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Tara Vinodrai
Associate Professor, Institute for Management and Innovation, University of Toronto
Tara Vinodrai is a Professor and Director of the Master of Urban Innovation program at the Institute for Management and Innovation at the University of Toronto. She holds a graduate appointment in the Department of Geography and Planning and is a Faculty Associate of the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Dr. Vinodrai's research focuses on innovation, economic development, work and labour market dynamics, and technological change in cities. Additionally, she has long-standing interests in the creative and cultural industries, clusters and the uneven outcomes, patterns and equity implications associated with changes in urban and regional economies.
Dr. Vinodrai's award-winning research has been recognized in Canada and internationally by the Academy of Management, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, the Journal of the American Planning Association, the American Association of Geographers, and the Canadian Institute of Planners. She is regularly called upon by to provide advice to large cities and smaller communities and all levels of government related to innovation, economic development and urban prosperity.
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Tara Woodyer
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Portsmouth
I graduated from Royal Holloway (University of London) in 2003 with a BSc (Hons) in Geography. I then went on to complete an MA in Cultural Geography Research (Royal Holloway, 2004) before taking time out of academic study to work in the area of Special Educational Needs in secondary education. I then returned to Royal Holloway to complete a PhD in Human Geography (2009) and Postgraduate Certificate in Skills of Teaching to Inspire Learning (2006). Following completion of my PhD (funded by an ESRC Studentship awarded through the Open Interdisciplinary Competition), I joined the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter in 2009 as a Teaching Fellow. In 2011 I was awarded an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, which I completed at Exeter alongside a period as Visiting Scholar in the Centre for Children and Children Studies at Rutgers (Camden) in the US. Following completion of my postdoctoral studies, I joined Geography at the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer.
Teaching Responsibilities
I deliver social and cultural geography components of the undergraduate teaching in the department. I am the co-ordinator of two human geography units:
Foundations of Human Geography
Place: Invented, Experienced, Represented
I also contribute to the following co-taught units:
Geography, Skills and Prospects
Social Geography: Geographies of Wellbeing
Research Design and Practice
Human Geography: critique and discourse
Independent study
I jointly teach a European residential field course to Berlin explores urban geographies, more specifically landscapes of memory, subterranean geographies and gentrification.
I have contributed chapters to the following book series:
The Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Geography series
The Open University’s Childhood series
Ashgate’s Critical Geopolitics series
I have also contributed chapters to the following reference volumes:
Springer’s Geographies of Children and Young People series
CQ Press Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture
Research
Ludic (or playful) Geographies
My interest in play extends to it role across the lifecourse, and coalesces around three key themes: the relation of play to the everyday, a reconfiguration of the politics of play toward an inwardly oriented vitality, and the ways in which play exceeds representation. I am particularly interested in the critical and ethical potential of playful ways of being and doing and how this can operate as an affirmative mode of critique.
Geographies of Material Sensibilities
My research examines how material geographies and sensuous geographies can inform each other in productive ways around questions of tactility, affect and relational agency. As a geographer, it is not only the material relations between people and things that are of concern to me, but also the imaginative spaces that can be configured through these relations and how these spaces are enacted in and of the ‘real’ spaces of the everyday.
Creative Methodologies
Influenced by my concern with material and sensuous geographies, I am interested in exploring ways of investigating non-cognitive and profoundly practical knowledges.
Current Research Projects
Ludic Geopolitics: children’s play, war toys and re-enchantment with the British military
Funding: ESRC Standard Grant (£492,850)
This project analyses military action figures for the purpose of examining a ‘ludic geopolitics’: how contemporary geopolitics are expressed and enacted through play. Studies of the ‘military entertainment complex’ have documented the entanglement of the military and toy industry, however work has focused on videogames in a US context. Despite the iconic status of traditional toys like Action Man, and the commercial success of the contemporary HM Armed Forces brand, action figures are yet to receive critical academic attention. Using an ethnographic approach, this project examines children’s embodied practices with the HMAF range. To contextualise and historicise the brand, this work is complemented by archival and museum-based research of the British action figure’s trajectory. This research critically reviews the status of children, mundane everyday practice and the more-than-textual in critical geopolitics, and makes a significant intervention in the interdisciplinary war toy debate by addressing war toys not just as ideological texts, but as objects in playful practice.
