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Donna Curtis Maillet
Privacy Officer, New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training, Research associate, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick
I have been the Privacy Officer for the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) since it originated in 2015. Since 2018, I have had the privilege to serve as the Privacy Team Lead for the Health Data Research Network, of which NB-IRDT is a member. In 2021, I began an appointment as a research associate with the UNB Faculty of Law and serve as part-time lecturer in sociology and public policy at St. Thomas University. My research work focuses on the intersection between law, policy, and privacy particularly in relation to research work involving large data sets of personal and personal health information.
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Donna L. Halper
Associate Professor of Communication, Lesley University
Donna L. Halper is a former deejay, music director, and radio consultant, who spent more than three decades in broadcasting before reinventing herself as a professor and a media historian. She came to Lesley University in 2008 to develop and teach courses related to the study of communication and media, including Media Analysis, Introduction to Communication, and Introduction to Journalism.
A devotee of a school of thought called Media Ecology (which focuses on the media as environments), Donna’s teaching is informed by her knowledge of popular culture, media history, and media effects. She is the author of six books and many articles, and she has been widely quoted by reporters seeking information about local and national media trends.
Her research interests include the study of representations of women and minorities in media; early baseball history; and unsung heroes and heroines in the history of broadcasting. Donna is often a guest on local radio talk shows, and she has also been heard on a number of podcasts and seen on numerous webcasts.
In addition to teaching, Donna is the editor of the Lesley Public Post (Lesley University's student newspaper). She is also a blogger, and a frequently-published freelance writer whose articles have appeared in print and online. She has given many guest lectures at libraries, civic organizations, and other universities, both in-person and on Zoom. And she is known for having discovered the classic rock band Rush, who dedicated two albums to her; she can be seen in the 2010 documentary “Beyond the Lighted Stage.” In 2023, Donna was chosen for induction into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, where she received the Pioneer Broadcaster Award. Donna’s hobbies include reading, stamp collecting, and collecting rare memorabilia about media history.
Donna Halper holds a BA in English from Northeastern University, an M.Ed in Counseling and an MA in English from Northeastern University, and a PhD in Communication from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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Donovan A. Watts
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
Dr. Donovan A. Watts is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Auburn University. Dr. Watts’ research interests include American Politics, Black politics, racial and ethnic politics, political behavior, and political socialization. His book project examines how the racialization of American politics has uniquely shaped the political attitudes and policy preferences of Black millennials.
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Dora Vargha
Professor of History and Medical Humanities, Humboldt University of Berlin
I am a historian of medicine, science and technology, with expertise in the history of epidemics, the politics of health, and Cold War history. My work focuses on questions of global health and biomedical research in the Cold War era, using the locality of Eastern Europe as a starting point. My research is informed by gender history, history of childhood and disability history, and is in conversation with medical anthropology, sociological approaches and political science. I received my PhD in History from Rutgers University and before joining Exeter I was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, and a postdoctoral fellow at Birkbeck, University of London.
My interest spans from the politics of epidemic management to public health systems and access to therapeutics. My book, Polio Across the Iron Curtain: Hungary's Cold War with an Epidemic was published open access in 2018 with Cambridge University Press. I have written on the global infrastructure of diphtheria antitoxin, the politics of vaccination in Eastern Europe, hospital care of disabled children in communist cotexts and about shifting epidemic narratives in historical analysis.
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Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga
Dr Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga is a lecturer at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Her PhD was on urban music in Zimbabwe and the hybrid forms it takes. She recently published her book titled Music and Urban Youth Identities: A study of Ghetto Youth Identities in Contemporary Culture and Politics in Zimbabwe.
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Dorian M. Gaboriau
Postdoctorant en paléoécologie, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
Mes recherches se concentrent sur l'étude des interactions entre le climat, la végétation et les incendies dans la forêt boréale du Canada, à différentes échelles spatiales et temporelles. Pendant mon doctorat, j'ai reconstruit le régime des incendies à long terme dans le centre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, et j'ai simulé la réponse de la végétation au climat et aux incendies à l'aide du modèle LPJ-LMfire pour les décennies à venir. Mes recherches actuelles se situent dans le domaine de la paléoécologie dans l'est du Canada, en tant que chercheur postdoctoral à l'institut de recherche sur les forêts à l'UQAT. Je participe activement au sein du réseau sur les forêts froides.
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Doris Kakuru
Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
My interdisciplinary scholarship is located at the intersection of Childhood Sociology and feminist thought. My work takes on a social justice perspective and is centered on various issues affecting children and youth in families and communities. Over the recent years, my community-based youth-led participatory research has been underpinned by intersectionality and post-colonial theories.
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Doris Rohr
Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Liverpool Hope University
Doris Rohr is a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University where she teaches theory and practice for Fine Art and Design students based at Liverpool Hope University's Creative Campus. After studying Three-Dimensional Design at West Surrey College of Art and Design, Doris decided to obtain a Master in Fine Art (Coventry Polytechnic), followed by a Master in Psychoanalysis and Philosophy (Essex University). Her PhD 'Drawing on Nature: the legacy of Ruskin's Moral Cosmos' (2016) investigates the continued relevance of John Ruskin's thoughts on drawing and the environment.
Doris' practice involves drawing, writing and the spaces in between; it is primarily paper-based, and frequently involves outdoor research into landscape. Fieldwork consists of walking, haptic interaction with site and notebook activities of plein air drawing and writing, underpinned by phenomenological encounter. Outreach activities involving drawing with members of the general public form an important aspect to my understanding of the value of drawing, creativity and art. Doris has contributed to drawing research through publications and through exhibiting.Teaching Specialisms:
Drawing practice and theory
European modernism
Conceptions of nature/ environment
Identity and sense of place
Art and Science
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Doris Taylor
Regenerative Medicine Lecturer, University of New Hampshire
As a pioneer in cardiovascular regenerative medicine from bench to bedside, Dr. Taylor is credited with a number of important scientific breakthroughs related to cell and gene therapy, stem cell biology, and tissue engineering. Her work has been published in Nature Medicine, Circulation Research, The Journal of Molecular Biology, The Journal of Biochemistry, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and other top-tier scientific journals. She holds a number of invention disclosures, patent applications and patents and is the founder of multiple companies dedicated to cardiovascular repair technologies. She is a member of the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) Cardiovascular Working Group and the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD). Other professional affiliations include the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), among others. She recently served on the Executive Committee for the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM).
Dr. Taylor holds many honors including appointments as a Fellow for the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology among other organizations. She has held faculty and or leadership appointments at Duke University Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Texas Heart Institute, Texas A&M University, and Rice University, as well as an honorary medical professorship in Krasnodar Russia.
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Dorit Donoviel
Executive Director/Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
As Executive Director for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), Dorit Donoviel, Ph.D., leads a $0.25B NASA-funded innovation R&D program that finds, funds, and facilitates disruptive human health and performance solutions for astronauts traveling in deep space. In her previous role as deputy chief scientist of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), Dr. Donoviel led both domestic and international research programs that bridged academic, industry, and government resources to deliver fast and cost-effective tangible results. Dr. Donoviel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology and the Center for Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) where she lectures and mentors graduate and medical students. She was recently named a BCM Woman of Excellence, was a long-time Faculty Senator, and was named a Health Policy Scholar for the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at BCM. Dr. Donoviel received several awards from the NASA Human Research Program and is the recipient of the NSBRI Pioneer Award. Dr. Donoviel continues to author science thought leadership articles in academic journals as well as in the popular press.
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Dorothea Mylopotamitaki
Doctorante, Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en biologie (CIRB), Collège de France
Je suis doctorante au sein de l'équipe Paléoanthropologie du CIRB. Mon principal intérêt de recherche est le développement de nouvelles méthodologies appliquées à l'ADN humain ancien et aux protéines. Mes thèses de licence et de maîtrise étaient toutes deux axées sur les tests et la modification de méthodes de récupération d'ADN ancien à partir d'os et de dents humaines. Le résultat de mon doctorat sera de développer et d'appliquer une nouvelle approche protéomique pour identifier les espèces biologiques de spécimens osseux archéologiques en criblant avec la technologie Orbitrap jusqu'à 200 échantillons par jour. Les avantages par rapport à l'empreinte de masse peptidique seront représentés par l'acquisition d'un ensemble de données beaucoup plus riche par échantillon, une sensibilité plus élevée, une automatisation plus élevée et la possibilité d'utiliser un logiciel d'identification spectrale standard.
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Dorrick Stow
Professor Dorrik Stow FRSE: Director, Institute of Petroleum Engineering; Director, Centre for Energy Economics Research & Policy; Professor of Petroleum Geoscience, Heriot-Watt University.
