PhD Candidate, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter Cassia is an interdisciplinary geologist and social scientist; or a 'social earth scientist'. She currently works as a policy analyst, and is a doctoral candidate (University of Exeter), focusing on the intersections of small-scale mining, innovation, and sustainability, using qualitative research methodologies. Prior to her PhD, she spent two years as a Quaternary geologist working with public and private sectors in surficial mapping, mineral exploration, geohazards, water resources, and policy review. She has a decade of multi-faceted experience in mineral exploration. She is an accredited geologist (P.Geo) holding a Bachelor of Science (High Hons) (University of Saskatchewan), and a Masters of Earth and Environmental Science (University of Waterloo). Cassia was born and raised on Treaties 4 and 6 in Saskatchewan, and is based out of Victoria, British Columbia; the unceded territories of the Lkwungen (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples. Cassia is a lover of nature, and spends her spare time surfing, skiing, running, and taking it all in with adventure blogging and photography.
Professor in Mathematics Education, University of Southampton After being a secondary school mathematics teacher in the Netherland, in 2012 I moved to the University of Southampton. I am a Professor in Mathematics Education and currently Deputy Head of School (research) at the Southampton Education School.
Professor of Journalism & Media, University of Tennessee Before returning to the academic world for her doctorate, Dr. Luther worked both in the United States and in Japan as a producer of television news. She teaches in the areas of global communication, audience analytics, media and diversity, communication and information science theories, and research methods. Her research primarily focuses on digital media, propaganda, and disinformation, digital activism, as well as media-related issues on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Luther received her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and her Executive MBA from the University of Tennessee. She has published in such journals as the Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal of Communication, and SN Social Sciences. She has had four books published. One entitled Press Images, National Identity, and Foreign Policy was published by Routledge in 2002. The others are three editions of her co-authored book, Diversity in U.S. Mass Media (2024; 2017; 2012) published by Wiley-Blackwell. As Principal Investigator, Dr. Luther has been leading a team of researchers on a U.S. Office of Naval Research Minerva grant project regarding the influences of media-propagated propaganda and disinformation in former Soviet Union countries. Dr. Luther has received several awards including the University of Tennessee’s Chancellor’s Award to attend HERS Institute at Bryn Mawr, National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Faculty Fellow Award, SECAC Academic Leadership Development Award, University of Tennessee Notable Woman Award recognizing excellence in administration, research and teaching, the American Press Institute, John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Fellowship Award, the Radio Television News Directors Foundation/Knight Foundation’s Educator in the Newsroom Fellowship Award, the International Radio and Television Society Faculty/Industry Award, the University of Tennessee, College of Communication and Information Bud Minkel International/Intercultural Award, and the University of Tennessee, College of Communication and Information Outstanding Faculty Research Award. Dr. Luther received the Fulbright-Masaryk Distinguished Scholar Award in 2023 to teach and conduct research at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. This was the second Fulbright award for Dr. Luther. In 2007, she was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to conduct research in Japan.
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth College Christine Gunn, PhD, is an assistant professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She also serves as the health equity liaison to the Community Outreach and Engagement Program of the Dartmouth Cancer Center. Dr. Gunn leads a community-engaged program of research focused on risk communication, decision-making, and the utilization of evidence-based care. Our studies investigate how patients and providers negotiate the experience of being at risk for cancer and how risk communication interventions impact the utilization of health services. One specific example of this work is designing and implementing a decision aid for breast cancer screening, with an emphasis on optimizing for populations with limited health literacy and those exposed to environmental risks. Dr. Gunn has received national attention for documenting how state-level dense breasts notification policies do not meet population literacy needs, and the impact they have on both patients and providers. Other areas of interest include cancer survivorship care, patient navigation, emerging cancer screening technologies and policy, and patient-partnered research methods.
Cojoint Senior Lecturer, Indigenous Studies, UNSW Sydney Dr Connie Henson is a Senior Research Fellow for the Djurali Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research and Education at the Heart Research Institute. Connie collaborates with Indigenous colleagues to explore how older Indigenous people use digital health technologies to improve health and wellbeing. Current projects include using wearable devices (watches and patches) to detect and monitor heart health, including early atrial fibrillation (AF) detection. Connie’s research also includes co-designing wearable-based exercise programs with older women to reduce risk factors and prevent the progression of chronic disease.
Senior Lecturer in Modern British History, University of Manchester Dr Charlotte Wildman is Senior Lecturer in Modern British History within the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester. Dr Wildman’s research focuses on class, gender, and cities in twentieth century Britain and focuses on two key areas: 1. the experience of ‘deviant’ women and children and the role of the home and family life in facilitating non-violent offences. 2. providing new insights into the history of new North, especially Liverpool and Manchester and challenging entrenched stereotypes about these cities as sites of urban decay. My current research offers a new historical account of working-class experiences of social and economic inequalities through the first study of non-violent offences undertaken by women and children in urban neighbourhoods in England and N. Ireland, 1918-1979. It seeks to understand the range of ‘everyday’ minor illegal activities committed by women and children that became designated criminal through local and national processes. Dr Wildman is also committed to engaging with public audiences and is on the Board of Trustees for Manchester Histories, a charity that works with disadvantaged communities and school children in Greater Manchester. She has also collaborated with the Pankhurst Centre and their heritage volunteers; delivered public workshops; and made numerous contributions to broadcast media including Sky News and BBC breakfast. She also works to engage policy makers and stakeholders with research including on topics such as poverty, benefit fraud, and women’s offending.
