Dr. Neal Thomson is a Professor in the Department of Marketing & Management at Columbus State University's Turner College of Business. Holding a Ph.D. in Management from Florida State University (1995), he has served CSU since 1994. His career includes prior retail management experience at The Home Depot and academic contributions across 15+ journal articles and book chapters. Doctorate in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management Specialized in Attribution Theory applications to workplace dynamics Research focuses on organizational behavior, human resource management, and business ethics, with particular emphasis on: Leadership styles and employee retention Workplace discrimination and legal compliance Performance attribution mechanisms Managerial decision-making Recent publications analyze: Servant leadership impacts (2017) Justice dimensions in downsizing (2016) Social media in employment screening (2009) Attribution theory in commitment escalation (2011) Scientific recognition includes: Turner College Teaching Award (2x) Turner College Service Award Academy of Educational Leadership's Outstanding Educator Award
Dr. Kathryn Sinden is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Lakehead University and holds an adjunct appointment in Health Sciences. She focuses on preventing workplace injuries through applied ergonomics and knowledge translation initiatives, collaborating with employers, workers, and stakeholders to develop practical tools for injury prevention. PhD in Kinesiology (McMaster University) MSc in Kinesiology (University of Waterloo) BSc in Kinesiology (University of Waterloo) Her research explores: Applied ergonomics and injury prevention strategies Determinants of occupational task performance using wearable technology Gender-related health dynamics in the workplace Firefighter and paramedic health, including critical incident exposure Recent publications highlight her work on mental health literacy workshops, biomechanical analyses of lifting tasks, and return-to-work frameworks for first responders. Over 60% of her research focuses on public safety personnel (firefighters, paramedics), with methodologies spanning systematic reviews, movement analysis, and stakeholder-driven interventions. Scientific awards include a CIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant (2020). She leads student-driven research projects and has contributed to firefighter injury prevention standards through collaborations with the Ottawa Paramedic Service Research Team.
Mikael Wickelgren serves as Head of School and Associate Professor of Business Administration at the School of Business, University of Skövde. His academic work focuses on organizational behavior, retail management, and human resource practices within Swedish business contexts. He maintains an active research profile with numerous publications spanning over fifteen years. Wickelgren's research interests center on organizational resilience, leadership dynamics, incentive systems, and the transformation of traditional industries like retail and automotive sectors. His work often examines the intersection of management practices with Swedish cultural values, particularly investigating how international management concepts are adapted within Swedish organizations. Recent research has increasingly focused on digital transformation and green transition challenges within regional economies. Analysis of his publication history reveals consistent exploration of workplace relationships, management practices, and organizational change. His research spans theoretical examinations of management concepts as well as applied studies of specific industries, particularly retail and automotive sectors. The work demonstrates a longitudinal perspective on how Swedish organizations navigate changing economic landscapes while maintaining distinctive cultural approaches to management. Wickelgren leads significant research projects including 'Labour market challenges of green transition in West Sweden' (2023-2029) examining societal impacts of automotive industry transformation, and previously completed 'Collaboration between municipalities for digital transformation' (2022-2024) which investigated how smaller public organizations address digitalization challenges through collaborative approaches. His academic contributions appear in journals including Psychology of Leaders and Leadership, Scandinavian Journal of Management, and International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement across management, psychology, and organizational studies fields.
Irene Mosca is a Lecturer and Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Maynooth University, where she has been employed since 2019. Her research focuses on health economics, labor economics, and population studies, with particular emphasis on retirement impacts, migration effects, and socioeconomic health disparities. She holds affiliate positions with the IZA Institute of Labor Economics and the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Educational background includes a PhD in Economics from the University of Strathclyde, an MSc in Economic Management and Policy from the same institution, and a BA in Economics from the University of Ferrara, Italy. Her research explores diverse themes including the long-term impacts of historical policies like the Irish Marriage Bar, health economics of aging populations, and socioeconomic determinants of well-being. Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on: Health policy evaluations (blood pressure screening, vaccination compliance) Labor market transitions (retirement effects on cognition/volunteering) Migration consequences (mental health impacts across generations) Socioeconomic gradients in health and aging Awards and honors include: Novartis Prize for Best Health Economics Paper (2022) Excellence in Mental Health Policy Research Award (2017) Health Research Board Interdisciplinary Award (2014) As Principal Investigator, she leads a project on vaccination compliance in Ireland and France (2025-2026). She teaches courses in health economics, econometrics, and public economics. She serves on the executive committee of the Irish Society for Women in Economics and maintains active editorial roles for multiple economics journals.