He is an internationally renowned geologist and oceanographer with an extensive record of scientific publications, including over 300 scientific papers, numerous books and edited volumes. He specialises in the deep sea and its sedimentary record – modern, ancient and subsurface. In pursuing this scientific quest he has sailed on all the world’s major oceans, and visited, lectured or worked in more than 50 countries. He has worked in and with the oil industry, particularly in their on-going quest for deep-sea oil and gas and on new and tight reservoir targets, and has led major international missions for scientific drilling into the deep Indian Ocean seafloor and the Gulf of Cadiz, as well as many other expeditions on land and at sea. He also maintains a strong interest in the field of geoscience, development and capacity building, especially concerning hazard mitigation, geoscience education and marine management. He is enthusiastic to popularise ocean and earth sciences through lectures, writing and broadcast.
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Dorsa Alipour
PhD Candidate, Swinburne University of Technology
Dorsa Alipour is a PhD researcher at Swinburne University of Technology, specialising in integrated land-use, transport, and environment/energy models for resilient urban planning.
Her research focuses are on sustainable urban development, clean energy, low-carbon mobility solutions, and smart mobility. Her work is aligned with Australia's Net Zero plan and Swinburne’s vision for a sustainable future, aiming to produce evidence-based research that promotes reducing fossil fuel dependency.
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Dostin Lakika
Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
Dostin Lakika holds a PhD with a focus on migration and displacement at the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His research interests include the study of militarisation, violence, and memories; the exploration of (ir)regular migration, resilience, and (mental) health among refugees; and the examination of the relationship between food and illness. Lakika is also a reviewer for several peer-reviewed academic journals. He currently holds a research associate position at the ACMS and the French Institute of South Africa.
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Doug Angus
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bond University
Dr Doug Angus recently joined Bond University as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. Prior to his engagement at Bond University, he held research positions at The University of Sydney, and The University of New South Wales. He completed my PhD at The University of New South Wales. Before this, he studied psychology at The University of Auckland. His research primarily focuses on how theories of motivation and emotion are informed by neuroscience and psychophysiology. His PhD research used electroencephalography to examine the time-course of neural activity involved in reward anticipation and consumption, and how these processes interact with anger and aggression. Dr Doug Angus’s current research agenda encompasses five broad areas; 1. Temporally and psychologically discrete aspects of reward processing 2. Anger and its association with positive emotional states 3. Self-regulation and decision making in emotional contexts 4. Meta-cognition about affective states 5. Frontal cortical-subcortical imbalances, cognitive function, and healthy aging
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Douglas Bock
Acting Director, Astronomy and Space Science, CSIRO
Dr Bock has made the focus of his career the design, construction, and operation of radio telescopes.
http://people.csiro.au/B/D/Douglas-Bock
Australia Telescope National Facility
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/
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Douglas Goodwin
Visiting Assistant Professor in Media Studies, Scripps College
Goodwin's academic focus is computational photography, pigments and color and biosimulation.
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Douglas Kerlin
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University
I am a population ecologist working in the Griffith Wildlife Disease Ecology Group. My interests are in conservation and wildlife disease ecology.
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Douglas Nixon
Professor of Immunology in Medicine, Cornell University
I am interested in host pathogen interactions in human retrovirus infections, including HIV-1 and human endogenous retroviruses.
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Douglas Nowacek
Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering, Duke University
Doug Nowacek’s activities represent a mixture of research tool development, coupled closely with the science driving the need for those tools, and the dissemination of resulting research to students at all levels as well as the broader society. Since starting graduate school and continuing to the present, Nowacek has pioneered several marine research tools and methods that, inter alia, seek to create knowledge as well as integrate and transfer it.
Some examples of these activities include: i) combined overhead video/audio for cetacean research that has been used for research and conservation; ii) multi-sensor acoustic tags that were pioneered when Nowacek was a graduate student for his project and have added significantly to the creation and transfer of knowledge; iii) Nowacek has worked to apply the tools and teachings of basic science to conservation driven research, including teaching innovative and experiential courses such as ‘the history and future of ocean energy’ and ‘ocean engineering’; iv) Nowacek’s commitment to STEM education extends to all levels of students, from the undergraduate and graduate students at Duke (including successfully mentoring undergraduates, masters and Ph.D. students through their degree requirements, advising numerous undergraduates in their independent study projects and guiding them through to preparing manuscripts for publication) to elementary and middle school students in the local school system where he routinely presents to and interacts with students, including organizing an ‘Antarctic mini-module’ with a local 7th grade science class; v) in 2015 Nowacek testified to Congress on the use of seismic airgun surveys and their potential impacts on marine life; and vi) Nowacek has served on the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, convened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for >10 years, and this work has resulted in numerous publications, recommendations, and practical guidance on industry/nature coexistence.
