جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Evan Jonesمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Post World War II Australian Economic History
• Bank Malpractice
• Small Business and Corporate Relations
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Evan Jones is an Honorary Academic in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. He served as a lecturer in Economics and Political Economy from 1973 to 2006, contributing over 34 years to academia. He holds degrees from the University of Melbourne (BCom), Michigan State University (MA), and a PhD from Michigan State University. His research focuses on post-WWII Australian economic history, banking malpractice, small business dynamics, and French politics. Jones has authored numerous publications, including Political Economy Now: The Struggle for Alternative Economics at the University of Sydney (2009). Education: Bachelor of Commerce (Melbourne University) Master of Arts (Michigan State University) Doctor of Philosophy (Michigan State University) Research Interests: Post-WWII Australian economic development Bank malpractice against small businesses Corporate dominance in markets French political economy Methodology of economics Grants & Submissions: Jones has submitted policy analyses to multiple parliamentary inquiries, including submissions on banking misconduct (e.g., Royal Commission Interim Report 2018), ASIC enforcement, and financial regulation. His work critiques systemic failures in banking and neoliberal policies. Labs/Teams: Active in the Political Economy Department’s research community, focusing on critical analyses of economic systems and policy.

Yujie Zhuمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Critical Heritage Studies
• Cultural Heritage
• Museum Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Yujie Zhu is a researcher at the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies , part of the Australian National University (ANU) College of Arts & Social Sciences . His work focuses on critical heritage studies, cultural memory, and tourism anthropology, bridging theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis in Chinese and Asia-Pacific contexts. Research Interests: Memory politics, urban heritage regeneration, authenticity in tourism, and the intersection of heritage with sociopolitical dynamics. Key Projects: Examining colonial heritage in Asia-Pacific, co-creation in intangible heritage, and the role of museums in peacebuilding. Recent Publications highlight trends in memory-driven heritage practices, post-conflict reconciliation, and the commodification of cultural authenticity in urban and tourism settings. Affiliations: Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, Research School of Humanities and the Arts (ANU), and the Association of Critical Heritage Studies.

M. Rodwan Abouharbمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• International Relations
• Human Rights
• Political Economy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. M. Rodwan Abouharb is an Associate Professor in International Relations at the University College London's Department of Political Science. Previously, he worked at Louisiana State University. He holds degrees from Brunel University (B.A.), SUNY Brockport, University at Buffalo (M.A.), and Binghamton University (Ph.D.). His research focuses on the intersection of international economic organizations, human rights, and political processes. He examines how policies from institutions like the World Bank, IMF, and WTO affect human security and governance. Current projects include studying distributional politics under IMF programs and the effects of international economic policies on individuals. He has authored/co-authored books including *Human Rights and Structural Adjustment* (2007). Awards include the Rainmaker Award (2008) and Excellence in Graduate Research Award (2004). Teaching interests include rebellion and economic/social rights, supervising PhD students exploring human rights practices.

Hilde Van Gelderمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Photography Theory
• Contemporary Art History
• Belgian Art (20th-21st Century)
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Hilde Van Gelder is a Professor of Contemporary Art History at KU Leuven's Faculty of Arts, where she chairs the Archaeology, Art History and Musicology Research Unit. She co-founded the Lieven Gevaert Research Centre for Photography, Art and Visual Culture in 2004 and serves as its director. Her institutional roles include membership on the Council and Board of the Faculty of Arts, and leadership in the Archaeology, Art History and Musicology Programme Committee. Her research spans photography theory, Belgian art since 1960, experimental art historical writing, and art-ecology intersections. Key projects include Immersed (2025-2026) on human-environment relationships through swamp representations, Counter-Mapping Migration (2022-2026), and Decamouflaging plant blindness (2021-2025). She explores how photography functions as an operative force for reimagining fundamental rights, particularly through hybrid photo-text practices and 'weak images' that challenge dominant visual regimes. Her recent publications reveal strong thematic clusters: maritime emergency ethics ( Moral Seascapes ), entangled transnational art histories (2025 edited volume), ecological counter-narratives ( Countering Ecocide ), and experimental photo-text hybrids ( Water Doodling ). The work consistently engages with visibility politics, environmental crisis, and alternative historical representation through contemporary visual culture. Co-founded Lieven Gevaert Centre (2004) 2025 solo exhibition En Attendant at KEI rehabilitation center 2022-2023 sabbatical project Ring the bells that still can ring on artistic research Active participation in international art-theoretical debates Her teaching includes courses on Photo Hybrids, History of Visual Arts since 1860, Art Criticism, and Art and Ecology. She maintains an active exhibition practice while leading major collaborative research initiatives that bridge academic scholarship and artistic production, particularly through the Lieven Gevaert Centre's framework.

