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Marjo Yliperttula is a Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki. She serves as a supervisor in the Doctoral Programmes in Biomedicine, Drug Research, and Materials Research and Nanosciences, with expertise in biomaterials and pharmaceutical technology. Her research focuses on nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) hydrogels for wound healing and drug delivery, extracellular vesicle (EV) engineering for therapeutic applications, and freeze-drying technologies for biomaterial preservation. Key contributions include NFC-based wound dressings that enhance platelet-rich plasma release (2024), Raman spectroscopy methods for monitoring freeze-drying-induced mutarotation (2024), and tandem chromatography techniques for high-purity EV isolation (2023). Her work bridges pharmaceutical sciences with regenerative medicine, emphasizing translational applications in chronic wound treatment and targeted drug delivery. Recent publications (2022-2025) reveal three dominant trends: (1) Optimization of NFC hydrogels for controlled drug release and tissue regeneration, (2) Advanced characterization of EV phenotypes under hypoxic conditions for improved therapeutic efficacy, and (3) Development of analytical methods (Raman spectroscopy, chromatography) to address manufacturing challenges in biopharmaceuticals. These themes reflect her group's commitment to solving critical problems in biomaterial stability, EV-based delivery, and precision wound care. Professor Yliperttula has supervised 10 doctoral theses, including recent work on NFC for skin substitutes (Elle Koivunotko), freeze-drying of hydrogels (Arto Merivaara), and mesenchymal stromal cells for wound healing (Jasmi Snirvi). She currently leads the Academy of Finland-funded GeneCellNa project (2024-2026) on gene/cell/nanotherapy for chronic diseases and a Finnish Red Cross project (2023-2024) on NFC for blood products, with cumulative project funding spanning 18 initiatives since 2005. She heads the Biopharmaceuticals Group within the Drug Research Program, fostering collaborations across pharmaceutical biosciences, materials science, and clinical medicine to advance next-generation therapeutic platforms.

• Biomaterials
• Nanomedicine
• Drug Delivery
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Esa Ollila serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics at Aalto University, Finland, and holds an adjunct professorship in Statistics at the University of Oulu. His academic appointments include Academy of Finland Research Fellow (2010-2015) and prior senior research/lecturing roles at both institutions. His educational background features: M.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Oulu (1998) Ph.D. in Statistics (with honors), University of Jyväskylä (2002) D.Sc.(Tech) in Signal Processing (with honors), Aalto University (2010) Professor Ollila's research centers on statistical signal processing and robust statistical methodologies , with significant contributions to array processing, high-dimensional data analysis, and covariance matrix estimation. His work bridges theoretical statistics with practical applications in radar systems, wireless communications, and big data analytics, emphasizing robustness against outliers and computational efficiency in modern data-intensive environments. Current focus areas include compressed sensing, sparse approximation, and blind source separation techniques. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2024-2025) reveals three dominant trends: (1) robust covariance learning for massive random access systems, (2) integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) for 6G networks using advanced beamforming, and (3) geometric approaches to elliptical distributions in statistical inference. His work increasingly incorporates deep learning (GANs, graph neural networks) while maintaining strong foundations in classical signal processing theory. Key recognitions include: Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Fellowship (2004-2007) Academy of Finland Research Fellowship (2010-2015) His research has been supported through prestigious Academy of Finland grants totaling over a decade of continuous funding. Professor Ollila currently leads an active research group at Aalto University, supervising doctoral candidates and collaborating internationally with institutions including Princeton University (where he served as Visiting Post-doctoral Research Associate during 2010-2011). He maintains strong ties with the University of Oulu through his adjunct professorship and has contributed to EURASIP's Special Area Team on Theoretical and Methodological Trends in Signal Processing. The Esa Ollila Research Group focuses on cutting-edge challenges in statistical signal processing, with current projects spanning robust DOA estimation under non-Gaussian noise, covariance matrix learning for massive MIMO systems, and machine learning-enhanced radar-communication integration. The group actively develops open-source tools like the fitHeavyTail R package for heavy-tailed distribution modeling and maintains collaborations with industry partners in wireless communications.

