جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Kamila Kociałkowskaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Modernism
• Eastern European Art
• Soviet Empire Art and Culture
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Kamila Kociałkowska is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History of Art at the University of Warwick, Faculty of Arts. She joined the department in 2024 after holding postdoctoral fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty/ACLS, and Harvard University’s Davis Center. Education: PhD in History of Art, University of Cambridge MA in History of Art, Courtauld Institute of Art MA in Fine Art, University of Edinburgh Her research centers on modernism in Eastern Europe, especially the interplay between artistic production and systems of censorship and surveillance in the Soviet Empire and its peripheries. She employs new materialist approaches to analyze redacted and fragmented visual and textual sources, rethinking the origins of abstraction beyond traditional resistance narratives. Her work also explores the cryptographic imagination and the impact of surveillance technologies on interwar avant-garde aesthetics. Her recent publications span topics such as Suprematist resistance, undead imagery in Stalinist propaganda, and explosive futurist texts, reflecting a deep engagement with avant-garde experimentation under repression. These works reveal recurring themes: the materiality of censorship, subversive semiotics, and the transformation of political constraint into aesthetic innovation. Scientific Awards and Fellowships: Leonard A. Lauder Postdoctoral Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art Visiting Scholar, Davis Center, Harvard University She is currently completing her first book, The Black Square and the Blue Pencil: Censorship and the Stimulation of Modernist Style , which charts how censorship shaped avant-garde aesthetics in Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. Her second project, Coding Modernity: The Cryptographic Imagination and the Interwar Avant-Garde , investigates the cultural history of spying and secret policing in interwar Europe. She does not currently have any listed advisees or research grants in the provided text.

Deák Ágnesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Habsburg Monarchy
• Hungarian Nationalism
• Political History
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ágnes Deák is a Professor at the Department of Modern Hungarian History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Szeged. She has held key academic leadership roles including Head of Department (2019-2022) and Vice-Chairperson of the Historical Committee at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on 19th-century Habsburg Monarchy, Hungarian nationalism, and state police systems. Education: BA/MA in History and Literature from József Attila University (1979-1985), PhD (2000), DSc (2014) from Eötvös Loránd University and Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Research interests include the political career of Ferenc Deák, secret police operations, and press policies. She has led major research projects on topics like the Protestant Patent Movement (2021–2024) and political press dynamics (2016–2021). Awards include Soros Foundation scholarships and multiple Hungarian research grants. Editorial roles: Editor-in-Chief of Aetas historical journal since 1991.

Shoshana R. Sheltonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Program Evaluation
• Performance Measurement
• Public Health
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Shoshana R. Shelton is a Professor at the RAND School of Public Policy and a Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her work centers on program evaluation, public health systems, emergency preparedness, and national health security, with significant contributions to pandemic response, violence prevention, and crisis decision-making. She has led major projects for federal agencies including the CDC, DHS, FEMA, and the U.S. Secret Service. Education: M.P.H., The Ohio State University B.A. in English, Denison University Her research focuses on strengthening public health infrastructure through performance measurement, logic modeling, and stakeholder engagement. She has developed tools such as tabletop exercises for continuity of operations in public health laboratories and led after-action reviews of the public health response to COVID-19. Her work emphasizes building resilience against biological threats, natural disasters, and targeted violence. Shelton's recent publications highlight trends in emergency alert systems, disaster resilience, criminal justice reform during pandemics, and equitable health security research investment. She advocates for evidence-based policies that balance bioterrorism preparedness with responses to natural disasters and climate-related emergencies. Scientific Awards: No awards listed in the provided text. She has advised or collaborated with numerous federal and state agencies, contributing to national health security through rigorous evaluation and policy analysis. Her grants and projects reflect sustained funding from DHS, CDC, and other federal bodies focused on improving public safety and health system readiness. She has also led initiatives on behavioral threat assessment in schools and wearable technology for law enforcement wellness. Labs and Teams: Previously led a four-year project on mass attacks and targeted violence for the U.S. Secret Service. Collaborated with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) on continuity of operations planning. Contributed to the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative, fostering innovation across law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

