Erica Kinne, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine . Currently serving as Program Director for the SM-Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program and Associate Program Director for the SM-Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency Program, she focuses on diagnostic radiology education and interventional radiology training. Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Loma Linda University , 2008 Research Interests: MRI techniques for visceral adipose tissue measurement Knee cartilage assessment in MRI Cerebral microhemorrhage detection post-cardiopulmonary bypass SNR optimization for meniscal tear diagnosis CT dose optimization in high-BMI patients Metabolic/perfusion brain abnormalities in mTBI Notable Research Projects: CT dose evaluation based on BMI (Investigator, 2024) C7 anterolisthesis prevalence in adults (PI, 2024) Knee cartilage health analysis (Investigator, 2019-2020) Umbilical fascial defect correlations with BMI (PI, 2024) Metabolic brain abnormalities post-mTBI (Investigator, 2025-2026)
Dr. Karin Eckenbach is a Lecturer at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences , University of Duisburg-Essen , where she specializes in Sports Pedagogy and Sports Didactics . Her academic work focuses on integrating movement into educational settings to enhance learning and cognitive development. Her research interests include: Learning through Movement Executive Functions in Education Classroom Movement Games (e.g., 'Games for Brains') Physical Activity and Cognition Teacher Training in Physical Education Digital Teaching in School Context Her recent publications demonstrate a strong trend in exploring how physical activity, play, and sport can promote mental health, executive functions, and overall cognition in schoolchildren. She emphasizes bridging research and practice, often collaborating with educators and institutions to implement movement-based learning interventions. Dr. Eckenbach actively contributes to teacher training and professional development through workshops and lectures at schools, teacher training centers (e.g., ZfsL Duisburg), and national conferences (e.g., dvs, Didacta). She is a key member of the 'Lernen und Bewegung' (Learning and Movement) network, working on funded research projects that evaluate the impact of movement on learning. While no formal scientific awards are listed, her extensive publication record in journals such as Sportpädagogik , Frontiers in Sports and Active Living , and Leipziger Sportwissenschaftlichen Beiträge , along with book chapters and practical guides, underscores her scholarly impact. She collaborates closely with Prof. Dr. Michael Pfitzner and other colleagues on research and teaching projects, particularly in the area of movement-based learning support in both the gym and classroom. She has also contributed to interdisciplinary projects focusing on refugee integration in sports and individual student support.
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aydın Karabulak , currently lecturing at the Department of Physical Education and Sports within Süleyman Demirel University's Faculty of Sports Sciences , combines academic rigor with practical football coaching expertise. Holding a PhD in Physical Education and Sports Teaching from Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (2022), he has authored research on football-specific training, physical performance metrics, and health-sports intersections. Education: Pre-Degree: Akdeniz University - Machine Drawing and Construction (1993) BSc: Akdeniz University - Physical Education and Sports Teaching (1997) MSc: Süleyman Demirel University - Sports Sciences (2013) PhD: Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University - Physical Education and Sports Teaching (2022) Research Focus: Specializing in football performance analysis, Aydın investigates training methodologies (core stability, functional drills), environmental factors (playing surfaces), and health outcomes (nutrition-exercise interactions, pandemic-related activity patterns). His work bridges theoretical sports science with applied coaching practices. Publication Trends: Recent studies emphasize technology integration in sports, injury prevention, and evidence-based training frameworks. Conference presentations explore player psychology, surface adaptation, and recovery protocols, while co-authored books address contemporary issues in sports pedagogy. Professional Engagement: Head of Department, Süleyman Demirel University (2018-2022) Football Coach, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (2011-present) Member, TÜFAD (Türkiye Futbol Antrenörler Derneği) (1995-present)
Miiamaaria Kujala is an Academy Research Fellow at the Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä. Her research focuses on social cognition and emotionality in humans and non-human animals, particularly domestic dogs, through interdisciplinary collaboration across psychology, cognitive science, biology, veterinary medicine, and biomedical engineering. Academy Research Fellow (2024) Docent in Comparative Cognitive Neuroscience Her work employs non-invasive physiological methods such as eye gaze tracking, EEG/ERPs, thermal imaging, and fMRI to study emotional expressions, cross-species interaction, and the neural basis of social perception. Key themes include the development of expertise in decoding nonverbal cues, human-animal bond dynamics, and One Health/One Welfare frameworks. Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to canine emotionality, pharmacological behavior management in pets, and advanced sensor technologies for behavior classification. Her 2024 articles explore olfaction, empathy, and activity tracking in dogs, while older works examine contagious behaviors, social brain circuits, and developmental psychology in human-animal interactions. Scientific awards include the Academy Research Fellow fellowship. She leads the "Interaction of Dogs and Humans" research group, integrating expertise from psychology, veterinary medicine, and engineering to advance understanding of emotional and cognitive processes across species.