• Statistical signal processing
• Robust statistical methods
• Array processing
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Tuomas Tepora holds the position of Senior Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki within the Department of History, Philosophy and Literary Studies. He also holds a Docent title at the same institution. His research focuses on Finnish history, cultural memory, and nationalism, with a particular emphasis on sociopolitical conflicts and collective trauma. His expertise intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to cultural understanding and peacebuilding. Key research themes include the Finnish Civil War, propaganda analysis, and post-Cold War identity dynamics. Recent Activities: Over 90 academic activities since 2021, including invited lectures, conference presentations, and editorial roles. Media Engagement: Frequent interviews on platforms like Yle.fi and MTV3, discussing historical topics with public relevance. Awards: Nominated for 'Vuoden Historiates 2022' (Historical Book of the Year) in 2023, recognizing his scholarly contributions. Collaborations: Active in international research networks, particularly in European civil war and nationalism studies.

• History of Finland
• Cultural Memory Studies
• Nationalism Studies
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Pietari Hannikainen is a University Lecturer in Practical Theology at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki. His work focuses on religious pedagogy, supervision of theses (Bachelor's to doctoral levels), and quantitative research methods. He actively engages in projects analyzing men's religiosity, confirmation education, and urban religious communities. Research Interests: Religious education, young adult religiosity, religious literacy, value polarization, and well-being in faith contexts. Projects: Men, Masculinities and Religion (2024–2028), Confirmation self-evaluation steering (2024–), and Millenniaalien kirkko (2021–2023). Media Contributions: 13 public engagements on worship communities, religious literacy, and confirmation trends.

• Religious Pedagogy
• Religious and Ideological Education
• Christian Communities
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Jari Eloranta is a Professor at the University of Helsinki , affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Department of Economic and Social History . His work bridges economic history, cliometrics, and the analysis of warfare and state formation. Eloranta holds a Ph.D. in Economic History and has served in various external roles, including as President of the Economic and Business History Society (2018–2019) and as a member of the International Economic History Association (2014–2021) . He has edited journals like Configurações and book series for Routledge. Research Focus His research spans the economic history of warfare , Nordic economic convergence , and quantitative methods in business history . Notable projects include Nordic Fiscal States from the 16th to the 21st Centuries and Suomen innovaatioiden historia . Publications and Collaborations Eloranta has published extensively, with recent works appearing in The Routledge Economic History of War and Handbook of Cliometrics . His collaborations span universities in Finland, the US, and Europe, focusing on themes like war economies , state capacity , and security policy . Scientific Awards Recipient of the Eino Jutikkala historiapalkinto (2022). Awarded the Jonathan Hughes Prize for Excellence in Teaching Economic History (2021). Supervision and Editorial Roles Eloranta supervises doctoral candidates in the Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change and serves as an editor for research journals and anthologies, including Small and Medium Powers in Global History (2019) and Economic History Review (2009).

• Economic and Social History
• Cliometrics
• War Economy
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Andrew Logie is an Associate Professor at the Department of Cultures, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki, with affiliations to Asian Studies and the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria). His academic profile demonstrates deep expertise in Korean historical studies with a critical approach to narrative construction. Dr. Logie's research centers on Korean pseudohistory and comparative historiography, examining how historical narratives are shaped and deployed in contemporary contexts. His work spans multiple interconnected domains including early Korean history, religious movements, popular culture, and cross-cultural comparisons with Thailand and Cambodia. His doctoral background includes a comprehensive survey of Korean historiography from the 13th century to present. His recent publications reveal a consistent scholarly trajectory with increasing emphasis on comparative frameworks. The 2024 works demonstrate his continued critical engagement with Korean historical narratives while expanding into religious studies and gender analysis. His article on Chŭngsando religious movement represents an innovative intersection of religious studies and gender analysis within Korean context. Dr. Logie actively contributes to academic discourse through extensive conference participation and organization. He serves as supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture, and Society and teaches courses including 'Introduction to Korean History and Culture,' 'Early Modern Korean History, Culture and Thought,' and '20th century Korean popular culture, arts and society.' His leadership in the NSEANET project (2020-2023) highlights his commitment to international scholarly collaboration between Nordic countries and Southeast Asia.

