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Carl Lipo

Carl Lipo

Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York I am an archaeologist who has worked on Easter Island for the past 18 years. My research focus is centered on building explanations for the emergence of social and cultural complexity. I have worked around the world and make use of remote sensing and other kinds of new technologies for studying the archaeological record.

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Caitlin Fox-Harding

Caitlin Fox-Harding

Lecturer/Researcher, Edith Cowan University

Lecturer/Researcher, Edith Cowan University Dr Caitlin Fox-Harding is a Lecturer within the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University. She is also the unit coordinator for components within the Exercise and Sport Science discipline, the course co-ordinator for the undergraduate double degree (W31) Bachelor of Science (Exercise and Sports Science)/Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Business), and is passionate about student learning. Caitlin has been involved in elite sport for 15 years during her time as a competitive athlete in the Olympic sport of fencing. She is now an active member of the International Fencing Federation (FIE)'s Women & Fencing Council and is the founder and chair of the Australian Fencing Federation (AFF)'s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. She was previously the AFF's national High-Performance Manager and in charge of sporting operations before then serving as a board member. Professional Associations Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) Australian Psychological Society (APS) American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) Higher Education Research and Development of Australasia (HERDSA) Research Areas and Interests Caitlin is fascinated with preventative medicine and finding ways to improve the human condition. Her research interests include the effects of structured exercise for pregnant women, people diagnosed with breast cancer, and as a form of adjunct treatment for those with severe psychiatric illnesses. Caitlin's research interests also encompass women in sport and elite athlete mental health. Qualifications Masters of Education, Edith Cowan University, 2024 Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Edith Cowan University, 2022. Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Sydney, 2019. Bachelor of Arts, (Brown University) United States of America, 2014.

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Chin Moi Chow

Chin Moi Chow

Associate Professor of Sleep and Wellbeing, University of Sydney

Associate Professor of Sleep and Wellbeing, University of Sydney A researcher with an interest in exploring the impact of lifestyle factors on sleep. Dietary intake, exercise, and clothing and bedding are some of the factors researched. Teaching area: exercise and sport science. MSc (Biochemistry)- University of Otago, NZ; PhD (Sleep physiology)- University of Sydney; GradDip(Psychology)- University of Sydney

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Cheryl Oestreicher

Cheryl Oestreicher

Professor and Head of Special Collections and Archives for Albertsons Library, Boise State University

Professor and Head of Special Collections and Archives for Albertsons Library, Boise State University Cheryl Oestreicher is a Professor and Head of Special Collections and Archives at Boise State University. She has a PhD in Modern History and Literature from Drew University and an MLIS from Dominican University. She previously worked at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History/Emory University, the University of Chicago, Drew University, and Princeton University. Cheryl has taught archives management, reference, and research methods at Georgia State University and Clayton State University. She has been actively involved in the Society of American Archivists and the Academy of Certified Archivists. She was the Editor of Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists and is the author of Archival Fundamental Series III, Reference and Access for Archives and Manuscripts.

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Cornell William Brooks

Cornell William Brooks

Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice, Harvard Kennedy School

Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice, Harvard Kennedy School Cornell William Brooks is Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations and Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also Director of The William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice at the School’s Center for Public Leadership, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Prophetic Religion and Public Leadership at Harvard Divinity School. He is the former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a civil rights attorney, and an ordained minister. Professor Brooks is the recipient of the Harvard Kennedy School Innovations in Teaching Award. Through the Trotter Collaborative, his social justice advocacy clinical class has enabled students to do pioneering policy work with mayors across the U.S. and abroad; nonprofits from the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to Black Voters Matter; as well as organizations from the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism to the National Council of Churches. Prior to coming to HKS, Professor Brooks was the visiting professor of social ethics, law, and justice movements at Boston University’s School of Law and School of Theology. He was a visiting fellow and director of the Campaign and Advocacy Program at the Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics in 2017. Professor Brooks served as the 18th president of the NAACP from 2014 to 2017. Under his leadership, the NAACP secured 12 significant legal victories, including laying the groundwork for the first statewide legal challenge to prison-based gerrymandering. He also reinvigorated the activist social justice heritage of the NAACP, dramatically increasing membership, particularly online and among millennials. Among the many demonstrations from Ferguson to Flint during his tenure, he conceived and led “America’s Journey for Justice” march from Selma, Alabama to Washington, D.C., over 40 days and 1000 miles. Prior to leading the NAACP, Professor Brooks was president and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, where he led the passage of pioneering criminal justice reform and housing legislation, six bills in less than five years. He also served as senior counsel and acting director of the Office of Communications Business Opportunities at the Federal Communications Commission, executive director of the Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington, and a trial attorney at both the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the U.S. Department of Justice. As a DOJ trial attorney, he secured a record-setting settlement for housing discrimination victims and filed the first government case alleging housing discrimination against a nursing home. Professor Brooks served as judicial clerk for the Chief Judge Sam J. Ervin, III, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Professor Brooks holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and member of the Yale Law and Policy Review, and a Master of Divinity from Boston University’s School of Theology, where he was a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar. Professor Brooks has a B.A. from Jackson State University. He is the recipient of several honorary doctorates including: Boston University, Drexel University, Saint Peter’s University and Payne Theological Seminary as well as the highest alumni awards from Boston University and Boston University School of Theology. Professor Brooks is a fourth-generation ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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