Please see my blog for more information about my research: http://materialsensibilities.wordpress.com/
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Tara Lai Quinlan
Assistant Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of Birmingham
Dr. Tara Lai Quinlan is a US-trained lawyer (New York) and Assistant Professor at University of Birmingham. Dr. Quinlan’s research and teaching focus on criminal law, policing, disproportionality and diversity in the criminal justice system, and counterterrorism.
Dr. Quinlan recently completed a monograph, Police Diversity: Beyond The Blue (Bristol: Policy Press), which examines experiences and impacts of police diversity in the UK and US, and includes original interviews with trailblazing UK and US police leaders. Dr. Quinlan’s PhD examined police engagement programmes with Muslim, Arab and South Asian communities as part of post-9/11 counter-terrorism approaches, and involved interviews with leading UK and US law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials. Before commencing her academic career, Dr. Quinlan practiced law in New York City, where she worked on employment litigation, housing discrimination, access to justice and criminal law matters.
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Tarek Abou Jaoude
Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University of Portsmouth
Tarek is a researcher and currently a Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth. His focus is on contemporary Lebanese politics, as well state-building and nation-building processes more generally. Tarek's work so far has centred around state formation and building political legitimacy in the case of Lebanon during the 20th century, though recent publication have looked at the nuance in conceptualising political legitimacy across non-Western contexts. Separately, Tarek is also active in researching international law, specifically with regard to belligerent occupation.
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Tariq Modood
Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, University of Bristol
I am the founding Director of the University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship. I have held over 40 grants and consultancies (UK, European and US), have over 35 (co-)authored and (co-)edited books and reports and over 200 articles or chapters in political philosophy, sociology and public policy.
I am the co-founding editor of the international journal, Ethnicities. My publications include Multicultural Politics: Racism, Ethnicity and Muslims in Britain (2005), Multiculturalism: A Civic Idea, (2007/2013) and Still Not Easy Being British: Struggles for a Multicultural Citizenship (2010); and as co-editor, Multiculturalism, Muslims and Citizenship: A European Approach (2006), Secularism, Religion and Multicultural Citizenship (2009), Global Migration, Ethnicity and Britishness (2011), European Multiculturalisms (2012), Tolerance, Intolerance and Respect (2013), Religion in a Liberal State (2013), Multiculturalism Rethought (2015) and Multiculturalism and Interculturalism: Debating the Dividing Lines (Feb, 2016).
I am highly committed to public engagement and am a regular contributor to media and policy debates. My work is frequently cited by policy-makers and practioners and on several occasions has influenced policy. I have been Adviser to the Muslim Council of Britain and have served on the DfES Race, Education and Employment Forum; the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain (1997-2000); the IPPR Commission on National Security (2007-09); the National Equality Panel (2007-10); and the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life (2013-16).
My impact case study, ‘Influencing law, policy and public discourse on the accommodation of Muslims in Britain’ was one of three which collectively were ranked as 2nd in the UK by the Sociology 2013 REF. The importance of public intellectual engagement is expressed in this biographical interview:
http://www.tariqmodood.com/uploads/1/2/3/9/12392325/modood-interview.pdf
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Tarkan Tan
Professor of Sustainable Operations Management, University of Zurich
Tarkan Tan is a professor of Sustainable Operations Management at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Before this, he held positions at Eindhoven University of Technology and TIAS Business School in the Netherlands. He earned his Ph.D. from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, and was a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University in New York. Additionally, he has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Sydney Business School. His research interests encompass inventory theory, capacity management, spare parts management, and supply chain management, with a particular emphasis on sustainability. He has received multiple teaching awards and has extensively collaborated with the industry. He currently serves as an associate editor for the Manufacturing & Service Operations Management journal and has also held roles as a guest and associate editor for various other journals.
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Taru Manyanga
Assistant Professor-Physical Therapy, University of Northern British Columbia
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Northern British Columbia and affiliated with the University of British Columbia. Research includes the surveillance of movement behaviors (sleep, sedentary time, physical activity) among healthy and clinical populations, using context-specific measurement instruments, especially in rural/remote and resource-limited settings. Overall goal is to combine clinical physical therapy and epidemiological/population health approaches in developing and implementing lifestyle behavior interventions to promote active healthy living across the life-course. Also interested in global/international comparisons of movement behaviors among children and adolescents.