• Korean Pseudohistory
• Comparative Historiography
• Early Korean History
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Kristiina Brunila is Professor of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki , Finland. She is affiliated with the Department of Educational Sciences , the AGORA Research Center for Social Justice and Equality in Education , the Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) , and the Teachers' Academy . She also serves as a supervisor in the Doctoral Programs in Gender, Culture, and Society Studies and in School, Education, Society, and Culture. Her research critically examines the intersections of education, power, and governance , with a particular focus on neoliberal policy regimes , therapeutic governance , youth subjectification , and educational inequality . She employs feminist , deconstructive , and discursive methodologies to explore how education systems produce and regulate subjectivities under market-driven and psychologized paradigms. Brunila has led and co-led multiple externally funded research projects, including AGORAEd , FuturEd , CoSupport , and TASOVA , addressing themes such as social justice in education, youth vulnerability, and future-oriented governance. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the Maikki Friberg Equality Award and the Adult Educator of the Year . Scientific Awards: Adult Educator of the Year (2011) Faculty Student Union Merit Badge with Golden Merit (2012) Candidate for Bonus Magister – Excellent Teacher Award (2016) Honourable Mention, Nordic Journal of Migration Research Best Article Award (2024) Maikki Friberg Equality Award (2021) Doctoral Supervision and Mentoring: Supervisor or co-supervisor of 14+ doctoral theses Supervisor in Doctoral Program in Gender, Culture and Society Studies Supervisor in Doctoral Program in School, Education, Society and Culture Research Projects: AGORAEd : AGORA for the study of social justice and equality (Project Director) FuturEd : Interrupting Future Trajectories of the Precision Education Governance (Project Director) CoSupport : Interrupting Youth Support Systems in the Ethos of Vulnerability (Project Director) TASOVA : Equality in Regional Development (Project Director)

• Sociology of education
• Educational policy studies
• Cultural studies
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Hannu Juusola is a Professor at the Department of Cultures within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Helsinki. He serves as a supervisor in multiple doctoral programs including Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Linguistics, and Political, Social and Regional Change. With over 110 publications to his name spanning from 2005 to 2025, Professor Juusola maintains an active research profile with recent projects extending through 2025. His research focuses on Modern Middle Eastern societies and politics, citizenship & ethnicity, identity, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Lebanon, Syria, and the relationship between religion and politics . His scholarly work falls within the scientific fields of Political Science (517) and History and Archaeology (615). Professor Juusola has established himself as a leading expert on Middle Eastern affairs, particularly regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as evidenced by his extensive media presence with 441 documented media appearances where he provides expert commentary on current events in the region. Analysis of his recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a consistent focus on contemporary Middle Eastern conflicts, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian situation, with increasing media engagement as geopolitical tensions have escalated. His work demonstrates interdisciplinary approaches combining historical analysis, political science, and cultural studies to examine complex identity and conflict issues in the region. The temporal pattern of his publications shows sustained scholarly output with particular intensification around key geopolitical events. Professor Juusola has been actively involved in research supervision, serving as a dissertation supervisor or co-supervisor as indicated in his activities. His current research projects include T-Bone Slim and the Transnational Poetics of the Migrant Left in North America (2022-2025, funded by Kone Foundation) and Multinational Migrants (2023-2024, funded by Nordic Council of Ministers). These projects reflect his expanding research interests beyond the Middle East into transnational migration studies while maintaining his core expertise in Middle Eastern politics. With 79 documented academic activities including conference presentations, public talks, and academic visits, Professor Juusola maintains an active presence in both academic and public discourse. His recent activities include presentations on Alternative Orientalist Perspectives on Palestine and Israel (November 2024) and Orientalism in Finland (April 2024), demonstrating his continued scholarly engagement with critical theoretical frameworks in Middle Eastern studies.

• Middle Eastern societies and politics
• citizenship & ethnicity
• identity
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Jani Erola is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku, Finland, and the founding Director of the INVEST Research Flagship Center, a collaborative initiative between the University of Turku and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. He is also the coordination Principal Investigator (PI) of the Horizon Europe project MapIneq. His academic home is in the Department of Sociology within the Faculty of Social Sciences. Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Sociology, Turku School of Economics (2004) Docent in Economic and Structural Sociology, University of Eastern Finland Docent in Economic Sociology, Turku School of Economics His research centers on intergenerational social mobility, socioeconomic inheritance, social class, income inequality, and life course dynamics. He employs advanced sociological research methods to study how family background shapes individual outcomes in education, employment, and well-being. His work bridges demography, welfare state analysis, and stratification research. The recent publications reflect a strong focus on educational inequality, family structure, early childhood interventions, and comparative analyses across Nordic and European countries. His work frequently investigates how public policies—such as early education access or family support schemes—moderate or exacerbate social inequalities over the life course. Scientific Awards and Honors: ERC Consolidator Grant for the INDIRECT project on intergenerational disadvantage Academy Research Fellow, Academy of Finland (2009–2014) Jani Erola has supervised numerous researchers and led major funded projects, including the ERC-funded INDIRECT, the Academy of Finland Flagship INVEST, and the Horizon Europe MapIneq. He has served as editor of Acta Sociologica and president of the Westermarck Society (Finnish Sociological Association), demonstrating leadership in the national and international academic community. He leads the INVEST Research Flagship and the DPInvest Doctoral Programme, fostering interdisciplinary research on inequalities and welfare innovation. His team includes sociologists, demographers, and public health researchers working on life course interventions and social policy evaluation.

• Intergenerational Social Mobility
• Socioeconomic Inheritance
• Social Stratification
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Rani-Henrik Andersson is a Senior University Lecturer at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts, Department of Cultures, and Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS). He serves in the Teachers' Academy and supervises doctoral students in the Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change. Research Focus: Indigenous studies, settler colonialism, environmental stewardship, ethnohistory, and transnational cultural concepts of nature. Recent Projects: Leading research on Indigenous Borderlands, Re-Indigenization of national parks, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge frameworks. Selected Publications (2024-2025): Interdisciplinary works on Great Plains ethnohistory, Indigenous environmental governance, and settler colonial borderlands in North America. Scientific Awards: Certificate of Merit in Canadian Studies (2024) Teacher's Academy membership (2025) University of Helsinki Department of Cultures Teaching Award (2022) Magister Bonus-Good Teacher Award (2020) Outstanding Academic Title (2010) Active in international academic collaborations, Andersson has organized workshops on Indigenous borderlands (2025) and contributed to journals as peer reviewer. His research bridges historical analysis with contemporary sustainability challenges in protected spaces.

• Indigenous Studies
• Settler Colonialism
• Environmental Stewardship
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Marianna Muravyeva is a Professor at the Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies and the Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki. She holds a Docent title and is an affiliated Senior Research Fellow with the Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ). Her research bridges legal history, gender studies, and social sciences, focusing on normativity, gender, and violence, particularly in Russia and post-Soviet contexts. Education includes a Ph.D. in History from St. Petersburg State University (1999), a Master’s in History Education (1998), and a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences (1996) from Herzen State Pedagogical University. She also holds a Diploma in Human Rights of Women from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (2007). Muravyeva has held external positions as Professor of Law at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow), Visiting Professor of Sociology at the Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), and Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University. She co-chairs the Women and Gender Network of the European Social Sciences History Conference and is a founding member of the Russian Association of Women’s Historians (RAIZhI). Her research projects include 'FEVER' (Four Epochs of Violence in Every Family in Russia) and 'Democratization at Stake,' examining anti-gender politics. She supervises doctoral programs in Social Sciences, Gender, Culture, and Society, Law, and Political/Societal Change. Recent articles address juvenile justice reform, queer family violence, and Russia’s legal responses to domestic violence. Muravyeva’s grants exceed £500k from the EC, US State Department, and others. She actively engages in policy advocacy, media commentary on Russian sociopolitical issues, and international conferences on law, gender, and violence.

• Legal History
• Gender and Law
• Gender-Based Violence
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William Culhane is a Post-doctoral Research Associate working with the Large-Scale Distributed Systems (LSDS) research group at Imperial College London under Dr. Peter Pietzuch. His research focuses on big data processing in cloud computing environments, with expertise spanning distributed systems architecture, network-aware algorithms, and practical implementation of theoretical models. His academic credentials include: PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University (2015), Thesis: "Optimal 'Big Data' Aggregation Systems – From Theory to Practical Application" Masters in Computer Science from Purdue University (2011) BS in Computer Science and Engineering with Music minor from Ohio State University (2008), Cum Laude with Distinction Culhane's research program bridges theoretical computer science with practical systems implementation. His early work established mathematical models for optimal aggregation overlays, demonstrating how specific properties of aggregation functions guide theoretically optimal overlay construction. This evolved into practical systems like LOOM that implement these models for real-world big data processing. His current research on Meta-Dataflows (MDF) enables users to specify solution spaces of data analysis approaches and automatically discover optimal outcomes without code changes. The SquirrelJoin project addresses network skew in distributed joins by dynamically rerouting traffic to underutilized network segments. His publication record shows consistent progression from theoretical foundations (INFOCOM'15, SIGCOMM'14) to applied systems (VLDB 2017, Middleware'14) with practical impact. His professional trajectory includes significant industry exposure through a Google Techstop internship and research at Qatar University, where he explored anonymized database relations for third-party cloud processing. These experiences informed his approach to balancing theoretical purity with practical constraints in distributed systems design. Culhane has developed numerous open-source tools for the research community including LaTeX macros for consistent document formatting, Linux deployment scripts for distributed system management, and JavaScript interactive graphing utilities. These practical contributions demonstrate his commitment to improving research infrastructure beyond his primary publications.

