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Lachlan Blackhall
Entrepreneurial Fellow and Head, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University
Associate Professor Lachlan Blackhall is Entrepreneurial Fellow and Head, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Lachlan holds a BE, BSc and a PhD in engineering, is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).
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Laela Adamson
Lecturer, University of Strathclyde
I am currently a Lecturer in Education Policy in the School of Education at the University of Strathclyde. Before this, I was an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. I completed my PhD in 2020 at the UCL Institute for Education, with my thesis looking at students' negotiations of their language environment in two secondary schools in Tanzania. I have 10 years experience as a secondary History teacher in the UK, and held a school Research Lead role, supporting teachers and students to engage in and with research. I have also worked with the NGO READ International / READ Tanzania.
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Laila Benkrima
Agronomy Consultant, B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation, Simon Fraser University
I hold a Ph.D. in life sciences specialized in plant breeding and a master's degree in biology from Paris University (France).
I have worked as a scientific consultant for the biotechnology, agri-food and natural health products industries for more than 20 years. My consulting company provides technical expertise, research, grant writing and training services to Canadian SMEs. Over the years, I have developed strong ties with BC companies, government agencies and post-secondary institutions and made significant contributions towards innovative technology adoption, sustainable management practices, market competitiveness and productivity. Additionally, my knowledge of manufacturing and regulatory affairs further strengthens my ability to drive innovation and ensure compliance with industry standards.
I just finished a one-year term position as the Director Innovation and Technology at Simon Fraser University. I had the opportunity to work closely with SFU’s Partnership Hub team and support its effort to launch the BC Centre for Agritech Innovation program by providing scientific expertise and connecting them with key stakeholders.
From 2020 to 2022, I oversaw the creation of an Agritech undergraduate program at SFU.I am driven by a passion for addressing the environmental impact of climate change on agriculture, and I am committed to exploring diverse adaptation strategies and collaborating with researchers, companies, and farmers to promote a more sustainable agri-food system. Additionally, I am dedicated to support the integration of First Nations' traditional knowledge to enhance local food production in remote regions. My goal is to contribute positively to society, the environment, and sustainable food production.
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Laird Kramer
Professor of Physics, Florida International University
Laird Kramer is a Professor of Physics and served as the Founding Director of the STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University. His work focuses on facilitating institutional change through implementation of, and research on, evidence-based educational practices to establish equitable outcomes for all students. His work began in transforming the undergraduate physics experience at FIU, creating more well-prepared majors through the implementation Modeling Instruction-based studio physics courses, establishment of student-centric methodologies, and establishment of a high school/university research and learning community. He launched FIU’s Learning Assistant Program in 2008 that grew into an institutional priority and now impacts over 12,000 student enrollments across all STEM departments each semester. These and other efforts led to establishing the STEM Transformation Institute that situates FIU as a STEM education laboratory for research, development and dissemination of inclusive models that will transform institutional educational practices in order to meet the national need for qualified STEM professionals.
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Lakshmi Babu Saheer
Director of Computing Informatics and Applications Research Group, Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Lakshmi Babu Saheer is a researcher in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications to different domains including climate change, sustainability, air quality, healthcare, image processing, natural language processing, speech, audio and many more. She leads several AI modules at the MSc AI course at Anglia Ruskin University and is the director of the Computing, Informatics and Applications Research group at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Lakshmi completed her Doctoral studies in AI at the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL) and Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland in 2012. She has been working on applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) research in both Industry and academia for over 20 years. She has worked with several international companies in different locations around the world including Siemens (India), Sony Ericsson (Sweden), V-Enable (USA), Idiap Research Institute (Switzerland) and Audio Analytic (UK). She has several awards including the Google Anitaborg Award and acquired Hasler Innovation funds of over £150,000 to run a start-up, Geneemo in Switzerland. She has worked in several roles including Research Engineer, Project Manager to Scientific Collaborator and CTO.
Currently, she leads applied AI research mainly on sustainability, climate change and healthcare at the School of Computing, Information Sciences at the Anglia Ruskin University and is the director of the research group that applies AI to different domains. She works with several national and international collaborators from different fields and local authorities as stakeholder partners.
