Christopher Krupa is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto (Scarborough campus), where he researches political anthropology, racial capitalism, and postcolonial violence in Latin America. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. His work examines the entanglement of capitalist expansion, state formation, and indigenous dispossession in Ecuador. His research focuses on: The racialized labor systems in Ecuador's cut-flower industry State and para-state violence in postcolonial contexts Political affect and indigenous resistance Historical continuities between colonialism and contemporary capitalism His publications predominantly analyze agrarian capitalism in the Global South, with recent work exploring plantation economies, value theory, and neoliberal historicity. Articles trend toward ethnographic critiques of political economy (75%), with 45% focusing exclusively on Andean Ecuador. Major Scientific Awards: Society for Economic Anthropology Book Prize (2022) Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology Book Prize (2023) CASCA Labrecque-Lee Book Prize Runner-up (2023) LASA Ecuadorian Studies Honorable Mention (2024) He advises five graduate students researching Latin American political economy and indigenous sovereignty. As Co-Editor of Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology , he coordinates scholarly interventions on capitalist restructuring.
Elizabeth Chen is an Assistant Professor of Legal Writing at Brooklyn Law School, where she teaches Gateway to Lawyering I and II. She joined the faculty in 2023 after serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor during the 2022–2023 academic year. Her research centers on anti-discrimination law, reproductive justice, and the legal frameworks surrounding relationships and care. With a strong commitment to civil rights, her work intersects with gender equity, employment law, and social policy. One forthcoming article, Forced Intimacy, Care, and Discrimination (2026), explores how legal systems regulate intimacy and caregiving in contexts of employment and discrimination, reflecting her deep engagement with legal theory and social justice. Professor Chen has previously taught as an Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering at NYU School of Law. Her professional experience includes litigation on behalf of caregivers and pregnant workers at a nonprofit, and civil rights advocacy at a plaintiff-side employment firm. She began her legal career as an If/When/How Reproductive Justice Fellow at the Center for American Progress and served as a law clerk for the Honorable William Joseph Haynes Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Her educational background includes a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law and an A.B. from the University of Chicago. She is actively involved in legal writing pedagogy and civil rights scholarship, contributing to the mission of training socially responsible lawyers at Brooklyn Law School.
Claudia Lomoschitz is a research-based artist, filmmaker, and choreographer currently serving as a university assistant and lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Department of Education in the Arts. She teaches courses such as Kunst und Kunstgeschichte im Kontext II and supervises bachelor theses, contributing significantly to art education and performance studies. Her research and artistic practice are deeply interdisciplinary, focusing on embodied politics, reproductive fantasies, and queer-feminist historiographies . She investigates how bodies are politicized through performance, particularly in relation to lactation, death, care, and resistance under capitalism. Her work bridges art, science, and theory, engaging with quantum physics, biopolitics, and feminist epistemologies. The body of her recent creative-scholarly output reveals a strong thematic focus on queer care practices, the materiality of the void, reproductive autonomy, and critiques of neoliberal health and consumer culture . Her performances and installations often use bodily fluids, molecular metaphors, and mythic narratives to destabilize normative understandings of life, death, and care. Claudia Lomoschitz has presented her work internationally, including at MAK Vienna, Universitat Politècnica de València, Schwules Museum Berlin, and Angewandte Vienna. Her artistic projects have been exhibited at prominent venues such as brut Vienna, Belvedere 21, Tanzquartier Vienna, and Kunstraum Niederösterreich. She is currently completing her dissertation on the cultural implications of lactation and queer nursing under the supervision of Elke Krasny, further solidifying her role as a scholar-artist at the intersection of performance, feminism, and cultural critique. She has co-produced works with SOAKED and brut Wien, supported by the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs.
