Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex I am a political ecologist and political economist with interest in the relationship between extractivism, corporate power, and state violence. I have conducted research on coal mining, hydraulic fracturing, renewable energy generation, the political ecology of High Speed Railways in the UK, as well as policing and criminalisation of (ecological) dissent. I completed my PhD dissertation with the title "Conserving power: An exploration of biodiversity offsetting in Europe and beyond" in 2019. In the dissertation, I analysed biodiversity offsetting as a technology of governance to manage anti-mining resistance and legitimise mining activities in the face of public opposition and ecological destruction. Before joining Sussex University in 2013, I worked at the the Institute for Environmental Studies at the VU University and a number of nongovernmental organisations on issues of trade, the right to food, and the environment. I am a member of the Centre for Global Political Economy, the STEPS Centre, and the Sussex Energy Group, and I co-convene the Politics of Nature reading group, together with Amber Huff and Will Lock.
Lecturer in Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Annie Te One (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Mutunga) is a lecturer in Te Kawa a Māui. Annie’s PhD is from the Australian National University and focussed on iwi and local government relationships in Wellington and the Hutt Valley. She is currently undertaking research relating to the Mana Wāhine Inquiry (WAI2700), rangatahi-led research focussing on the future of Māori housing, as well as being a Fulbright Scholar to teach and research at the University of Hawaii with a particular focus on the connections between Māori and Kanaka Māoli political philosophies. Her research interests are also focussed on how Crown institutions engage with tikanga.
Addiction and General Psychiatrist, PhD Candidate, Monash University Anthony Hew is an Addiction and General Psychiatrist working in both public and private practice. He is a current PhD candidate with Monash University at Turning Point. His PhD project is focused on the use of big data and data linkage to reduce the impact of addiction, self-harm and mental ill health at a population level.
PhD Researcher, Endocrine Oncology Research Group, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Aisling Hegarty is a specialist breast cancer research nurse with the Endocrine Oncology Research Group at Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre. Working closely with the Breast Family History Clinic in Beaumont RCSI Cancer Centre, Aislings’ research is focused on patients with inherited mutations in the breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Professor of Political Science & Public Policy and Executive Director, Possibility Lab, University of California, Berkeley Amy E. Lerman is the Michelle Schwartz Chair and Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and Executive Director of the Possibility Lab at the University of California. Her research is focused on issues of equity, public opinion, and political behavior, especially as they relate to public safety and social inequality in America. Professor Lerman’s scholarship can be found in a wide variety of academic journals and has been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, and NPR. Professor Lerman is the author of several award-winning books, including work on the American criminal justice system in The Modern Prison Paradox and Arresting Citizenship. Her most recent book, Good Enough for Government Work examines how perceptions of government shape citizens’ attitudes toward privatization and public programs. In addition to her research, Lerman previously served as a speechwriter and communications consultant for national nonprofits and members of the United States Congress, a community organizer in Latin America and Southeast Asia, and an adjunct faculty member of the Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison. In 2023, Lerman was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Andrew J Martin, PhD, is Scientia Professor, Professor of Educational Psychology, and Chair of the Educational Psychology Research Group in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He specializes in motivation, engagement, achievement, and quantitative research methods. He is also Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Fellow of the (Australian) College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists, and Distinguished Scholar for the NSW Institute of Educational Research.