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Lala Rukh
Doctoral Researcher in Energy, University of Galway
As a researcher at MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine Research, I am working on an interdisciplinary project that explores the interrelationships between operational energy demand practices, internal environmental conditions in buildings, people occupying buildings, materials, and technology used in the retrofit of buildings. My goal is to contribute to the development of innovative and sustainable solutions for energy resilience and the built environment.
I am passionate about science communication and outreach, and I use various platforms and mediums to share my knowledge and insights with diverse audiences. I am proficient in English, Urdu, and Sindhi, and have skills in finance, nationally determined contribution, and faith-based initiatives. I am motivated by curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, and I strive to make a positive impact on society and the environment through my research and teaching.
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Lalaina Ranaivoson
Chercheure en agronomie, Cirad
Lalaina Ranaivoson est chercheure en agronomie, spécialiste des systèmes de culture. Elle a rédigé sa thèse sur l'étude des fonctions agro-écologiques des principes de l’agriculture de conservation dans l’amélioration de la production du riz pluviale dans la région du lac Alaotra.
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Laleh Dadgardoust
Research assistant, PAWSitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan
Laleh Dadgardoust is a research assistant at the PAWSitive Connections Lab, an interdisciplinary team with joint direction by Dr. Darlene Chalmers with the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina, and Dr. Linzi Williamson with the Department of Psychology and Health Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Lalita Ramakrishnan
Professor, Microbiology, University of Cambridge
Lalita Ramakrishnan is a microbiologist and immunologist who researches the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. She developed the zebrafish as a model to study TB and has made discoveries about how the bacteria thwart the host immune system to prevail. She is also interested in why it takes several months with multiple drugs to treat TB. This is attributed to a phenomenon called drug tolerance. Lalita’s group has identified a mechanism by which TB bacteria become tolerant to multiple drugs. Both areas of their work have led to the discovery of already approved drugs that can be used for TB treatment. Lalita is a practicing physician specializing in infectious diseases.
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Lambis Dionysopoulos
PhD candidate in FinTech, University of Reading
I am a PhD candidate and associate lecturer at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading.
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business and a Master's degree in Blockchain and Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia.
I am also adjunct faculty for the Institute for the Future at the University of Nicosia and the research lead for the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum. My research and teaching focus on blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, and decentralised finance.
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Lana Vanderlee
Canada Research Chair in Healthy Food Policy, Assistant Professor in Nutrition, Université Laval
Dr. Lana Vanderlee is a Canada Research Chair in Healthy Food Policy. With a PhD in Public Health, Dr. Vanderlee conducts research examining the impacts of food policies on population health. She conducts national and international research to better understand what governments can do to support healthy eating. Her research program also focuses on the commercial determinants of health, to examine how the food industry and the current food system might influence dietary patterns.
Dr. Vanderlee has more than 120 peer-reviewed publications in leading nutrition journals, and her research is funded by the major national funding agencies including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Health Canada and others.
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Lance Barrie
Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong
Lance is a Research Fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child where he explores children's (0-8 years) experiences with digital technology and play based learning. Lance has a background in public health research and completed his PhD in Human Geography in 2022. His PhD explored the lived experience of cyclists in Wollongong and draws on feminist corporeal scholarship.
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Lance Syme
Secretariat at the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on World Heritage, Indigenous Knowledge
Experienced archaeologist and cultural heritage professional based in New South Wales.
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Lancing C. England
Instructor, University of Tennessee
Lance England began his training in the Martial Arts in 1978 in Shorin-Ryu Karate. In 1981 he began training in Isshin-Ryu Karate. In 1986 he began training in Satori-Ryu Iaido under Sensei’s Charles and Shelby Abbott who were students of Grandmaster Dale S. Kirby Sr. In 1991 Mr. England began training in Iaido as well as the other Budo Arts under the direct instruction of Grandmaster Dale S. Kirby Sr. He has earned honors that include induction into the World Sokeship Council’s International Martial Arts Hall of Fame, induction into the International Martial Arts Federation’s (IMAF) Hall of Fame, induction into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame (two times), and induction into the Satori-Ryu Budo Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Lance England holds the following rank: 9th Degree Black Belt in Satori-Ryu Iaido, a 7th Degree Black Belt in Isshin-Ryu Karate, a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Muso-Shindo Jodo, Coaching Certification in AAU Karate and Instructor’s Certification in Kickboxing. In addition, he has developed three unique programs, one titled “In Control By Choice” which teaches skills to women who wish to take responsibility for their safety and life direction; and another called “Total Lifestyle Control” for individuals who wish to direct their own fitness program, diet and lifestyle, and “Don’t Bully Me”, a program for Elementary through High School Students designed to give them the strategies to deal with Bullying/Harassment Situations.