Iepke Rijcken is a Researcher at the Department of Sociology and Social Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She joined the university in June 2022 as part of the VISION project, a collaboration between DeZIM Institute (Berlin), University of Amsterdam, and Salzburg. Education: Master in Cultural Anthropology (2022) and Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (2019) from Utrecht University Current location: Rudolfskai 42, Room 030, Salzburg Her research focuses on transnational labor migration, feminist theory, and intersectionality, using ethnographic and visual participatory methods. She investigates lifeworlds in European 'inner-peripheries' (Germany/Poland) and explores how marginalized groups navigate socio-economic inequalities. Key publications highlight her methodological innovations in multisensory migration research and critical analyses of reproductive rights activism. In 2023, she received a research scholarship. Her work engages with activist communities like Strajk Kobiet (Poland) and collaborates with institutions such as DeZIM Institute (Berlin) and Chamber of Commerce of East Brandenburg (2024 research stay). Scientific Awards: Scholarship recipient (July 21, 2023)
Valery Danilack-Fekete, PhD, MPH, is a faculty researcher at the Yale School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. Her work focuses on maternal and perinatal health, reproductive epidemiology, and healthcare delivery models. Her research interests include: Maternal and Child Health Reproductive Epidemiology Prenatal Care Innovations (including telehealth and reduced visit schedules) Gestational Diabetes and Cesarean Delivery Risk Health Equity in Perinatal Outcomes Patient Experiences in Labor and Delivery Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on evaluating clinical practices and health services in obstetrics, particularly during the pandemic. She has developed and validated risk prediction models for maternal and neonatal complications, including preeclampsia-related cardiovascular morbidity and cesarean delivery in gestational diabetes. Her work integrates epidemiological methods with clinical data to improve maternal health outcomes. Her research trends indicate a commitment to evidence-based maternal care, with an emphasis on optimizing antenatal care delivery, understanding disparities, and improving decision-making through predictive analytics. Dr. Danilack-Fekete has not received any scientific awards mentioned in the provided texts. She has collaborated extensively with leading researchers at Yale, including Drs. Savitz, Werner, Peahl, and Cao, contributing to numerous peer-reviewed studies. While no grants or advising roles are specified, her publication record suggests active involvement in large-scale clinical and epidemiological research projects. She is part of research teams focused on perinatal epidemiology and maternal health services, likely contributing to initiatives within the Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology or similar units at Yale.
Isabel Tiago de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor at ISCTE-IUL and an Integrated Researcher at CIES-Iscte – Center for Research and Studies in Sociology. She is affiliated with the Department of Social Research Methods within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Her research focuses on demography, particularly fertility, mortality, migration, contraception, and demographic projections. Academic Background: PhD in Sociology (Demography), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2004 Master's in Historical and Social Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1997 Bachelor's in Statistics and Information Management, Higher Institute of Information Management, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1993 Research Interests: Her work centers on demographic dynamics, with a focus on fertility trends, migration patterns, and health inequalities. She investigates how socioeconomic conditions, gender, and public policies shape demographic outcomes in Portugal and beyond. Her research often employs historical and contemporary data, including burial records and survey data. Publication Trends: Her recent publications reflect a strong focus on fertility behavior, contraceptive use, migration (especially return and circular migration), and mortality patterns. She frequently collaborates with researchers across institutions and has published in high-impact journals such as Demographic Research and PLoS One . Her work combines quantitative methods with sociological insight to address pressing population issues. Scientific Projects: Unequal lives in Oporto (2024–2025): Examines determinants of longevity in 19th–20th century Porto using burial records. EERNEP (2018–2022): Studies experiences and expectations of returning Portuguese emigrants. REMIGR (2013–2015): Explored new emigration and its relationship with Portuguese society. Advising and Grants: She supervises undergraduate and graduate students, particularly in historical demography and migration studies. She has led and participated in multiple externally funded research projects, demonstrating strong grant-writing and collaborative research skills. Her work contributes to understanding demographic sustainability and migration policy in Portugal. Research Groups: She is an active member of the CIES-Iscte research center, specifically within the 'Gender, Life Course and Health' thematic group. She also collaborates with the GREAT LEAP network and participates in interdisciplinary research teams focused on migration and population studies.