• German Cultural Studies
• Yiddish Theater in Romania
• Secret Police Files as Life Writing
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Corina L. Petrescu is a Professor of German in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi, where she has taught since 2008. A specialist in German cultural studies from the 18th century to the present, she directs the German Program and is accredited by the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (CNSAS) in Romania. B.A. in German and American Studies, University of Bucharest (1999) M.A. in German Studies with Cultural Studies Certificate, University of Pittsburgh (2000) Ph.D. in German Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2006) Her research bridges German cultural studies , Yiddish theater in Romania , and secret police files as life writing . She analyzes surveillance archives from Eastern Bloc regimes, examining tensions between official records and personal narratives in works on the Romanian Securitate, East German Stasi, and Hungarian State Security Agency. Recent publications focus on Yiddish performance under authoritarian regimes and dialogic remembrance of persecution . She explores how Cold War spy narratives and post-communist archival research reveal intersections of fact/fiction and memory/politics. Fulbright Global Scholar (2023) Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2016) Senior Core Fellowship, Central European University (2015) Multiple DAAD and Summer Research Grants Co-editor of Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe and Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc , she teaches courses spanning German language, literature, cinema, and European studies.

Henry Prunckunمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار مدعو

• Intelligence Analysis
• Transnational Crime
• Espionage
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Henry Prunckun is an Adjunct Associate Research Professor at Charles Sturt University's Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security. With a PhD, MPhil, MSocSc, and BSc, he brings extensive academic credentials to his role as a methodologist specializing in transnational crime, including espionage, terrorism, drugs and arms trafficking, and cyber-crime. His research interests focus on intelligence analysis methodology, counterterrorism strategies, and the theoretical foundations of intelligence work. Prunckun has developed expertise in applying scientific methods to intelligence gathering and analysis, with particular emphasis on the historical and contemporary roles of intelligence in national security and law enforcement contexts. His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on foundational intelligence concepts, with his "Espionage Black Book" series covering topics from basic intelligence to spy radio communications. These works bridge theoretical knowledge with practical applications for students and practitioners in the field. Two literature awards Professional service award from the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts With a 28-year operational career in the criminal justice system, including five years as a senior counterterrorism policy analyst, Prunckun brings practical experience to his academic work. He has supervised numerous doctoral students across policing, security, and public policy disciplines, with research topics spanning citizen journalism in policing, terrorism investigation strategies, and police efficiency indicators. His work often examines the intersection of intelligence analysis, law enforcement practice, and security policy development.

Ron Leviمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Law
• Global Justice
• International Criminal Law
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ron Levi is Distinguished Professor of Global Justice with joint appointments at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Department of Sociology, University of Toronto. His research examines responses to violence, repression, and atrocities through legal institutions and collective memory, with particular focus on how legal ideas circulate globally. He directs the Global Justice Lab, which supports justice systems under stress. Levi's research interests include international criminal law, legal cynicism, police-minority relations, and the sociology of atrocities. His work integrates political sociology with legal studies to analyze how legal frameworks operate in diverse political contexts. He has received the Chevalier in l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques (French government), Global Educator Award (University of Toronto), and Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize. His current projects examine legal responses to state violence and the role of expertise in postcolonial governance. Levi serves as Secretary of the Law and Society Association and Council Member for the Sociology of Law section of the American Sociological Association. He teaches courses on law in global affairs, police violence, and the sociology of atrocities.

• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Autocracies
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Adam Scharpf is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science , University of Copenhagen . His research focuses on political regimes, autocracy dynamics, and security apparatus behavior, with a special emphasis on loyalty production and repression mechanisms. Research Interests: Political regime structures and transition Authoritarian security sector dynamics International relations of dictatorships Sportswashing and reputation management Elite selection in repressive institutions Military training and political militarization Publication Trends: Recent work examines soft power targeting through Kissinger's seminars, sportswashing effectiveness analysis, military training impacts on political systems, and authoritarian security apparatus career dynamics. His 2023-2025 publications show increasing focus on event-driven repression patterns and elite ideological influence. Awards: APSA Best Article Award (Democracy & Autocracy Section) NEPS Stuart A. Bremer Award ISA Dina Zinnes Award Young Scholar Award (University of Mannheim) Contact: adam.scharpf@ifs.ku.dk | Office Hours: Wednesdays 16.00-17.00

