PhD Research Fellow in Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable Development, United Nations University Conrad Nunnenmacher is a PhD Fellow at United Nations University-MERIT in Maastricht. He conducts empirical research on the unforeseen side effects of development interventions, examining their impact on local communities and the environment using earth observation and survey microdata. Conrad holds an MSc in Public Policy and Human Development with specialization in Social Protection Policy from Maastricht University. His main research interests include development economics, social protection, and geospatial science.
PhD Candidate, ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, Lancaster University Chris is a PhD student at Lancaster University. His thesis involves investigating how dementia is spoken about on social media, and how awareness campaigns might be effective in the digital age. He has also been involved in other projects such as with the Questioning Vaccination Discourse (QuoVadis) Project Team.
Convergence Research Coordinator, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University I am the project coordinator for a Growing Convergence Research NSF award: A Novel Biodiversity approach for sustainable transformation of urban light. This research project tests the prediction that improved ecological forecasts coupled with community engagement will accelerate sustainability transformation using proliferation of artificial lights at night (ALAN) as a testbed system.
Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management and Director of Brewing Science and Operations, Auburn University Clark A. Danderson, PhD, received his B.S. in Plant Biology from the University of New Hampshire and his M.S. and PhD in Plant Biology from the University of Illinois. His previous research focused on plant-insect interactions and the evolutionary relationships of species in the carrot plant family. Most recently, Danderson graduated from the Graduate Certificate Program in Brewing Science and Operations here at Auburn. Prior to joining the Horst Schulze School of Hospitality Management at Auburn in 2021, Danderson was a lecturer and coordinator of the Food, Wine, and Beer Fermentation Program in the Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Auburn University at Montgomery. As coordinator, he developed courses related to food and beverage fermentation and built a ½ BBL brewing lab on campus. Recently, Danderson has broadened the scope of his research to include topics in brewing science. In particular, he is interested in the microbial diversity and ecology of mixed culture fermentations and the evolution of unique farmhouse strains of yeast. Danderson is an avid homebrewer, active in the local homebrew clubs, and sits on the Governing Committee for Free the Hops, the consumer arm of the Alabama Brewers Guild. Danderson is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program, oversees the practicum and non-thesis research experiences (HOSP 7910 and HOSP 7980, respectively), and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses within and outside the program.
Head Scientific Research Support, Stellenbosch University Cheryl Baxter is Head of Scientific Research Support at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University and Research Associate at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). Prior to joining CERI, her research focused on clinical trials for HIV prevention, specifically strategies to reduce HIV acquisition among young women and issues related to sexual and reproductive health. She is currently project manager for several projects, including the Genomic Surveillance to Control Pathogen Infections in Africa (GenPath Africa) project that aims to apply genomic epidemiology to guide the public health response, the DSI Africa project that uses big data to elucidate the clinical and epidemiological interactions between COVID-19 and HIV and is part of the steering committee of the Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE) Consortium that is assessing the impact of climate change on epidemics.
Président de l'Observatoire sur les États-Unis de la Chaire Raoul-Dandurand et professeur de science politique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Charles-Philippe David is Full Professor of Political Science, President of the Centre for United States Studies, as well as the Founder of the Raoul Dandurand Chair of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies (which he directed from 1996 to 2016) at the University of Québec at Montréal. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001. He has been appointed in 2017-2018 the Rotary Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Lille in France. He was recipient of the Jean Finot Award of the Institute of France in 2003. He was first to receive, in 2012, the George Vanier distinguished award from the Royal Military College of Canada, for his scholarly contribution to the advancement of strategic and security studies. Dr. David received his PhD from Princeton University in 1986 (under the supervision of Robert S. Gilpin). From 1985 to 1995, he taught at the former Canadian Military College in Saint-Jean sur Richelieu. Professor David is a specialist on American foreign policy decision-making, nuclear strategy, security studies, armed conflict and peace missions. He has published several books in English, includingNational Security Entrepreneurs and the Making of American Foreign Policy (McGill‑Queen's University Press, 2020), Hegemony or Empire? The Redefinition of U.S. Power under George W. Bush (Ashgate, 2006), The Future of NATO (McGill‑Queen's University Press, 1999) and Foreign Policy Failure in the White House (University Press of America, 1993). A dozen other books have been published in French and translated in Spanish, Portuguese, English and mandarin. He has also published numerous articles in journals such as Policy & Politics, Security Dialogue, The Canadian Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Crisis Management, International Journal, Diplomacy & Statecraft, Defense and Security Analysis, The American Journal of Canadian Studies, Contemporary Security , the Journal of Borderland Studies, and European Security. Dr. David is a frequent television commentator on Radio-Canada on crises, conflicts, security, defense and peacekeeping issues. He has taught many courses and lectured to a wide variety of audiences in Canada, the United States and Europe. He has been Visiting Professor at a dozen universities in France (Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, Lille, Nice, Montpellier), and the United States (UV, UVA, UCLA, Duke, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Tampa, Georgia Tech). He is the only Canadian scholar to have been nominated three times as Senior Fulbright Scholar (UCLA, Duke and Norwich).