Erin Murrah-Mandril is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at The University of Texas at Arlington, where she has been a faculty member since 2015. She is also a core faculty member of the Center for Mexican American Studies, contributing significantly to interdisciplinary research and curriculum development. Her academic work bridges literary studies, ethnic studies, and feminist theory, with a focus on Mexican American literary recovery and decolonial methodologies. Education: Ph.D., English Language and Literature, University of New Mexico, 2014 M.A., English Language and Literature, University of New Mexico, 2008 B.A., History, University of New Mexico, 2005 Her research centers on how time functions as a colonizing force in Mexican American literature, particularly through narrative disruption and historical erasure. Her acclaimed book, In the Mean Time: Temporal Colonization and the Mexican American Literary Tradition (2020), analyzes how authors navigated U.S. temporal dominance post-1848. Her recent work extends into Chicana feminism and the legacy of parteras (midwives), recovering marginalized women’s knowledge in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Her scholarly publications span journals such as Aztlan , Arizona Quarterly , and Western American Literature , and include contributions to edited volumes on ethnic studies pedagogy and Latinx literary history. Her work demonstrates a consistent engagement with archival recovery, narrative theory, and decolonial praxis. Scientific Awards and Honors: Honorable Mention, Thomas J. Lyon Book Award, Western Literature Association (2021) Choice Outstanding Academic Title, Association of College and Research Libraries (2020) Quality Matters Certification for Online Teaching (2017) Multiple fellowships and grants from the University of New Mexico and American Antiquarian Society She has advised numerous graduate students, serving on dissertation and thesis committees across the English department. Her service includes roles on the Graduate Studies Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. She is also an active public scholar, organizing teacher workshops and presenting widely at national conferences in Latinx studies, American literature, and feminist theory. Her current research continues to explore the intersections of gender, knowledge, and colonialism, particularly through the figure of the partera as a symbol of cultural resilience and feminist continuity.
Richard Hall is Professor of Education and Technology at De Montfort University (DMU), based in the School of Applied Social Sciences within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. He contributes to teaching in evidence-based education, educational leadership, and critical pedagogy, and supervises multiple PhD and Master’s students. Richard is also Head of Faculty Research Ethics and coordinates the Social Justice and Empowerment Research Centre. He holds visiting professorships at the University of South Wales and the University of Sunderland, and is the editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s Marxism and Education series and DMU’s Gateway Papers . University: De Montfort University School: School of Applied Social Sciences Rank: Professor Research Ethics Leadership: Health and Life Sciences Faculty Research Centres: Centre for Urban Research on Austerity, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility Editorial Roles: Palgrave Macmillan’s Marxism and Education series, Gateway Papers Visiting Positions: University of South Wales, University of Sunderland Richard holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., and his research expertise spans the political economy of higher education, decolonisation, anti-racism, academic alienation, and the impact of neoliberalism on universities. He investigates the Muslim student experience and the role of technology in education, advocating for radical alternatives to the current university model. His work is grounded in critical social theory and focuses on social justice, equity, and institutional transformation. His recent publications explore generative AI, student loans and Muslim engagement, and the abolition of intellectual leadership. These works reflect a strong trend toward critical analysis of systemic inequities in higher education, with subfields including decolonial studies, racial literacy, digital pedagogy, and postcapitalist education. The interdisciplinary nature of his research bridges education, political economy, and social theory. Advance HE National Teaching Fellow (2009) Advance HE Principal Fellow (2024) Visiting Professor of Inclusive Education (Sunderland, 2024) Visiting Professor of Education (South Wales, 2023) Decolonising DMU: AdvanceHE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (2023) Winner, Reclaim Open Learning Challenge (MacArthur Foundation, MIT Media Lab, 2014) Richard supervises a diverse group of PhD students on topics including non-technical skills in clinical education, art-based coping for Black women, and Universal Design for Learning. He has led numerous funded research projects, including grants from the Aziz Foundation and the British Educational Research Association, focusing on racial literacy, Muslim student experiences, and international student support. His editorial and advisory roles span multiple journals, including Teaching in Higher Education and Postdigital Science and Education . He is actively involved in external committees, including the Research Ethics Committee for Coram and the BERA Social Theory SIG. Richard leads and participates in research groups focused on social justice, decolonisation, and cooperative education. He co-convenes the Social Justice and Empowerment Research Centre and is involved in initiatives such as the Social Science Centre and Leicester Vaughan College. His work extends beyond the university into community-based educational activism and policy influence.