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Tash Pocovi
Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University
Dr Natasha Pocovi is a postdoctoral researcher, physiotherapist, and casual tutor at Macquarie University. Her research interests are in improving care delivery within the physiotherapy profession and preventing musculoskeletal pain. The main trial of her PhD was the NHMRC-funded WalkBack trial, which is examining the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a physiotherapist-prescribed walking and education program for the prevention of low back pain recurrences.
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Tashi Dema
PhD Candidate in Language and Politics, University of New England
I am an international student pursuing Doctor of Philosphy (PhD) in Language and Politics in UNE. I was a journalist for more than 17 years before commencing the study.
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Tasman Turoa Gillies
Head of Operations, Takiwā, Indigenous Knowledge
Tasman Turoa Gillies, of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga descent, is a passionate advocate for kaitiakitanga and indigenous data sovereignty. As Head of Operations at Takiwā and as a part of the Toha Network, Tasman focuses on supporting frontline efforts to tackle the climate change and biodiversity crises. Drawing from his role as a third-generation Tangata Tiaki for Whakaraupō, he brings a unique perspective that blends mātauranga Māori with modern environmental management practices to regenerate mahinga kai. Tasman is particularly committed to democratising data and tech infrastructure for iwi and hapū, recognising the critical role of data in empowering Māori communities to make informed decisions about their whenua and moana. His mahi emphasises the importance of data sovereignty in supporting environmental restoration efforts and strengthening tino rangatiratanga, ultimately contributing to more sustainable and culturally responsive approaches to environmental challenges.
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Tatenda Zinyemba
Researcher of Economics, Health, and Governance, United Nations University
Tatenda Zinyemba is a researcher at United Nations University -MERIT and a fellow at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. Her research mainly focuses on development issues related to inequalities in health, education, gender. She engages her research on various platforms and networks such as academic journals, conferences, televised news, newspapers, blogs and social media. She also engages with development agencies such as the UN on various evaluation projects related to her research interests. She has cofounded and participated in nonprofit initiatives that target combating inequalities in health and education access. Tatenda has a PhD in Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable Development from United Nations University-MERIT/Maastricht University, a Master's in Public Affairs from Indiana University , a Master's in Economics from the University of Kansas, and a Bachelors in Mathematics from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
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Tatiana Bur
Lecturer in Classics, Australian National University
Tatiana is a lecturer in Classics at the Australian National University. Prior to this, she was the Moses and Mary Finley Research Fellow at Darwin College, University of Cambridge. She is a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Sydney.
Tatiana is a cultural historian of ancient Greece with particular interests in Greek and Roman technology (especially mechanics), ancient Greek religion, and the intersection of science and religion in Greco-Roman antiquity.
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Tatiana Dancy
Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
My research spans Law and Technology, Legal Theory, and Private Law. I recently published Artificial Justice (OUP 2023), which calls for us to look beyond inequality when we think and talk about algorithmic fairness.
I joined Melbourne Law School from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2020, and received my D.Phil, BCL and LLB from the University of Oxford.
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Tatishe Nteta
Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst
Tatishe Nteta is Provost Professor of Political Science and the Director of the UMass Poll at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He received his PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. His research is situated within the subfield of American politics and examines the impact that the sociopolitical incorporation of the nation’s minority population has on public opinion, political behavior, and political campaigns. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and Fox News and his work has been published in the Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Political Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Psychology, Political Communication, and Social Science Quarterly.
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Taya Cohen
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Taya R. Cohen is a tenured Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. Her research cuts across disciplines to develop and rigorously test new theories about human behavior that can be applied in practice to solve difficult problems in business, law, and health care. Using theory and methods from the fields of organizational behavior, psychology, and business ethics, she investigates the cascading effects of individuals’ honesty and ethical choices on those they interact with and the organizations where they work.