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Douglas Schulz
Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, University of Bradford
My research interests are identity and heavy metal music, with a particular focus on how heavy metal identities are expressed throughout the course of everyday life and how shared music preference fosters a sense of belonging. I am also interested in exploring the role of others in relation to heavy metal fandom - including parental and peer influence, and social interactions stemming from shared musical taste.
I am also interested in exploring how popular culture focuses on issues around identity.
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Douglas Vakoch
President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies
Douglas Vakoch, Ph.D., is President of METI International, a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to transmitting intentional signals to nearby stars, as well as fostering sustainability of human civilization on multigenerational timescales—a prerequisite for a project that could take centuries or millennia to succeed. Dr. Vakoch is a frequent science commentator on television programs that explore astrobiology - the hunt for life in the cosmos, including the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). His expertise includes space exploration, the societal impact of science, COVID-19, and environmental threats to humanity's long-term survival. He has published more than two dozen books covering the search for life beyond Earth, COVID-19, the psychology of space exploration, transgender studies, ecofeminism, sustainability, and science fiction.
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Douglas Yates
Professor of Political Science , American Graduate School in Paris (AGS)
Professor, Member of the Academic Committee
Fields of expertise
African politics
Politics of Oil
Anglo-American Law
Franco-American Foreign Affairs
French Politics
Comparative Electoral Studies
Democracy Building
International Conflict
Research methods and methodology
Education
B.A. Law & Society, U.C. Santa Barbara
M.A. Political Science, Boston University
Ph.D. Political Science Boston University
Associate professor, University of Cergy-Pontoise, France
Publications
Books
The Scramble for African Oil: Oppression, Corruption and War for Control of Africa's Natural Resources (London: Pluto Press, 2012)
The French Oil Industry and the Corps des Mines in Africa (Trenton/Asmara: Africa World Press, 2009)
Historical Dictionary of Gabon, 3rd ed., co-authored with David Gardinier (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow-Press, 2006)
Oil Policy in the Gulf of Guinea: Security & Conflict, Economic Growth, Social Development co-edited with Rudolf Traub-Merz (Bonn: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2004)
The Rentier State in Africa: Oil Rent Dependency and Neocolonialism in the Republic of Gabon (Trenton/Asmara: Africa World Press, 1996)
Chapters in Edited Volumes
“Modern Dynastic Rule,” Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science, Sandy Maisel, ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2016)
“Gabon,” in Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara (Leiden: Brill Publishers): all annual editions of the Africa Yearbook since 2004
“The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa,” in J. Andrew Grant, W.R. Nadège Compaoré & Matthew I. Mitchell, eds. New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources: Insights from Africa (Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)
“Port-Gentil: From Forestry Capital to Energy Capital,” in Joseph A. Pratt, Martin V. Melosi & Kathleen A. Brosnan, Energy Capitals: Local Impact, Global Influence (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014)
“France, the EU, and Africa,” in Adekeye Adebajo & Kaye Whiteman, The EU and Africa: From Eurafrique to Afro-Europa (London: Hurst & Co. 2012)
“Oil, Rebel Movements and Armed Conflict in Africa,” in Alain Beltran, ed. Oil and War/Le pétrole et la guerre (Bruxelles: Peter Lang, 2012)
“Democracy and Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science, Richard Valelly, ed. OBO-0302.R1 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012). www.oxfordbibliographies.com
“Evaluating Governance in Africa’s Oil Sector,” in Jamila Abubakar, Kenneth Omeje & Habu Galadima, eds. Conflict of Securities: Reflections on State and Human Security in Africa (London: Adonis & Abbey, 2010)
“Life Stories and Family Histories of the French Oil Industry,” in Alain Beltran, ed. A Comparative History of National Oil Companies (Bruxelles: Peter Lang, 2010)
“UNESCO in Africa,” in Adekeye Adebajo, ed. From Global Apartheid to Global Village: Africa and the United Nations, with a forward by Boutros-Boutros Ghali (Scottsville, South Africa: University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Press, 2009)
“French Puppet, Chinese Strings: Gabon and China,” in Kweku Ampiah & Sanusha Naidu, eds. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? China and Africa: Engaging the World’s Next Superpower (Cape Town/Scottsville: Center for Conflict Resolution/University of KwaZulu-Natal Press 2008)
“The Resource Curse Thesis,” in Max Liniger-Goumaz, Guinea Ecuatorial: Bibliografía General, Vol. XV (Geneva: Editions du Temps, 2007)
“Chinese Oil Interests in Africa,” in Garth le Pere, ed. China in Africa: Mercantilist Predator, or Partner in Development? (Midrand/Johannesburg: Institute for Global Dialogue/South African Institute of International Affairs, 2006)
“France, Britain and the United States,” in Adekeye Adebajo & Ismail Rashid, eds., West Africa Security Challenges: Building Peace in a Troubled Region (Boulder: Lynne Riener, 2004)
“Neo-Petromonialism in Gabon,” in Andreas Mehler & Matthias Basedau, eds., Resource Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hamburg: Institute of African Affairs, 2004)
“France’s Elf Scandals,” in Gerald Caiden, O.P. Dwivedi & Joseph Jabbra, Where Corruption Lives (Bloomfield CT: Kumarian Press, 2001)
“The United States, France and Equatorial Guinea,” in Luis Ondo Ayang, Mélanges Euro-Africains (Madrid: Claves Para El Futuro, 2001)
Articles in scholarly journals
Review of John Heilbrunn, Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa,Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 53 No. 1 (March 2015)
Review of Judith Scheele, Village Matters: Knowledge, Politics & Community in Kabila, Algeria, Africa Review of Books (March 2011)
Review of Sarah Raine, China’s African Challenges, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 83, No. 3 (2010)
“The French Connection”, Global Dialogue, Vol. 13.1 (Johannesburg: Institute for Global Dialogue, March 2008)
“The Scramble for African Oil,” South African Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 13, No. 2, Winter/Spring (2006)
Review of Leo Panitch and Colin Leys (eds), The New Imperial Challenge: Socialist Register 2004,New Political Science, Vol. 26, No. 3 (2004)
Review of Daniel Lindenberg, Le rappel à l’ordre: Enquête sur les nouveaux réactionnaires New Political Science, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2003)
Review of Ali Rahnema, An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shari’ati , New Political Science, Vol. 23, No. 1 (2001)
“L’aide au développement international: réformes en France, en Grande-Bretagne et aux Etats-Unis,” Revue Française de Géoéconomie, no. 12 (Paris: Economica, 2000)
Review of Jacques Derrida, La Contre Allée, New Political Science, Vol. 22, No. 3 (2000)
Review of Pierre Bourdieu, La Domination Masculine, New Political Science, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1999)
“Oil and the Franco-American Rivalry,” L’Afrique Politique 1997 (Paris: Karthala, 1998)
Conference papers
University of Cambridge, “French Military Intervention in Africa,” 26th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of the UK, Cambridge, England (8 Sep 2016)
London School of Economics, “Modern Dynastic Rule in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea,” Kuwait Program, London, England (17 Oct 2015)
German Development Institute, “Scramble for African Oil,” 13th Annual Global Governance School, Bonn, Germany (10 Sep 2015)
University of Kassel, “Scramble for African Oil,” Oil Rents and Politics Workshop, Kassel, Germany (13 Dec 2013)
Institut Français du Proche-Orient, “Ethnicity, Violence and Oil Rent in Gabon,” Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq (8 Oct 2013)
Center for Conflict Resolution, “French Peacekeeping Role in Africa,” Stellenbosch, South Africa (30 Aug 2013)
Voronezh State University, “The Guéant Memorandum: What Are the Effects on Internationalization of Higher Education?” Global Advancement of Universities and Colleges (GAUC), Voronezh, Russia (25 May 2012)
Xi’an International University, “Evaluation of Educational Reforms in France: Better Climate for International Partners?” Global Advancement of Private Universities and Colleges (GAPUC) Xi’an, China (29 May 2011)
Chatham House, “Resolving Governance Challenges,” at Conference on Oil Politics in Africa, St. Mary’s Guild Hall, University of Coventry, England (16 Nov 2011)
United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, “History of Gabon,” Ambassadorial Seminar, Army/Navy Club, Washington D.C. (4 Oct 2010)
United States Department of State, Africa Regional Services, Speakers Program, “Youth Engagement in the Political Process,” Conakry, Guinea (16-21 Aug 2009)
International Political Science Association, “Enhancing Governance in Africa’s Oil Sector,” 21st World Congress of Political Science, Santiago, Chile (12-16 July 2009)
South African Institute of International Affairs, “Enhancing Governance in Africa’s Oil Sector,” Governance of African Resources Project (GARP), Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (22-29 Nov 2008)
Centre for Conflict Resolution, “Gabon and China,” Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? China and Africa: Engaging the World’s Next Superpower, Policy Seminar, Cape Town, South Africa (17-18 Sept 2007)