Laura Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Centre for Computational Social Science. She specializes in computational sociology, social movements, gender studies, and intersectionality, employing text analysis, machine learning, and network methods to study organizational inequality, STEM equity, and historical activism. Education: PhD (2014) - University of California, Berkeley MA (2009) - University of California, Berkeley BA (2006) - University of Wisconsin-Madison (Phi Beta Kappa) Her research spans feminist movements, environmental activism, and computational methods, with a focus on combining quantitative analysis with qualitative interpretation. Current projects include studying gender-equity idea diffusion in higher education networks (funded by an NSF grant), analyzing social movement media coverage, and developing frameworks for computational grounded theory. Key publication trends reveal interdisciplinary work across gender studies , computational social science , historical sociology , and organizational equity . Articles frequently utilize machine learning , text mining , and network analysis to examine intersectionality , activism cycles , and institutional change . Scientific Awards: Best Meta-Reviewer, 12th International Conference on Social Informatics (2020) Outstanding Faculty of the Year at Northeastern University (2020) As a methodological innovator, she has advised graduate students like Jinyang Yu and developed courses on Python/R for social scientists, computational text analysis, and sociological theory. Her work appears in journals such as American Sociological Review , Signs , and Social Science Quarterly , with replication repositories available on GitHub and Zenodo.
Prof. Fabio Galasso is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Sapienza University of Rome, where he heads the Perception and Intelligence Lab (PINLab). His research focuses on fundamental innovation in computer vision and machine learning, with particular emphasis on distributed intelligent systems, perception frameworks, and general intelligence within sustainable and interpretable AI contexts. His research interests span multiple domains of computer vision including video segmentation , motion forecasting , distributed intelligent systems , and shape reconstruction . Galasso's work emphasizes sustainable AI approaches that operate within constrained computational resources while maintaining interpretability and verifiability. His research bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications across retail, smart cities, and industrial settings. His recent publications demonstrate a clear progression toward increasingly complex human motion understanding and forecasting, with a strong emphasis on real-world applications. The research trajectory shows movement from foundational video segmentation techniques toward sophisticated motion prediction systems and anomaly detection frameworks that integrate multiple modalities. Key themes include temporal consistency, computational efficiency, and practical deployability in resource-constrained environments. His scientific achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards: 2019 IoT/WT Innovation World Cup 2019 Digital Champions Award 2018 Deutscher Digital Award Galasso has coordinated significant research initiatives including a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions project (Horizon 2020) and served as Principal Co-Investigator in multiple German-funded projects from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Economics. His industry experience includes founding and directing OSRAM's Computer Vision Department in Munich, where he led R&D efforts connecting AI research with smart lighting applications, resulting in successful innovation transfers like the award-winning VISN product. He leads the Perception and Intelligence Lab (PINLab) at Sapienza University of Rome, fostering research that spans fundamental computer vision techniques to practical implementations in retail, smart cities, and industrial applications. The lab maintains strong connections with both academic institutions (including previous collaborations with University of Cambridge and Max Planck Institute) and industry partners.
Associate Professor Kcasey McLoughlin is a feminist legal scholar at the University of Newcastle's School of Law and Justice. Her work critically examines gender dynamics in the High Court of Australia, judicial diversity, and feminist legal theory. She also engages in international gender justice projects, including with the International Criminal Court (ICC). Her research focuses on gender and judging , judicial diversity , feminist legal and political theory , anti-discrimination law , and constitutional reform . McLoughlin's work highlights how gender impacts judicial appointment processes, retirement speeches, and legal reasoning. Recent publications include Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court (2024), analyzing ICC's handling of sexual and gender-based crimes, and articles on gendered narratives in Australian law. She has received multiple grants, including an ARC Discovery Project (2021), and awards like the AAUT Citation (2022) and Beryl Nashar Award (2020). Scientific Awards include Carole Pateman Book Prize (2023) Excellence Award for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (2022) AAUT Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2022) Beryl Nashar Young Alumni Research Award (2020) Australian Political Studies Association Best PhD Prize (2017) McLoughlin supervises PhD students on topics like TikTok and international courts, innocence initiatives, and post-conviction review mechanisms. She also leads initiatives such as turning Civic Park orange for the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence and consults on projects like Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence . Her teaching includes foundational courses like Legal System and Method , Constitutional Law , and Family Law , and she has been recognized for her teaching excellence and mooting program leadership .
Joseph Galea is Professor of Motor Neuroscience and Head of Research at the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham (UK). He holds a PhD and BSc from the University of Birmingham. His research integrates behavioral experiments, brain imaging (fMRI), non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS), and computational modeling to investigate motor control, learning mechanisms, and rehabilitation in both healthy individuals and neurological patients (e.g., Parkinson's disease, dystonia). Research interests focus on: Reward-based motor learning and decision-making Sequential action planning and execution Neurophysiological mechanisms of motor control Dopaminergic modulation of movement Sensorimotor integration in virtual environments Clinical applications for stroke and movement disorders His publications demonstrate consistent focus on reward/punishment effects on motor behavior, cerebellar-basal ganglia interactions, and neuroplasticity. Recent work explores pharmacological interventions, VR technology validation, and cortical excitability dynamics during learning. Scientific Awards: Early-career award (British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2018) Elected member of Young Academy of Europe (2016) Klein-Vogelbach Prize for human movement research (2012) Leads a productive research group with multiple postdoctoral fellows and PhD students. Secured major grants including ERC Starting Grant, MRC, BBSRC, and ERC Proof-of-Concept funding. Current projects involve developing hand-based rehabilitation robotics and investigating reward mechanisms in motor disorders.
Ymkje Elisabeth Haverkamp is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Education , University of Oslo (UiO), specializing in digital literacy, reading comprehension, and quantitative research methods. She is affiliated with the research groups DEAL (Development, Equity, and Literacy in Learning Contexts) and projects like CrossREAD (Reading across mediums, devices, and contexts). Education: MSc in Assessment, Measurement, and Evaluation (2020, UiO); BSc in Psychology (2018, Leiden University). Her research focuses on digital reading behaviors, multitasking effects on comprehension, and self-efficacy in academic writing. She investigates how screen size, text movement, and prior knowledge influence learning outcomes, particularly in multidocument contexts. Recent publications highlight trends in digital literacy, behavioral engagement, and cognitive strategies. Her work employs quantitative methodologies to analyze how learners process conflicting texts, integrate information, and adapt to dynamic digital environments. Contact: y.e.haverkamp@iped.uio.no | Room 574 | Phone: +47 22858130
Linda Forssman is an Associate Professor and researcher in developmental psychology at Uppsala University's Department of Psychology, Division of Developmental Psychology. She works at the Uppsala Child & BabyLab, where she conducts research on how young children perceive and interact with their world, and how different experiences shape the development of cognitive, social and linguistic skills during early childhood. Dr. Forssman's research focuses on developmental psychology with particular emphasis on early language acquisition, cognitive development, social development, and infant cognition. Her work explores how various experiences shape children's development across multiple domains, with special attention to vulnerable populations and intervention strategies. She employs methodologies including eye-tracking, longitudinal studies, and randomized controlled trials to investigate fundamental developmental processes. Her recent publications show strong trends in cross-cultural developmental research, early language intervention, social cognition in infants, and the impact of socioeconomic factors on child development. Her work spans multiple methodologies from laboratory experiments to field studies in diverse cultural contexts, including research conducted in rural Malawi. Dr. Forssman has secured significant research funding as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on numerous projects. Her major grants include: Promoting Children's Early Language Development in Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Areas (PI, Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation, €312,200, 2025-2029) How does preschool quality relate to children's learning outcomes? (PI, Swedish Institute for Educational Research, €454,000, 2022-2024) The Impact of Book-Sharing on Infant Language and Cognition (PI, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, €362,000, 2019-2022) Nordic evidence based high quality early childhood education and care research network (Co-I, Swedish Research Council, €102,500, 2023-2026) She is actively involved with the Uppsala Child & BabyLab, a research environment focused on infant and child development using advanced methodologies including eye-tracking. Her work bridges basic developmental research with practical applications for early childhood education and intervention programs, particularly those targeting children in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.
Peta J. White is an Associate Professor in Science and Environmental Education at Deakin University’s School of Education , with affiliations to the Research for Educational Impact center. She co-directs the Centre for Regenerating Futures and serves as Editor-In-Chief of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education . Her career spans teaching and research roles across Canada and Australia, including leadership in climate change education policy via the OECD PISA 2025 Science Framework . Education : PhD in Education (University of Regina, Canada), Graduate Certificate of Higher Ed. Learning & Teaching (Deakin), Master in Rural Systems Management (University of Queensland), Graduate Diploma of Education (University of Western Australia), Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Biology (Murdoch University), and Bachelor of Science (University of Western Australia). Research focuses on three pillars: science/biology education, sustainability/climate change education, and collaborative/activist methodologies. She advocates for curriculum reform, transdisciplinary approaches to Anthropocene challenges, and decolonizing practices. Her work bridges climate change education , environmental justice , and teacher professional development . Recent publications emphasize climate change education, arts-based approaches, interdisciplinary learning, and curriculum innovation. Notably, she explores Anthropocene futures , student agency , and policy as a political process across journals like Research in Science Education and The Lancet Planetary Health . Supervision & Teaching includes over 60 teacher candidates and 14 doctoral students. She teaches units such as Environmental Education (ESS441/741), Senior Biology (ESS467/767), and interdisciplinary STEM courses. Her grants exceed $8 million, funded by bodies like the Australian Research Council and Department of Education and Training Victoria .
Liv Valmestad is an academic librarian, artist, and art historian at the University of Manitoba 's School of Art and Faculty of Architecture . As the Art Librarian since 1997 and former Head of Arts and Humanities Division (2020-23), she bridges librarianship with contemporary visual practice through her research on Nordic landscapes and public art. Her international exhibitions and publications reflect her interdisciplinary approach. Education : B.F.A. (1986), MA (Art History, 1990), MIS (1992), Postgraduate Fine Arts (1987), and Oral History Certificate (2018) Research interests span public art documentation, digital humanities, and Nordic landscape representation. Recent publications like Embracing Messiness (2023) demonstrate her focus on creative pedagogy and art-technology intersections. Her 2020 In Between (s)p(l)ACES exhibition explores identity through geographical affect. Scientific recognition includes the UMFA Merit Award (2021), Carl R. Nelson Jr. Award as an instructor, and Melva J. Dwyer Book Award (2009). She actively contributes to art education through grants from Winnipeg Arts Council , Manitoba Arts Council , and University of Manitoba Creative Works programs.
Madeleine Bernstorff is a cultural producer, film curator, author, and lecturer at the Institute for Music and Media at Robert Schumann University Düsseldorf. Her work bridges research-based film curating, feminist film history, and avant-garde cinema, with a focus on resistance movements and political documentary forms. Education : Studied media art at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, University of Munich, and F+F School of Design Zurich Research : Avant-garde cinema, feminist film movements, migrant representation, and socio-political documentation Teaching : Guest professorships at Berlin University of the Arts, Munich Academy of Fine Arts, and international institutions Collaborations : Co-founded Sputnik cinema (1984) and Blickpilotin feminist film collective (1989) Publications : Edited works on Trinh T. Minh-ha, René Vautier, and Afghan cinema Her filmography includes The Fanaticism of the Suffragettes (2010), Candan (2005), and Zitronenfilm (1997), exploring themes of gender, migration, and historical memory through Super8 and video art. She has curated exhibitions at Tromsø Kunstforening and programmed films at institutions like the Arsenal Cinema Berlin and Oberhausen Short Film Festival.
Michael Beverland is a Professor of Brand Strategy at the University of Sussex Business School, specializing in consumer culture and brand management. His research explores marketplace authenticity, digital person brands, and consumer work dynamics. Institution: University of Sussex Business School Key Focus: Authenticity, Consumer Agency, Digital Influence His work examines: Authenticity in brand-consumer relationships Digital influencers' emotional labor Design thinking in crisis response Cultural heritage and postcolonial branding Consumer journeys in educational contexts Recent publications address analog technology revival, sustainability tensions in sharing economy branding, and digital exploitation of influencers. He contributes to the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work and blogs about social media influencer challenges. Scientific contributions include: Associate Fellow recognition Over 20 years of research on brand equity evolution Foundational work on brand authenticity measurement Pioneering studies on consumer fanaticism Policy briefs on manufacturing revitalization
Dr. phil. Nino Ferrin is a permanent research associate at the Didaktik Deutsch division within the Department of Education and Psychology at Free University Berlin . Holding a Marie Curie Fellowship and serving as Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching since 2018, he specializes in media education, educational anthropology, and practice theory. Freie Universität Berlin: 2011 PhD ( summa cum laude ), 2005-2008 Research Assistant, 2002-2005 Student Assistant University of Crete (2013): ERASMUS Teaching Mobility Marie Curie Alumni Association (since 2014) His research interests span media education, educational anthropology of the Anthropocene, performative learning cultures, and digital body practices. He employs reconstructive ethnography and praxeological methods to investigate how media technologies shape educational experiences. Recent publications focus on Anthropocene sustainability education, narrative spaces for possibility thinking, and digital game culture analysis. His scientific awards include Marie Curie Actions-Fellowship (2012-2016) International recognition through EU-funded DIGIT-M-ED project His teaching involves graduate seminars on primary education research (15+ semesters since 2007) and master's thesis supervision. Current projects examine Metasorge and media techniques (habilitation) 1000+ Concerts for social inclusion Visual metaphors in education
