Assistant Professor of Community Planning, Auburn University Binita Mahato is an assistant professor in Auburn University’s Community Planning Program. She has a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning, a master’s degree in community planning from the School of Planning, University of Cincinnati, and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), India. Mahato has worked as an architect for two years and has work experience with the Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS), Niehoff Urban Studio, and the Institute of Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati. She has been a research fellow for the Communication in Urban Environments (CUE) research initiative by the Fruth and Gemini Foundation, University of Cincinnati. Alongside, she has worked as an editorial assistant for the Journal of Children, Youth, and Environment and has taught urban planning and urban design studios at the School of Planning, University of Cincinnati. Mahato’s research interest lies in investigating the relationship between space and society using qualitative and interpretive research methods. Her dissertation focuses on the manifestation of social class relations over the use of public spaces in Kolkata, India. She has also worked on several other research projects on measuring the robustness of neighborhood business districts and the diversity of urban parks in Cincinnati. She has urban design and GIS certificates and likes to use her design and GIS skills to illustrate complex urban phenomena through communicative visuals.
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Dalhousie University Brittany Kraus is an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University, where she teaches courses on Canadian Literature, Global Literature, and Literature and Multiculturalism. Her field of study is Contemporary Canadian literature, with a research focus on refugee literature and the environment.
PhD Candidate in Biology: Ecology and Evolution, Western University I am a PhD candidate at Western University doing research on strategies for preventing bird-window collisions. I also work in the nonprofit sector and specialize in community partnerships, civic engagement and advocating for climate resiliency, biodiversity conservation and environmental justice. My interests include species at risk protection, sensory ecology, mitigating urban wildlife conflicts, gardening with native species and litter prevention. I combine community science, creative arts and storytelling to educate the public about actions to live in balance with nature.
Lecturer in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo My research focuses on the social impact of sport and its potential for positively improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities. While I acknowledge that sport is capable of having both a positive and negative social impact, my research examines how sport organizations can take a shared value approach that addresses competing stakeholder needs, provides a competitive advantage, and develops economic returns for an organization, while addressing social and environmental needs. This approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is distinct from the traditional viewpoint, which has tended to focus solely on an organization’s benefits rather than on the constituents for whom the programs are intended. By conducting program evaluations, I have been able to identify opportunities for inter-organizational relationships and have provided feedback to stakeholders with recommendations to ensure the initiatives are effectively helping their participants, thereby having the greatest social impact possible.
Professor, Aquatic ecology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) I am a professor of aquatic ecology (limnology) working primarily on lake. In my lab we focus on the biodiversity and functioning of the communities in lakes, primarily amongst the plankton. I am also currently Co-director of the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL), an FRQNT-funded research network with university members across the province of Québec.
Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath Benoit Dillet is a Senior Lecturer in politics in Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies (PoLIS) at the University of Bath, UK. Previously, he was Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) in Freiburg, Germany and a Lecturer in Politics at the Loughborough University (in 2015). His work focuses on the politics of technology, how digital technologies condition political agency as well as political speech. He also has an interest in contemporary French politics of the Left. He has published in numerous academic journals: Politics, Political Studies Review, boundary 2, Cultural Politics and Cultural Critique. He is the author of The Political Space of Art: The Dardenne Brothers, Arundhati Roy, Ai Weiwei and Burial (with Tara Puri) and the forthcoming Transition Imaginaries: historical experience, affective politics and decolonial technology (with Sophia Hatzisavvidou).