Allen Hyde is an Associate Professor in the School of History and Sociology at the Georgia Institute of Technology , specializing in stratification and inequality, urban sociology, work and occupations, climate and disaster resilience, and immigration. His research explores intersections of race, ethnicity, and disaster policy, with a focus on marginalized populations. Hyde earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Connecticut and has published in journals like Social Science Research and Environmental Sociology . He leads the Institute for People and Technology 's initiative on responsible technologies. Research interests include: Racial and immigration status impacts on housing equity Socio-demographic shifts in Clarkston, GA Youth advocacy in disaster resilience Financialization's role in income inequality Union decline in neoliberal contexts His grants include NSF Civic Innovation Challenge and I-Corps funding. He engages communities through participatory mapmaking and digital civics.
Steven Threlkeld is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Neuroscience Program Director at Regis College's School of Health Sciences. Since joining Regis in 2016, he has developed over a dozen neuroscience courses and established the department's major/minor programs while directing the Regis College Brain Sciences Association for community outreach. Education: Postdoctoral Training: Research Associate in Pediatrics, Perinatal Brain Research Laboratory, Women & Infants’ Hospital/Brown University (2008-2010) Ph.D. & M.A. in Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Connecticut B.A. in Psychology, University of Portland His research investigates anatomical and behavioral consequences of disrupted forebrain development from injury or teratogenic events, focusing on how behavioral experience or pharmacological intervention improves outcomes. Current projects examine inflammation in neonatal hypoxia/ischemia and mild traumatic brain injury, specifically anti-inflammatory treatments' effects on learning, auditory processing, and neuroanatomy using rodent models. He emphasizes undergraduate research integration, developing hippocampal slice culture techniques for introductory labs through recent MLSC funding. Analysis of his 14 publications (2007-2022) reveals consistent focus on neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury and traumatic brain injury, with Inter-alpha inhibitor proteins as a recurring therapeutic target. Key trends include developmental windows of plasticity, auditory processing deficits, and experience-dependent recovery mechanisms across juvenile and adolescent periods. Research Funding: Principal Investigator: NIH R15HD077544 ($329,762; 2013-2017) & competitive renewal 2R15HD077544 ($275,000; 2018-2023) on neonatal brain injury; RI-INBRE Award ($267,690; 2011-2013) Co-investigator: NIH R01NS094440 ($130,350; 2016-2022) on TBI neuroprotection; MLSC Workforce Development Grant ($748,000; 2024-2025) for neuroscience equipment Dr. Threlkeld maintains active collaborations with Brown University's Perinatal Brain Research Laboratory and Rhode Island Hospital's Neurotrauma and Brain Barriers Lab. His Regis laboratory trains undergraduates in neuron culture, behavioral testing, and neuroanatomical analysis, with recent MLSC funding enabling advanced brain tissue preparation techniques for student training.
Carla Hornberg is a Researcher in the Department of Education and Labor Market at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) since June 2019, concurrently serving as a Fellow of the College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER) since January 2024. Her work centers on labor market dynamics, educational pathways, and social inequality, with emphasis on vulnerable populations including low-skilled workers and young adults navigating economic crises and technological disruption. Her educational background includes: B.A. in Sociology (major) and Communication Science (minor) from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2012-2015) M.A. in Sociology – European Societies from Freie Universität Berlin (2015-2018), featuring an exchange semester at the University of British Columbia (2017) Hornberg's research investigates how institutional structures mediate the relationship between education and labor market outcomes. She employs international comparative frameworks to analyze training disparities, digitalization's impact on work quality, and crisis-induced barriers to continuing education. Her methodology emphasizes quantitative analysis of large-scale datasets, particularly decomposition techniques assessing between/within-country inequalities. Current projects examine life-course inequality mapping (Mapineq) and technology's role in social stratification (TECHNEQUALITY). Analysis of her 11 publications (2020-2024) reveals three dominant trends: (1) persistent training disadvantages for low-qualified workers rooted in workplace structures rather than individual characteristics, (2) crisis amplification of youth labor market vulnerabilities requiring targeted policy interventions, and (3) technology's dual role in both enhancing job satisfaction through task discretion and exacerbating inequalities through skill-biased impacts. Scientific recognition includes: Fellowship at the College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER), 2024-present Hornberg leads research within WZB's Department of Education and Labor Market, directing the Mapineq project's labor market integration component while contributing to TECHNEQUALITY's policy briefs. Her grant-funded work involves collaboration with Heike Solga, Jan Paul Heisig, and international consortia including Turku's INVEST Research Flagship Centre. No doctoral supervision activities are documented, though her policy briefs indicate mentorship in research teams. Future work focuses on her dissertation examining education-continuing education-work quality relationships across institutional contexts. She operates within WZB's interdisciplinary research ecosystem, notably contributing to the #IchBinHanna movement for academic reform while advancing quantitative sociological approaches to labor market inequality through the Mapineq and TECHNEQUALITY teams.
Dr. Rebecca Anderson-Kittow is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, specializing in qualitative research on health and social care communication. She also serves as a co-PI at Kingston University for the NIHR-funded 'Victoria and Stuart' project, focusing on end-of-life care planning for individuals with intellectual disabilities. PhD in communication studies from University College London (UCL) Expertise in conversation analysis and co-design methodologies Key research areas: end-of-life care, intellectual disabilities, photoprotection, and healthcare communication Her 2024–2025 publications demonstrate systematic exploration of care planning for aging populations with intellectual disabilities, XP photoprotection adherence, and healthcare communication dynamics. Methodological approaches include ethnographic case studies, experience-based co-design, and qualitative evidence synthesis. 2023: NIHR SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2018–2024: Collaborative studies on XP patient support systems Current work integrates clinical, social care, and patient perspectives through mixed-method research designs, aiming to develop actionable tools like 'Planning Ahead Cards' for transition care. She leads projects examining healthcare professional-family interactions and photoprotection behavioral patterns.
Dr. Valerie Egdell is an Associate Professor at the Business School of Edinburgh Napier University (UK). Her work focuses on employability , age management , and social policy related to workplace diversity and labor market inclusion . She has secured grants from organizations like the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and European Commission for projects on dementia in the workplace , ageing workforce , and disadvantaged youth employment . Research Interests : Age management, employment policy, dementia accommodation in workplaces, capability approaches to unemployment, third-sector independence Awards : No explicit scientific awards mentioned in available texts Supervision : Co-supervised PhDs on service coordination governance , ICT gender barriers , and infrastructure adoption in SMEs Projects : Explored ageing workforce impacts in Scotland and Hong Kong, gender equality in digital sectors, and worklessness-to-employment transitions for disadvantaged groups Her publications (2010–2018) analyze legal frameworks for dementia accommodation, global labor trends , and policy effectiveness in SME age management. She frequently collaborates with Employment Research Institute colleagues on social welfare , economic activation , and workplace health themes.
Rosalind Mason is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Business & Law , Queensland University of Technology , with a distinguished career in insolvency law and private international law. Her work bridges academic research with practical policy contributions across multiple jurisdictions.
Professor Nick Glozier holds appointments at the University of Sydney within the Central Clinical School (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) and serves as a theme leader in the ARC Life Course Centre of Excellence . He leads clinical trials at the Brain and Mind Centre focusing on chronic mood/sleep disorders, with funding from NHMRC, industry, and international sources. Education : MA, MSc, MBBS, PhD Clinical Affiliation : Consultant Psychiatrist, Local Health District Community Team Research Themes : Public Mental Health, Sleep Disorders, Workplace Mental Health, Digital Interventions International Collaborations : University of Bergen (Norway), Institute for Research and Development (Sri Lanka), King's College London (UK) His research program spans epidemiology , clinical trials , and health services evaluations , emphasizing mental health in changing psychosocial environments. Recent work explores ketamine therapies , digital health tools for depression, and sleep disorder epidemiology . He coordinates the Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine program in graduate medical education. Scientific Awards : Co-author of WHO's ICF Disability Classification ARC Life Course Centre Theme Leader His supervision includes projects on psychiatric emergency care, digital health implementation for schizophrenia, and neuroeconomic depression markers. Collaborative grants exceed $60M in competitive funding, integrating machine learning and computational psychiatry .
Anna Einarsdottir is a Reader in Critical Diversity Management at the School for Business and Society, University of York, specializing in discriminatory practices at work and inclusive organizational environments with emphasis on gender and sexual identities. She actively collaborates with public, private, and third-sector organizations to address ethical challenges in workplace diversity. Her research focuses on critical diversity management, employee networks as alternative collectivism, gender/sexual identity embodiment, workplace bullying, and ethical management. She recently completed an ESRC-funded study on LGBT+ employee networks with NHS Employers and Stonewall, and currently chairs a COST Action on LGBTI+ inequalities involving 90+ European scholars while leading the EDI Workstream for Screen Industries Growth Network. Her publications reveal strong thematic continuity in analyzing LGBT+ networks' role in workplace inclusion, diversity scheme efficacy in screen industries, and the intersection of identity with organizational policy. Recent work emphasizes practical EDI interventions through stakeholder engagement and network analysis. Scientific recognition includes: CA19103 - LGBTI+ Social and Economic (in)equalities award (2020) Chair of CA19103 COST Action (2020) NHS LGBT+ employee networks research award (2016) She directs significant funded projects including AHRC's "Co-Producing EDI Interventions for Virtual Production" (2024-2028) and ESRC Impact Acceleration projects on diversity initiatives, while advising PhD candidates in critical diversity management. Her work integrates consultancy with academic rigor through 60+ recorded activities including media engagements and international talks. Through the COST Action network and Screen Industries project, she drives cross-border collaboration on translating diversity research into actionable industry frameworks, particularly focusing on virtual production environments and career trajectory impacts.
Shawna Vican is an Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. Her research examines organizational practices shaping workplace inequality, with a focus on higher education and gender equity. She serves as Research Director of the UD Advance Institute, which promotes faculty development and institutional change for academic women. Vican holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and an A.B. from Princeton University. Her editorial roles include Commissioning Editor for the Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association’s Work in Progress blog. Key research areas include faculty career advancement, pandemic impacts on academic labor, and policy effects on gender representation. Through collaborative initiatives like institutional conferences for women of color, she drives data-informed strategies for equity. Her ADVANCE Institute work emphasizes leveraging research to improve institutional commitments to diversity and inclusion. Though not explicitly stated, her roles suggest significant involvement in grants and interdisciplinary teams focused on organizational sociology and academic reform.
Rafael Gomez is a Professor of Employment Relations at the University of Toronto and Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources. He holds a BA from York University and MA/PhD from the University of Toronto. His research focuses on unions' impact on executive pay, workplace democracy, and local economic development. He previously served as a Senior Lecturer at the London School of Economics and has lectured globally. Notable awards include the 2005 John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award. His books include The Little Black Book for Managers (2013) and Small Business and the City (2015). Education: BA in Economics and Political Science (York University) MA in Economics (University of Toronto) PhD in Industrial Relations (University of Toronto) Research Interests: Prof. Gomez examines union effects on CEO compensation, non-union workplace voice mechanisms, and demographic shifts in labor markets. He advocates for policies promoting equitable economic development and democratic engagement in workplaces. His work bridges theory and practice, with global case studies in countries like Spain, Russia, and Switzerland. Key Contributions: Authored influential books on management and urban entrepreneurship Developed frameworks for evaluating pandemic-era income support programs Pioneered cross-country comparative studies of employment relations Grants & Labs: His research has been supported by international grants, and he collaborates with global institutions on labor market policy initiatives. Directs the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, a hub for workplace democracy research.
Kameshwari Shankar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at the Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership , City College of New York (CCNY). She also holds an affiliation with the Graduate Center, City University of New York . Her research focuses on Applied Microeconomic Theory , with dual emphases on Personnel and Labor Economics and Public Goods and Private Markets . In labor economics, she examines modern workplace structures in high-technology R&D environments and online education outcomes. In public goods research, she investigates cause-related marketing and open-source software dynamics. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with real-world applications in technology markets, organizational behavior, and policy analysis. Notable contributions include analyses of noncompete covenants, developer incentives in open-source licensing, and worker turnover in R&D firms. Her research integrates empirical methods with strategic firm behavior, offering insights into labor markets, intellectual property, and public-good provision mechanisms. While no awards are explicitly listed, her prolific publication record (2004–2023) reflects sustained academic engagement across these interdisciplinary domains. Shankar’s advising and grant activities are not detailed here, though her affiliations with CCNY and the Graduate Center suggest involvement in broader academic and research communities. Her work contributes to discussions on innovation ecosystems, educational technology, and market governance in tech-driven economies.