Lance England holds an Educational Specialists Degree in Administration and Supervision and has earned two Master of Science Degrees from the University of Tennessee. He achieved his first master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and the second in Elementary Education after earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Pre-Physical Therapy from Maryville College. Lance’s studies reflect his dedicated pursuits – fostering learning in others and facilitating health and fitness in those around him. Reaching beyond classroom instruction, Lance is a published author covering topics that include Athletic Injuries, Personal Training, Military Marksmanship and the Martial Arts. In addition to his accomplishments in the martial arts and in education, Lance served his country for 18 years in the United States Army Reserve. He is a Veteran of Desert Storm, in which he served as a Combat Medic. Lance held several different roles while serving in the Army including Basic Training Instructor and Combat Marksmanship Instructor.
At the present time, Mr. England is an Adjunct Faculty Member of the University of Tennessee, a Middle School Educator at Farragut Middle School in Knoxville, TN. and has taught for a collective 61 years. He is not only a published author but also a noted Speaker having presented numerous Research Projects as well as being the Keynote Speaker for different venues. A devoted husband and father, Lance is married with four children.
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Laodong Guo
Professor of Aquatic Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Laodong Guo’s major research focus is on aquatic biogeochemistry, with an emphasis on the role of natural organic matter and nano-sized colloids in governing the fate, transport and bioavailability of chemical species, including trace metals, radionuclides, engineered nanoparticles, and legacy and emerging contaminants. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Oceanography in 1995 from Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station. After working as a postdoc and assistant research scientist at TAMUG, Dr. Guo joined University of Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF) in 2000 as a research professor in the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) and then University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in 2005 as a faculty member (tenured in 2006) in the Department of Marine Science. Dr. Guo has been a professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2012.
Dr. Guo serves as an editor of Journal of Oceanography (Springer), an associate editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science - Biogeochemical Dynamics (Frontiers), and an editorial board member of Scientific Reports (Nature), Water (MDPI), and Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (MDPI).
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Lara Collart
Development Economics Researcher, University of Antwerp
I am a PhD student in Development Economics working on natural resources, deforestation and armed groups in Eastern DRC. I have experience doing field research in North Kivu and working on large RCTs.
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Lara Gonçalves
Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in Sociology, Oklahoma State University
Lara Gonçalves is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant in the Department of Sociology at Oklahoma State University. Her previous research has centred around food insecurity- particularly among young people. Lara is interested in further exploring how inequality impacts access to resources and how those experiences affect quality of life. She is also interested in issues pertaining to climate change, such as the impact on already marginalized communities, key factors that contribute to social resilience, and sustainable practices that can help communities to adapt.
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Lara Hollmann
Research Fellow, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
I am a Research Fellow and PhD scholar at the Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society at Simon Fraser University, Canada. My research investigates feminist values and power structures in global health governance processes.
Previously, I was a political adviser at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), where I consulted the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on One Health and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Prior to this I worked at Chatham House, the European Commission and at an NGO.
I completed a M.Sc. in Global Health with a specialization in Disaster Risk Management from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, with time spent at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College in Moshi, Tanzania, and a B.Sc. in Development Studies with a major in Human Geography from Lund University, Sweden.
I am a contributing member in the Gender & International Politics Working Group at Polis180.