Centre for Conflict Resolution, “France, Britain, & China: Good Samaritans?” Africa’s Responsibility to Protect/Policy Advisory Group Seminar, Cape Town, South Africa (23-24 April 2007)
United States Department of Defense, Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, “Strengths and Weaknesses of China/US Approaches to Africa: Resource Development and Trade,” China in Africa Today Seminar, San Antonio, Texas (6-7 March 2007)
United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, “China’s Interests in African Oil,” Arlington, Virginia (4 Dec 2006)
United States Department of State, Africa Regional Services, Speakers Program, “The Coming Generation: How Young Political Leaders Can Influence Their Country’s Future,” Nouakchott, Kaedi & Kiffa, Mauritania (28 Oct – 3 Nov 2006)
International Political Science Association, “The Scramble for African Oil.” 20th World Congress, Fukuoka, Japan (9-13 July 2006)
World Association for Island Studies, “A Tale of Two Islands: Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé & Príncipe.” 6th Peace Island Forum, Jeju Island, South Korea (5-7 July 2006)
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung/Institute for Global Dialogue, “Chinese Oil Interests in Africa,” Johannesburg (15-22 Oct 2005)
International Political Science Association, “The Scramble for African Oil.” Research Committee 49, Globalization or Imperialism? Oxford University (2-4 July 2004)
Heinrich Böll Foundation. “Oil and Poverty,” Conference on Transparency and Oil-Exporting Countries in Africa and Central Asia. Berlin (27-28 May 2004)
French Ministry of Finance and Economy, “La génération de la Croix de Guerre,” Comité pour l’Histoire Economique et Financière de la France. Paris (10 February 2004)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), “Life Stories and Family Histories of the French Oil Industry,” Institut d’Histoire du Temps Present. Paris (27-28 November 2003)
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, “Changing Patterns of Direct Foreign Investment in the Gulf of Guinea.” Yaoundé, Cameroon (29 Sept – 5 Oct 2003)
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, “Oil States in Francophone Africa,” Conference on Oil in the Gulf of Guinea. Berlin (4-5 June 2003)
Transparency International, “The Elf Scandals,” 11th Annual Anti-Corruption Conference. Seoul, South Korea (24-27 May 2003)
Catholic Relief Services. “The Theory of the Rentier State and Poverty Alleviation,” Extractive Industries Initiative Workshop. Kribi, Cameroon (April 2002)
International Peace Academy/ECOWAS, “France, Britain and the United States,” Pax Africana: Building Peace in a Troubled Region. Abuja, Nigeria (21-29 September 2001)
Institut fuer Afrika-Kunde, “Role of Elf in African Oil Exporting Countries and Europe,” Hamburg, Germany (18 January 2001)
United States Information Service, Africa Regional Services, Speakers Program, “Democracy and Elections.” Cotonou, Benin & Lomé, Togo (13-22 October 2000)
American Political Science Association. “A Qualitative Analysis of French Political Cartoons,” 96th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Washington, D.C. (31 August-3 September 2000)
United States Information Service, Africa Regional Services, Speakers Program, “Democracy and Elections,” Dakar, Senegal & Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (15-26 May 2000)
Sorbonne (University of Paris), “Clinton v New York: The Separation of Powers and the Legislative Veto,” Anglo-Saxon Law Graduate Program, Paris (5 November 1999)
American Political Science Association, “Clinton v Jones: The Monicagate Affair,” 95th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Atlanta (2-5 September 1999)
American Political Science Association, “The French Oil Industry and the Corps des Mines,” 94th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Boston (3-6 September 1998)
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Douglas R. Cavener
Huck Distinguished Chair in Evolutionary Genetics and Professor of Biology, Penn State
My research has spanned across molecular biology, cell and developmental biology, genetics and genomics, and evolution with a focus on regulatory systems that control development, morphology, physiology, and behavior and how they systems evolved over the evolution of vertebrates to provide both universal and unique solutions. Currently, research in my group is focused in two areas:
Genetic changes underlying the unique morphology and physiology of the giraffe. We have sequenced the giraffe genome as well as a closely related species okapi, which lacks giraffe unique morphology and turbocharged cardiovascular system. By using comparative genome analysis, we have identified candidate genes that we propose underlies giraffe’s long neck and legs and associated cardiovascular adaptations. Current studies are focused on testing the function of these genetic changes as related to giraffe's unique adaptations.
Population, ecological, and conservation genetics of Masai giraffe. Giraffe populations have experienced massive declines in Sub-Saharan Africa due to poaching and habitat loss. Less than 100,000 giraffe remain, and the Masai giraffe population has fallen to less 40,000 leading the IUCN to list it as an endangered species. In collaboration with Derek Lee and Monica Bond, my group is investigating the spatial and demographic genetic diversity of Masai giraffe in Tanzania to assess gene flow between subpopulation, inbreeding depression, mating systems. The impact of climate change, habitat loss through conversion of land to agriculture, loss of natural corridors through Great Rift escarpment, is being investigated to inform conservation efforts in Tanzania save the Masai giraffe from extinction. In addition, we are investigating the highly diverse coat spot patterns that are unique to the Masai giraffe, and which have been shown to confer differential survivorship to giraffe calves during the first year of life. We speculate that different spot-pattern phenotypes provide different predator avoidance camouflage value as a function of variation in vegetative habitat. We are mapping the genes and genetic variation responsible for the spot-pattern types in Masai giraffe, which is a prerequisite to investigating adaptation and natural selection of this important trait in natural populations.
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Dr Alexander Tziamalis
Senior Lecturer in Economics | Freelance Consultant and Tutor |, Sheffield Hallam University
Alex studied Economics (BSc and MSc) in Athens, Greece, and Social Psychology (MSc) at London School of Economics. His PhD research was on highly skilled migration to the UK, with a scholarship from the University of Sheffield.
Before taking up a lectureship post at Sheffield Hallam University in 2012, Alex worked as an Analyst for the UK government for three years.
His research interests are in Real Estate, Macroeconomics and Behavioural Economics. Alex has provided consultancy services to a number of companies in various sectors of the economy.
His students voted him as Inspirational Tutor 2017 and 2018 at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Dr Alison Watts
Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University
Alison was awarded her doctorate in 2015 which drew upon mental patient files to investigate mothers committed into Victorian mental institutions in the early twentieth century.
Currently working in collaboration with the Beechworth Research Team investigating the former Mayday Hills asylum. The former Beechworth Lunatic Asylum built in 1867 still retains a 'sense of place.' The project includes arts-based research, concerning history, genealogy, women, returned soldiers, mental health, and emotional geography. The research group have been funded to create a virtual tour website of Mayday Hills and Beechworth Cemetery https://maydayhills.org.au/
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Dr Amanda Meyer
Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology, James Cook University
Dr Amanda Meyer is an educator, researcher, and anatomist, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class honours in Anatomy & Human Biology, a PhD in medical science, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. With over 13 years of teaching experience, she has taught over 8,500 students, ranging from first-year students to doctoral-level in science, biomedical science, medical, and health professions.
Dr Meyer is passionate about her work and is dedicated to helping her students reach their full potential. This was recognised with her winning the 2022 UWA School of Human Sciences Teaching Excellence award. She has developed multiple units and taught at Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia before joining James Cook University in Queensland in July 2024.
Dr Meyer is a twice-elected (2016 to 2018 and 2019 to 2023) actively involved Council member of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA), the professional body in Australia for clinical anatomy and educational research. She also advocates for equity and inclusion in the anatomy teaching and research field evidenced by my position on the Federative International Committee for Equality and Diversity in Anatomy (FICEDA).
She engages in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) by conducting research into effective teaching methodologies since 2014. Most of her papers have been published in the Q1 journal, Anatomical Sciences Education. Conducting this research, Dr Meyer has collaborated with anatomy educators from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand demonstrating strong positive international relationships.
Dr Meyer is an advocate of open education resources and open access to research and disseminates her knowledge of SOTL to the anatomy community worldwide using the platform formerly known as Twitter with over 4,000 followers and 70,000 views a month.
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Dr Anastasia Hronis
Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Anastasia Hronis is a clinical psychologist, concert pianist, and lecturer. Anastasia works across both clinical practice and academia. Her main areas of research are in addictions, gambling, and intellectual disabilities. She is the founder of the Australian Institute for Human Wellness.
Dr Anastasia Hronis' book with Penguin Random House publishing will be available from September 2024, which is all about unpacking the neuroscience behind dopamine and forming healthy habits.
Anastasia completed a Bachelor of Psychology with First Class Honours at the University of Sydney and a Master of Clinical Psychology degree at the University of Technology Sydney. She has completed her PhD in the area of mental health treatments for children with disabilities.
As a concert pianist, she has performed as a soloist at the Sydney Opera House seven times, as well as having performed at Carnegie Hall, New York.
