerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Child Protection
• Educational Science
• Developmental Psychology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Marieke Dekker is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Educational Science at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen. Her work focuses on historical analysis of child protection systems, educational policy development, and interdisciplinary studies involving stress physiology. She holds a PhD from the University of Groningen (2016) and has contributed to both peer-reviewed publications and multi-institutional research projects. Research interests include post-World War II child welfare policy evolution in the Netherlands, effectiveness of social protection mechanisms, and cortisol biomarker studies involving meta-dataset analysis. She has collaborated extensively with international researchers on projects like the CIRCORT database initiative and presented at conferences such as the ISCHE 35 in Riga. No academic awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. Her research often intersects historical methodologies with contemporary policy analysis, emphasizing child-centric perspectives in institutional developments. She maintains an active role in collaborative academic projects spanning multiple disciplines within social sciences and bioscience.

• Demography
• Social Geography
• Tourism Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor Milica Solarević Ćir is a demographer and social geographer at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences. She has continuously advanced from a researcher trainee in 2010 to her current rank of Associate Professor since 2017. Education: 2009 – Graduated, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Novi Sad 2010 – Master’s degree 2016 – PhD in Geoscience, dissertation “Fertility Decline in Sremska Mitrovica and Šabac” Research Interests: Her core expertise lies in demography with special attention to fertility decline, migration, population aging, and marriage patterns. She extends this demographic lens into social geography to explore how ethnic groups coexist and adapt, and into tourism studies by investigating the social foundations of tourism development and the role of information technologies in shaping contemporary travel behaviour. Across her publications, a clear trajectory emerges: from historical–demographic reconstructions of early-20th-century Serbian municipalities to contemporary analyses of Generation Y travel patterns on social media, her work bridges temporal scales and methodological approaches (GIS, survey research, statistical modelling). Scientific Awards & Recognition: While no explicit competitive awards are listed, her leadership as Project Manager on the Provincial Secretariat-funded project “Intergenerational Connection and Solidarity as a Population Measure in the Sustainable Development of Vojvodina” (2018-01) underscores recognition at the regional level. Grants & Projects: Project Manager: “Intergenerational Connection and Solidarity …” (142-451-2795/2018-01) Researcher: “Anthropogeographic and cultural values of Vojvodina Slovaks …” (142-451-2686/2018-01) Researcher: “Ethnic Groups of Vojvodina in the 21st Century …” (114-451-2539/2016-02) Researcher: “Agricultural, food and gastronomic products …” (142-451-2669/2017-01) Researcher: “Coping with the challenges of depopulation in Vojvodina” (2011-2015) Scholarship holder: “Biosensing technologies …” (III 43002, 2011-2013) Laboratory & Team Affiliations: She is an integral member of the GIS Centre and the Society of Geographers of Vojvodina, frequently serving on organising committees for international conferences such as CTTH (Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hospitality) and MMV8 (Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas).

Bella Struminskayaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Survey Methodology
• Smartphone Surveys
• Data Donation
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Bella Struminskaya is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University’s Department of Methodology & Statistics, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. She is also an affiliated researcher at Statistics Netherlands and previously held a senior researcher role at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Her work bridges survey methodology with digital data collection techniques, focusing on smartphone sensors and passive data donation. Education: PhD in Survey Methodology, Utrecht University M.A. in Sociology, University of Mannheim B.A. in Sociology, Novosibirsk State University Her research explores innovative data collection methods, including smartphone surveys, mixed-mode designs, and ethical frameworks for data donation. She investigates how mobile technologies can reduce survey burden while addressing nonresponse bias and measurement errors. Recent work emphasizes integrating digital trace data with traditional surveys to enhance accuracy and scope. Key article trends highlight applications of smartphone sensors in health studies, GDPR compliance for data access, and methodological advancements in smart surveys. Her contributions span technical tools like the Port software and theoretical insights on panel conditioning and ethical data augmentation. Scientific Awards: GOR Thesis Award 2015 She serves as a board member for the German Society for Online Research, Program Chair for the General Online Research Conference (GOR), and holds advisory roles in organizations like the European Social Survey, SHARE ERIC, and ODISSEI. She is an associate editor for multiple journals, including the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology and Survey Research Methods.