Louise Walkerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Mexican History
• Latin American Studies
• Economic History
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Louise Walker is an Associate Professor of History at Northeastern University's College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH). She specializes in Mexican and Latin American history, with a focus on economic justice, class dynamics, and archival research. Previously, she held faculty positions at Louisiana State University and the New School for Social Research. Her research has been supported by prestigious fellowships including the Berlin Prize and ACLS grants. Walker earned her PhD in History from Yale University and a BA from McGill University. Her work explores themes such as economic conflicts, middle-class transformations, and the use of secret police archives. Key publications include Waking from the Dream: Mexico’s Middle Classes after 1968 (Stanford, 2013), which won multiple awards, and Debts Unpaid (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press). Her research interests span the history of capitalism, social movements, and neoliberalism in Mexico. She teaches courses on colonial and modern Latin American history, natural disasters, and historical methodology. Awards: 2014 LASA Mexico Section Best Book Award ACLS Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship Berlin Prize, American Academy

• Patent Law
• Intellectual Property
• Law and Economics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jonathan S. Masur is a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School . His scholarship bridges Patent Law , Intellectual Property , and Law and Economics , focusing on how legal frameworks interact with innovation, regulatory policy, and empirical legal studies. He has co-authored influential works on the social cost of carbon , AI in legal education , and patent licensing , often collaborating with scholars like Lisa Larrimore Ouellette and Amy R. Motomura. His recent articles, including Can AI Hold Office Hours? (2025) and Disclosures Puzzles in Patent Law (2025), explore generative AI , legal pedagogy , and patent system efficiency . He has contributed to debates on cost-benefit analysis in regulatory contexts, such as Climate Regulation and the Limits of Cost-Benefit Analysis (2011) and Chevronizing Around Cost-Benefit Analysis (2025).

• Asylum and Immigration Law
• Anthropology of Law
• Refugee Studies
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. John Campbell is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS University of London. With an extensive publication record spanning multiple decades, his academic work critically examines the intersection of law, anthropology, and migration studies, with particular focus on asylum and refugee determination processes in the United Kingdom. Dr. Campbell's research interests include: Asylum and Immigration Law Anthropology of Law Refugee Studies and Protection International Law and Human Rights Criminal Justice Systems Migration Policy in the Horn of Africa Cultural Expertise in Legal Contexts His recent scholarship has examined judicial assessment of expert evidence, procedural fairness in migration systems, and justice quality in London's magistrates courts. Dr. Campbell has published extensively on Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrant experiences in Britain, as well as limitations of international law in resolving conflicts like the Eritrea-Ethiopia dispute. His work demonstrates consistent engagement with both theoretical frameworks and practical legal applications, informed by his 26+ years of experience as a country expert in asylum cases. Dr. Campbell has authored influential books including Bureaucracy, Law and Dystopia in the United Kingdom's Asylum System (2016) and Entanglements of Life with the Law: Precarity and Justice in London's Magistrates Courts (2020), which provide critical examinations of how legal systems interact with human experiences of migration, justice, and bureaucracy.

• Criminal Law
• Wrongful Convictions
• Innocence Claims
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Daniel S. Medwed is a Professor at Northeastern University School of Law , specializing in Criminal Law , Wrongful Convictions , and Constitutional Rights . His scholarship focuses on post-conviction advocacy, prosecutorial ethics, and the intersection of innocence claims with judicial procedure. Key research areas: Constitutional Law , Criminal Procedure , Wrongful Conviction Remedies , and Judicial Discretion His recent article Secrets of Chambers examines the longevity of the constitutional right to present a defense in the context of political and legal shifts. Other works analyze habeas corpus , prosecutorial bias , and capital punishment through empirical and theoretical lenses. 2024: Arizona Law Review publication on Chambers v. Mississippi 2023: Critique of Supreme Court habeas jurisprudence (Harvard Law & Policy Review) 2022-2014: Ongoing analysis of innocence movements , prosecutorial discretion , and juvenile justice

Valentina Glajarمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• German-language literature from Central and Eastern Europe
• Nobel laureate Herta Müller
• Romanies and Roma Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Valentina Glajar is Professor of German Studies and Honorary Professor of International Studies at Texas State University’s Department of World Languages & Literatures, College of Liberal Arts. She serves as coordinator of the German Division and has received prestigious accolades including the 2025 George Blazyca Prize and the ACLS Fellowship (2019). B.A. in German from University Babes-Bolyai Cluj, Romania Ph.D. in German Studies from University of Texas at Austin Her research focuses on German-language literature from Central/Eastern Europe, secret police archives, life writing, Holocaust studies in Romania, Cold War espionage, and Roma communities. She has co-edited Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc (2016) and Cold War Spy Stories from Eastern Europe (2019), and authored The Secret Police Dossier of Herta Müller (2023), translated into Romanian (2025) and promoted through a national book tour. Recent grants include a 2025 College of Liberal Arts Seed Grant ($3000) and a 2020 ACLS grant ($70,000). She has served on editorial boards for Studii Romanesti (2024–present) and the Journal of the Society for Romanian Studies (2017–present), and organized academic conferences on surveillance and inclusion. 2025 George Blazyca Prize 2024 Alpha Chi Favorite Professor 2020 Presidential Distinction Award for Service