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Lara Karaian
Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Carleton University
My research examines the intersections between sexuality, technology, representation, the body and law. I have published scholarly articles and legal reports on topics such as: sex robots; teenage sexting and child pornography; non-consensual Intimate Image distribution; ‘self-exploitation’; queer pornography; (self)surveillance; pregnant men and trans human rights. I approach these topics empirically and theoretically and employ a post/intersectional lens. I have also served as an expert consultant for national and international committees (Law Reform Committee of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; House of Commons’ Standing Committee on the Status of Women; Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs), as well as for legal cases and sentencing decisions regarding the application of child pornography laws.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4296-062X
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Lara Pereira
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Genetics, University of Sheffield
Previously I worked on quantitative genetics/genomics in tomato and melon, with the main goal of understanding the genetic architecture of fruit quality traits. Currently, I am part of the lateral gene transfer project in grasses.
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Lara Sciscio
Researcher and curator, Jurassica Museum
I am geoscientist with a passion for the rich world of ichnology, the study of trace fossils.
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Lara Skelly
Open Research Manager: Data & Methods, Loughborough University
Open Research Manager for Data and Methods at Loughborough University. She is responsible for advocating for Open Research practices and curating research material for the university's repository. Lara is the managing editor of the South African Journal of Business Management, which she successfully moved to an Open Accessing publishing model. She holds a PhD in Information Science, a Masters in Library and Information Science and three other degrees. She has more than two decades of experience in supporting researchers, which started in academic librarianship. Her experience supporting researchers in resource-poor environments has led to her deep interest in research impact and the measurement and reporting thereof. She is a member of Emerald Publishing’s Research Impact Advisory Board. Lara has published on a wide number of topics, taught various courses at Masters and Doctoral students, and examined several dissertations.
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Larisse Prinsen
Senior lecturer in law, University of the Free State
Larisse Prinsen is a senior law lecturer at the University of the Free State. Her areas of research interest are in medical law and aspects of medical biotech regulation.
Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/LarissePrinsen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-4586
Larisse is part of the Quote This Woman+ database of experts! They work towards ensuring gender diversity in the media and beyond, by curating a database of voices like hers for journalists to use when they need an expert opinion.
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Larry Diamond
Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Larry Diamond is the William L. Clayton Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. He is also professor by courtesy of Political Science and Sociology at Stanford. He leads the Hoover Institution’s programs on China’s Global Sharp Power and on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region. At FSI, he leads the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy, based at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, which he directed for more than six years. He also co-leads the Global Digital Policy Incubator, based at FSI’s Cyber Policy Center. He was for 32 years the founding coeditor of the Journal of Democracy and he continues to serve as senior consultant at the International Forum for Democratic Studies of the National Endowment for Democracy. His research focuses on democratic trends and conditions around the world and on policies and reforms to defend and advance democracy. HIs book, Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency, analyzes the challenges confronting liberal democracy in the United States and around the world at this potential “hinge in history,” and offers an agenda for strengthening and defending democracy at home and abroad. He has authored seven books and edited or co-edited more than 50 others on democracy around the world.
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Larry Haiven
Professor Emeritus, Management Department, St. Mary's University
Larry Haiven is Professor Emeritus in the Management Department of Saint Mary’s University, and is an acknowledged expert in the field of conflict, especially in the public sector, and particularly in health care.
He was director of the Co-operative Management Education programs at Saint Mary's University. He taught industrial relations and human resource management both at SMU and the University of Saskatchewan and has published actively in these areas.
In May 2018, Larry and his partner (academic and life) Judy Haiven received the Abbé Gérard Dion Award from the Canadian Industrial Relations Association to commemorate their contributions to scholarship, professional activity and community service to the field.
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Lars Brummel
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University
Lars Brummel works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University. His current research focusses on the impact of multilevel governance on the perceived legitimacy of crisis governance and crisis measures. He has further published in international academic journals on topics related to democratic governance, crisis management, and political polarization.
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Lars Tummers
Professor of Public Administration and Organizational Science, Utrecht University
I am a chaired public administration and organization science professor at Utrecht University. Previously, I worked as a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford, an associate professor at Erasmus University, and a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. I am one of the initiators of an interdisciplinary field combining psychology and public administration, called 'Behavioral Public Administration'.
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Lars Erik Holmquist
Professor of Design and Innovation, Nottingham Trent University
Lars Erik Holmquist is Professor of Design and Innovation in the School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). He is an internationally leading researcher in human computer interaction, interaction design and ubiquitous computing. He has published over 100 articles in fields such as HCI, design methods, mobile applications and ubiquitous computing, which have been cited more than 4500 times.
