Contributors

Aidan Moir

Visiting Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, University of Toronto

Visiting Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, University of Toronto Aidan Moir is a Visiting Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream with the Department of Arts, Culture and Media at the University of Toronto Scarborough. She received her Ph.D. in Communication & Culture from York University.

Anne Jenichen

Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University

Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University My research focuses on women's rights, the rights of religious minorities, and LGBTI rights, from an intersectional perspective. I am particularly interested in the areas of political representation and gender-based violence.

Aaron Gilbert

Associate Professor in Finance, Auckland University of Technology

Associate Professor in Finance, Auckland University of Technology

Ayesha Scott

Senior Lecturer - Finance, Auckland University of Technology

Senior Lecturer - Finance, Auckland University of Technology Ayesha is an interdisciplinary researcher, with an agenda that spans violence against women, empirical finance, personal finance and financial econometrics. Her work (particularly on KiwiSaver and personal finance) has generated media interest within Aotearoa New Zealand, and you will find her commentary in outlets such as the NZ Herald and stuff.co.nz. Ayesha is passionate about healthy financial relationships and has ongoing projects exploring the impact of financial and economic abuse in the context of intimate partnerships. This is a critical social issue that must be addressed in NZ and internationally, and her current work aims to give voice to women facing this evasive, invasive and poorly understood form of intimate partner violence. She is also interested in the personal financial literacy and capability of New Zealanders, including vulnerable populations, and how we might improve the financial fitness of individuals. Poor financial literacy (knowledge of financial concepts) and capability (the ability to use that knowledge to make better decisions) has a significantly negative social and economic impact on a nation, both in terms of the macro economy and individual welfare. Broadly, her doctoral research focused on the volatility and correlation dynamics of financial assets such as stocks. The near-continuous flow of price and trade data of financial assets presents researchers with opportunities, as well as unique challenges, to capture the return dynamics of these assets individually and as a group. Such models may lead to insights regarding optimal portfolio allocation decisions, information that will directly benefit investors.

Allison Garefino

Research Scholar; Clinical Director of Children and Family Programs, Kennesaw State University

Research Scholar; Clinical Director of Children and Family Programs, Kennesaw State University Dr. Garefino is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and earned her Ph.D. in clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the Clinical Director of the Children and Family Programs (CFP) and Research Scholar in Wellstar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University (KSU). She was a Part-Time Assistant Professor in the psychology department of KSU, and the recipient of their Part-Time Distinguished Teaching Award three years in a row. Her clinical and research interests include increasing the dissemination and effectiveness of behavioral interventions for the treatment of the disruptive behavior disorders across multiple settings.

Andrene Wright

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State Andrene Wright is a postdoctoral fellow at Penn State University's Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on urban politics and political behavior at the intersections of race, gender, and class. Her work uplifts the voices of Black women and girls, who are often left out of race and gender scholarship. Wright earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University. She was also a Vera Fellow at the Center on Youth Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice.