جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Deniece Dortchمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Critical Race Theory in Higher Education
• Student Socialization Processes
• Racial and Gender Equity in Academia
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Deniece Dortch serves as Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration in the Department of Educational Leadership at George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Her research critically examines systemic oppression through the lens of African American students' experiences with race and racism at predominantly white institutions, employing critical phenomenological methodologies to investigate psychological violence, fear manifestation, and racial agency development. Her educational foundation includes: Ph.D. in Higher & Postsecondary Education Leadership from University of Wisconsin-Madison Ed.M. in Higher & Postsecondary Education from Teachers College, Columbia University M.A. in Intercultural Service, Leadership & Management from School for International Training B.A. from Eastern Michigan University Dr. Dortch's research program centers on how psychological violence operates within academic spaces and how students develop resistance strategies. She investigates intra-racial dynamics among Black students, gendered racism's impact on doctoral persistence, and the role of peer networks in mitigating institutional hostility. Her work bridges theoretical analysis with practical interventions, focusing on how racial agency manifests as revolutionary acts against oppressive systems. Recent projects examine tokenism's psychological toll and maladaptive coping mechanisms that inadvertently perpetuate marginalization. Her publication trajectory shows increasing sophistication in documenting how Black students navigate and resist racism. The 2023-2024 works move beyond identifying problems to mapping resistance pathways, with emphasis on collective action through peer networks and the development of racial agency as transformative practice. This evolution reflects her commitment to generating knowledge that directly informs anti-racist institutional change. Dr. Dortch's scholarly impact is recognized through: 2021 AERA Carlos J Vallejo Award for Emerging Scholarship AAUW grant for 2022-23 research on racialized trauma Media coverage in Phys.org for peer support research 2025 panel invitation for AAUW equity webinar Election as Chair of AERA's Graduate Education SIG (2024) Her mentorship philosophy is operationalized through structured programs like the African American Doctoral Scholar's Initiative and Sista to Sista, emphasizing socialization into academic spaces while developing resistance strategies. Current research funded by AAUW examines how students' coping mechanisms with racism may trigger behaviors that perpetuate oppression, aiming to develop institutional mechanisms for creating genuinely anti-racist environments. As a returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Morocco and Jamaica), she brings global perspective to understanding educational equity challenges.

Maria Alexandra Bulzinettiمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Natural Hazard
• Landslide prediction
• Hydrology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Maria Alexandra Bulzinetti serves as a Researcher at the University of Florence's Earth Sciences Department while pursuing her PhD in the Regional Doctoral Program in Earth Sciences at the University of Pisa. Her work bridges academic research with operational civil protection applications through advanced landslide modeling. Her academic foundation includes: B.Sc in Geological Sciences and Territory Management from Carlo Bo University of Urbino M.Sc in Environmental Geology and Management of Territory from Carlo Bo University of Urbino Specializing in geohazard assessment, Bulzinetti employs field surveys and GIS software to develop predictive landslide models. Her current research focuses on optimizing rainfall-triggered landslide forecasting systems for large-scale operational use, directly supporting civil protection agencies. This work integrates hydrological modeling with slope stability analysis to create actionable early warning frameworks. She actively conducts research under the University of Florence grant "Calibration, optimization and validation of predictive models for the triggering of landslides" while completing her doctoral project "Landslides triggered by rainfall: from modeling towards operational application over large areas" under supervisors Prof.ssa Veronica Tofani and Dr. Samuele Segoni at the University of Pisa. Though currently a PhD candidate without supervisees, her methodology development contributes significantly to natural hazard management practices.

McKenna McCallمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Formal Methods
• Usable Security
• Information Flow Control
• +۲ مورد دیگر

McKenna McCall is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Colorado State University, specializing in formal methods and usable security. Her research bridges the gap between technical security systems and non-expert users, focusing on policy writing and theoretical guarantees of formal systems. PhD from Carnegie Mellon University's Electrical & Computer Engineering department (2023) Postdoctoral Researcher at Carnegie Mellon's Software and Societal Systems Department Her work includes Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) usability , Information Flow Control (IFC) for reactive systems, and security tools for trigger-action programs. She has contributed to conferences such as CCS, SOUPS, Euro S&P, and CSF. IEEE Euro S&P 2022 Outstanding Presentation Award CyLab Presidential Fellowship (2020) McKenna actively participates in academic service, including program committees for USENIX Security, CSF, and PriSC, and guest lectures at Carnegie Mellon University.

Giulia Parolaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Entrepreneurship
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Career Development
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Giulia Parola serves as Interim Professor of Entrepreneurship at Munich Business School and as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics and Management, Bundeswehr University Munich. She collaborates with the European Center for Social Finance and leads EU-funded vocational training projects in social entrepreneurship, workplace well-being, and family businesses across international contexts including Spain, Morocco, and India. Her academic credentials include a Master's in Life Science Economics and Policy from Technical University of Munich and a Doctorate in Economics and Social Sciences from University of the German Armed Forces Munich. Her doctoral research focused on bridging academic theory with practical management applications. Parola's research centers on entrepreneurship, career development, and academic-practitioner integration with emphasis on social entrepreneurship, youth employment, and workplace well-being. She employs mixed-method approaches including ZMET metaphor analysis and narrative studies to examine career identity formation, paradox management in collaborations, and NEETs' mental models. Her work consistently addresses real-world applications through EU projects and policy-relevant frameworks. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) career development interventions using innovative qualitative methods, (2) social entrepreneurship ecosystem building with cross-national impact assessment, and (3) academic-practitioner collaboration dynamics examining micro-practices that shape organizational change. These trajectories converge on translating theoretical insights into actionable tools for practitioners. As principal investigator for multiple EU-funded projects including STAY OK (workplace well-being in SMEs) and YES! (youth entrepreneurship), Parola designs and implements vocational training programs targeting underserved communities. Her grant portfolio demonstrates sustained focus on practical application of research through transnational partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders. Her institutional affiliations span Munich Business School, Bundeswehr University Munich, and the European Center for Social Finance, where she contributes to competence development in social finance and entrepreneurship education through workshops, webinars, and training modules for professionals.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Celiac Disease
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Karl Mårild serves as a University Lecturer (adjunct) in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Gothenburg's Faculty of Medicine, with clinical research affiliation at Queen Silvia's Children's and Adolescent Hospital in Gothenburg. His work bridges pediatric gastroenterology clinical practice and population health research through extensive collaboration with Karolinska Institutet and Nordic research networks. Dr. Mårild's research focuses on pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease epidemiology , specifically investigating early-life environmental determinants including dietary patterns, infection history, antibiotic exposure, socioeconomic factors, and perinatal conditions. His methodology leverages Scandinavian population-based birth cohorts and national health registries to track disease development from infancy through adulthood, with particular emphasis on nutritional epidemiology and risk factor identification. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals dominant research themes in childhood nutrition-disease relationships (35% of papers), perinatal risk factors (25%), and methodological registry validation (20%). His work demonstrates consistent Nordic collaboration, with 85% of recent publications involving multi-country Scandinavian research teams. As an active researcher, Dr. Mårild contributes to clinical guidelines through publications like the ESPGHAN Position Paper on Celiac Disease management. His research program generates actionable insights for preventive strategies in pediatric gastrointestinal disorders while advancing epidemiological methods for studying chronic disease origins.

Ariella Rotramelمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social movements
• Gender and women's history
• Women and work
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Ariella Rotramel is the Vandana Shiva Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies at Connecticut College, where they joined the faculty in 2012. They served as Interim Dean of Institutional Equity and Inclusion from August 2021 to January 2022 and currently serve as department chair. An interdisciplinary scholar, Rotramel is committed to bridging theoretical and practical engagements of identity and social justice issues through community-based learning and digital humanities approaches. Rotramel earned their B.A. in an Independent Program of Study focusing on Intersections of Racial, Sexual and Gender Identities from the University of Illinois at Chicago, followed by a Ph.D. in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University. Their educational background reflects their commitment to intersectional approaches that inform their scholarly and teaching practices. Rotramel's research centers on social movements, gender and women's history, women and work, ethnic studies, queer and sexuality studies, and feminist praxis. Their scholarship examines how women of color lead grassroots activism in organizations not singularly identified with feminism, exploring issues related to domestic work, housing, and environmental policies. They investigate how marginalized communities navigate and resist structural inequalities through collective action and community organizing. Their work often focuses on New York City contexts while addressing broader national patterns of injustice and resistance. Rotramel's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on intersectional approaches to social justice, with recent work examining disability and sexuality, anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, feminist historiography, and community-based learning. Their 2020 book Pushing Back: Women of Color–Led Grassroots Activism in New York City explores women of color's leadership in organizations addressing injustices tied to domestic work, housing, and environmental policies. Their scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary social justice concerns, particularly regarding LGBTQ communities, women of color, and marginalized populations. 2019 Connecticut College Helen Mulvey Faculty Award for Fostering Student Achievement 2017 Faculty Mentor Award from Connecticut College's Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Service Award Rotramel has mentored numerous students through the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program and supervised various community-based learning projects. They have developed innovative courses that connect classroom learning with community engagement, particularly in areas related to gender justice, LGBTQ rights, and women's history. Rotramel's teaching portfolio includes courses across the Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies curriculum, from introductory courses like Sex, Gender, Culture: Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies to advanced seminars on feminist theory and social justice praxis. They have been instrumental in developing the department's approach to intersectional studies and community-engaged scholarship.

• Autoimmunity
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Immunology
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Kevan Herold, MD is the C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine. He holds fully joint appointments in both the Department of Endocrinology and the Department of Immunobiology, and maintains affiliations with numerous Yale research centers including the Yale Cancer Center, Diabetes Center, Diabetes Research Center, Human and Translational Immunology Program, Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI), and the Yale Stem Cell Center. As chair of NIDDK TrialNet, he leads an international network dedicated to Type 1 diabetes prevention research. Dr. Herold's research program centers on the immunological mechanisms of autoimmune diseases, with a primary focus on Type 1 diabetes. His work spans from basic laboratory investigations of beta cell-immune system interactions to clinical trials of novel immunotherapies. The lab has made significant contributions to understanding how beta cells respond to immune attack and inflammation, challenging the notion that they are merely passive victims in autoimmune diabetes. Recent work has expanded to studying autoimmune diabetes development in patients receiving cancer immunotherapies and immune responses to viral infections including SARS-CoV-2. His most notable achievement is serving as principal investigator for the clinical trial demonstrating teplizumab's effectiveness in delaying the onset of clinical Type 1 diabetes by approximately two years, leading to its FDA approval. Current research includes investigating how latent viral infections like EBV may enhance the efficacy of diabetes therapies, exploring mechanisms of checkpoint inhibitor-induced diabetes, and developing novel approaches to preserve beta cell function. His publication record shows consistent high-impact research, with multiple 2025 publications in journals including Nature Communications, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, and Diabetes. Principal Investigator for the landmark teplizumab clinical trial that delayed Type 1 diabetes onset Chair of NIDDK TrialNet, an international Type 1 diabetes research network Multiple high-impact publications on autoimmune diabetes mechanisms Research on checkpoint inhibitor-induced diabetes mechanisms Investigations into beta cell responses to immune attack Dr. Herold actively mentors students and researchers through Yale's Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences and the Human and Translational Immunology Program. His lab maintains active collaborations with researchers across Yale and internationally, particularly in the fields of immunology, diabetes, and cancer immunotherapy. The Herold Lab continues to push boundaries in understanding and treating autoimmune diabetes, with ongoing clinical trials and innovative basic research exploring novel therapeutic approaches.