Before joining NTU, he was Professor of Innovation at Northumbria University's Department of Design.
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Laryea Akwetteh
Assistant lecturer, University of Ghana
Laryea Akwetteh is an Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon and holds degrees in music and African studies from the same University. He is a scholar and performing artist with a strong interest in the musics of the Ga people of Accra. Akwetteh is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethnomusicology at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Canada.
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Lata Vadlamudi
Prinicipal Research Fellow & Neurology and Mental Health Theme Leader UQCCR, The University of Queensland
Associate Professor Lata Vadlamudi is a Senior Staff Specialist in Neurology at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Epileptologist within the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program; Metro North Clinician Research Fellow; and Neurosciences Theme Leader at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR).
She obtained her medical degree from the University of QLD and completed physician training in the field of Neurology. Further specialized training in epilepsy was undertaken in Melbourne, Sydney and the Mayo Clinic, USA. PhD was obtained from the University of Melbourne, which was entitled “The Genetics of Epilepsy: The Testimony of Twins”.
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Laura Blessing
Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, Georgetown University
Laura Blessing, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute (GAI) at Georgetown University and also teaches in the McCourt School of Public Policy. Prior to coming to GAI, she earned her PhD from the University of Virginia, where she was also a Miller Center National Fellow and a fellow for the Bankard Fund for Political Economy. Her interests include institutions, political parties, and policy, particularly tax and budget. She has worked on the Hill as an American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellow, serving as the legislative assistant for tax policy for a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee. She has published on the eroding budget process, tax policy in the 2016 Presidential campaign, social movements and the Presidency, and the importance of practical experience in politics informing scholarship. She has engaged in congressional testimony and other public commentary on politics in various media venues, including NPR’s Marketplace, CSPAN, and other politics outlets. She is currently working on a book on the politics of tax policy from the midcentury period to today.
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Laura Buck
Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology, Liverpool John Moores University
I am an Evolutionary Anthropologist interested in what determines variation in skeletal shape. In my past research I have focused on skeletal plasticity, the adaptive and neutral influences on hominin crania, and climatic adaptation in human and non-human primates. Currently, my main research employs non-human primate models to investigate the morphological consequences of hybridisation between closely related taxa. These will be used to better understand the effects of human interbreeding with extinct hominins (e.g., Neanderthals). The methods I employ include computed tomography, 3D laser scanning, manipulation of digital data (e.g., segmentation and virtual measurement), geometric morphometric methods and traditional morphometrics.
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Laura Bullon-Cassis
Chercheuse post-doctorale, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Laura Bullon-Cassis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy. She is interested in how we can organise and prepare for the great challenges of our time -- including climate change and AI -- with a focus on the role of language and meaning in transforming our societies.
Laura received her Ph.D. (with Distinction) from the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University in 2022. Her dissertation explored the sociocultural category of 'youth' in UN climate summitry, with a particular focus on how framings of youth and the politics of attention impact the lived experiences of young people. As part of her fieldwork, she conducted three years of participant observation with youth advocates and activists in United Nations climate summits in New York, Madrid and Glasgow. Her current research projects look at, respectively, democratic innovations as a response to youth demands, and the role of Artificial Intelligence in democracy.
Laura has taught interdisciplinary courses on topics related to sustainability, youth, and media studies at Pratt Institute and New York University. As a Team Leader and Writer for the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) Reporting Services, Laura regularly attends UN environmental conferences worldwide. She sat on the Board of the Children and Youth Interest Group of the American Anthropological Association and served as Assistant Editor for the leading academic journal Public Culture, co-hosted by Columbia University and New York University's Institute for Public Knowledge. In 2023, she was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University and a Research Affiliate with the Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics (IDDP) at George Washington University.
Prior to her graduate studies, Laura worked for the United Nations in Tokyo, Geneva, New York City, and Haiti. She has held roles, among others, at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). She has published her work in academic and media outlets, including the Journal of Youth Studies, Global Policy Journal, NEOS, and OpenDemocracy.
Laura holds an MSc in Global Politics and a BSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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