Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool Dr Cahill-Ripley's research specialism is international human rights law. She is an expert on economic, social and cultural rights, in particular the right to an adequate standard of living; economic and social rights and conflict, transitional justice and peacebuilding & human rights and development. She is also interested in the rights of women; international humanitarian law; human rights and public law in the UK and Ireland and methods of human rights research. Dr Cahill-Ripley's geographical areas of interest to date are Northern Ireland and Israel/Palestine.
Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, University of Exeter I trained in Medicine at Oxford University Medical School, after a first degree in Philosophy and Psychology. I was a consultant neurologist in Edinburgh, from 1996, and have been Professor of Neurology at Exeter University Medical School from 2005. My specialised clinical work is in cognitive and behavioural neurology, including neurological disorders of sleep. My research interests include amnesia associated with epilepsy (http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/time/) and disorders of visual imagery (http://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/research/neuroscience/theeyesmind/). I have an active background interest in the science and philosophy of consciousness, publishing several wide-ranging reviews of the field and an accessible introduction to the subject, intended for a general readership (Consciousness: a user’s guide, Yale University Press, 2002). I have written a study of the brain for the general reader, A Portrait of the Brain (Yale, 2008), edited Ethical Dilemmas in Neurology (W.B.Saunders, 2000) with Linda Emanuel and Epilepsy and Memory (OUP, 2012) with Marilyn Jones-Gotman and Narinder Kapur. I was Chairman of the British Neuropsychiatry Association from 2007-2011. I have recently moved into a freelance phase of life as an expert witness and independent researcher based in Edinburgh, where I am an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences. A new book on the science of imagination, The Shape of Things Unseen, will be published by Bloomsbury in January 2025, and I am currently embarking on a new wave of work on ‘extreme imagery’.
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow in History, University of Liverpool My research focuses on prisoners, their lives, and experiences across the British maritime world, spanning the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. My particular focus is on prison hulks, disused and partially dismantled warships used to house convicts and prisoners of war across this period.
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Olawaiye is the director of gynecologic cancer research at Magee-Women’s hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, he has overseen multiple clinical research projects. He is also the Gynecologic Oncology Group Foundation principal investigator for the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and in this role and has collaborated with multiple clinical scientists across the country to conduct phases I, II and III studies. As well as a co-principal investigator on the joint University of Pittsburgh/Roswell Park Cancer Institute ovarian cancer SPORE program. Dr. Olawaiye also studies chemotherapeutic agents and their complications along with mentoring many younger clinicians to begin their academic careers.
Professeur de sociologie, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord Antoine Pécoud est Professeur de sociologie à l'Université de Sorbonne Paris Nord et directeur du département POLICY de l'Institut Convergences Migrations.
Deputy Superintendent, Texas A&M Maritime Academy, Texas A&M University Since 2009, Captain Allan F. Post has served the Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) as its Executive Director of Marine Education Support and Safety Operations. In 2019, he assumed additional responsibilities as the Deputy Superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, reporting directly to the TAMUG Chief Operations Officer and Academy Superintendent. As a member of the University and Academy leadership team, Captain Post directs a diverse team of professionals dedicated to maritime operations, overseeing the federal training ship, research and academic vessels, and the USCG-approved cadet licensing program. While at Texas A&M, he has guided several large construction projects, including shoreline stabilization following Hurricane Ike, the Clipper Pier service life extension, and marina construction. He currently serves as the owner's representative supporting the construction of the forthcoming Lone Star State pier and shoreside infrastructure project on campus. Throughout his maritime education and operations career, Captain Post steered the team for four newbuild vessels, including large and small passenger vessels, and has overseen the refit of several others. Starting with his appointment in 2019, Captain Post has been closely involved with the State Maritime Consortium, TAMU government relations, and the Texas Congressional delegation in their successful efforts to lobby for federal funding to construct a fleet of training ships and the related shoreside infrastructure needs. In addition to his maritime responsibilities, Captain Post also leads the Galveston Campus' emergency operations, serving as its emergency management coordinator. He successfully led the response efforts for the evacuation and reconstitution of Hurricanes Harvey and Laura and the historic 2021 ice storm. Captain Post is an alumnus of the State University of New York Maritime College with Bachelor of Science degrees in Meteorology and Oceanography (1997). He holds numerous maritime licenses, including a Master 1600 ton inland and Great Lakes motor or steam vessels license, a Master (Non-Navigating) Passenger Carrying Barges license, and a Third Mate unlimited tonnage upon oceans. He graduated from the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Governor's Executive Development Program (2013) and the Texas A&M University Master of Maritime Business Administration program (2016). In 2017, TAMUG bestowed Captain Post with the exclusive William Paul Ricker Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement of a Staff Member in honor of his extraordinary leadership at the Galveston Campus.