• Anthropology
• Linguistic anthropology
• Media anthropology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Meghanne Barker is a Lecturer at the Institute of Education (IOE) - Education, Practice & Society at University College London. She specializes in cultural and linguistic anthropology with a focus on creative practices in educational contexts across postsocialist regions. Her educational background includes: PhD in Cultural Anthropology with focus on Linguistic Anthropology from University of Michigan (2017) PGCertHE from London School of Economics and Political Science Meghanne Barker's research examines the pedagogical value of creative practices – including children's play and performance, puppet theatre, and filmmaking – to postsocialist institutions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Her work sits at the intersection of linguistic anthropology, childhood studies, and media studies, with particular attention to how animation practices create social relations and political order. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Kazakhstan and the former Yugoslavia, exploring how creative practices function within educational frameworks in postsocialist contexts. Her book project Throw Your Voice: Suspended Animations in Kazakhstani Childhood examines acts of animation as ways of maintaining fragile social relations and political order. Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on animation, childhood, and postsocialist contexts, with a growing emphasis on media education and community building. Her work spans traditional academic journals as well as creative outputs, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary approaches that bridge anthropology, education, and media studies. Meghanne Barker leads the modules Radical Education and Children in Society for BA Education Studies. She is accepting doctoral students for co-supervision, particularly interested in projects related to language and childhood or education, ethnographic approaches to education, performance, childhood, or media-making in any context, with special interest in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. She serves as Personal Tutor at University College London and as Inclusion Lead (2023-2026). She is the Convener of ELAN (The EASA Network on Linguistic Anthropology) and maintains a Visiting Fellowship at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Giovanni Travaglinoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Organized Crime and Criminal Governance
• Political Behavior and Violence
• Vicarious Dissent and Social Banditry
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Giovanni Travaglino is a Professor of Social Psychology and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London, within the Department of Law and Criminology. He directs the Institute for the Study of Power, Crime, and Society and leads the European Research Council-funded 'Secret Power' project, investigating criminal governance in Italy, the UK, and Japan. Previously, he held roles at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Kent. His research spans organized crime, political behavior, and vicarious dissent, with a focus on cultural, group dynamics, and intergroup relations. Education: BSc in Psychology, University of Padua, Italy MSc in Social & Applied Psychology, University of Kent, UK PhD in Social Psychology, University of Kent, UK Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) Research Interests: Travaglino’s interdisciplinary work examines the nexus of culture, politics, and crime, including criminal groups’ legitimacy, radicalization drivers, and vicarious dissent mechanisms. He employs quantitative methods to analyze cross-cultural variations in political violence, cybercrime perceptions, and socio-legal dynamics. Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator for ERC-funded 'Secret Power' (2021–2027) Knowledge Exchange Forum with Police Forces (2023–2025) British Academy-funded research on radicalization (2024–2026) Editorial Roles: Founder and co-editor of Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest , and editorial board member of Asian Journal of Social Psychology and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology . Institute Affiliations: Conflict, Violence and Terrorism Research Centre Honorary Member, Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) since 2022 Supervision: Guides PhD and postdoctoral researchers in criminology, social psychology, and crime-related political dynamics. Collaborates widely across Italy, the UK, Korea, and the US.

• Bulgarian History
• Archival Science
• Cultural Heritage
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Anka Todorova Ignatova is an Associate Professor at the University of Veliko Tarnovo, Faculty of History, Department of Early-modern and Modern Bulgarian History. Her primary research focuses on Bulgarian history, archival science, and cultural heritage, with specialization in 19th-20th century historical documentation, museum studies, and oral history methodologies. Her research explores diverse aspects of Bulgarian historical preservation including: Cultural memory and commemorative practices Archival management and documentary heritage Monument conservation and museum studies Bulgarian-Russian historical relations Religious and social history during transitional periods Ignatova has led major research projects including 'Heritage for the Future' (2023-2024) focusing on university museum digitization and 'Experienced Past' (2013-2015) documenting communist-era oral histories. She maintains active collaboration with archival institutions across Bulgaria.