Lecturer in Medieval English, University of Oxford Ayoush Lazikani is a SEDA-accredited tutor, teaching and lecturing in Old English and Middle English. Her research considers English, Arabic, Anglo-Norman, Latin, and Persian texts, and she has particular interests in literature written for solitary contemplatives. She has published widely in these areas. She is currently working on her third book, The Medieval Moon, which is about medieval encounters with the moon from around the world. Ayoush’s first book, Cultivating the Heart: Feeling and Emotion in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Religious Texts (University of Wales Press, 2015), studies the languages of feeling—especially the interrelated affections of compassion, love, and sorrow—in texts and church wall paintings. Her second book, Cry of the Turtledove: Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, c. 1100-1250 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), is situated within the growing emphasis on 'globalization' in medieval studies, and it offers close comparative analyses of emotion in medieval Arabic and English contemplative texts. She has also published numerous essays in the Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures, the Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies, Leeds Studies in English, and various edited collections. https://www.english.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-ayoush-lazikani#/
PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan Having received my bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, I worked as a professional in the fields of HVAC design and sales and studied for my master's in Renewable Energies to understand the technical intricacies of the future technologies that will power our world. Now, I am pursuing a doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on energy exchangers. Our research group is trying to tackle the most challenging issues with all types of energy exchangers common in the HVAC industry. My research is more focused on frosting in heat and enthalpy exchangers in cold climates and finding novel ways to predict and prevent frost.
Research Technician at RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse), University of Manitoba Ashley is a gender-based violence research technician at RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse), housed at the University of Manitoba. She has coordinated several research projects that seek to understand and address gender-based violence in Canada, including those funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Her educational background includes a Master of Human Rights degree from Robson Hall Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in political science and writing and communications from the University of Winnipeg. In her spare time, Ashley volunteers with various gender equality groups, including the Gender Rights Specialized Team at Amnesty International Canada.
Research Assistant, Bayes Business School, City, University of London Alexandros Skouralis is a research assistant in the Real Estate Research Centre at Bayes Business School. He is involved in the Commercial Real Estate Lending report that aims to increase transparency in commercial mortgage markets for regulators and investors. Before joining Bayes, Alexandros worked at the Macro-Financial division of the Central Bank of Ireland. His research interests include applied macroeconomics, real estate markets, financial stability and climate risk. He holds a PhD in Economics from Lancaster University and a MSc degree in Economics & Finance from University of Bristol.
Lecturer in Marketing, University of Essex Dr Abhisek Kuanr is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing at Essex Business School. Before joining EBS, he worked as an Assistant Professor, Marketing at the Jindal Global Business School, India. He also has more than 15 years of Industry experience working as a sales and marketing professional. His research interests have revolved around consumer behaviour, anti-consumption and influencer marketing. His work thereby includes the pursuit of determinants of anti-consumption behaviours, drawn from a diverse set of psychology, sociology, and marketing theories. His work has been published in leading journals such as Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, and International Journal of Information Management Data Insights.
Instructor of Information Systems Management, Auburn University Dr. Asim Ali holds a bachelor’s degree in software engineering, a master’s degree in information systems management, and a Ph.D. in adult education from Auburn University. As the Executive Director of the Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Ali advances the center’s mission of providing professional development programs, services, and resources to enhance instructional innovation and support scholarly and creative activities. Dr. Ali oversees a team of more than 90 professionals, graduate students, and staff members across the center’s various units, which include Auburn Online, Biggio Teaching, Biggio Technology, Biggio Testing, and Engaged and Active Student Learning, or EASL, classrooms, and classroom buildings. Dr. Ali also co-leads work on artificial intelligence for the Office of the Provost to build faculty capacity for understanding and implementing AI in teaching and learning. Dr. Ali has modeled implementation of generative AI for students in the introduction to information systems course he teaches to business students. He has been an invited keynote speaker and presenter at national conferences and by several universities. As the founding Director of Auburn Online from 2014-2019, Dr. Ali strengthened the University’s role in eLearning by providing central resources to support faculty in the development and instruction of online education, expanding the University’s online course offerings by more than 300 percent. I'm 2023, Dr. Ali led the development of a fully-online, self-paced course for the higher education community, "Teaching with AI" which has been licensed by the Southeastern Conference for all 14 member institutions in a first-of-its-kind partnership. The course is also used at about 15 other universities and colleges by hundreds of faculty.
