Contributors

Bamidele Olajide

Lecturer, University of Lagos

Lecturer, University of Lagos My areas of research interest include environmental and energy politics, aspects of the environment as political theory, international relations and African studies (films and politics).

Barret Michalec

Research Associate Professor of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University

Research Associate Professor of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University Barret Michalec, PhD, is the Director of ASU’s Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research and Associate Professor at the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. As Director, he promotes and enhances ongoing CAIPER initiatives and programs, cultivates productive collaborative partnerships, as well as identifies and expands interprofessional learning and practice opportunities for students, faculty, and community members. As a sociologist, Barret brings unique and novel perspectives on various aspects of IPE/IPCP, with a keen eye on evaluation and assessment. His research focuses on socialization and professionalization processes and mechanisms within health professions education, disparities in health and health professions, intergroup and interpersonal processes, as well as empathy, emotional contagion, and humility.

Benoît Bolmont

Professeur en STAPS, Université de Lorraine

Professeur en STAPS, Université de Lorraine Etudes des émotions et du stress Environnements extrêmes Psychobiologie Neurosciences comportementales/affectives

Bizuneh Yimenu

Teaching Fellow, University of Birmingham

Teaching Fellow, University of Birmingham Dr Bizuneh Yimenu is a teaching fellow at the School of Government of Birmingham University. He earned his PhD in comparative politics from the University of Kent. His PhD project entitled ‘Implementing Federalism in a Developing Country: The Case of Ethiopia, 1995-2020’ won the Civil Society Scholars Award of the Open Society Foundation. Bizuneh worked as an assistant lecturer and subject tutor from 2017 to 2022 at the University of Kent. Before joining Kent, he completed an MA and BA at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He also worked as a lecturer at Dilla University, Ambo University, and Ethiopian Civil Service University in Ethiopia between 2008 and 2017. Bizuneh is a teaching fellow of the Higher Education academy. His research focuses on federalism, decentralisation, public policy, nationalism, territorial politics, and Africa. His research articles have been published in international journals such as Publius: The Journal of Federalism and Asian and African Studies. He published pieces on platforms such as Africanargument and Ethiopia Insight. He appears on international media such as Aljazeera to give expert comments regarding federalism and Ethiopia.

Ben Gibson

Lecturer in Applied Psychology, De Montfort University

Lecturer in Applied Psychology, De Montfort University I am an early career academic with a background in health and positive psychology. I have expertise in long-term physical health conditions, well-being, inequalities, lived experiences, and intervention evaluations. I seek to do work that supports and partners with those who wish to flourish and find success in all its forms, regardless of one’s health status, education, or background.

Brady Podloski

Instructor, Disaster and Emergency Management, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Instructor, Disaster and Emergency Management, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Brady Podloski is a Instructor at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Canada, teaching Disaster and Emergency Management. His research interests look to explore disaster risk reduction, recovery, and vulnerability reducing actions and analyzing how each can contribute to creating more sustainable development processes. In addition to analyzing mitigations effectiveness and how it influences on societies. Brady has a background in disaster recovery, and is a ICS practitioner, working as the Planning Section Chief and Situation Unit Leader during the 2023 Alberta Spring Wildfires.