Aki Robertsمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Criminology
• Criminal Justice
• Race and Ethnicity
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Aki Roberts is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), based in Bolton Hall 740 with contact email aki@uwm.edu. Roberts conducts empirical research in criminology, specializing in crime clearance mechanisms, racial disparities in victimization, and police-citizen interactions using large-scale datasets like NIBRS. Research interests include: Criminology and criminal justice systems Race/ethnicity in crime patterns Victim-offender dynamics Police diversity and investigative outcomes Homicide clearance trends Methodological innovations in crime data analysis Roberts has also published comparative work on Japan's postwar homicide trajectories and structural analyses of university systems. Recent publications (2020-2025) reveal intensified focus on pandemic-era anti-Asian hate crimes, police diversity impacts on minority victim clearance, and methodological refinements in handling missing crime data. Roberts consistently examines how jurisdictional constraints and incident-specific factors affect crime resolution, with recurring emphasis on victim race as a critical variable in clearance disparities. Scientific Awards: No awards listed in source materials. Advising and Grants: No student advisement records or grant funding details were provided in available documentation.

Heather M. O'Brien-Takahashiمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Expanded cinema and psychoanalysis
• Essay and experimental film
• Decoloniality
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Heather M. O'Brien-Takahashi is a multidisciplinary artist and academic currently serving as Assistant Professor of Cinema within the School of Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. With an MFA from California Institute of the Arts, her artistic practice spans film/video, photography, and installation art that critically examines familial archives, nationhood constructs, and memory accuracy illusions. Educational background Teaching experience across four continents International exhibition history Research focus areas Her creative research explores intersections between expanded cinema, psychoanalysis, and decolonial theory through experimental formats. Recent projects like like the delayed rays of a star (2024) investigate Lebanese temporal politics while older works such as Where this photograph was found (2017) interrogate WWII legacy through family archives. Funded by organizations including The Mellon Foundation, European Commission ERASMUS+, and American University of Beirut Research Board, her practice incorporates diverse methodologies like FLOATS' maritime anthropology and Byrdcliffe Guild's ecological engagement. Collaborations with artist Jonathan Takahashi and scholars like Juli Carson demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach.

Tara Zahraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Modern European History
• Habsburg Monarchy
• Transnational History
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Tara Zahra is the Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of East European History and the College at the University of Chicago. She serves as Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, and holds affiliations with the Center for Gender and Sexuality Studies, Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, and Greenberg Center for Jewish Studies. Zahra earned her PhD in History from the University of Michigan (2005). Education: PhD in History, University of Michigan, 2005 Her research explores transnational histories of modern Europe, focusing on migration, nationalism, humanitarianism, and family structures. Key themes include anti-globalism in interwar Europe, displacement during and after World War II, and the intersection of gender with political movements. Zahra’s work bridges imperial, national, and transnational frameworks, emphasizing comparative and interdisciplinary approaches. Her recent articles analyze migration patterns, postwar child displacement, and Habsburg-era mobility policies. Notable books include Against the World (2023), The Great Departure (2016), and Kidnapped Souls (2008), which won multiple academic prizes. Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (2014), Guggenheim Fellowship (2021), George Louis Beer Prize (2012) Zahra advises graduate students on Central European history, transnational studies, and gender history. She co-organizes conferences on migration and material culture, and leads initiatives at the Neubauer Collegium fostering interdisciplinary research. Her service roles include leadership in human rights centers and editorial work for Past & Present .

• History of the early modern period
• History of monarchies and dynasties
• Gender history
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Charlotte Backerra is a prominent early modern historian currently serving as a Research Assistant in the Department of Medieval and Modern History at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. She holds a visiting fellowship at the CRC 138 'Dynamics of Security' (2022-2025) and has previously worked at TU Darmstadt, University of Stuttgart, and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Her research focuses on the intersection of monarchical studies , economic history , and diplomatic practices in early modern Europe. Key areas include dynastic finance , gender dynamics in royal contexts, and environmental impacts of historical events. Her recent publications analyze economic strategies of Holy Roman Empire dynasties , confessional diplomacy , and climate history during the Little Ice Age. She contributes to international research networks including the Premodern Diplomats Network and Royal Studies Network. 2023: Team speaker for 'Women in Economic History' 2021/22: Mentor in Collegium Cusanum's mentoring program 2019: Founding member of Göttingen's Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies 2014: Board member of International Intelligence History Association