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Dr Cheyann Heap
Research Associate, Community-Enhanced Social Prescribing, University of York
I'm a mental health researcher with a focus on social and community approaches. My background is as an NHS clinical psychologist. I have experience in volunteering and charity fundraising, journalism, teaching and training, public speaking and service development. My doctoral dissertation was on personhood in dementia care. I maintain an interest in relationships and social equality, and have also used my psychology training in international development and human rights-based projects.
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Dr Chris McCarthy
Research Fellow, Rehabilitation, Manchester Metropolitan University
Chartered Physiotherapist and Research Fellow within the Manchester School of Physiotherapy. Chair of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.
Chartered Physiotherapist since 1989. PGD in Manipulative Therapy and PGD in Biomechanics followed by PhD (Medicine) in 2001. Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation with expertise in the rehabilitation of osteoarthritis and the diagnosis of spinal pain. Awarded Fellowship of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in 2010 and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in 2011.
International lecturer and author of "Combined Movement Theory: A Rational Approach to Manipulation and Mobilisation of the Vertebral Column, Elsevier Health Sciences 2010. ISBN: 978-0-443-06857-7
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in the University and Private Sectors
Chair of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.
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Dr Fiorentina Sterkaj
Director of the Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Psychology, University of East London
I am a senior academic with over 17 years’ experience across 3 higher education institutions. I hold a Doctorate and a BSc Honours in Psychology and a Postgraduate Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. I have extensive training and experience in managing and leading change and have won several awards for student experience and leadership.
Areas of interest:
Pedagogical research with a focus on making a difference to student learning and improving student experience in HE
Problem-based learning and student engagement
Improving mood and student wellbeing and reducing study-related stress
Mental Health and Well-being, Mindfulness, Memory and Forgetting with a particular focus on Retrieval Induced Forgetting and Mood.
Cognitive neuropsychology and psychopharmacology of memory in clinical populations: executive functioning, cognitive deficits associated with depression and schizophrenia.
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Dr Imran Ali
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Innovation Management, CQUniversity Australia
Dr Imran Ali is a Discipline Lead in Management & Innovation and a Senior Lecturer in Operations and Innovation Management at CQUniversity's Melbourne Campus. He earned his PhD in Business Management from the University of South Australia (UniSA) Business School in August 2017, supported by a fully-funded scholarship. With over 18 years of experience in diverse academic, industrial, and research institutions both in Australia and overseas, Imran has established himself as an expert in supply chains and operations management.
Imran's research primarily focuses on operations, logistics and supply chain management, with a particular focus on emerging topics in agri-food supply chains, including digital transformation, risk management and resilience, circular economy, sustainability, and climate change. The current scope of his research aligns with multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (1, 2, 8, 9 & 13). Imran's work has been published in a range of A/A* (Q1) journals, such as the International Journal of Information Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, International Journal of Production Economics, Production Planning & Control, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Business Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, and high-quality conference proceedings.
Imran currently sits on the Editorial Board of several prestigious journals: the Journal of Business Research, Production Planning & Control and the International Journal of Emerging Markets.
He works closely with the researchers of 'Fight Food Waste CRC' and the 'Centre for Regional Economies and Supply Chain' at CQUniversity to pitch his research to industry partners and funding bodies for external research grants. To this end, Imran's current research grants, as a lead investigator, include: CRCNA (external) - $30,000.00 (2020-2024); Industry partners' (external)- $30,000.00 (2020-2023) + $90,000.00 (2022-2025); CQU's Internal Competitive Research Grant - $12,801.00 (2019-2021).
Imran has received multiple teaching and research accolades, such as: Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Early-Career Researcher in 2022; Vice-Chancellor's Research Commendation Award for Outstanding Early-Career Researcher in 2021; Dean's Award for Outstanding Early-Career Researcher in 2021 & 2022 (two years in a row) at CQUniversity; the Educator of the Year Award in 2019; and the Best Proceedings Paper at the Academy of Management 2019 Conference (USA).
Before joining academia, Imran held various managerial positions (> 10 years) at small and large organisations and contributed to the organisations' productivity by conducting business analysis, problem-driven research, and benefits realisation reports. As a Business Consultant, Imran applied a range of business management tools and trained staff, earning him a "Best Performance Award" from the company's CEO.
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Dr Jane Tiller
Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser - Public Health Genomics, Monash University
Jane Tiller (PhD/MGenCouns/LLB(Hons)/BSc) is a lawyer, genetic counsellor and public health researcher. She has a background in corporate law and a keen interest in the regulatory and ethical aspects of genomics. Jane is the Ethical, Legal and Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics at Monash University, and Senior Project Coordinator at Australian Genomics
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