Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University I have been publishing reports of my research on learning and memory since 1971.I am a Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, where I have been on the faculty since 1975. I am the author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach published by Cambridge University Press. At the beginning of this century I as an early investigator of the effects of new technologies on education and I performed some of seminal classroom studies.using an experimental design Therefore, I was well positioned to discover the insidious effects of cell phones on memory when they emerged.
Ph.D. Candidate in Theoretical Particle Physics, University of California, Irvine As a PhD student in theoretical particle physics, I am passionate about making the really interesting parts of physics more accessible to non-physicists through teaching and science communication. In addition to my research and work in science communication, I am actively working to further diversity, equity, and inclusion in the scientific community. I feel especially called to help get minoritized groups involved in STEM. I believe that anyone is capable of understanding difficult concepts in science. My goal in all of my teaching and writing it is to spark in other people the wonder that I feel when I contemplate the universe's greatest mysteries.
Research Affiliate, Microbiology, University of Sydney -Investigating the unique antimicrobial properties of Australian honey in Prof. Dee Carter's laboratory -A researcher on the Australian honeypot ant (Camponotus inflatus)
Research Nurse Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute Ashleigh Rak is a Research Nurse Coordinator at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute where she works with the Vaccine Uptake group. Ashleigh holds an honorary appointment with the Royal Children’s Hospital. Ashleigh has completed her Master of Public Health at Monash University. She is passionate about working with paediatric and maternal populations.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia I am an Assistant Professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, where I run the Emotion and Behavior Lab. My lab studies the dynamic process of building and maintaining social connections at multiple levels of analysis: at the level single interactions, we examine how people use laughter, conversation, and synchrony to connect; at the level of social networks, we examine how people build ties to a community; and at the level of societies, we examine the social consequences of cultural diversity. I earned my PhD in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and did my postdoctoral work at Dartmouth College. My research is currently supported by an NSF CAREER Award and a Templeton Foundation grant. I am a proud Kansas Citian and lover of dogs, drawing and oil painting, and piano.
Research Associate, King's College London Annie Irvine is a qualitative researcher with core interests mental health, employment and UK welfare policy. She holds a PhD by Publication, drawing on her applied empirical research on the complexities of managing common mental health problems in the workplace. Currently at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, she is developing a programme of qualitative research on transitions between welfare and employment for people with experience of mental health problems, in the context of a precarious labour market. Annie prioritises research that has policy and practice relevance, whilst also exploring social conceptualisations of mental health.
