Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland Dr Brendan C. Walsh is an Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, Brisbane. His research specialty is early modern Reformed English Protestant demonology, focusing on the themes of demonic possession, exorcism, spiritual healing, diabolic witchcraft, and ghostly visitations. He is the author of The English Exorcist: John Darrell and the Shaping of Early Modern English Protestant Demonology (Routledge, 2021).
Lecturer (Indigenous Knowledges) , Charles Darwin University Bartholomew Stanford is a Torres Strait Islander and Lecturer (Indigenous Knowledges) at Charles Darwin University. He obtained a PhD in Political Science from Griffith University in 2022. His research is focused on Indigenous politics and representation, native title, and political parties. Bartholomew is currently studying agreement-making between Indigenous groups and State and Territory Governments in Australia.
Visiting scholar, uOttawa Faculty of Law; Doctoral candidate lecturer, Cornell Law School, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Academic: I have taught Law and Ethics of Armed Conflict, Comparative Military Justice in Theory and Practice, and Contemporary Challenges in International Law and U.S. Foreign Policy at Cornell Law School; and International Law and the Use of Force for the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. I am currently a second-year doctoral student at Cornell Law School and a visiting scholar at uOttawa Faculty of Law. In addition to the LLM from Queen's Law, I hold a JD and BA (International Relations) from the University of North Carolina. Professional: I have published articles in various law journals and blog sites. Prior to transitioning to academia, I retired in 2018 after 22 years of service in the U.S. Army. During that time, I served as an airborne infantry soldier, combat camera operator, airborne infantry officer, and for the last 7 years as an Army judge advocate (military lawyer). My combat deployments include Iraq from 2003-04 as a combat camera operator and Afghanistan as an operational law advisor and then the chief of international and operational law for Regional Command-East. My military awards, decorations, and qualifications include the Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, NATO Medal, Basic and Advanced Collateral Damage Estimation Certification, Weapons Law and the Legal Review of Weapons Certification, Joint Firepower Certification, Joint Intermediate Target Development Certification, Intelligence Law Certification, and Special Victim Unit Investigator Certification.
Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University Bassam Khoury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology at McGill University, and he heads the McGill Mindfulness Research Lab (https://mcgill.ca/mmrl/), where he and his team conduct research on advancing the theory, research, and applications of mindfulness and compassion. The global aim of the research is to make a deep lasting change on both individuals and societies by embracing new ways of interacting with oneself, other people, and the natural environment including animals through the practices of mindfulness and compassion. Prof. Khoury published numerous papers on mindfulness and compassion in leading journals in the domains of clinical psychology and physical/medical health. His work (59-papers, 5 book-chapters) has gained international recognition, was cited over than 5700 times and was selected by the University of Cambridge's Insights for Impact Report; a report published by the department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge citing the most impactful research papers in psychology worldwide. Furthermore, his work was ranked 67th worldwide on Web of Science in the category of clinical psychology. Dr. Khoury have also been recognized through multiple awards and nominations, including the Association of Psychological Science Emerging Scholars Rising Stars Award, and William Dawson Scholars Award.
Associate Professor of History, Sam Houston State University Benjamin E. Park is an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University and the author of Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier. His next book, American Zion: A New History of Mormonism, will appear in January 2024.
Professor of Dermatology, University of Lome I have been a dermatologist since 2009, and am head of the dermatology department of the CHR Tsévie. I am a teacher at the University of Lomé. My area of expertise is: cutaneous NTDs severe toxidermia cutaneous cancers HIV/AIDS