Dr. Cohen earned a B.A. in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the faculty at Carnegie Mellon, Dr. Cohen spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow in the Dispute Resolution Research Center at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
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Tayanah O'Donnell
Research Fellow, University of Canberra
Research Fellow at the University of Canberra working in climate adaptation and urban planning since 2013. Current PhD candidate at the Institute of Culture and Society at Western Sydney University.
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Tayla Lawrie
Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland
I am the Project Manager for the Threatened Species Index (TSX) at the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) based at The University of Queensland. The TSX integrates long-term monitoring data for Australia’s threatened and near-threatened species. A key focus of my role is coordinating the growth and expansion of the TSX, including working with data providers from across the country to bring their data into the index, allowing us to generate up-to-date and reliable trends in abundance at national, state and regional levels.
Coupled with my TSX role, I continue to pursue my interests in the field of data science, focussing on the important role it plays in biodiversity conservation. I am particularly passionate about helping streamline the ways in which we collect, analyse, publish, and access data, critical to improving scientific discovery, communication, and collaboration globally.
I hold a degree in Advanced Science (Ecology) with First Class Honours from The University of Queensland and my research experience covers aspects of plant community and invasion ecology, as well as conservation biology.
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Taylor Aucoin
British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History, The University of Edinburgh
Taylor Aucoin is a postdoctoral research fellow in history at the University of Edinburgh and an associate of the University of Exeter. His main research interests and expertise are in work, play and festivity in medieval and early modern Britain. He has published on the history of Shrovetide (Britain's Carnival), the subject of his PhD completed at the University of Bristol. His current British Academy research project is on the social and cultural history of football before 1800.
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Taylor Brydges
Research Principal, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Taylor Brydges is a Research Principal at the Institute for Sustainable Futures. As part of the Resource Stewardship team, her research focuses on sustainable production and consumption, the circular economy, and the fashion industry.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Taylor holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies (with Minors in Political Science and Sociology) and a Master of Arts in Human Geography from the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Human Geography from Uppsala University, Sweden.
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Taylor Cox
Program Coordinator, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
Dr. Taylor Cox received her PhD in forensic linguistics from Arizona State University in 2017 and currently works in ASU’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety (CVPCS). She has served as the program manager for Arizona's National Violent Death Reporting System program (AZ-VDRS) since 2019 and Arizona's State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System program (AZ-SUDORS) since its inception in 2020. In this capacity, she manages participating partner recruitment and liaising, data collection, data management, and the employees of the projects and contributes to grant writing and deliverables, analysis, and report production. She is also currently pursuing a Master's of Public Health degree as a Bloomberg Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, she regularly freelances as a proofreader and editor, specializing in academic writing. Her current research interests include Arizona's tribal populations and the LGBTQIA2S+ population, particularly in the context of violent deaths and unintentional overdose deaths.
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Taylor Grasso
Registered Dietitian, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Taylor Grasso has been a registered dietitian since 2019. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University and completed her dietetic internship in Omaha, NE through Iowa State University in 2019. Taylor believes in a balanced, sustainable approach to nutrition. She specializes in intuitive eating, sports nutrition, and relative energy deficiency in sport recovery. She has worked in a variety of capacities within the dietetics field including sports, private practice, and community nutrition, she is also a content creator.
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Taylor Hughson
PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, I am a current doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge in the UK. My work centers on the sociology of education policy, with a particular interest in both curriculum and teacher policy. I have published on educational reform in Aotearoa and at a global level, and have co-produced two reports on literacy policy for NZ-based NGO The Education Hub. Before working in research, I spent five years as a secondary school teacher, working in Manurewa and Lower Hutt.
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Taylor Maavara
Senior independent research fellow, University of Leeds
I am a freshwater biogeochemist with an expertise in quantifying the large-scale impacts that humans have on nutrient and carbon cycles in river networks worldwide. My work focuses on understanding the global impacts that climate change, river damming, and land cover changes have on phosphorus, nitrogen, carbon and silicon cycles in watersheds globally, including associated greenhouse gas cycles, as well as the ecological implications of these changes.
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Taylor Matthews
Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Southampton
I'm a Research Fellow on the Ethics of Doubt: Kierkegaard, Scepticism, and Conspiracy Theory project, led by Prof. Genia Schönbaumsfeld at the University of Southampton. Visit the project's website at: https://www.ethicsofdoubt.org and my personal site at: https://taylorrcmatthews.com.