Jason Scott Smithمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Capitalism
• Political Economy
• Modern American History
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jason Scott Smith is a Regents' Professor in the Department of History at the University of New Mexico, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on capitalism, political economy, and modern American history, particularly the New Deal era and its legacy. Smith holds a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and M.A./Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He has authored influential works such as Building New Deal Liberalism and A Concise History of the New Deal , examining the intersection of state policy and economic systems. His research spans from the 19th century to the 2008 financial crisis, emphasizing public works, labor, and business history. Smith has received prestigious awards including the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award (2017-2018) and the Abel Wolman Award for Best Book in Public Works History. He has held fellowships at Harvard Business School and Cornell University, where he also served as a visiting assistant professor. His teaching includes courses on US history since 1877, capitalism, and labor history. Smith’s work bridges academic scholarship with public engagement, as seen in his op-eds for Bloomberg View and USA Today.

Gonda Van Steenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Modern Greece
• Byzantine History
• Reception Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Gonda Van Steen is a Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language, and Literature in the Department of Classics at King’s College London. She holds the Koraes Chair and specializes in interdisciplinary studies of Greek cultural and political history, with a focus on Modern Greece, reception studies, and adoption in the Cold War context. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary policy implications, particularly in postwar recovery and transnational adoption ethics. Her research spans topics such as theater in oppressive regimes, Cold War-era adoptions, and social work in postwar Thessaloniki. Notable publications include Adoption, Memory, and Cold War Greece and The Battle for Bodies, Hearts and Minds in Postwar Greece . She has received prestigious awards like the Jean Moréas Award and the European Society of Modern Greek Studies Book Prize. Van Steen has supervised three academic projects and contributed to initiatives like the GRIDAMUS project on Greek identity in art music. She actively participates in academic boards, editorial work, and international conferences, emphasizing the intersection of history, culture, and policy.

Wendy Rouseمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• LGBTQ
• Queer History
• Women's History
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Wendy Rouse is a Professor in the Department of History at San Jose State University's College of Social Sciences, specializing in LGBTQ and Women's History. Her work interrogates the intersections of gender non-conformity, queer identities, and social movements, particularly within the suffrage movement and Progressive Era. Her research emphasizes the importance of integrating queer narratives into historical pedagogy, aligning with California's FAIR Education Act. Recent publications span topics from women's self-defense practices to the cultural construction of gender, with a focus on marginalized communities. Key themes in her scholarship include: Queer suffragists' erased contributions Historical visibility of LGBTQ+ individuals Gendered physical training and resistance practices Racial and ethnic identity formation Intersectional approaches to historical analysis Her 2022 monograph Public Faces, Secret Lives challenges sanitized suffrage historiography by centering queer women's experiences, while her 2025 work explores self-defense training during WWII as both physical and political empowerment.

Catherine Russellمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Film theory and criticism
• Japanese cinema
• Experimental cinema
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Catherine Russell is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Cinema within the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University, specializing in Film Studies. Her academic leadership spans graduate supervision in Film and Moving Image Studies (MA/PhD) and Humanities (PhD) programs. Her research expertise encompasses Cinephilia and archival film practices Japanese cinema and Naruse Mikio scholarship Experimental and ethnographic film Women's representation across Hollywood and global cinema Walter Benjamin's critical theory applications Urban narratives and melodrama studies With a PhD from New York University, her methodological approach integrates cultural studies with media archaeology. Russell's publication trajectory reveals deep engagement with archiveology and star studies, particularly through her Barbara Stanwyck scholarship spanning Westerns, melodramas, and postwar cinema. Recent work shows increasing focus on Decolonizing archival practices Indigenous media representation Difficult cinema aesthetics Black film history recovery Sensory dimensions of digital archives Her 2023 monograph The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck exemplifies her signature blend of feminist critique and archival investigation. Active in graduate education, she supervises thesis work across multiple programs while teaching specialized courses including Walter Benjamin seminars, Archiveology, and cinema-city relationships. Her editorial work includes guest-editing Frames Journal's special issue on sensory archives.

• Visual Anthropology
• Conflict Studies
• Political Violence
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Vindhya Buthpitiya is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, affiliated with the School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Film Studies. Her work examines the intersection of conflict, visual culture, and post-war dynamics in Sri Lanka, particularly focusing on ethno-nationalist struggles and the political role of photography. She is a core member of the ERC-funded PhotoDemos Collective and curates the Museum of Religious Freedom, Sri Lanka. Her research investigates the global and local repercussions of Sri Lanka's civil war (1983–2009), analyzing how images—such as identity photographs, memorial portraits, and wartime evidence—shape narratives of identity, justice, and accountability. Current projects include studying the visual economies of war death and the 'Black July' pogrom's enduring visual legacy, supported by a Carnegie Trust grant. Buthpitiya’s publications span ethnographic studies, edited volumes on photography's political imagination, and critical articles in journals like Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute . She emphasizes photography as both an ideological tool and an emancipatory practice, exploring its role in activism, commemoration, and state accountability. Her academic contributions include mentoring PhD students Ashley Bowes and Xi Chen, and her work bridges anthropology, visual studies, and postcolonial theory. She actively engages with transnational visual cultures and grassroots photographic practices in conflict zones.

Carmen Medina Puertaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Spanish Literature
• Feminist Literary Theory
• Queer Theory
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Carmen Medina Puerta is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Valencia, affiliated with the Department of Spanish Philology within the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication. She earned her PhD from the Universitat de Lleida with a thesis on eroticism in Ana Rossetti’s early literary production. Her academic profile reflects a strong commitment to contemporary Spanish literary studies, particularly through feminist, gender, and queer lenses. PhD in Hispanic Philology, Universitat de Lleida BA in Hispanic Philology, University of Granada Her research interests center on Spanish literature from the 20th and 21st centuries, with a focus on feminist literary criticism, queer theory, motherhood, transgender poetics, and the representation of social and political transitions. She investigates how female authors navigate identity, memory, and marginalization in their works. Her scholarship often addresses the literary responses to historical events such as the Franco dictatorship, democratic transition, and the HIV/AIDS crisis. Her recent publications reveal a consistent thematic trajectory: analyzing contemporary poets like Ángelo Néstore through a transgender framework, exploring the poetic articulation of HIV/AIDS, and reinterpreting religious and mythical female figures such as Santa Bárbara. She also contributes to transatlantic dialogues on women’s poetry and participates in editorial and collaborative projects that promote inclusive literary discourse. Analysis of gender and sexuality in Spanish poetry Recovery of marginalized female literary voices Intersection of literature, politics, and identity Transnational feminist literary networks Literary representations of illness and stigma Avant-garde and vanguardist movements in Spain Carmen Medina Puerta has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. However, her extensive publication record in reputable journals and edited volumes indicates significant scholarly recognition. She has not published any information regarding student supervision or grant funding in the available materials. Her work appears to be primarily individual and collaborative research, often in partnership with other scholars on thematic issues such as feminist poetry and literary transition. There is no mention of lab affiliations or team-based research initiatives. Her academic presence is largely defined by her publications, conference involvement (e.g., Transficción project), and editorial contributions to collective volumes.

• Urban Planning
• Political Ecology
• Biodiversity Policy
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Malcolm Tait is affiliated with the University of Sheffield , serving in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning under the School of Geography and Planning . With a career spanning over two decades, he has held roles from Lecturer (2001), Senior Lecturer (2009), to his current Professor of Planning (2016). His work bridges planning theory, political ecology, and urban renewal. Education : BA in Geography (Durham University), MA (1997) and PhD (2000) in Town and Regional Planning (University of Sheffield) Research Themes : Planning and Public Purposes : Investigates the political ideologies shaping planning’s legitimacy, focusing on trust, neoliberalism, and the contested concept of the public interest. Ecological Crisis : Explores biodiversity integration into planning systems, examining balancing act between conservation and development priorities. Urban Renewal : Analyzes urban village models, historic conservation, and age-friendly urban design, including post-COVID cultural sector recovery. Selected Awards & Grants : ESRC-funded Working in the Public Interest (2016) Natural Environment Research Council grant for Bringing ecology and land use planning into dialogue AHRC project on Covid pandemic impacts on cultural ecology EPSRC-funded Designing for Wellbeing in Environments for Later Life (DWELL) Advising & Teaching : Supervises PhD student Helen Brown (Housing and Ageing). Teaches modules including Values in Planning , Plan-making , and Transport Planning , emphasizing concept-practice linkages through real-world simulations. Contact : Room D11b, Geography and Planning Building, University of Sheffield, S3 7ND. Email: m.tait@sheffield.ac.uk