• Big Data Processing
• Cloud Computing
• Distributed Systems
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Matti Sarvimäki is an Associate Professor of Economics at Aalto University School of Business and the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics (Helsinki GSE). He serves as co-Principal Investigator of the Education for the Future Flagship Center and holds a part-time position as Associate Research Professor at the VATT Institute for Economic Research. Additionally, he is an Invited Researcher at J-PAL, a Research Fellow at IZA, and an External Research Fellow at CReAM. His primary research interests span labor economics, migration, education, social mobility, international trade, and household finance. Sarvimäki frequently engages in multidisciplinary collaborations that bridge economics with other social sciences and policy fields. His work often utilizes historical data and natural experiments to examine long-term economic and social phenomena. Sarvimäki's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on migration and integration policies, with particular attention to immigrant labor market outcomes, educational attainment, and intergenerational effects. His research employs rigorous empirical methods including randomized controlled trials, natural experiments, and longitudinal analysis. Notable themes across his work include the long-term effects of historical events, habit formation in economic behavior, and the evaluation of social policies. Teacher of the Year, Department of Economics (Jan 2018) Teacher of the Year, Aalto University Business Students Association (KY) (Jan 2021) As an educator, Sarvimäki has taught courses including Principles of Economics, History of Economic Growth and Crises, Principles of Empirical Analysis, Integration of Immigrants, Labor Economics, and International Economics. His educational background includes a PhD from the Helsinki School of Economics (2009), with postdoctoral experience at the London School of Economics and visiting positions at MIT and University College London.

• Labor Economics
• Migration
• Education
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Sara Park is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki, specializing in Asian Studies. She supervises doctoral candidates in the Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts, and Society and conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of sociology, history, and migration studies. University of Helsinki Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts, and Society Department of Cultures Her research explores migration studies , nationalism and identity , ethnomethodology , and oral history , particularly in Japanese and Korean diasporic contexts. Current projects examine cross-cultural education practices between Japan and Finland, postwar border management in Northeast Asia, and gender dynamics in historical memory. Recent publications analyze the resettlement of Koreans and Okinawans under shifting imperial and postwar regimes, autobiographical narratives of Zainichi Korean women, and the sociological implications of myth in Japanese food traditions. Her work bridges macro-historical analysis with micro-level social interactions. Scientific Awards: Encouragement Prize (2014) Park actively engages in academic events as both organizer and speaker, including the Tandem Language Learning Project and discussions on migration theory. She contributes to public discourse through media appearances and editorial work.

• Sociology
• Migration studies
• Nationalism and Identity
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Holger Weiss serves as Professor of General History at Åbo Akademi University's Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology within the Department of Culture, History and Philosophy. Since January 2025, he has held an affiliated professorship at Gothenburg University, following prior guest professorships at Dalarna University (2015-2019) and Gothenburg University (2022). A member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, Weiss maintains active research collaborations across multiple institutions. Doctor of Philosophy (1997), University of Helsinki Licentiate of Philosophy (1994), University of Helsinki M.A. (fil.kand.) (1991), University of Helsinki Docent of African History (1998), University of Helsinki Docent of Global History (2003), Åbo Akademi University Weiss's research explores global and Atlantic historical entanglements , with specialized focus on Danish Gold Coast possessions and Swedish Saint Barthélemy colony dynamics. His work examines Caribbean/Atlantic cotton flows in early modern Sweden, West African environmental history (particularly Ghana), and Islamic studies in Ghana . Current projects analyze transnational labor movements including the International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers and International of Seamen and Harbour Workers during the Interwar period, alongside contemporary Muslim social mobilization in Ghana. Recent publications reveal evolving research trajectories toward digital-era Muslim empowerment and transnational solidarity networks . His 2023-2025 output demonstrates increased focus on Ghanaian Islamic organizations, Atlantic labor history, and Nordic slavery heritage, with methodological emphasis on archival research across nine countries and fieldwork in Ghana. Weiss leads the active Muslim Empowerment in Ghana (MEG) project and Radikala sjötransportarbetare initiative, while previously directing projects on Ghanaian rhetoric analysis and Swedish class struggle. His supervised works include five academic projects examining West African history and Islamic studies. Fieldwork spans Ghana, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Nigeria, Norway, Russia and Sweden, with recent institutional visits to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2024) and Sweden's National Archives (2024).

• Global History
• Atlantic History
• Labor History
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