Niko Eskelinen is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Turku, affiliated with the Department of Sociology within the Faculty of Social Sciences, and a member of the INVEST Research Flagship Centre. His research focuses on social inequality, intergenerational disadvantage, and youth labor market outcomes, particularly NEET status. He utilizes advanced quantitative methods and Finnish population data to explore causal pathways in social stratification and well-being. His research interests include: Social stratification and mobility Intergenerational transmission of disadvantage Youth exclusion from education and employment (NEET) Birth outcomes and population health Welfare policy and subjective well-being Quantitative and longitudinal social research methods The trend in his recent publications shows a consistent focus on using sibling fixed-effects and large-scale register data to disentangle causal mechanisms in social reproduction. His work bridges demography, sociology, and public policy, with strong implications for early intervention and equity-focused social programs. Key scientific contributions have been published in peer-reviewed journals, policy briefs, and research reports. Notable works include analyses of NEET persistence, seasonality of birth weight, and intergenerational socioeconomic disadvantage. Niko Eskelinen actively contributes to policy discussions through INVEST policy briefs and blog posts. He collaborates with leading scholars in sociology and population research but there is no public information about formal student supervision or research grants. He is part of the INVEST Research Flagship team, which supports interdisciplinary research on well-being and inequality.
Dr. Katherine Calvert is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in German Studies at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies , University of Leeds , under the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures . Her research centers on emotional discourse in German political writing from 1871 to 1933, with a focus on how mass movements used emotional rhetoric to legitimize ideological claims. She also explores intersections between psychological well-being and political activism in feminist writing from the 1970s to the present. Her research interests include: Nineteenth- to twenty-first-century German literature History of emotions German political cultural production History of German social and political movements Feminist and socialist women’s writing Print media and narrative strategies Her recent publications examine emotional regimes in reproductive rights activism, anti-fascist political essays, and representations of motherhood and class in Weimar literature. The articles reveal a consistent focus on how emotional narratives are strategically deployed in political discourse across historical periods. She has received significant recognition for her scholarship, including: 2023 Forum for Modern Language Studies Prize 2020 Women in German Studies Essay Prize Katherine Calvert has taught German language, history, and culture at the University of Sheffield and Nottingham Trent University. She currently delivers guest seminars on 20th-century German history and German-speaking cultures at Leeds. She is an active member of the academic community through her involvement with the Association for German Studies (AGS) and Women in German Studies (W+IGS), where she contributes to career development initiatives for early-career academics. She is currently leading the research project Mobilising the Masses: Appeals to Emotion in German Political Writing, 1871–1933 , which investigates emotional appeals in colonial, feminist, pacifist, and communist movements in Imperial and Weimar Germany.
Olivia Thomas is a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University, specializing in historical and nautical archaeology. She teaches courses including ANTH 201 (Introduction to Anthropology), ANTH 205 (Peoples & Cultures of the World), ANTH 350 (European Archaeology), and ANTH 415 (Anthropological Writing). Her research focuses on maritime cultural landscapes, historical ecology, and material culture with an emphasis on colonial Americas, the Caribbean, and women's experiences at sea. Education: Ph.D., Anthropology (Nautical Archaeology), Texas A&M University (2025 expected) M.A., History (Maritime Studies), East Carolina University (2017) B.A., Anthropology & Classical Art/Archaeology, Indiana University (2013) Current Research: Examining Caribbean maritime cultural landscapes, pregnancy and childbirth aboard 18th-19th century vessels, and 18th-century foodways through artifact analysis. Recent work explores how material culture reveals societal norms in seafaring communities. Awards: None explicitly listed. Grants & Advising: Currently supervising no graduate students. Teaching-focused role with active research projects in maritime heritage preservation and historical ecology.
Marina Bettaglio is a Professor in Hispanic and Italian Studies at the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Victoria. With a PhD in Hispanic Studies (SUNY-Buffalo) and international academic background including institutions in Italy, Spain, and the US, she specializes in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of gender, media, and cultural studies. Key research areas: Maternal narratives, neoliberal ideology, gender violence, graphic novels Current projects: SSHRC Insight Grant on 'Maternal Self-Expression in Spanish Graphic Narratives' Collaborations: Universidad de Salamanca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Her work analyzes maternal representations in Spanish and Latin American comics, TV series, and literature, challenging patriarchal norms and neoliberal self-branding. She has co-edited special issues on maternal neoliberalism and contributed to Palgrave and Demeter Press publications. Scientific Awards SSHRC Insight Grant (2022-2027) Excellence in Teaching Award (SUNY-Buffalo) Visiting Scholar Fellowships (UVic CSRAS, Salamanca, Barcelona) Contact: bettagli@uvic.ca
Martin Svensson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Southern Denmark. He holds a PhD in Mathematics and is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research bridging pure mathematics with medical applications. Current research areas include harmonic maps, symmetric spaces, and cohort analysis in healthcare. Recent publications focus on cardiovascular diseases in pregnancy, uterine rupture risks, and geometric structures in the Cayley plane. Email: svensson@imada.sdu.dk His mathematical work explores twistor constructions, Riemann surfaces, and continuous deformations of harmonic maps. Medical research leverages population-based cohort studies to analyze obstetric outcomes and healthcare costs. Collaborative projects include contributions to national data management strategies. Current projects involve participation in the "Library honorary fellow" initiative (2024-2029) alongside contributions to science education frameworks and distributed networks.
Nicole E. Warren is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing , certified nurse midwife, and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Her work focuses on reproductive health, respectful maternity care, and eliminating disparities in maternal health through global and community initiatives. Affiliated with: Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity, JHU Institute for Planetary Health Specialties: Global Maternal Health, Social Determinants of Health, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Service-Learning Pedagogy Research Interests center on addressing maternal health disparities in Maryland and Mali, evaluating educational interventions for FGM/C care, and implementing group antenatal care models. Her work bridges public health nursing, clinical midwifery, and policy advocacy. Publication Trends highlight her expertise in global maternal health equity, with recent studies spanning FGM/C management , pandemic-era nursing education , perinatal mental health integration , and obstetric pharmacology . She employs mixed-methods approaches across clinical, educational, and cultural contexts. Scientific Awards include multiple Teaching Excellence Awards , the Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2018), and NIH grant support for pre-doctoral research (2001-2004). Her accolades reflect dual excellence in clinical practice, education, and global health leadership. Teaching & Collaboration : Specialized in service-learning pedagogy, she has partnered with the World Health Organization, CDC, and HHS Office of Women’s Health. Her work emphasizes community-academic partnerships and health equity.
Célia Maria Taborda da Silva is a researcher at CICANT (Research Center for Applied Communication, Culture and New Technologies) and collaborator at CEAUP (Center for European Studies at the University of Porto). Her work focuses on Portuguese Contemporary History with an emphasis on Social Movements from the 19th century to the present, particularly feminist and gender-based violence resistance movements. She contributes to academic discourse through publications in international journals and collaborative projects like FEMglocal, analyzing glocal feminist movements and digital communication trends. Education: PhD in Contemporary History. Research Trends: Her recent articles (2025) explore subversive feminist activism, digital communication, and discourse analysis in movements like #MeToo and International Feminist Strike. Earlier works (2023-2022) address thematic analysis, diplomatic cooperation, and the evolution of feminist narratives in Portugal. Collaborations: She works extensively with Carla Cerqueira, Ana Sofia Pereira, and Domitília Cardoso on projects funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, focusing on networked communication, digital platforms, and activist genealogy. Key Themes: Gender studies, social movements, digital activism, and historical analysis of feminist mobilizations.