I previously studied for my PhD at the University of Nottingham, where I was also a Teaching Associate. My research is primarily in epistemology (the theory of knowledge), ethics, and areas where the two intersect.
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Taylor Morphett
Instructor, English, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Dr. Taylor Morphett's research focuses on the histories and pedagogies of writing. Her research considers how literature formed as a concept within English vernacular writing and how this categorization influenced university writing pedagogies. To do this work, her research and methods have spanned literary, composition, and educational studies, taking a historical and critical approach to the underlying assumptions about how we conceptualize and teach writing at the post-secondary level.
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Taylor Scott
Associate Research Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Research Translation Platform, Penn State
I am a community psychologist and social scientist studying policymakers’ and researchers’ behavior related to the use of research evidence in policymaking. In 2017, I was recruited to Penn State University as an Assistant Research Professor to (1) create translational research products, (2) supervise trainees conducting research on policy engagement, and (3) facilitate team science around translating research for policymakers.
My unique experience co-developing and implementing a behavioral model for improving policymakers’ use of scientific evidence, known as the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) model, offered a compelling opportunity to conduct applied research and engage in translational activities with academic partners.
Over the last 5 years, I have become a recognized leader inside and outside Penn State in translational research and science communication. I have received the National Prevention Science Coalition’s System Wide Prevention in Congress Award (2016), APA Division 27 Public Policy Award (2018), and the Society for Prevention Research Public Service Award (2019) for my contributions.
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Taylor Marie Graham
PhD student, School of English and Theatre Studies, University of Guelph
Taylor Marie Graham (she/her) is an award winning playwright, librettist, director, theatre scholar, and educator who lives in Cambridge, Ontario / Haldimand Tract. She has an MFA in creative writing and a PhD in theatre from University of Guelph. She works as a sessional theatre professor at universities in Southwestern Ontario and is the Interim Community Engagement Office at the International Institute in Critical Studies in Improvisation. Taylor is published in Canadian Theatre Review, Intermission Magazine, Routledge’s Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, and Canadian Literature. Critics describe her plays and operas as, “arresting and funny” (Slotkin), “uncommonly cool” (MoT), “charmingly twisted” (Toronto Star), “powerful, and courageous,” (OnStage), “meaningful for all ages” (Intermission), “darkly evocative” (IstvanReviews), “psychological, theological, and ornithological” (OurTheatreVoice), “as moving as it is scary” (MyEntertainmentWorld), and “profound, beautifully crafted” (StageDoor). Her book Cottage Radio and Other Plays will be published by Talonbooks this July.
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Teagan Baiotto
Ph.D. Student in Marine & Environmental Biology, University of Southern California
I am a PhD student in the Ecological Data Science Lab at the University of Southern California. I am originally from Staunton, Virginia, and received my B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Virginia. My research investigates how human development and agricultural expansion impact the organization and persistence of ecological communities, with a focus on the wild bee communities of North America. By examining how a species’ traits (such as phenology and dietary breadth) interact with the spatial and temporal conditions of modified landscapes, my research aims to understand how and why wild bee species respond to anthropogenic pressures differently. Leveraging tools from statistical modeling, population genomics, and field ecology, I ultimately strive to inform effective conservation strategies in the face of rapid global change.
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Teasel Muir-Harmony
Curator of the Apollo Collection, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and Affiliate Adjunct, Georgetown University
Teasel Muir-Harmony is a historian of spaceflight and the curator of the Apollo Collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Her research focuses on the political history of exploring the Moon, from debates about lunar governance to the use of spaceflight as soft power, the topic of her most recent book, Operation Moonglow: A Political History of Project Apollo (Basic Books, 2020). After earning a Ph.D. from MIT, she held positions at the American Institute of Physics and the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum. She is the author of Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects (National Geographic, 2018) and an advisor to the television series Apollo’s Moon Shot. Her work has been featured by CBS, NPR, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and numerous other media outlets. She co-organizes the Space Policy & History Forum, serves on the Executive Council of the Society for the History of Technology, is a member of the American Astronautical Society History Committee, and participates in the US State Department’s Speakers Program.