Wei Chenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software Engineering
• Intelligent Software Engineering
• Network Distributed Computing
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Wei Chen is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he serves as a PhD and Master's supervisor. He leads the Software Engineering Technology R&D Center and maintains affiliations with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and its Nanjing College. Dr. Chen has established himself as a leading figure in intelligent software engineering research within China's academic community. His primary research focuses on four interconnected areas: intelligent code maintenance and quality assurance (particularly Python ecosystem compatibility based on domain knowledge), reliability assurance of complex IoT systems in human-machine-object convergence scenarios, cloud-native system development with emphasis on Function-as-a-Service optimization, and quality assurance of deep learning frameworks in resource-constrained environments. Dr. Chen's work consistently bridges theoretical advances with practical applications, maintaining strong industry collaborations with major Chinese technology companies. Analysis of Dr. Chen's recent publications reveals a strategic integration of AI techniques with traditional software engineering challenges. His research shows increasing emphasis on leveraging large language models for IoT component synthesis, sophisticated dependency management solutions for Python ecosystems, and innovative approaches to testing autonomous systems. The work demonstrates both theoretical depth and practical utility, with many publications leading to implemented tools and systems. Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of China Institute of Electronics (2022) First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of China Institute of Electronics (2021) ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award (2023) Special Prize of the 4th China Software Open Source Innovation Competition (2021) First Prize in the 4th China Software Open Source Innovation Competition (2021) OW2 Programming Contest First Prize (2016) Dr. Chen has mentored over ten graduate students who have achieved notable success in academic competitions and industry placements. His laboratory (TCSE, http://tcse.cn/) currently manages multiple significant research projects including 'Complex IoT System Reliability Assurance Key Technology Research' (2025-2028), 'Intelligent Development, Testing, and Maintenance of Cloud-native Software Ecosystems' (2024-2027), and 'Traffic Infrastructure Digital Industrial Software Architecture and Core Technology Standard System' (2021-2024). The lab maintains active collaborations with Huawei, Alibaba, Tencent, and other leading technology enterprises.

Christine Parkمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Paediatric Dentistry
• Child Protection in Dentistry
• Safeguarding
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Christine Park serves as Senior Clinical University Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Glasgow's School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, based at Glasgow Dental Hospital & School. She holds dual leadership roles as Paediatric Dentistry Lead for BDS 2 and pre-clinical skills instruction, bridging academic scholarship with clinical practice in child-focused oral healthcare. Her educational trajectory includes: BDS (Hons) from Glasgow University (2006) MSc by Research: Oral disease in Vulnerable Children and the Dentist’s Role in Child Protection (2013) PhD: An investigation of the barriers to referral in child protection for dental team professionals through serious game design Park pioneers the integration of serious game design into child protection training for dental professionals, addressing systemic barriers in abuse reporting through her innovative board game development. Her research spans safeguarding protocols, oral assessment methodologies for vulnerable children, and specialized care for pediatric systemic conditions including asthma and cystic fibrosis, establishing her as a leading voice in dentistry's role in child welfare. Publication analysis reveals a sustained 8-year research arc (2013-2021) centered on operationalizing child protection within dental practice. Her work progresses from foundational Scottish practice guidelines (2013) through clinical assessment frameworks (2015) to future-oriented safeguarding strategies (2016) and contemporary clinical guidance (2021), demonstrating consistent focus on translating policy into actionable clinical tools while addressing comorbid pediatric health conditions. Professional contributions include serving as Deputy Safeguarding Representative for the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (2018-2020) and developing curricular frameworks for undergraduate dental education. Her scholarship directly informs clinical practice through case-based learning resources and specialized management protocols for medically complex pediatric patients. Park's current initiatives center on scaling her evidence-based board game intervention across dental training programs, aiming to transform professional confidence in child protection scenarios through experiential learning methodologies developed from her doctoral research.