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Ted Heindel
University Professor, Bergles Professor of Thermal Science, and Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, Iowa State University
Ted Heindel is an ISU University Professor, the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE); he also holds a courtesy professor appointment in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He directs the Experimental Multiphase Flow Laboratory at ISU, which houses a unique instrument for performing X-ray visualization studies of large-scale complex fluid flows. His research currently focuses on multiphase flow hydrodynamics (e.g., mixing in gas-liquid, gas-solid, and gas-liquid-solid flows), multiphase flow visualization and characterization using X-ray imaging technology, and particle-particle mixing. This work has applications in petroleum-based and bio-based chemical and fuel processing, energy generation, food processing, agricultural waste management, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and wastewater treatment. Dr. Heindel’s research program has been funded by over 60 projects supported through the NSF, ONR, USDA, DOE, the State of Iowa, and industrial partners. He has co-authored one book and published over 100 peer-reviewed journal papers and over 280 conference papers, abstracts, and technical reports.
Dr. Heindel currently directs the ISU Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education (CoMFRE). This is a collection of over 25 ISU faculty with interests in multiphase flows. CoMFRE also has 5 member companies whose dues support research that they direct. Dr. Heindel is co-founder and co-organizer of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow Spotlight Virtual Seminar Series, which organizes 6 international seminars each semester. He also has an appointment as an associate editor of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow.
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Ted Olson
Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
Olson has received a range of recognition for his work as a music historian, including nine Grammy nominations. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Southern studies and has produced and curated a number of documentary albums of Appalachian music, including four boxed sets for Germany’s acclaimed Bear Family Records label (complete recordings from the 1927-1928 Bristol Sessions, from the 1928-1929 Johnson City Sessions, and from the 1929-1930 Knoxville Sessions, as well as a compilation of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s early recordings); four albums for the Gatlinburg-based Great Smoky Mountains Association; Rhino Records’ 50th anniversary edition of a seminal Elektra/Folkways 1960s-era folk music anthology; and a retrospective collection of Doc Watson’s greatest recordings.
Additionally, Olson has written or edited numerous books centered around Appalachian music and folklore, along with numerous articles, essays, encyclopedia entries, reviews, poems, creative nonfiction pieces, and oral histories. He was also music section editor for the “Encyclopedia of Appalachia,” and has served as book series editor for the Charles K. Wolfe Music Series (University of Tennessee Press) since 2008. He is presently co-producer and co-host of the six-part podcast series for the Great Smoky Mountain Association, “Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music.”
Olson was co-chair of the curatorial committee for the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival's “Appalachia: Heritage and Harmony” exhibition, which drew a million attendees to the National Mall. From 2003-2005 he was president of the Tennessee Folklore Society, and in 2008 he served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in American Studies in Barcelona, Spain. He was the committee chair for “Tell It to Me: The Johnson City Sessions 90th Anniversary Celebration,” which received the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association’s Pinnacle Award for Event of the Year for 2019.
A solo performer of traditional and contemporary ballads and songs from Appalachia as well as the British Isles, he has performed in a range of music festivals and other educational venues.
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Ted Palys
Professor of Criminology, Associate Member of Dept. of Indigenous Studies, Simon Fraser University
I was hired to teach research methods and have published texts on qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches -- most recently "Research Methods in the Social and Health Sciences" (published by Sage) -- and am an expert on research ethics issues, particularly with respect to research confidentiality (see Protecting Research Confidentiality, published by Lorimer). More recently this interest led to me looking into internet governance issues, particularly regarding privacy and surveillance, and the impacts of artificial intelligence on the research process and the sociology of knowledge. My interests in the sociology of knowledge was also what led me 30+ years ago to begin learning about Indigenous issues as well, not only in terms of Indigenous methods and ways of knowing, but also with broader issues of Indigenous justice. I have written about and helped facilitate the development of Indigenous community-based justice systems in Canada and participated internationally in meetings of the former UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Peoples, who developed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Ted Rutland
Associate professor, Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment at Concordia University. Author of Displacing Blackness: Planning, Power, and Race in Twentieth-Century Halifax (University of Toronto Press, 2018) and Out to Defend Ourselves: A History of Montreal's First Haitian Street Gang (Fernwood Publishing, spring 2023).
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